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Item Sport for peace: Opportunities and challenges(ISCPES, 2013) Gitau, Florence; Kochomay, SamuelSport has gained prominence in peace building practice worldwide. From ancient Greece to contemporary societies, experience has shown that sport has power and potential as a tool for facilitating peace processes. In recent times, with UN promotion of the Olympic Truce, governmental and nongovernmental organizations in East Africa have picked up and used sport to promote peace and development. This chapter reviews the practice of sport for peace in the East African Region. The chapter highlights sport for peace practices, examines the successes and challenges, and suggests ways for increasing the net gain of sport in assisting peace building processes.Item Outdoor recreation in urban forests(LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011) Hayker, Sylvester; Mwisukha, A.; Kayi, CalvineItem Winds of change: going back to the basics(Kenya Association for Health, Physical Education, recreation, Sport and Dance, 1998) Bukhala, P.W.The recent formation of a committee to develop policies on Sports for All in Kenya indicate the new thinking in the area of sports. Our Universities' sports programmes for a long time have depended on voluntary participation of students in the various sports provided. Once finances have been allocated for sports and the sports tutors assigned responsibilities, it has been assumed that everything else will take its course. However, observation of sports programmes in both public and private universities has shown that only few students are involved. The rest of the students are relegated to passive participants or at best they never appear near sports grounds. In this article focus has been placed on early sports Training as a determinant of future participation. The article also provides case studies of how some countries have tried to enhance youth sports programmes. Lastly the article provides some examples on how sports can be organised in our UniversitiesItem The delegation of responsibility and empowerment of student sport leaders in kenyan universities the case of sport captains(Kenya Association for Health, Physical Education, recreation, Sport and Dance, 1998) Mwisukha, Andanje; Kiganjo, GeorgeDelegation of responsibility and power within the realm of sport management has long been recognised as one of the most effective ways of ensuring efficient delivery of sport services. Arising from colonial legacy, the use of students as sport captains has been a long established procedure within Kenyan universities. The present and future need of this sport delivery system will continue to increase given the prevailing small ratio of sport administrators against the huge population of students. This paper analyses the general role of student sport leaders at the universities, the system used in their appointment, orientation, inservicing and evaluation. Focus is also directed at delegation of responsibilities and empowerment of sport captains as depicted within democratic style of leadership. Given the arising shortcomings in the use of student sport leadership delivery system, the paper makes recommendations related to improving the appointment, inservicing and evaluation procedures of sport captains within Kenyan universities.Item Recreation as the basis of competitive sports in Kenyan universities(Kenya Association for Health, Physical Education, recreation, Sport and Dance, 1998) Kiganjo, G. M.; Wasonga, T. A.This paper emphasizes the vital role played by recreation as a foundation of enhancing mass participation and competitive engagement in sports in Kenyan universities. The tendency of Kenyan universities has been to put more emphasis on competitive sports at the expense' of recreation. A related approach suggests a need for a change. Based on the spillover, and philosophical model of sporting programmes, the paper examines recreational sport as the basis of competitive sports. This is done against the existing background of various types of competitive and recreation sports in Kenyan public universities. Sport involvement requires an understanding of constraints related to provision and availability of facilities, equipment, funding, programmes, time, manpower, and sport policy. The paper outlines various suggestions to increasing levels of recreative participation by first emphasizing recreation followed by instructional physical education and competitive sports while diminishing constraints affecting sport involvement. KeyItem Management of sports in Kenyan public universities: a recreational perspective(Kenya Association for Health, Physical Education, recreation, Sport and Dance, 1998) Akpata, D. O.Recreational Sports in a university setting refer to intramural, extramural and sport club programmes. As oPl?osed to highly organised sports programmes like interscholastic and intercollegiate, recreational sports are for everyone in the university community. There is therefore likely to be a high correlation between a properly managed recreational sports programme and the development of university Sports as more people are involved. This paper discusses some policies that, if followed, will enable university sports administrators properly organise and manage recreational sports, thereby leading to the eventual development of sports at university level in Kenya.Item Financing sports in Kenya’s national universities an overview of practicable policy options(1998) Shehu, J.A consistent criticism of campus sports programmes in sub-Sahara Africa is that they tend to depend too much on university budget allocations, rather than put more emphasis on innovative fund raising and enterprising sports marketing activities. Recent events in Africa, however, in terms of structural adjustment programmes and market economy point to the need for African higher institutions and their sports departments to move away from the perspective of budget appropriation, to pay greater attention to the political economy of . sports growth, to consistently problematize the issue of fund raising and to critically articulate viable sports sponsorship strategies. This paper is aimed at addressing some workable policy options for fmancing sports in Kenya's National Universities.Item Sports: on the Right Track(Institute of Economic Affairs, 2011) Rintaugu, E.G.; Mwisukha, A.; Munayi, SimonThis paper is written on the premise that Kenyan youth participation in sports and recreation is not well documented. The paper therefore tracks sports in Kenya from pre-colonial, colonial and post colonial periods with a particular emphasis on All Africa Games, Common Wealth Games and the Olympic Games. It highlights personal and external factors that have influenced youth participation in sports and recreation in Kenya. The various policies for youth sports in Kenya are weighted against other policies in Nigeria, England and USA to demonstrate mechanisms instituted elsewhere that makes youth participation in sports more efficient. The emerging trends of youth in sports and recreation in Kenya are highlighted and various fundamental issues are raised with a view to strengthen youth participation in sports and recreation in Kenya.Item Sports: On the right track(Institute of Economic Affairs, 2011) Rintaugu, E.G.; Mwisukha, A.; Munayi, S.This paper is written on the premise that Kenyan youth participation in sports and recreation is not well documented. The paper therefore tracks sports in Kenya from pre-colonial, colonial and post colonial periods with a particular emphasis on All Africa Games, Common Wealth Games and the Olympic Games. It highlights personal and external factors that have influenced youth participation in sports and recreation in Kenya. The various policies for youth sports in Kenya are weighted against other policies in Nigeria, England and USA to demonstrate mechanisms instituted elsewhere that makes youth participation in sports more efficient. The emerging trends of youth in sports and recreation in Kenya are highlighted and various fundamental issues are raised with a view to strengthen youth participation in sports and recreation in Kenya.Item Shaping the future of Physical Education in Kenya: A reflection on Priorities.(Sagamore Publishers., 2014) Mwisukha, A.; Rintaugu, E.G.; Kamenju, J.W.; Wanderi, P. M.The development of physical education (PE) and sports in Kenya can be traced from the historical phases of precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial rule. The indigenous sports and games of the precolonial period were informal and were interwoven within the African culture. Formalized PE in the form of militaristic physical training was introduced by the British Colonialists. This laid the foundation for the current PE programs that have evolved over the years. Currently, the PE curriculum for schools is developed centrally by the Kenya Institute of Education. The teaching of PE in all schools is mandatory but not examinable. The general objectives of teaching of the subject include enhancing fitness, health, recreation habits, and total wellness of children and youth. However the teaching of the subject faces challenges including negative attitudes toward it, insufficient number of teachers, and inadequate modem facilities and equipment. However, in addition to PE bools,a number of community-based physical activity programs exist. To further promote the teaching of PE in the country, suitable strategies need to be continually devised and implemented.