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Media and the sustenance of collective identifications in Africa
(2005)
The initial, post-independence attempt to unite the three East African countries of
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania floundered in the wake of ideological differences by the
political leadership in the three countries. Before ...
Malaria vector bionomics and the role of microbial larvicides in anopheline mosquito larval management in a riceland agro-ecosystem
(2009)
Anopheles gambiae sensu lato IS a major vector of malaria in western Kenya where environmental conditions are highly conducive for its survival and reproduction. Breeding mostly occurs in newly formed small and transient ...
Battered Women: A Socio-legal Perspective of Their Experiences in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2000-01)
The literature and research on domestic violence against women have received increased attention in the 1980’s and 1990’s, but research on wife beating/battering
is still sparse. This paper reports from a research project ...
The Land has its Owners! Gender Issues in Land Tenure Under Customary Law
(2005)
This paper looks at issues of gender and tenure in African customary law. It argues that under all systems of law in many African countries, ownership of land and associated resources is very much anchored in patriarchy. ...