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ASSESSMENT OF RELIGIOUS INITIATED PROGRAMMES AS INTERVENTION MECHANISMS IN CURBING HIV/AIDS PANDEMIC IN KENYA: SOME SELECTED PROGRAMMES IN MERU SOUTH SUB-COUNTY
(2019)Over the years, HIV and AIDS pandemic has brought enormous burden upon the lives of many people throughout the world. Since the first cases of AIDS were identified in 1981, millions of people have lost their lives. An ... -
Autobiographical Perspetives of Exile in East African Drama: An Analysis of Three Plays by John Ruganda
(2013-11)East Africa has undoubtedly been scarred by upheavals of various kinds, ranging from terrorism, tribal wars and political violence. The conflicts have often been between individuals, clans, tribes or systems, but there ... -
CATEGORIES OF DISCOURSE MARKERS USED IN GICHUKA SPEECH
(International Journal of Creative Research and Studies, 2019-06)Discourse markers are linguistic items that are frequently used in the course of daily communication. These are not only connecting words that contribute to cohesion of discourse but are also crucial tools for achieving intended ... -
Challenges Facing Corporate Communication in Public Universities in Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 2021-03)In the management world today, it’s widely accepted that the future of any organization critically depends on how it is viewed by key stakeholders. Several research studies have shown that corporate communication ... -
Collaborative Teaching Strategy and Learner Ability Interaction on Students’ Academic Achievement, in Physics in Nyeri County, Kenya
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES, 2021-09)The study of the Physics subject continues to play a vital role in industrial development and economic revitalization. For instance, the Physics of the electronic chip has seen tremendous improvements in communication, ... -
Colonialism and The Agikuyu Women’s Indigenous Knowledge Systems on Food Crop Production in Kiambu, Kenya, 1902-1963.
(Macrothink Institute, 2019)The introduction colonial capitalist economic policies and practices such as land alienation, forced labour and commercial crop production acted as a major catalyst of change on the existing African indigenous subsistence ... -
A Conceptual Metaphorical Analysis of Swahili Proverbs with Reference to Chicken Metaphor
(2016-02)This is a metaphorical analysis of domestic animals in selected Swahili proverbs with a focus on chicken metaphor based on their source domains. The paper examines the socio-cultural and economic background that shapes the ... -
Constraints to profitable Participation in Agri-Food Value Chains: A Case of Small-Scale Banana Farmers in Meru County,Kenya
(2018)Constraints in agri-food value chains tend to heighten the vulnerability of small-scale farmers in Sub-Sahara Africa. This study evaluates the constraints limiting small-scale banana farmers in Meru County, ... -
The Contribution of the Colonialism on Cottage Industry in Tharaka South Sub-County, Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya from 1907 to 1963
(CRDEEP Journals, 2021)The Tharaka people had various forms of cottage industries which they used to produce myriad traditional items and weapons to sustain their livelihood during the pre-European period. Such articles and weapons are boats, ... -
Corporate Communication Types Employed in Public Universities in Kenya
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES, 2019-06)In the management world today, it’s widely accepted that the future of any organization critically depends on how it is viewed by key stakeholders. Several research studies have shown that corporate communication when ... -
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 ... -
Error Analysis in Mass Media in Kenya: a case study of radio bulletins from Kenya Broadcasting Corporation and Radio Citizen.
(2016-02)This is a metaphorical analysis of domestic animals in selected Swahili proverbs with a focus on chicken metaphor based on their source domains. The paper examines the socio-cultural and economic background that shapes ... -
Gender Mainstreaming: Perspectives and Insights in Kenya.
(2015)Gender mainstreaming was prioritized as a mechanism to achieve gender equality by the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995. Although since this Beijing meeting many institutions, the world over have attempted to put into ... -
“Gum Opoponax and Myrrh Market Structure, Conduct and Performance in Wajir County.”
(2017-03-21)Abstract This study focused on gum Opoponax and Myrrh that are harvested from Commiphora holtziana (Ehrenb) Engl. and C. myrrha (Nees) Engl. in the drylands of Kenya. The aim was to assess and fill information gaps on ... -
Hate Speech in the Creation of Socio- Political Dominance in Kenyan Parliamentary Debates
(2016-10)Speech can vary in meaning and implication. It can become something more than a vehicle for the communication of propositional knowledge. Speakers can manipulate language to evoke the emotions of recipients, hence becoming ... -
Identity Gender and Politics in Ngugi wa Thiong'o's Wizard of the Crow
(2013-07)This paper provides a critical overview of the treatment of the questions of identity, politics and gender in Kenyan novelist Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s work, The Wizard of the Crow. The issue of identity is explored against the ... -
‘Identity, Politics and Gender Dimensions in Ngugi Wa Thiongos’s, Wizard of the Crow
(2013-07)This paper provides a critical overview of the treatment of the questions of identity, politics and gender in Kenyan novelist Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s work, The Wizard of the Crow. The issue of identity is explored against the ... -
Information and Communication Technology Usage in Record Management Practices in Prevention of Corruption in Public Universities in Kenya
(Centre for Democracy, Research and Development (CEDRED), 2020-05)Record management is one of the key success factors in any organization; poorly managed records have a devastating consequence such as delayed service delivery, corruption and dishonesty. Therefore, this study assessed ... -
“Innovation and Change in Social Construction of Gender as Depicted in Gikuyu Songs”
(2015-09)The purpose of this article is to examine the transformations in social construction of gender among the Gikuyu community in Kenya. The article does this by interrogating how modern Gikuyu songs have been modified to remove ... -
Intertextuality in Essay Writing by Students in High Schools Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya.
(2015-08)This article studied the observance to intertextuality as an element in high school students’ written work. It investigated the texts by students to find out the degree to which they followed the application of ...