ABSTRACT Many destinations have open up to and invested in the tourism industry leading to heightened competition between them. This has brought to fore the concept of place brand equity, where destinations seek to highlight their value to not only visitors, but also residents and investors. Tourism destinations have therefore developed strategies to enhance their brands. In Kenya, the National Tourism Blueprint 2030 recognizes that the tourism industry plays an important role in Kenya‟s ec...
ABSTRACT Despite studies revealing that self-awareness is important when choosing a vocation, few studies have been conducted on influence of various aspects of self-awareness on vocational choices especially among youths. To address this gap, the study determined the influence of awareness of selected personal aspects (strengths, interests and values) on vocational choices among youths in Taita Taveta County, Kenya. The study was guided by Frank Parsons’ (1854-1908) trait and factor theory...
IKISIRI Utafiti huu unahusu mwingilianotanzu katika utendaji wa mivigha ya embalu na mwaka kogwa. Utafiti ulichochewa na haja ya kupigania nafasi stahili ya lugha na fasihi ya Mwafrika na hali ya tafiti za awali kuchambua tanzu moja moja. Utafiti huu ulilenga kuthibitisha kuwa, mivigha ya embalu na mwaka kogwa hujengwa na kuamilishwa kupitia mwingilianotanzu kwa msaada wa fanani, hadhira, muktadha na vivigha maalum. Mbinu ya Uchunzaji-Mahuluti inayojumuisha kushiriki, kushuhudia na kuhoji ili...
ABSTRACT This research examined how standard three primary school pupils interpret fantasy tales as a genre in children’s literature. It’s main objective was to find out children’s interpretation of themes, characters and settings of the four chosen books namely: Kuku na Mwewe (Mpesha 1998), Paka na Panya (Nyakeri, 2006), Safari ya Mbinguni (Waihiga, 2006) na Afanyaye Ubaya Hulipwa (Yahya,2003). The research was guided by two theories whose tenets worked together in achieving the resear...
ABSTRACT The involvement of the central government in the development of socioeconomic development at the constituency level is important in facilitating nationwide sustainable development, despite geopolitical differences. Since introduction, the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), now NG-CDF, in 2003 has facilitated socioeconomic development across the nation and especially in areas that were previously marginalized, by allocating part of the national resources to constituencies for develo...
ABSTRACT This study delves into the implementation ofdigital diplomacy in Kenya’sMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Digital diplomacy is a relatively new concept that is widely rolled out and researched in the developed countries. Developing countries are however still in the processof integrating ICTs in the conductof public service. This study explored the integration process in Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign affairs and International Trade but with a bias to the sphere ...
ABSTRACT The burden of diabetes is reflected not only in the increasing numbers of people with diabetes, but also in the growing numbers of premature deaths due to diabetes. One measure of burden of disease is disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), which combines estimates of years of life lost due to premature death (YLL) and years lived with disability (YLD) to count the total years of healthy life lost from disease and injury. In Kenya, NonCommunicable Diseases (NCDs) accounts for more t...
ABSTRACT The study sought to investigate how docudrama film could be used as a psychotherapeutic tool among traumatized women refugees. The objectives of the study were: to establish the levels of psychological distress, establish whether cinematic techniques affect psychological distress, and investigate the effectiveness of docudrama films on the levels of psychological distress among urban women refugees. The study employed mixed method research design which covered both qualitative and q...
A BSTRACT An epic is a genre of literature which has contributed in the writing of the Swahili novel. This research seeks to establish how an epic has in influenced the writing of a novel. This research was guided by the following objectives: First, to show that the themes found in an epic are the same ones found in the novel. Secondly, to show how an epic can be used as a style in the writing of a novel. Thirdly, to explain the comparison between the characters of an epic and those ones foun...
ABSTRACT Set books are an important socializing tool and play a crucial role in determining students‟ worldview of gender relations in society. Gender responsiveness is one of the emerging issues that have attracted major debates in various forums including in the education system in general and choice of set books in particular. This study examined the gender responsiveness of selected KCSE literature set books, and students‟ and English teachers‟ responses to the gender issues in the...
ABSTRACT The place of music in the Kenyan curriculum of education has for long not been assured as a result of curriculum review and changes. In order to understand how Kenya’s Curriculum Review Policies have impacted the stakeholders in the Public Primary Schools, this study examined the influence of Kenyan education policy and commissions of inquiry into the education system on the attitude /perception on the teaching and learning of Music as a subject in public primary schools in Kenya. ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the relationship between remedial teaching in English language and influence on performance of learners in public primary schools. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to explore the linkage between remedial lessons in English language and pupils’ performance. The study sought to ascertain if there were any significant differences before and after the remedial teaching in English language in pupils’ performance, the basis for the remedial lessons in ...
ABSTRACT This study is an acoustic analysis of the phonological segments of the non-ethnically marked Kenyan English (KenE). KenE is contextualized within Kachru’s World Englishes (WEs) and its progress towards a ‘standard’ variety of English is accounted for within Schneider’s Dynamic Model for Post- Colonial Englishes (PCEs).The research objectives were: to describe the acoustic characteristics of the non-ethnically marked KenE phonological segments; to identify the phonemes in the ...
ABSTRACT Climbing beans were developed by International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and are heavily being promoted over bush beans in humid highlands of South Western Uganda; characterized by steep degrading hill-slopes. Climbing beans yield two to four times more than bush beans and are characterized with heavy vegetation cover and longer maturity period of 200 days over bush beans. These two types of beans are the major legume cover crops heavily cultivated at the middle landscap...
ABSTRACT Modern technologies in beekeeping at the global level have advanced in the recent past in countries that have embraced the new technologies such as China, Argentina and the USA, which are making honey exports worth millions of dollars. Modern beekeeping in Kenya is still a new idea as in most other African countries leading to low economic benefits. Efforts by the government, NGO’s and international donors to boost the adoption in various regions in Kenya such as Mwingi have gained...