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Mechanisms and effects of special education financing policy in Kenya.
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011)The primary resource of every nation is the capacity of creation of its citizens. Historically, persons with disability all over the world were considered socially and physically less capable. Hence, they were not easily ... -
Media advertising in Kenya: Development and current trends of the industry
(Department of Arts- Journalism, 2009)This study sought to investigate media advertising in Kenya with special reference to development and current trends of the industry. In particular, the study aimed at establishing the emerging new forms of media ... -
Media performance in democracy: a case study of political coverage by the print media in Kenya
(Department of Arts- Communication, 2006)The Kenyan news media are today at a critical point in their history. A liberalized political and social environment has opened a floodgate of all sorts of media products. Mainstream print and electronic media have had to ... -
Media and Conflict in Kenya: an Analysis of the Print Media Reportage of the Post Election Violence
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)This is a content analysis study that set out to examine the print media reporting of the post election violence in Kenya. It was limited to the period January 2008 and the Nation, Standard and Nairobi Star newspapers. The ... -
The media and conflict management in Kenya, 2007-2008
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)With the rapid advancement of Science and Technology in the 21st century the role of media is omnipresent for all positive and negative changes in the society no matter of geographical location but it depends how media ... -
Media and conflict resolution: the case of Cattle Rustling in Northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)This Northern Kenya case study is an example of armed violence in the periphery, in the remote, semi-arid northern districts of the country. The economy is principally dependent upon pastoralism, and armed violence is ... -
Media and conflict resolution: the role of radio in the management of Burundi conflict
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)The media in more ways than one contributes to the density of violence in the world. In many media reports, the media has been accused of focusing on what is irrational without looking at the reasons to resolve conflict, ... -
Media and Conflict: a case study of Citizen Television's decision making during the 2007-2008 Electoral Conflict
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Between 2007 and 2008, Kenya experienced an electoral conflict unlike any other previous conflict in its history. With the abrupt declaration and swearing in of Mwai Kibaki as Kenya's president on zs' December, 2007, a ... -
Media and Conflict: a Comparative Analysis of Media Coverage of Turbi Massacre (May-september 2005) and Mt. Elgon Clashes( July-november 2007)
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)This study seeks to conduct an investigation into how the Kenyan Media covered the Turbi Massacre conflict in Northern Kenya with a view of highlighting the poor coverage and lack of Agenda setting. The study also tries ... -
Media and conflict: A comparative study of 1994 Rwanda Genocide and 2008 Kenya Post election violence
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Media and constitution making: an assessment of their agenda setting role in the adoption of the new constitution in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Agenda-setting theory is about transfer of salience from the mass media's pictures of the world to those in our heads. Elaborating Lippmann's perspectives, the core idea is that elements prominent in media's pictures become ... -
Media and environmental awareness in Kenya: the case of TV
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Kenya‟s economy is highly dependent on natural resources. However, these natural resources are at risk of extinction due to environmental degradation. The general perception is that environmental degradation is partly ... -
The Media and Environmental Safety: a Comparative Analysis of the Coverage of Environmental Safety Between the Nation and Standard Newpapers in the Year 2009
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The project surveys the role that the Nation and Standard newspapers play to sensitize the Kenyan public on issues of environmental safety. It endeavors to establish the preferences of . various readers in terms of the ... -
Media and Ethnic Conflict Management: Case Study Nation Media Group
(University of NairobiInstitute of Diplomacy & International Studies, 2013-11)The growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) has led to rising worldwide connectivity and both states and societies are being impacted by these changes. Mobile phones and Internet have provided many ... -
Media and Health Information Seeking Among the Elderly: a Study of Diabetes Patients in Makueni County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study examined media and health information seeking behaviour among elderly Kenyans. The study sought to analyse the social-economic determinants of health information seeking behaviour among elderly Kenyans, investigate ... -
Media and Peacebuilding: analysis of print media reporting on peace initiatives of the 2007/2008 conflict in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Media in any given society occupy a unique position owing to its power to the audience consciousness and its ability to bring to public attention issues that would otherwise have gone unnoticed. It is capable of shaping ... -
Media and Political Participation Among Kalenjin Audiences: a Study of Kitwek Fm
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study sought to investigate media and political participation among the Kalenjin audience. The study focused on Kitwek FM‟s political breakfast show Ongengalal that is aired daily. The objectives of the study were to ... -
The media and public opinion in Kenya: The impact of print media coverage of the grand coalition government
(Department of Arts- Communication, 2009)This study sought to investigate the impact of media coverage of the coalition government and how it influences public opinion, The objectives of the study focused on the role played by the print media in ... -
Media and Social Responsibility: an Investigation Into Post-election Violence Coverage by Kass and Musyi Fm Stations
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The 2008 post-election violence left the Kenyan media sullied. Unprofessional media coverage by Kass FM fuelled the post-election violence in Kenya. Musyi FM had more professional coverage of post-election violence compared ... -
Media and the Creation of Self-Identity: An assessment of how the Kenyan youth construct their Self-Identities through consumption of television advertisements
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This is a study of television advertisements as media texts and the Kenyan youth Consumers of these advertisements from a cultural studies perspective. The study Investigates the relationships between the meanings encoded ...
