Abstract: The study hypothesis gaps in psychological literature argued that relationships between compassion fatigue (CF), secondary traumatic stress (STS), Burnout (BO), Sociodemographic and Work-Related Factors on caregivers in public and private children's home did not exist. The specific objectives were (1) establish levels of CF, STS and Burnout among caregivers in public and private children's home (2) assess relationship between CF, STS, BO, Sociodemographic and Work-Related Factors o...
Abstract: Decentralization is classified into four types: devolution, delegation, privatization, and de-concentration. The Kenyan government 2010 Constitution established devolved units, and confirmed a devolved governance mode of authority in 2013. The main objective of this research is to explore the impact of devolution on socio-economic development in Wajir County, Kenya. The objectives of the study include; to establish how Wajir County Government officials and residents conceptualize d...
Abstract: Child protection during conflict is vital and can be a starting point in mitigating the risks faced by children during conflict by generating the will for de-escalation among parties to the conflict. Child protection has been particularly challenging during the conflict in the Congo despite the ratification of various international instruments on child protection. Child protection interventions in the DRC inevitably run into challenges like funding, being undermined by cultural pra...
Abstract: Masculinity and stigma are the most inhibiting factors to psychological help-seeking behaviour in men and encompasses issues and implications that demand professional psychological interventions which are beyond the scope of male college students’ scope. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of Masculinity and Stigma, and to establish the relationship they had on the psychological help-seeking behaviour among male college students at the United States International Unive...
Abstract: Screen time usage activities have been linked to several negative health outcomes such as increased violence, low quality of life, poor body self-image, engagement in risky behaviors like drug and alcohol use, and cardio-metabolic diseases. The specific objectives of the study were: to assess the prevalence of screen time usage among school going children; to determine gender differences in screen time usage among school going children; and to establish relationship between screen ...
Abstract: The Textiles and Apparel industry has in the past acted as a catapult for many developing nations towards industrialization. With the global apparel market expected to grow to $2.25 Trillion in 2025 from $1.7 Trillion in 2021, there is a growing demand and without a doubt a massive potential market that Kenya’s Textile & Clothing (T&C) sector ought to tap into as a competitive supplier on it path to industrialization. The purpose of this paper was to analyze ways in which Kenya c...
Abstract: The goal of this study was to examine the importance of community policing on youth radicalization in the North Eastern region of Kenya, Wajir County. Study indicated that there is the rise in radicalization of the youth in the North Eastern region and subsequent terrorist attacks in the region in the past one decade. To achieve this goal, the study was guided by three specific objectives. The first objective was to determine the influence of radicalization on conflict level in Waj...
Abstract: The study’s focus was on how Kenya responded to the Covid-19 pandemic in the year 2020. The objectives of the study were to understand how the country securitized the pandemic, the public policy options that supported the response and to examine how Kenyans perceived the countermeasures fronted by the government. The securitization theory was employed in analyzing Kenya’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic after the first case was announced on 13th March 2020. The mixed method r...
Abstract: This study aims to interrogate orientalist discourses used by French media to construct a distorted representation of the Sahel and facilitate France's securitization of the region. The research focuses on Le Monde and Le Figaro, the two largest newspapers in Metropole France, by mapping their discursive legitimization strategies across the three dimensions specified in Fairclough's model of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). This research study deploys postcolonialism as a theoret...
Abstract: The context of Rwanda’s international politics is unavoidably imbedded with the 1994 genocide and the subsequent reign of President Paul Kagame. However, this thesis problematized the developmental state concept in Rwanda’s context by delving into Rwanda’s development and foreign policy motivations covering the period 1994 to 2021. Taking the economic development angle, the study had three objectives; the first was to find out the capacity of Rwanda’s bureaucracy and the ex...
Abstract: Kenya was a featured country at the 2014 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, a cultural event with an international profile attracting one million visitors in Washington DC, USA. Literature on Kenyan cultural diplomacy draws attention to two issues; first, its potential in improving Kenya’s relations with other countries. Second, the lack of cooperation between the government and cultural practitioners as one of the shortcomings of how cultural diplomacy is currently conducted. This p...
Abstract: The disruptive impacts of the iCOVID-19 crisis on global and regional tirade have received enormous inattention recently. But facts, in the form of data, have been few particularly so in imparts of Africa, where there is often a dearth of timely data. Variations in trade figures can be explained from many government actions during the pandemic. The role of international relations however has not been factored in to explain the variations in international trade in the Kenyan situati...
Abstract: Over the last decade, human rights have established a resilient presence in the international relations making LGBTIQ rights more critical than ever. In Kenya, LGBTIQ persons face various forms of violence, forceful evictions, and even death. The government considers the rights of these persons as a non-issue and has relatively neglected them, leaving LGBTIQ organizations and activists to come up with innovative strategies of creating awareness on their rights. This study explored ...
Abstract: The collective efforts made through Development Studies to mitigate natural resource-based conflict like those associated with the environment serve the purpose of improving the good quality of human life. Good quality lifestyle is demonstrated through global, regional, national food and nutrition security. Moreover, it extends to water safety that involves climate change mitigation, enhances societal peace and security of having access to natural resources, additionally, education...
Abstract: In 1992, Mozambique was the poster child of successful peace processes in Africa. This peace was widely attributed to Mozambique’s amnesty laws. However, emerging incidences of conflict since 2017 have question the role of these amnesties in establishing peace in Mozambique. Since gaining independence from Portugal in 1975 the Mozambique Liberation Front (and the Mozambican National Resistance (have held its political power. The FRELIMO led government signed the 14/87 amnesty aim...