Browsing PHD-Department of History, Archaeology and Political Studies by Issue Date
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The Position of Women in the Luo Societies: Case Study of Jok'Onyango A.D. 1750-1920
(Kenyatta University, 1990-11)This thesis is a detailed study of the position and role of women in the political, economic and social life as well as decision-making processes. The study is based on four communities which were established by the Luo ... -
Rethinking frantz fanon in the co text of the Kenyan Decolonization experience, 1895-1992
(Kenyatta University, 2003)There is no doubt that the problematic of decolonization remains one of the most intriguing subjects in contemporary scholarship. With regard to the African continent, the mention of the term decolonization evokes profound ... -
The MStory of the Informal Enterprises in Kenya: A Case Study of the Jua Kali Sub-Sector of Nairobi, 1899-1998.
(Kenyatta University, 2006)The study examined the origin and the transformation of the jua kali sector of Nairobi from 1899 to 1998, and its consequences on the African communities in the town. A case study research design based on qualitative ... -
Gender relations and food crop production: a case of Kiambu district Kenya, 1920-1985
(2011-08-09)The study examined gender relations and on food crop production in Kiambu district between 1920 and 1985. The socialeconomic relations between females and males are characterised often by different assignments to labour ... -
The history of community relations across the Kenya-Uganda boarder; the case of the Babukusu and the Bagisu, C. 1884-1997
(2011-11-04)This study examines the history of community relations across the Kenya-Uganda border using the case of the Babukusu of Western Kenya and the Bagisu of Eastern Uganda from 1884 to 1997. From this microcosmic level, the ... -
The history of the informal enterprises in Kenya : a case study of the jua kali sub-sector of Nairobi, 1899-1998
(2011-12-08)The study examined the origin and the transformation of the jua kali sector of Nairobi from 1899 to 1998, and its consequences on the African communities in the town. A case study research design based on qualitative ... -
The syncretising dialectic in the historical development of religion: the case of selected western Kenyan cultural zones communities, c. 1700-1950
(2012-01-05)The renewed discourse of syncretistsm in the study of religion brings into question the idea of purity of cultures in general and religious in particular. It dismisses the question of purity, orthodoxy and essentialism ... -
Your Monument Our Shrine: The Preservation of Great Zimbabwe
(2012-02-06)Cultural heritage management in African and in other non-western societies, has mainly been concerned with the preservation and presentation of archaeological monuments primarily from a technical point of view. In Zimbabwe ... -
The agricultural changes in the Kipsigis land, C.1894-1963: an historical inquiry
(2012-02-14)The study focuses on the organization, and transformation of agriculture among the Kipgisis of Western Kenya in the period proceeding and during colonialism. Data was collected from both primary and secondary sources and ... -
History of socio-economic adaptation of the Turkana of Kenya, 1850-1963
(2012-02-14)This is a study of the history of social and economic adaptation of the Turkana of Kenya from 1850 to 1963. The study is based on primary and secondary sources in archives and libraries in Kenya and on oral interviews ... -
The utilisation of African traditional and modern "western" medicine in Nairobi city, Kenya
(2012-03-14)Medical pluralism is a widespread phenomenon in Kenya's health care sector. In the Kenyan context, a form of dualism has emerged with traditional and modern Western medicine being the most dominant medical systems. The ... -
Environment and settlement in the lower Tana during the holocene
(2012-04-12)This study is an interrogation of the role of environment on settlement on the lower Tana. Data recovered was filtered through an interdisplinary prism to show that there were a multiplicity of variables at play in the ... -
Creative arts and cultural dynamism: a study of music and dance among the Abagusii of Kenya, 1904-2002
(2012-04-12)This study was set out to trace the historical development of music and dance among the Abagusii of Kenya in a period extending from 1904 to 2002. It further investigated the dynamism of these cultural aspects and how music ... -
The impact of male labour migration on rural women: a case study of Siaya district, C.1894-1963
(2012-06-07)This study discusses the effects of male labour migration on rural women of Siaya District during the colonial era. In that period, Siaya was the chief labour "reserves". It was a source of labour for the European economy ... -
Chiefs and Local Government Administration in West Budama County in Uganda During The Colonial Period, 1900-1962
(Kenyatta University, 2015)This study is about the role of chiefs in colonial local government administration in Padhola County in Uganda, 1900-1962. Very little had been done on this aspect of Padhola history, the part played by local government ... -
An Investigation of Strategies to Control Corruption in the Police Service: A Comparative Study of Kenya and Korea from 1963 To 2007
(Kenyatta University, 2015)Corruption has, over the years, become a reality of monumental proportions worldwide. In the recent past, it has grown bigger in terms of the participating personalities and the amount of money involved. The forms of ... -
Development Assistance in Kenya: An Evaluation Of German Donor Aid in Post Independent Kenya, 1963-2003
(Kenyatta University, 2015)This study traces, analyses and accounts for German and Kenyan development bilateralism from 1963 to 2003. It highlights the origins, characteristics and development of Germany's development assistance programme to Kenya. ... -
Absentee landlords and land utilization in Uganda: the case of Kibaale District, 1894 – 1995
(2015)This research focuses on absentee landlords and land utilization in Uganda, taking the case of Kibaale District in present-day Bunyoro Kingdom. It covers the period between 1894-1995. The study covers the economic history ... -
Voter Behaviour in General Elections in Kenya, 1992-2007: Implications for the Development of Liberal Democracy
(Kenyatta University, 2015-01-22)The aim of this study was to examine voter behaviour in general elections and its implications on the development of liberal political democracy in Kenya. An examination of voting behaviour in general elections might shed ... -
Management of Postcolonial Intrastate Conflicts in Uganda: A Case of Northern Uganda
(Kenyatta University, 2015-08)This thesis analyses how the various postcolonial intrastate conflicts in Uganda and the Northern region in particular have been managed. In pursuit of this the nature, manifestation, causes, and effects of the postcolonial ...
