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Ethnic interaction and cultural synthesis: the emergence of the Ndera 1650-1895
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts, 1990)Ethnic Interaction and cultural Synthesis: The Emergence of the Ndera 1650-1895 From an analyticaI point of view, ethnic interaction, the subject of this research, can be defined as the day-to-day commutation between ... -
Ethnic minorities in Kenya's emerging democracy: Philosophical foundations of their liberties and limits
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)This study focused on the problem of the domination of Kenyan ethnic minorities by their majority counterparts. Its objective was to undertake philosophical reflection, with a view to providing a rationale for a set of ... -
Ethnicity and electoral conflict in Kenya: a case study of 2007 elections
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)This research is based on ethnicity and electoral conflict with specific reference to Kenya, 2007 elections. Causes and dynamics of ethnic related electoral conflict form an important component of the discourse. The ... -
Ethnicity and Kenya's transition to democracy, 1990 to 2007
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)This study examines the influence of ethnicity in the democratic transition in Kenya between 1990 - 2007. The study specifically responds to two core tasks using the Relative Group Worth Approach. Firstly, it examines and ... -
Ethnicity and Nation Building: South Sudan
(University of Nairobi,Department of International Studies, 2013)South Sudan seceded from the Northern Sudan to become a formally independent state on 9 July, 2011 after a referendum between 9th and 15th January 2011, which was held to determine whether South Sudan should be declared ... -
Ethnicity and Proximate Determinants of Fertility in Malawi
(University of Nairobi,, 2013)This study set to find out the contribution of each of the principal proximate determinants of fertility to the total fertility rate from a national and a sub-group perspective. Four factors were examined and these were ... -
Ethnicity as a tool of political violence: a case study of the North Rift, 1992-2009
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The focus of this study was to examine how ethnicity was used as a tool of political violence in the North Rift of Kenya. Although North Rift comprises of nine districts namely Uasin Gishu, Turkana, Trans Nzoia, Nandi, ... -
Ethnics and health risk communications : the case of advertising tobacco products by the Kenyan media in the new millenium
(University of Nairobi, 2007)The purpose of this study is to evaluate ethics and health risk communications; its lack and consequences thereof in the advertising of tobacco products. It is a case study of the Kenyan media and how it conducts its ... -
Ethno archaeological investigations on domestic stock age spectra from pastoral Neolithic sites in Kenya
(Department of Arts, 1992)This study is designed to address an interpretive problem that has arisen during the study of animal bones from Pastoral Neolithic sites in Kenya. A solution to this problem, it is suggested, could be obtained through ... -
An Ethno-archaeological Study of Mortuary Practices Among the Pokot People
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Ethnoarchaeology Of The Gabbra: The Distribution Of Material Culture Items In Occupied And Abandoned Settlements
(University of Nairobi.Department of Arts, 1984-03)This study presents a site oriented study of Gabbra material culture and its distribution in different settlements. It is based on observations made in inhabited and abandoned settlements and on the material remains ... -
An ethnoarcheological study of burial practices among the Abasuba of Rusinga island, Lake Victoria, Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, University of Nairobi,Kenya, 2006)This study examined the ethnoarchaeological burial practices of the Abasuba of Rusinga Island, 0 n Lake Victoria of Western Kenya. The burial practices, factors influencing their performance and inferences that can be ... -
An ethnographic study of cervical cancer among women in Limuru Division, Kiambu District, Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, University of Nairobi,Kenya, 2010)Cervical cancer is the most common form of cancer among women in the developing countries. In Kenya, it accounts for 59% of all genital cancers of both men and women. Although it is the most preventable form of cancer, ... -
An Ethnographic Study of Home-based Care for People Living With Hiv/aids in Nyang'oma Division, Bondo District, Western Kenya
(University of NairobiInstitute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies,, 2008)This study investigated the dynamics of home-based care for people living with HIV/AIDS in Nyang'oma Division in Bondo District of western Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to investigate the healthcare support ... -
Ethnopharmacology and toxicology of antimalarial plants used traditionally in Msambweni, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Historically, compounds containing novel structure from natural origin represent a major alternative source for the discovery and development of new drugs for several diseases. This study was undertaken in order to compose ... -
Ethnopharmacology, phytochemical composition and toxicity of medicinal plants used against livestock helminths in drylands
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Medicinal plants are important natural resources in drylands for communities on which their livestock and other forms of livelihoods have been sustained based on traditional knowledge. However, lack of scientific basis of ... -
Ethnoveterinary Perceptions and Practices and Their Relationship to Human Healthcare in Nyan'goma Division Bondo District, Kenya
(University of NairobiInstitute Of Anthropology, Gender And African Studies, University of Nairobi, 2005)This study was conducted among the Luo livestock farmers of Nyang'oma division of Bondo district, western Kenya. The overall objective of this study was to identify and discuss lay people's perceptions and practices about ... -
Etiology, epidemiology, clinical and pathological presentations of Edema disease and Edema disease-like syndromes of pigs in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Edema disease and edema disease-like syndromes are major causes of morbidity and mortality in pig herds in Kenya, yet their distinct causes are not well understood although a wide range of infectious and non-infectious ...
