ABSTRACT Health problems as a result of changes in health practices of the people and changes in the environment have been and are an issue of concern. While numerous efforts have been undertaken to curb these health problems, little attention has been given to the role which Indigenous education can play in fostering health practices. This has led to gradual abandonment and even extinction of some of the traditional health practices which have been shown to have promoted health. This study ...
Abstract Two sites in Table Bay, South Africa, were examined for stranded debris between October and December 1994. One beach (Milnerton) is a popular recreation area in the metropolitan area whereas the other (Koeberg) is closed to public access. Daily and weekly accumulation rates were measured for both sites. A total of 40 041 items were collected, of which 81.7 % was plastic. Half of this was styrofoam. The maj ority of the debris was related to floating recreational litter, packaging mat...
ABSTRACT The history of urbanization has become an important part of Kenya‘s historiography. While a sizeable number of works on urbanization in Kenya exist, towns like Nanyuki have not received adequate historical attention. This study therefore sought to provide a historical perspective on patterns and processes of change in Nanyuki in the colonial period The research was intended to contribute to knowledge by outlining the history of Nanyuki town so that the dynamics behind the developme...
Abstract It is necessary to make some explanatory remarks as to the treatment that follows hereafter of'the South African Indian·question. Firstly I have not considered it incumbent on me to deliver any moral judgments. and have accordingly aimedt-·at a. -bare presentation of the position of the South African Indian in law from 1900 to 1914. and. as far as possible, his position in the eyes of the European. without expressing any opinion on the ethical aspect of the case. Secondly,with rega...
ABSTRACT This study is a historical analysis of Naivasha town. The study does so by focusing on three main periods. First, it traces the origin of the town from the pre-colonial period when the Maasai inhabited the Naivasha area. Secondly, it is an analysis of the colonial period, when the foundations were laid for the most prosperous sector of Naivasha economy. Lastly, the study extends to post-colonial period which attempts to answer the socio-economic questions that have had significance o...
Abstract Fishing Is One Of The Oldest Occupations Of Mankind. Studies Done On Gender Roles In The Fishing Industry In Lake Victoria In Kenya Indicate That Traditionally, Both Men And Women Were Involved In Fisheries But Each Performed Different Roles Which Were Culturally Defined. This Study Focused On The Fishing Industry In Lake Victoria Specifically Kendu Bay And Homa Lime Fishing Bays Located In Homa Bay County Of Kenya. The Development Of Fisheries In Homa Bay County Is Faced With Sever...
ABSTRACT This study examines the Struggle for Regional Integration in Africa: the East African Community from 1886 to 2013. The East African community is the regional cooperation that comprises of the republic of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan. The process leading to the establishment of the initial EAC in 1967 started as early as 1886 with the construction of Kenya-Uganda railway. The initial community, however, collapsed in 1977, ten years after its formation. It w...
ABSTRACT The study examined the transformation of white settler agriculture in the Molo area during the colonial period. Settler farming was an important aspect of the colonial economy in Kenya. Settler farming in Molo area was introduced due to a combination of economic and geographical factors. The study first discussed the origin of European settlement in Molo in the early colonial period up to 1918. The study further examined agricultural changes in the inter-war period (1919-1938) in Mol...
ABSTRACT Youth unemployment is a world-wide concern that is experienced in both developed and developing countries. In Kenya for example, 24% of youth aged between 18-35 years are unemployed. This is one of the reasons why today’s youth engage in certain vices or crimes and other unethical activities that were not experienced in the African traditional societies. In these societies, the issue of unemployment was rare and consequently, the rate of crimes was minimal. Several factors contrib...
ABSTRACT Military intervention has attracted a lot of scholarly attention in the recent past, with many scholars interested in interrogating the motives and justifications for the practice. Many of these studies have mainly focused on military intervention externally rather than the involvement of the military in internal security operations. By examining the rationale and dynamics of Kenya Defence Forces’ (KDF) interventions, this study sought to put forward a prism for internal military ...
ABSTRACT The impact of colonialism on African women and the transformation of their roles in the social, economic and political spheres has been the focus of many Africanist scholars. However, most of the works focus on African women generally. The current study specifically, focuses on Luo women in Kenya. It is an inquiry into the gendered political transformation the Luo have undergone from 1895 – 2002. It specifically analyses the role of women in pre-colonial Luo society. It also examin...
ABSTRACT The project intended to review the political history behind the Nyafaru Farm that led it to be the site of the political struggles in the Tangwena community from the 1960s to 2016. From the study, there are three main political factors identified that contributed to brought Nyafaru Farm as site of political struggles in Tangwena. Firstly, the land rights contradictions between the Tangwena people and the white farmer Hanmer during colonial era in 1966. The Tangwena people claimed tha...
Abstract The study wishes to explore the history of the mining industry in Zimbabwe from the period of its establishment prior to 2014. It looks at the changes brought to the Mberengwa communities by the establishment of the mining companies. Mining evicted local communities and were robbed their ancestral land. It affected agriculture in many ways in the mining communities. The study also explores the subsequent fall of the multinational mining companies in Mberengwa that left local people e...
ABSTRACT Using a social history approach informed by the subaltern, the study explores colonialism in colonial Harare and the African experience using the lens of beer. This is achieved through employing archival sources, oral interviews, oral histories approach as well as theoretical innovations of the citizen and subject, subaltern to capture the voices of Africans. It argues that the colonial state’s attitude towards African beer wavered, vacillated and oscillated between confrontation a...