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Gender Role Transformation in the Oil Mining Industry in Kenya: a Case Study of Lokichar, Turkana
(Center for Promoting Ideas, 2019-12)
The mining industry presents opportunities for economic development not only in Kenya but the entire world. There is
hence need to involve women more to realize this development. The purpose of this paper is to analyze ...
Representation of Socio-Economic Activities and Conflict in Traditional Oral Narratives of the Tharaka People in Kenya
(Society for Science and Education, United Kingdom, 2019-07-25)
This study looks at oral narratives collected from the Tharaka people who live on the
eastern region of Kenya, in Tharaka Nithi County. The Tharaka people were from time
immemorial pastoralists and peasant farmers, ...
Politeness Strategies Employed by Chuka University Students in their Social Media Discourse
(ARC, 2019-08)
This article sheds light on the politeness strategies employed by Chuka University students in their
social media discourse using WhatsApp interaction platform. The four broad categories of politeness
strategies (Positive ...
Representation of Socio-Economic Activities and Conflict in Traditional Oral Narratives of the Tharaka People in Kenya
(Society for Science and Education, 2019-07-25)
This study looks at oral narratives collected from the Tharaka people who live on the
eastern region of Kenya, in Tharaka Nithi County. The Tharaka people were from time
immemorial pastoralists and peasant farmers, ...
A Gaze at the Place of the Female Figure in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Case of Zukiswa Wanner’s the Madams
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES, 2019-07)
The black race was severely disadvantaged in apartheid South Africa. Specifically, black women were doubly
disadvantaged; first by the color of their skin, and secondly, by lack of tangible income. History has shown that ...
Marking Identity through Language in Social Media Discourse by Chuka University Students
(ARC, 2019-08)
Interaction via social media has gained popularity owing to the technological advancements that
have affected the manner in which people communicate in the contemporary world. This paper is geared
towards shedding light ...
The Postcolonial Economic Ideology and the Construction of Gĩkũyũ Romance: An Analysis of Selected Gῖkũyũ Popular Songs
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES, 2019-09)
This article is an analysis of the role played by the postcolonial economic ideology in the constr uction of modern Gῖkũyũ
romance. The data for analysis is obtained from selected popular Gῖkũyũ songs. The songs have been ...
Paralinguistic Strategies for Persuasion in Kenyan Commercial Banks Television Advertisements
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES, 2019-08)
This study analyzes paralinguistic strategies in the discourse of Kenyan commercial banks adverts. It focuses on the inter
action of language,imageandlayout,andexaminesadvertisingpersuasivetechniques.The study mainly ...
EFFECTS OF IMPRISONMENT ON INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG FEMALE INMATES IN SELECTED PRISONS IN KENYA
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2015-07)
This study explored the relationship between imprisonment and interpersonal relationship among
female inmates in selected prisons in Kenya. The study employed a descriptive survey research
design. A total of 295 respondents ...