dc.contributor.author | Njau, Judy Muthoni | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-27T10:22:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-27T10:22:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2006 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/17360 | |
dc.description.abstract | The prime purpose of this research is to look at the management of the foreign service
vice a vice the foreign policy. A lot has been written and said on foreign policy of almost
all countries but a negligible if at all has been written on the management of the foreign
service. This research investigates the management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Kenya. The study examines the management policy in Kenyan foreign
service, explores the strengths and weaknesses in the management and identifies the core
tenets of an effective and functional posting policy for the Kenyan foreign service. The
research method was a marriage of on job experience coupled with observation and
comprehensive analysis and review of scholarly work on the subject. The study 'draws
several conclusions. The study satisfactorily concluded that the foreign service of Kenya
must change and have long-term strategic processes of managing, modernizing and
renewing itself. It is only then that it will be able to meet the challenges to Kenyan
diplomacy foreseen now and in the future. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | University of Nairobi | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.subject | The management of foreign service in Kenya | en |
dc.subject | Posting policy | en |
dc.title | The management of foreign service in Kenya since Independence: A critical analysis of posting policy | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |