ABSTRACT This study investigated the use of the contextual method in teaching Kiswahili vocabulary in secondary schools in Kakamega District. The study was carried out after the researcher noted that the integration approach of teaching Kiswahili vocabulary using the contextual method was still new to Kiswahili teachers and therefore posed challenges that needed to be addressed. The study on the teaching of vocabulary was considered important because vocabulary dominates every avenue of commu...
ABSTRACT Peace support operations have been conducted in the past under the auspice of the UN, regional security mechanisms and even unilaterally. These operations are designed to avert humanitarian complex emergencies in strife-torn nations. There have been military interventions in countries like Haiti, Bosnia, Yugoslavia and Somalia to prevent humanitarian disaster spiraling out of hand. Somalia remains embattled in one of the most vicious conflicts of the century. During collapse of Said ...
ABSTRACT This project is my research that I carried out in the three month on the topic titled effects of social media on crisis communication in organizations my case being Maasai Mara University. My objectives being, to examine how organizations use social media in crisis communication, to find out the challenges of using social media in crisis communication in organizations, and to find out how social media can be used to enhance crisis communication in organizations. In chapter two a theo...
Abstract: Modern technological advancements have led to great innovations in language use in multimodal discourses. Innovation is one way of transforming the resources of an enterprise through the creativity of people into new resources and wealth. Language in television advertisements uses verbal and visual modes of signification to craft their discourses and it is a rich site from which to observe the creative application of multimodality. This poses challenges to viewers because in multimo...
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ABSTRACT Comprehension is one of the several compulsory sections in Kiswahili subject syllabus. For a student to perform well in Kiswahili exams, he or she has to do well in this section. Unfortunately, this is one of the most poorly performed section in Kiswahili. This study therefore sought to investigate the factors that affect the teaching and learning of Kiswahili reading comprehension in Secondary schools in Kisumu West sub county in Kenya. The objectives of this study were: To investig...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the analysis of world vision ICT project on academic performance of primary schools in Matete Sub-County. The study objectives were: to establish the difference in academic performance of public primary schools with ICT infrastructure and those without between 2008 and 2016; to compare the difference in academic performance of public primary schools using ICT in teaching and learning and those which do not; to determine the relationship between ICT technical s...
ABSTRACT Food security is a multifaceted global issue that impacts almost all aspects of life. Globally food insecurity affect 842 million people with Africa being the most affected. Socio-economic and environmental determinants have the potential to influence food security in Africa and other parts of the world. Empirical studies in Kenya and Kitui County indicate that these socio-economic and environmental factors play significant roles in household food security. However, research and disc...
ABSTRACT English Language plays a central and strategic role in the school system because almost all the school subjects are taught using English language. However, students’ achievement in this subject in regular schools is not encouraging. Therefore the purpose of this study was to investigate factors contributing to poor performance in English language along learners with mental challenges in regular schools in Olchoro zone Narok County. The study was guided by the following objectives: ...
ABSTRACT The study is on the effects of Microfinance in poverty reduction in Narok County, a case study of Vision Fund (VF), Narok Branch. This study was focused on investigating the outcomes and impacts of microfinance services in efforts of eradication of poverty in Narok County. This was with reference to Vision Fund microloans. The research outlined evidence of poverty, loan disbursement criterion, potential of poverty reduction and the achievements of Vision Fund services to the Maasai c...
Abstract The shift from diplomacy-based security to security-based diplomacy has been attributed to the fact that generating a comprehensive response to transnational terrorism since September 11, 2001 has proven to be difficult. Multilateralism and bilateralism have been employed in security relations with regard to transnational terrorism. However, the increasing transnational terrorist attacks; particularly terrorist incidences in Kenya with attributes from Somalia have been increasing ove...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to establish the prevalence of drug abuse in Maasai Mara University, main campus and the adverse effects it has on the general wellbeing of students. The following objectives guided research: determining the effects of alcohol abuse to students, providing an in-depth study on the popularization of Marijuana abuse among youths, establishing the extent of tobacco smoking among students, availability of drugs close to the school premises and identifying the ...
Abstract: This paper strives to point out a how a language used in religious practices and a people’s prestige can influence the maintenance of an indigenous language such as Kinubi. Kinubi is an indigenous language of the Nubi people that has some linguistic homogeneity with Arabic. The linguistic relationship between these two languages has played an important role in enhancing the usage of Kinubi in the multilingual setting of Kibera, Kenya. Kinubi, in Kibera, is a minority language face...
ABSTRACT Conflict is a global phenomenon which is being experienced every time and again. The conflict between Degodia and Ajuran clans of Wajir County started long before the arrival of colonialists. They conflict mostly because of control of resources. In a nut shell, it has got a devastating effect on social, political and economic aspects of life. The study aimed at establishing the socio-economic factors influencing the existing inter-clan conflicts among the Somali communities in Wajir ...
ABSTRACT There have been frequent cases of Kenyan teachers having sexual relationships with their students. However, there have been no studies undertaken to evaluate the Kenya’s Teachers’ Service Commission Code of Conduct and Ethics in preventing teacher-student sexual relationships. This study evaluated Teachers’ Service Commission Code of Conduct and Ethics in preventing sexual relationships between secondary school teachers and students in Bomet District of Kenya. Sixteen schools w...