Abstract: To enhance the participation of the youth in economic development, the East Africa Community (EAC) through the EAC secretariat developed and adopted the EAC youth policy (2013) with the sole purpose of providing for a common approach to address the various youth issues at EAC level and ensures that the programs initiated at regional level are youth centered. However, the full implementation of the EAC youth policy has proved challenging and this has exposed the youth to economic ma...
Abstract: Internal conflict in Sudan began as early as 1955 before the country attained independence in 1956. There were numerous efforts by local and international community actors to solve the conflict impasse but failed. In 1993, the separatist government of Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) invited Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a sub-regional organization to help mediate the civil conflict. Through IGAD mediation, a Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed in ...
Abstract: Kenyan foreign policy on the maritime boundary dispute with Somalia is an integral part of regional peace, security and development in East Africa region. Kenya and Somalia have had a history of boundary disputes right from 1963 where Somalia government pursued the irredentist interest in the region specifically in Ogaden region in Ethiopia and in the Northern Frontier District in Kenya. The Memorandum of understanding between Kenya and Somalia over the maritime dispute was signed ...
Abstract: Kenya has for decades not fully utilized the contribution of incorporating sports diplomacy to her benefits in regards to foreign policy. Such that Kenya's influence on the global arena can be advanced and certain interests achieved by integrating sports to its diplomacy. Diplomacy is vital for cooperation in the pursuit of non-aggression among nation states, and Kenya as a member of the global community should be able to sufficiently reap from the benefits of inculcating sports in...
Abstract: The killing of females now increasingly known as femicide, tends to be at the extreme end in a continuum of gender-based violence culminating in murder. Women are far more likely to die in the hands of someone they know. Existing research points to the fact that globally, the prevalence of gender-related violence is on the increase. The aim of the study is to compare personality traits, substance use, and sociodemographic profiles of male perpetrators of intimate and non-intimate f...
Abstract: This study examined the relationship between gender role orientation and marital conflict among lower (Marurui Estate) and higher income (Garden Estate) couples in Nairobi County. Specifically, the study sought to: establish the nature of gender role orientations among lower income and higher income couples in Nairobi County, determine the effects of gender role orientations on division of labor among lower income and higher income couples in Nairobi County and evaluate which gende...
Abstract: This study set out to establish the relationship between the father complex and one’s personality trait among students in United States International University – Africa. The study was conducted based on the following objectives: to find out the personality of youths at USIU-A, to assess the nature of the father complex of selected students and to determine the relationship between father complex and the respondents’ personality. The study was a survey that adopted a positivi...
Abstract: African diaspora in Africa and International Relations is an area that needs more research and analysis, to establish their importance in conversations around development and globalisation. In Kenya, the inward formal remittances from the Kenya Diaspora stood at Kshs 113 billion in 2013, accounting for 2.98% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product. This contribution is significant and provides an area that needs to be explored further to increase these economic contributions. Fur...
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected the world's social and economic well-being. Given the asymmetrical nature of the international system, the effects of the pandemic are more damaging to some countries than others. Sharp declines in the capital and remittance flow in low and middle-income countries have occurred, along with oil and commodity prices reductions. Most literature looks at inequalities at the national and sub-national levels and focuses on individuals, commun...
Abstract: Land issues in Kenya are a significant reason for structural conflicts and potentially degenerate into physical violence often. Many civil wars in the country can be attributed to land issues owing to its emotive nature. The conflicts have consequently led to loss of life, material goods destruction, and thousands of residents being displaced. The insecure land tenure system in Kenya is caused by impunity and corruption which are supported interest groups with political affiliation...
Abstract: The main objective of this study was to examine the influence of refugee integration on the socio-economic development of Nairobi County in Kenya. The study had several specific objectives which included: to examine the social activities that refugees in Nairobi County are engaged in, to find out the social contribution of refugee integration in Nairobi County, to find out the economic contribution of refugee integration in Nairobi Count This research took an exploratory survey des...
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the formulation of the diplomatic strategy used by the Kenyan government in combating the ICC cases against its leaders, the tactics and forums used in executing it and to gauge Kenya’s level of success. Second, on a broader level, this study aimed to establish the effect of Kenya’s diplomatic strategy on the ICC. The success of this onslaught has raised questions about the future of the ICC and, worryingly, provided a blue print for...
Abstract: This study sought to examine foreign policy behavior as informed by territorial border dispute. As opposed to terrestrial borders that are commonly governed by domestic law, the focus of this study is maritime border dispute with a focus on Kenya-Somalia relations. The study focused on the period of 2009 when Kenya signed into an agreement with Somalia over the use of the continental shelf beyond the 200 nautical miles that define the territorial water and Exclusive Economic Zone (...
Abstract: The proliferation of small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) has been a persistent problem in Samburu for a long time. Indeed, the numerous cases of armed conflicts within the pastoralist zones, armed crimes in the urban centers and the emerging acts of terrorism in Kenya point to availability of many illicit SALWs in the wrong hands. Efforts meant to address the issue have failed to yield positive results. With the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and the implementation ...
Abstract: The study sought to examine the influence of micro finance institutions on empowerment of women in Masinga Sub County, Machakos County. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design which emphasizes on measurement, examination and analysis of relationships amongst various variables. The findings showed that the level of engagement of women with micro-finance institutions in the study area has empowered women to some degree. The study found that level of success of micro-finance...