Browsing Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM) by Title

Transitional Justice for Kenya: What Institutional Framework?

Kioko, MW (University of Nairobi,School of Law, 2001)

Transitional justice: a case study of Kenya's Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission

Dindi, Kenneth O (University Of Nairobi, 2013-10)

There has been a remarkable increase in the number and type of truth commissions being created globally. This study examines the Kenyan Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC). This study aims to answer the ...

Transitional justice: Comparative study of the outcomes of truth commissions in Africa

Manthi, Esther S. (University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)

The study examines transitional justice and particularly truth commissions as one mechanism of transitional justice. Even as different states have applied the different mechanisms such as truth commissions, conflicts still ...

The transitional woman in the Kenyan Novel:A character portrayal in the novels of Stanley Gazemba and Tobias Otieno

Muyela, Velma Ayilo (Department of Linguistics, 2005)

This study sets out to analyze the character and personality of the woman in transition as reflected in the novels of Stanley Gazemba and Tobias Otieno: award-winners of the first and second prizes respectively of ...

Translating Regional Specific Words From English to Kiswahili: a Case Study of Animal Farm Translated as Shamba La Wanyama

Opilo, Moses W (University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, 2011)

This project concerns translation of RSW in literary texts from English to Kiswahili and it considers the novel Animal Farm and its translation,Shamba La Wanyama, as case study. The main purpose of the study was to investigate ...

Translation strategies: a case study of Kikamba fm radio stations presenters.

Nduku, Mutiso (Department of Arts-Linguistics, 2006)

This research was fundamentally an investigation into the strategies that the Kikamba FM radio stations' presenters employ in order to corne up with suitable neologisms in the language to express new technological terms. ...

Translation and technology: factors that influence a translator's decision to use or not use modern technology in the translation process

Kadzo, R Kenga (University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the factors that influence a translator's decision to use or not to use modem technology in the translation process both locally and internationally. This study has three ...

Translation as deconstruction: the case of the national cohesion and integration commission on coded language

Mugira, Marrie W (University of Nairobi, 2014)

The study set out to investigate translation as deconstruction with special reference to the NCIC on the use of coded language. The general claim of the study is that translation has the capacity to decode, decontextualize ...

Translation challenges of similes and metaphors: a case study of treasure island translated as kisiwa chenye hazina

Akundabweni, Beatrice U (University of Narobi, 2014-10)

Treasure Island is an adventure novel narrating the story of pirates’ treasure maps in retrospect to the buried treasure on a fictional Treasure Island (T.I). So far, only one translation into Kiswahili (i.e. TT) exists ...

Translation Challenges of Swahili Plays: a Case Study of Maua Kwenye Jua La Asubuhi by Kithaka Wa Mberia (2004) and Kinjeketile by Ebrahim Hussein (1986)

Nduta, Muruga (Faculty of Arts, 2011)

This paper presents the results of a Case Study on the challenges encountered by translators when translating Swahili Plays as a source text into English as a target text. The plays under study are: Maua Kwenye Jua la ...

Translation inadequecies in the English version of Kinjeketile

Kuloba, Agnes N (University of NairobiDepartment of Linguistics and Languages., 2013-11)

This project investigated the inadequacies made by translators in translating literal texts with specific reference to the English Version of Kinjeketile and their effects on the target text. We investigated inadequacies ...

Translation of Neologisms: a Case Study of Gĩkũyũ Radio Broadcast

Gathogo, Rahab W (University of NairobiDepartment Of Linguistics And Languages, 2013)

This study is about evaluation of translation of neologisms in Gĩkũyũ radio broadcasts as they are translated by Gĩkũyũ radio presenters. In view of this study, neologisms are words which were not initially part of the ...

Transmission Mechanisms and Macroeconomic Convergence Within the East African Community

Oloo, Michael A. (University of Nairobi, 2023)

The East African Community had set to achieve macroeconomic variables convergence by specific timelines to open way for the formation of a monetary union, which have never been realized even after numerous timelines. Member ...

The transnational corporation and transfer and development of technology: the Kenyan case

Okech, Owiti M D (University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1980)

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Transparency in the Award of Public Tenders in Kenya

Wakhungu, Metrine N (University of NairobiSchool of Law, 2013)

Transparency is one of the key objectives of public procurement law in Kenya. The main legal framework governing public procurement is the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the Public Procurement and Disposal Act No. 3 of 2005 ...

Transport Demands and Its Impact on Road Safety and Exposure to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (POSTSD). The Case of Boda Boda Operations in Murang’a Town

Macharia, Janet W (University of Nairobi, 2014)

The purpose of the study was to analyze the impact of road safety in relation to Post Traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among boda boda operators in Murang‘a town. The study sought to answer the following questions: Which ...