Abstract Student conflicts in secondary schools are one of the most common challenges faced in the 21st century in the modern world. Kenya has faced several incidents of student conflicts in Secondary schools mainly attributed to the cases of indiscipline and conflicts among students in the schools. In Kericho County, several incidences of student conflicts have been witnessed in the different schools, which have caused widespread material losses and other social impacts. The study therefore...
Abstract A viral illness called COVID-19 can be spread from one person to another. 2019 saw the first case of the virus reported in Wuhan, China, while 2020 saw Kenya record the first COVID-19 infection in Sub-Saharan Africa. To stop the virus from spreading, it is crucial to have the proper information, attitudes, and behaviors. There has been increased research on the impact COVID-19 had on the normal lives of people, however, studies of this effect on rural communities are scarce. Hence, ...
Abstract Agriculture is fundamental to Kenya’s development as anchored in the in the Bottom-Up Economic blue print and Vision 2030. Despite the increasing promotional attempts by marketers, manufacturers and even government agencies, agricultural production is marred by low outputs, low uptake of farm inputs such as fertilizer, quality seeds, equipment, chemicals, and reluctance in adopting new agricultural innovations. The presence of various marketing communication approaches, several in...
Abstract For many years, domestic violence has been stereotyped as violence against women and girls, with men as perpetrators. However, in recent times, men have also become victims. Domestic violence is a violation of human rights and should not be condoned. Nyeri County has experienced tremendous development and, therefore, changes in terms of education, occupation, and economic activities, making it one of the richest counties in Kenya. With these changes in society, there is a high level...
AbstractA visit to social media platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, Tiktok, Telegram, Twitter, and others often shock us with a lot of hilarious and ambiguous memes. Behind the fun and ambiguity that comes with these memes is largesse of unexpressed meanings capable of being realised through a pragmatic analysis using the Speech Act theory of Mutual Contextual Beliefs (MCBs) as proposed by Kent Bach and Robert M. Harnish. This study hopes to evaluate the role of contextual beliefs in the disam...
Abstract: Climate change is manifested in changing weather patterns and temperature fluctuations over time. For example, Kajiado County of Kenya is experiencing an increased frequency and intensity of droughts, now occurring every 2-3 years. Therefore, the study investigated the influence of stakeholder participation approaches on climate change mitigation, focusing on mitigation initiatives implemented by the SNV and KCSAP in Kajiado County, Kenya. The specific objectives were to investigat...
Abstract: This study is an ethnographic research that studied how feminist activists appropriate online social media platforms such as Twitter in addition to other contemporary platforms as a site for mobilization and building of online communities. The study argues that feminist activists employ cross-border solidarity. Care, and archival practices to generate radical feminist movements to counter the entrenched forms of patriarchal violence. The chapter, therefore, reiterates the use of fe...
Abstract: The world is continually hearing about the unrelenting expansion of the use of digital technologies like social media around the globe. The relevance of social media channels to diplomacy goes far beyond usage numbers. The universal use of social media has important strategic implications for the diplomatic community because it has fundamentally changed the ways that governments engage with their citizens and position themselves on the global stage. Social media has fundamentally i...
Abstract: The rise in the prevalence of NCDs is thought to be the result of complex interaction between health, economic growth and development and is strongly associated with universal trends such as population ageing, unplanned urbanization and globalization of unhealthy lifestyles. Even with government efforts in enhancing availability of early screening, diagnosis, and treatment of the breast cancers, uptake of these services has remained low and/or delayed over time. The purpose of the ...
Abstract: Kenya's Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) has been facing challenges varying from lack of funding, presence of obsolete machines for teaching, lack of qualified tutors in the technical field, and lack of specification on technical skills, among others. Therefore, this study examines Chinese technical education assistance in developing world using the case study of Kenya. The study used a qualitative research design where the phenomenological method was used to ...
Abstract: The Western Cape is a unique area to undertake research, due to the varying oceanographic conditions along the coast. These diverse environments create a hotspot for cetacean presence and diversity. This study aimed to collate and map distribution information of local whale and dolphin species in the Western Cape using citizen science. The first data chapter focused on obtaining opportunistic sightings from water users from scientific, platform of opportunity and sporadic sighting ...
Abstract: Quality service provision remains elusive for most organizations. Like other government services before, LAPCAS was initiated as an information technology tool to improve service delivery to members of the public. This study evaluates the initiatives used to market and publicize this project and the success rates of those initiatives. To gauge the perception of the public to this initiative, the study measures the service experiences of a sampling of members of the public at three ...
Abstract: The study considers the social media as a new public sphere where all the keepers of the society as a realm, are kept under some sort of watch as well, in terms of public scrutiny of their actions and inactions. Social media have offered internet users across the globe various discursive spaces with measurable degree of economic and sociopolitical impact. The objective of the study is to explore the social media as a new public sphere and its potential as the fifth estate of th...