ABSTRACT The major purpose ,)f the study was to examine the horror and the future of women in the face of the practice of female genital mutilation in Northern Tanzania., a District called Longido in Arusha was selected as a case study becausv many reports of female genital mutilation have been reported. One hundred respondents were selected to participate in the study and among these, 40 were female and other 40 were males. Ten opinion leaders who included local leaders and Health .vorkers w...
ABSTRACT Phe study was carried out to find out about the Workplace Environment and Performances in the health sectors of Mulago Hospital. It was to help the management of Mulago hospital in devising mechanisms to provide an improved working environment to its employees, which is conducive in terms of ~cilities, equipments, drugs, better interaction opportunities and good ~freshment. General aim of this study was to identify the workplace -wironmental factors that influence performances in the...
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Abstract Reducing barriers to accessing maternal healthcare and training health professionals in emergency maternal health care are critical components og improving overall maternal health. This study used a qualitative approach to understand mothers’ participation, perceptions and experiences of accessing maternal health in Uganda, taking a case study of Makindye Division in Kampala and explored the potential of Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Continuing Professional Development (CPD...
ABSTRACT This study of Assessing the Impact of Youth Participation in Local Elections was carried out among the youth in Makueni district and was aimed at; examining the level of youth participation, their attitude, challenges and available opportunities to improve youth participation. To figure out this problem of the study, the researcher carried out documentary reviewing on the literature on the election process as provided from different authors. The study employed a descriptive explo...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to identify, how can governments reap the potential benefits of publicprivate partnerships (PPPs) in the provision of health service delivery? Private sector involvement in the provision of public goods is long-standing, often relying on franchises or concessions. More recently. public-private partnerships (PPPs) have risen in prominence, promising innovative solutions and a better allocation of inputs than traditional procurement with separate concessions. ...
Abstract The current public finance architecture brought about by the Constitution of Kenya 2010 resulted to far reaching changes on the management of public resources in Kenya. One of the key departures from the past is the enhanced role of the Legislature in public finance oversight. The Constitution empowered the Legislature to provide oversight and accountability over use of public finances including budget approval for all government entities as well as ensuring all government entities ...
ABSTRACT In an attempt to alleviate poverty and empower the vulnerable population, many non- governmental organizations and government line agencies have provided revolving funds to its citizens. The County Government of Kiambu introduced Biashara Fund to empower its youth. The major challenge has been identifying the most deserving beneficiary and minimizing the risk of loan non-repayment. Such, has however not been possible as at times, the rate of defaulters has been reported to be substan...
ABSTRACT This research addresses land rights and property ownership of widows in Siaya county Boro Division. Rights to land and property include right to own, use, access, control, transfer, exclude, inherit and make decisions about the land and related resources. The objectives of this study were to establish the land rights challenges among widows in Boro Division, Siaya County of Kenya, to establish the effects of customary law on land and property ownership among the widows; identify the ...
ABSTRACT Citizen Charters were introduced by the Government of Kenya in 2004 as part of reforms aimed at improving service delivery in public sector institutions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the extent to which implementation of Citizen Charters has affected service delivery in state corporations with the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority as a case study. The study examined elements of Citizen Charters that have a bearing on service delivery namely; public involvement in their desi...
ABSTRACT Ever since 1970, Kenya has experienced more than 440 terrorist related attacks in different parts of the country. As at the end of 2017, Garissa County which is in the Northern part of Kenya, had been hit at least 53 times, putting the County second only to Nairobi County in terms of the lion’s share of the total number of terrorist attacks in Kenya. This study set out to investigate the effects of terrorist related attacks on human capital, physical infrastructure, and private pro...
ABSTRACT A Kenya National Bureau of Statistics survey of 2009 shows that personal wealth of the top 10% of Kenyans increased on average five-fold over the past decade. The Society for International Development noted in its annual report of 2009 that the gap between this group and the bottom 20% of Kenyans is growing. While we have seen an upsurge in corporate social responsibility and there is anecdotal evidence of benevolence to family and friends, the question remains why this vast increas...
ABSTRACT Corporate governance is considered an important requirement for operations for any organization as it enhances out effectiveness of Boards, transparency and disclosure, accountability, risk management, internal controls, ethical leadership and good corporate citizenship. Nairobi City County is one of the devolved governments being county number 47 in Kenya. The county is charged with the role of bringing services to the people through the devolved functions. The demand for better ser...
ABSTRACT Fiscal decentralization and the need to decentralize power to the local community has gained impetus lately due because it is considered as one of the most important forces shaping governance and development today. The resultant public engagement that arises from the fiscal decentralization increases the support of the development projects by the citizens, democratization process of decision making and also enhances official accountability. The objective of the study was to analyse t...
ABSTRACT Citizens are educated and empowered to clearly understand their rights and responsibilities in electoral processes and find out how they can take the decisive actions in elections that in turn inform effective governance by strengthening the ability of citizens and civil society groups to organize themselves, interact with others and make their voices heard by those in power. However, in spite of the fact that voter education is geared towards having free, fair, and verifiable electi...