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Public Accountability Practice and Devolved Administrative Structures in Selected Semi-Arid Counties in Kenya
(2023)Purpose: Devolved administrative structures serve a critical role in insulating public officials against power abuse and enhancing the stability of the political environment. Since the inception of devolution in Kenya, ... -
Liberal Constitutionalism - Between Individual and Collective Interests s
(Wydział Prawa i Administracji/Faculty of Law and Administration Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu/ Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń ul. Władysława Bojarskiego, 2017)Can a democracy work without liberalism? Or in other words, is the concept of governing and being governed in turns sustainable without respecting individual rights? Or is a democracy doomed to be hijacked by authoritarian ... -
Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) Invasion Risk and Vegetation Damage in a Key Upsurge Area
(MDPI, 2023)In the recent past, the Horn of Africa witnessed an upsurge in the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) invasion. This has raised major concerns over the massive food insecurity, socioeconomic impacts, and livelihood ... -
Liberal Constitutionalism-Between Individual and Collective Interests
(Wydział Prawa i Administracji, 2017)Modern democracy is not a simple and immediate realisation of an abstract idea of democracy2. After the experiences of World War Two ‘what emerged instead might best be described as a new balance of democracy and liberal ... -
Legal Framework for Free Movement of People Within Africa – A View from the East African Community (EAC)
(2017)Cross-border movement of persons within Africa has been an important aspect of African regional integration since the 1970s. Since then, various treaty frameworks have been put in place to facilitate the free movement ... -
Effectiveness of Public Health Education On The Uptake of Iron and Folic Acid Supplements among Pregnant Women: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomised Trial
(BMJ Journals, 2022)Introduction Iron deficiency is the most prevalent micronutrient deficiency in pregnancy globally responsible for nearly 120 000 maternal deaths per year and a fifth of maternal mortality. Over 46% of pregnant women ... -
International Public Policy, Corruption and Investor to State Arbitration
(ElectronicPublications.org, 2020)Taking three arbitral awards as case studies: World Duty Free Company v. Kenya, Cortec Mining v. Kenya and Vladislav Kim & 11 Others v. Uzbekistan, the present paper addresses the issue of protection by International ... -
The Right to Privacy under the Constitution of Kenya and the Criminalisation of Consensual Sex between Same-Sex Adults
(AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS LAW JOURNAL, 2021)This article argues that the provisions of the Kenyan Penal Code (sections 162 and 165) criminalising consensual sex between partners of the same sex limit the right to privacy enshrined in article 31 of the Constitution ... -
Dismissal, Removal or Reduction in Rank of Civil Servants: Kenyan and Indian Perspective
(Indian Journal of Applied Research, 2013-10)Both the Constitutions of Kenya and India lay down elaborate mechanisms under which a Government serv- ant may be dismissed, removed or reduced in rank from the civil post. The procedure laid down in Part Two, Chapter ... -
Resource Allocation Practice and Devolved Administrative Structures in Selected Semi-Arid Counties in Kenya
(American Journal of Public Policy and Administration, 2023)Purpose: Since the inception of devolution in Kenya, proper operationalization of devolved administrative structures ought to be in place. The problem lies in the operationalization of devolved administrative structures ... -
Policy Implementation Strategies in Mitigating Food Insecurity in Kenya: A Case of Murang’a County
(International Journal of Public Administration and Management Research (IJPAMR), 2023)The process of putting a policy into practice is called implementation. This study intended to examine particular policy implementation strategies intended to reduce food insecurity in Murang'a County. Examining policy ... -
Constitutional and Legal Dimensions on the Doctrine of Equal Pay for Equal Work: An Indian Perspective
(Rostrum's Law Review, 2014-01)The doctrine of equal pay for equal work is a concept that has gradually evolved and has come to be recognized by a number of countries world-wide due to an increase in the instances of discriminatory pay scales for the ... -
Sergei Eisenstein : Contributions to Montage Theory and Cinema
(African Journal of Emerging Issues, 2023)Background: In this paper, the author will be scrutinizing the theory of Montage, and the contribution of Sergei Eisenstein to it as well as his filmmaking career which he later proceeds after working as an engineer like ... -
Human Rights Protection by International Courts – What Role for the East African Court of Justice?
(Edinburgh University Press, 2018)The present article argues that the East African Court of Justice (EACJ), although originally not conceived as a human rights body, has a role to play as a protector of human rights in the East African region. It underlines ... -
Knowledge, Attitude and Perceptionof Hiv, Art and Pmtct Among Hiv Infected Pregnant Women in Narok Sub-County Hospitals.
(Global Journal of Health Sciences, 2021)Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine knowledge, attitude and perception of HIV, ART and PMTCT among hiv infected pregnant women in Narok Sub-County Hospitals Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study ... -
Serologic and Genotypic Characterization of Hepatitis B Virus in HIV-1 Infected Patients From South West and Littoral Regions of Cameroon
(Virology Journal, 2016)Background: HBV and HIV share similar transmission routes. Concurrent infection with the two viruses usually results in more severe and progressive liver disease, and a higher incidence of cirrhosis, liver cancer and ... -
Prevalence and Patterns of Cervical Cytological Lesions among HIV-Positive Women in Machakos County Hospital Kenya
(International Research Journal of Oncology, 2021)Background: Cervical cancer remains to be a major threat to health among women globally with highest incidences in the developing countries. Studies have showed that HIV-positive women are at higher risk of HPV infection ... -
Enforcement of Civil Servants’ Human Rights: An Overview
(Indian Journal of Law and Justice, 2013-03)The universal human rights are often expressed and guaranteed by law in the form of treaties, customary international law, general principles and other sources of international law2 . Both Kenya and India are signatories ... -
African and European Legal Regimes for Intra-Continental Migration: Towards an Afro- European Integration Scheme
(Routledge, 2020-05)The chapter analyses the legal instruments regulating migration within Africa and within the EU, their historical evolution, the contents of the free movement of people guarantees and the methods of their implementation. ... -
Reclaiming African Agency: the Right to Regulate, the Investor-State Dispute Settlement and the “Africanisation” of International Investment Law
(The Hague: TMC Asser Press, 2021-05)The paper explores the idea of “Africanisation” of the International Investment Law based on some recent instruments adopted by African States: The Pan-African Investment Code (PAIC), the Economic Community of West African ...
