Browsing Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM) by Title
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Separating the baby from the bath water: women's rights and the politics of constitution-making in Kenya
(School of Law, University of Nairobi, 2008)This article looks at the process of constitution-making in Kenya from 1990s to 2005 when the proposed new constitution (the product of the process) was rejected in a national referendum held in October 2005. It avers that ... -
Servants of Sharia: Kadhis and the Politics of Accommodation in East Africa
(2005)This article attempts to explore the existence of Kadhis in Eastern Africa and examine the extent to which such popular figures have been accommodated within the state and society. They played the role of jurist-consultants ... -
Service failure attribution, perceived justice and customer satisfaction in mobile money service recovery
(African Journal Of Business And Management (𝘈𝘑𝘉𝘜𝘔𝘈), 2019-10)The study set out to examine the impact of service failure attribution on the relationship that has been observed between perceived justice and customer satisfaction in mobile money service recovery. Premised on relevant ... -
Service Pricing Practices in Public Health Facilities. Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Mimeo.
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2002) -
Service Quality in Kenyan Universities: Dimensionality and Contextual Analysis
(2014)The dimensionality of service quality remains debatable with extant literature revealing divergence in thought. This study examined the dimensions of service quality and tested the existence of a significant difference ... -
Service tangibility, teaching and learning, and students' satisfaction at the University Of Nairobi, Kenya
(JPAHAP, 2020)To sustain a learning society that understands and deals appropriately with herself and the rest of the world, higher education institutions must provide efficient and effective services. Research demonstrates that in ... -
The setting of a minimum wage and its consequences on employment and earning in the modern sector in Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiInstitute of Development Studies, 1982) -
Settlement Schemes as Centres of Socio-Economic Change: The Case of Nyansiongo Scheme Nyamira District, Nyanza Province, Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1990)Field work for this study was conducted between the months of November 1989 and February 1990. Its purpose was to establish the direction and magnitude of change that had occurred among the resettled farmers, socially and ... -
Severity of consequences for the leader and subordinates work history as determinants of leader attribution
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 1996)The effects of the level of seriousness of consequences of a subordinates performance and the nature of a subordinate's work history on leader attribution and response were investigated in a 2 x 3 factorial design with a ... -
Sexism in forbidden language: the case of Kiswahili and English
(University of Nairobi, 2014) -
Sexual Anxieties and Rampant Masculinities in Postcolonial Kenyan Literature
(Faculty of Arts, 2007)Postcolonial African society has been characterised as one in transition. Institutions, communities and individuals experienced (and some continue to experience) rapid political, social, economic and cultural changes with ... -
Sexual initiation and contraceptive use among female adolescents in Kenya
(University of NairobiPopulation Studies and Research Institute, 2007)This paper examines the timing of sexual initiation and contraceptive use among female adolescents in Kenya. Data are drawn from the 2003 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey. The main analytical tools are regression models. ... -
Sexual intercourse euphemisms in the Gĩkũyũ language: a cognitive linguistics approach
(2015)The research on which this paper is based set out to identify the sexual intercourse euphemisms used in Gĩkũyũ, a Bantu language spoken in Kenya, then discuss the semantic and lexical processes used in those euphemisms, and, ... -
Sexual orientation and brain structures: A critical review of recent research
(Department of Philosophy, University of Nairobi, 2003)This paper critically reviews three main studies that have sought to show that there are structural differences between the brains of male heterosexuals and homosexuals. These studies have focused on three regions of ... -
Sexual Relationships, Risk Perception And Condom Use At The University Of Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2008)Background- Aim of the study University students are youthful and constitute a high risk group for HIV Infection. Ministries of health officials share the opinion that university students aged (18-25) are the most vulnerable ... -
Sexualising the performance, objectifying the performer: The twerk dance in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-06-16)Shifting arenas of dance performance and youths’ counterculture have brought the twerk to the internet, thus exposing it to the discourse of cultural imperialism, appropriation, and cultural resistance. This has changed ... -
Sexuality in academia: Challenges and opportunities.
(University of NairobiInstitute of African Studies, 2007)