ABSTRACT Kenya Prisons Service has continuously undertaken reforms since the year 2001, with an aim of helping offenders to modify their behavior while in prison. Prison reforms focus on offender behavior modification through a correctional lens. Prisons are mandated by law to rehabilitate offenders through administration of rehabilitation programmes, which are the main intervention of correcting offenders in Kenyan prisons. Though prisons globally endeavor to correct offenders, there are occ...
ABSTRACT This study is based on one of the female writers of francophone Africa, Calixthe Beyala. It investigates how she has portrayed the African woman and girl in one of her novels, Assèze l‟Africaine. It studies her role as an African female novelist in the representation of the African woman and girl in literature. In addition, it examines the portrait of the central character Assèze, to identify whether she has been depicted as a traditional or modern African girl. This work was gui...
ABSTRACT The study explored the demographic perspectives on consumer insurance frauds and its implication on intervention measures. The objective of the study was to explain the nature and features of consumer insurance fraud, to examine the demographic characteristics of consumer insurance fraudsters and to propose strategies for the management of consumer insurance fraud. The study was guided by three theories: Rational Choice Theory, Routine activity Theory and Differential Association The...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the language(s) used for instruction in lower primary school and also find out to what extent various factors related to school, teachers and parents influence the language choices for instruction in the respective classes and schools. This is because in spite of the language policy in Kenya stipulating that, learners in lower primary school be instructed in the language of the catchment area, studies in pre-primary school show that some sch...
ABSTRACT Traditional Bukusu music and dance have suffered an authenticity crisis since the 20th century. This, we found out, has been as a result of globalization that has seen the adaptation and appropriation of Bukusu folk melodies and dance styles. Of significant influence on Bukusu music and dance have been the activities of colonialists, acculturation and the post- colonial socio-economic, political and cultural dynamics. Innovation and advances in media technology have also greatly impa...
ABSTRACT Job satisfaction and job performance have aroused interest in scholarly debates due to their importance and impact on organizational productivity. The purpose of this study was to examine academic staff’s job satisfaction and assess the extent to which this influences their performance. The main objectives of the study were: (a) to examine the relationship between recognition job satisfaction and job performance of academic staff in universities in Tanzania (b) to assess the relati...
ABSTRACT There has been a rapid growth in internet use in Kenya. University students are the highest users of internet in the country. This puts them at risk of becoming pathological internet users. Pathological internet use has also been found to have negative consequences on the individuals. These include problematic social relationships, poor academic performance and psychological disturbance. Studies in other countries have associated increased levels of pathological internet use among in...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the place of criticality and creativity in Staff Training and Development within the context of a rapidly changing work environment. The study was conceived within the framework of Douglass McGregor‟s Theory X and Theory Y. Theory X represents a conservative thought and work orientation in which persons think and work routinely, and mechanically. In this orientation, employees are alienated, dependent, unimaginative, and resistant to change....
ABSTRACT Relations between communities in Kenya have been at the center stage of political, social and economic debate, and the Nubians have not been an exception. Nubian community landed in various parts of Africa during the colonial period. In 1900s, many of the Nubians came into East Africa as British soldiers under the command of Fredrick Lugard. In East Africa, majority settled in Uganda and Kenya. In Kenya, the Nubians first settled mainly in Kibera, from where they dispersed to other r...
ABSTRACT 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 that children in Kenya and most countries around the world engage in child labour. This study set out by questioning why child labour continues despite the existence of international human rights instruments, local laws, policies and programmes in Kenya. As such, the ...
ABSTRACT Piracy is a willful theft of intellectual and creative efforts of others due to increased demand for academic books in our learning institutions. It is a social and economic menace that involves the outright reproduction and distribution of the creative works of others, for commercial purposes, without the consent of the copyright owner. The general objective of the study was to establish the determinants of book piracy in Nairobi City County. The specific objectives were to determin...
IKISIRI Utafiti huu ulidhamiria kuchunguza ~awiri wa vijana katika tamthilia teule za Kiswahili. Mtafiti amechanganua taswira mbali mbali zilizoibuka katika tamthilia hizi teule. Imebainika kuwa, taswira hizi ni kiwakilishi cha njia wanazotumia vijana kujipa mamlaka na kuyatumia, pamoja na mamlaka hayo kutumika kwao. Tasnifu hii imeonyesha kuwa, vijana wana uwezo wa kujipa mamlaka na kuyatumia sawa na wazee katikajamii. Hata hivyo, njia za kufanya hivyo ni tofauti na zile za wazee! Nadharia ...
ABSTRACT Value co-creation is a business strategy that can enhance the performance of modern hospitality firms. However, its adoption and applicability in the hotel industry more so in Kenya has not been given much attention. The aim of this research was to establish how value co-creation influences guests‟ loyalty in classified vacation hotels in Mombasa County, Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to: find out how dialogue influences guests‟ loyalty in classified vacation hotels, deter...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the response of AIC in Masinga District to Kenyan politics. The study aimed at investigating the factors affecting the apathy of AIC to politics from 1975-2010. To accomplish this goal, the study had three objectives: to discuss the history of AIC in Masinga District and its influence to the response of AIC to politics, to analyze the perceptions of AIC members in Masinga District on the role of the Church in politics and finally to evaluate t...
ABSTRACT This study dealt with the linguistic strategies used in the teaching of English language oral skills in selected secondary schools in Kenya. The objectives upon which the study was based were: identify and describe the English language oral skills of secondary level of Form Two students as outlined in the English syllabus; find out the qualifications of the teachers of English who teach Form Two class; identify and describe strategies used in teaching oral skills in Form Two; determi...