ABSTRACT Community managed rural water supply schemes (CMRWSS) are community water projects undertaken with and for the community in addressing local interest, needs and aspirations. From preliminary observations, most CMRWSS in the country collapse or perform below expectation soon after the implementation phase. Some literature reviewed in this study attest to the fact that some of these rural water projects which depend on external funding stagger to survive once the support gets with...
ABSTRACT A country’s security and safety is of importance for its sovereignty, growth and development. Growth and adoption of technology has had great positive impact on nations and at the same time posed security threats. Kenya has experienced an increase in the number of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in the hands of civilians, with some of their use unknown to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), the organization tasked with safety and security oversight in civil aviation, The stu...
ABSTRACT It is a historical fact that most Kenyan communities are hounded by actual or potential ethnic conflicts. Kenya comprises of many ethnic communities that are religiously shaped by their cherished cultures which influence their behavior and conduct. This study analyses the contribution or role of culture in the frequent cross-border conflicts between the Maasai and the Kuria communities from 1920 to 1963. The need to carry out this research arose due un-ending cross-border conflicts b...
ABSTRACT While education is considered to be a basic right and need, the management of secondary education in Kenya has been faced with setbacks due to several bottlenecks. This calls for deliberate action that will bring about the necessary changes in management. Use of Total quality management is the first step in realizing these changes. Several school managers are already using this management method. Such schools have faced several challenges in the use of TQM to improve management. The ...
ABSTRACT The provision of security remains a fundamental challenge to many states owing to emerging threats that range from terrorism, organized and urban crime and Kenya has not been spared from these. The demand for security has gone up beyond what the state can provide; particularly after the August 1998 Nairobi and Dar es Salaam twin terrorist bombings aimed at the United States of America (USA) embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Pluralisation of policing has seen Private Security Companies...
ABSTRACT The study sought to investigate haptics and proxemics used in standard one pupilteacher classroom interaction, in selected schools of Karia-Kigoro division Murang‟a County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to: identify the haptics and proxemics that class one children use in class; describe how the class one children respond to the use of haptics and proxemics in class; compare haptics and proxemics used by teachers in class one; and finally investigate the roles of pr...
ABSTRACT This cross-sectional study was conducted to find out the determinants of contraceptive use and fertility preference among women of reproductive age in Kakamega County, Kenya. The study utilized a descriptive survey design comprising quantitative and qualitative approaches. The target population was 444,350 women in the childbearing age in Kakamega County. To obtain the sample population size, the formula for finite population was used. The sample size consisted of 384 women in the re...
ABSTRACT Discourse is the language in use. A study on discourse markers (DMs) falls under discourse analysis which deals with the exploration of what language is employed for and therefore, it cannot be restricted only to the description of linguistic forms independently of the purposes these forms are designed to serve. DMs are common in spontaneous communication and play a significant role in any spoken interaction. The current research focuses on the forms and functions of English DMs occu...
ABSTRACT As the world‘s population continues to increase at unprecedented rate, demand for food and economic development has continued to exert pressure on the natural resources. In Tsitsikamma National park, South Africa, locals practice illegal activities. In Kenya conservation is an increasing challenge partly because of exclusion of local community and population increase. The purpose of the study was to assess the patterns of vegetative resource extraction within South Eastern edge of...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at assessing the effects of information literacy programs on adult users in public libraries in Kenya by conducting a case study at Embu County public library. Public libraries have been operating with little information on the effects of the literacy programs on the adult users of the public libraries. To achieve this goal, the study sought to pursue the following objectives: to investigate the policy on information literacy; assess the methods used to conduct Infor...
ABSTRACT The main aim of this research was to analyze the relationship between corporate restructuring and performance of the National Police Service in Kenya. For a long-time the National Police Services have performed poorly in terms of their roles. A report by Transparency International Kenya pointed that more than half of Kenyans (54%) of Kenyans felt that the institution did not provide enough security as provided by the constitution. KHRC report agreed with the report as it stated that...
ABSTRACT The present study focuses on the use of a linguistic phenomenon in Kenya called Sheng. Sheng has been perceived as a variety restricted in its domains of use and for a long time seen as a language of the urban youth in Nairobi. However, the shift in the realm of communication in advertising and awareness campaigns in Kenya, from Standard English and Kiswahili to a non-standard, peer language Sheng has become evident. This raises the question as to whether Sheng is no longer a stigma...
ABSTRACT This study contended that love scenes, fight scenes, chase scenes and crowd scenes were essential components in film script writing. This study employed the Hollywood classical theory of film making. Hollywood classicism theoretical foundation is based, in many respects, on Freudian theory which rests on the principle of cause and effect where human action and interaction derive from psychological catalysts. The basic concern of this thesis was to determine if the components under ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to establish whether there was any significant influence on employee performance owing to the existing employee retention practices put in placein the Administration Police Service within Nyandarua County. This study’s objectives were; to find out the effect of training and development on employee performance in Administration Police Service Nyandarua County, to establish the effect of compensation on employee performance in Administration Police Service, Nyanda...
ABSTRACT The Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) is a regional security body for the Great Lakes Region. The force is mandated with the tasks of conflict intervention in the region, through preventive diplomacy and peace support operations in the conflict zones. The study assessed the challenges hindering the Eastern African Standby Force (EASF) from executing the intervention missions in the region. As regional force it is also supposed to augment the efforts of other agencies such as the U...