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Access and effective participation of adult basic education programmes in Nakuru-North Sub-County, Nakuru County, Kenya: C. 1963-2014
(Kenyatta University, 2016-10)According to 1999 Population and Housing Census, an estimated 4.2 million adults in Kenya were illiterate, 60% being women. According to vision 2030, Kenya aims at achieving 80% adult literacy in order to transit the country ... -
Adoption of Melia (Melia Volkensii, Gürke) by Farmers in Makueni County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Selective logging of hardwood species in the natural woodlands of Eastern Kenya has led to a drastic decline of hardwood species available for building and construction in the region. One of the species immensely affected ... -
The African State and the Informal Cross-Border Trade: An Analysis of the Kenya/Uganda Experience, 1962-2005
(Kenyatta University, 2021)At the time when there is enhanced social instability across the world, there is growing concern that the modern nation-state has failed to meet the obligations of its citizens. As an organizing tool of contemporary politics, ... -
Agricultural Change Among the Keiyo of Elgeyo-Marakwet County, 1894-1990
(Kenyatta University, 2020-02)This study focused on agricultural change among the Keiyo of Elgeyo-Marakwet County in the period between 1894- 1990. It examined the pre-colonial era in order to determine the Keiyo people’s knowledge about their agriculture ... -
Agricultural Transformation in Nyamira County, Kenya; 1945-2002
(Kenyatta University, 2019-11)The study focused on agricultural transformation in Nyamira County between 1945 and 2002.The study objectives included process of agricultural transformation and policies during the onset of the Second World War, drivers ... -
Agricultural Transformation in Nyamira County, Kenya; 1945-2002
(Kenyatta university, 2019)The study focused on agricultural transformation in Nyamira County between 1945 and 2002.The study objectives included process of agricultural transformation and policies during the onset of the Second World War, drivers ... -
Agriculture and socio-economic change among the Wanga of Mumias division, 1860-1945
(2012-05-16)This study focuses on the theme of resource accessibility, use and control in relationship to land ownership, crop cultivation and livestock production among the Wanga between 1860 and 1945. The organization and use of ... -
The Akamba Land Tenure System and its Impacts on Women’s Land Ownership in Masinga Division, 1895-2010.
(2016-01)This thesis looks at the Akamba land tenure system and its impact on women’s ownership of land in masinga division. The research acknowledges the critical importance of land reform in Kenya as a country that inherited ... -
Alienation of Abashitaho’s Land Rights, 1920-1963
(Kenyatta University, 2018-12)This study interrogates the effect of European colonialism on traditional land ownership, access and use. The exposure of European capitalism on traditional land ownership, access and use abolished the land rights of ... -
Archaelogical evidence regarding diet on the North Kenyan Swahili Coast between ca. 8th and 17th centuries A.D.
(1997-09)This thesis examines the archaeological evidence on the Swahili people dietary practices between Ca. 8th and 17th centuries. The study analyzes the extent to which the environment influenced the procurement of food on the ... -
The basis of moral values: a case study of the Duruma of Kenya
(2012-05-09)This study examines morality of the Duruma with the aim of inquiring into the basis of their moral values. The investigation is conducted from the theoretical framework of Humanism. Throughout the study, the philosophical ... -
The Catholic Justice and Peace Commission and Conflicts Management in Turkana County.1960-2015
(Kenyatta University, 2019-02)Conflicts can result from the clash of two fundamentally different sets of expectations of behaviour. Conflicts in Turkana County have existed since 1960 and they have had adverse effects on residents of the region. The ... -
The challenges facing the eastern African community in conflict intervention: a study of eastern African standby force (EASF) as regional security mechanism
(2015)The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) is a regional security body for the Great Lakes Region. The force is mandated with the tasks of conflict intervention in the region, through preventive diplomacy and peace support ... -
The challenges related to police reforms in Kenya: a survey of Nairobi County, Kenya
(2014)This study focused on the challenges of police reforms in Nairobi County. Available literature indicated that police reform in Kenya had become a prominent policy issue that was being implemented. As a result, concerns on ... -
Change and continuity in women self-help groups in Maragua, Kenya; 1895-2013
(2016-10)Since the pre-colonial period, women have been organising themselves in diverse ways. This study sought to examine the transformation of women self-help groups in Maragua, Murang‟a County from 1895 to 2013. The study ... -
Changes in Trade Practices among the Luo of Alego Usonga, Siaya County Kenya; 1850 - 1999
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The Luo of Alego Usonga, like any other African traditional society in the world, depended on trade and exchange as one of the ways of earning their livelihood. This study is an analytical product of archival, oral and ... -
The Changing Patterns of Land-Use among the Kabras of Kakamega County, Kenya c.1963-2010
(Kenyatta University, 2021)This study investigated the transformation in land-use patterns among the Kabras of Kakamega North Sub-County of Kakamega County between 1963 and 2010.The initiatives and the struggle of the Kabras for the betterment of ... -
Child Labour in International Human Rights Law: The Case of Mathira Constituency, Nyeri County, Kenya, 1979-2015
(Kenyatta University, 2018)Kenya has ratified and domesticated international human rights instruments on elimination of child labour by enacting local laws, drafting policies and launching programmes to reduce the phenomenon. Empirical data shows ... -
Clannism and Conflict among the Ajuuran, Degodia and Ogaden Pastoral Somali Clans of Wajir County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2014)Whereas substantial information exists on the relationship between ethnicity and conflict, little is known about clannism and its nexus with conflict in pastoral areas such as Wajir, Kenya. The study sought to investigate ... -
The Colonial Legacy in Kenya-British Military Relations: 1963-2005.
(2014-02-19)Decades after the end of colonisation the intellectual debate over the positive and negative impacts of colonisation in Kenya is still very much alive. This study is not interested in justifying or condemning colonialism. ...
