Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Applying Earl’s Km Model in Ik Management: With Reference to Kenya and South Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show-case how modern Knowledge Management Models, specifically that of Earl, can be applied to manage Indigenous Knowledge (IK). Design/methodology/approach – The paper is largely ... -
Webometrics Ranking and Its Relationship to Quality Education and Research in Academic Institutions in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Webometrics ranking is the system of rating the world's universities based on composite indicators of visibility and activity measures (Drussa, 2014). Universities are ranked based on quality and research results reflected ... -
Responsive Infrastructure and Service Provision Initiatives Framing Smart Environment Attainment in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This chapter will seek to document and profile various initiatives in infrastructure development and related services which are deemed smart. The chapter will focus on transport (mobility), water and solid waste management ... -
Conserving Africa’s wildlife and wildlands through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond
(University of Nairobi, 2020-07)The SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 illness are driving a global crisis. Governments have responded by restricting human movement, which has reduced economic activity. These changes may benefit biodiversity conservation in ... -
Intimate partner violence: A key correlate of women’s physical and mental health in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Globally, one billion people live in informal settlements, and that number is expected to triple by 2050. Studies suggests that health in informal settlements is a serious and growing concern, yet there is a paucity of ... -
Tone Marking in Kĭkamba: a Case for Improving Its Orthography
(University of Nairobi, 2007)This paper discusses the rationale for practically marking tone in the writing of Kĭkamba. It shows the limitations that readers of Kĭkamba encounter because of the absence of tone marking in its current orthography. ... -
Inflection in Toposa, a VSO Language in Morpho-syntactic Theory
(University of Nairobi, 2004)This paper presents a morpho-syntactic approach to inflection as suggested under the new Minimalist Program (Chomsky 1993/1995). The language under consideration is Toposa, an Eastern Nilotic language which is highly ... -
Planning Second Language Curricula: Needs Analysis and Behavioural Objectives
(University of Nairobi, 2001)On the underlying assumption that the student should be at the centre of the learning process, this paper attempts an overview of different types of needs that students may have when learning a foreign language. It also ... -
The Agreement Phrase in Phrase Structure Derivations in Western Nilotic Languages
(University of Nairobi, 2001)In this paper we explore the differences in the Agreement Phrase that have arisen in Western Nilotic languages, a sub-family of the Nilo-Saharan language family. We adopt a Principles and Parameters approach which makes ... -
Vowel Systems of Kenyan Languages
(University of Nairobi, 2007)This paper is an attempt at a phonological classification of all Kenyan languages, based on their vowel systems. It attempts to demonstrate that, by concentrating only on vowels, it is possible to show similarities as well ... -
Redundancy Rules in Kiswahili
(University of Nairobi, 2004)This paper attempts to describe the sequence structure of vowel segments in Kiswahili. It proposes to establish a distinction between two main types of redundancy rules and their implications for the study of Kiswahili ... -
An Optimality Theory Account of the Phonological Processes Involved in Hiatus Resolution in the Olutura Dialect of Luyia
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The aim of the present study was to determine if Optimality Theory (OT) constraint interaction was capable of explaining the phonological processes that are used in Hiatus resolution (HR) in Olutura, a dialect of Luyia, a ... -
Language Issues in a Multilingual Society: the Kenyan Experience
(University of Nairobi, 2001)In many developing countries, language issues have taken a back seat. Here in Kenya, there are more than forty local languages in use by the various ethnic communities. Whereas some politicians have campaigned for the ... -
Abuse Of Power And Corruption In Kenya: Will The New Constitution Enhance Government Accountability
(University of Nairobi, 2011)This article suggests that corruption in the Kenyan government is largely an institutional problem, rather than a cultural one. It attributes such corruption to the predominance of arbitrary power, especially in ... -
Developing Countries At Crossroads: Aid,public Participation, And The Regulation Of Trade In Genetically Modified Foods
(University of Nairobi, 2006)This Article reviews the experience of developing countries with the regulation of trade in GM food products in light of such bilateral pressures and argues that there is a need for broader public participation in the ... -
Reforming the Duties of Directors Under the Kenyan Company Law: a Critique
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Company law plays a critical role in promoting commerce, industry, and other socioeconomic activities in a country. Apart from being a key driver for attracting investments in a country, it also provides a mechanism for ... -
Promoting Land Rights In Africa: How Do NGOs Make A Difference?
(University of Nairobi, 2002)After the first multi-party elections in 1994 and Frelimo’s victory, the government’s Five Year Plan (1995-1999) included land legislation. The Ministerial Council approved the National Land Policy and an implementation ... -
Building an Open Society: the Politics of Transition in Kenya (Nairobi: Clairpress, 2002)
(University of Nairobi, 2002)Cohen CR, Gichui J, Rukaria R, Sinei SS, Gaur LK, Brunham RC. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Box 356460, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. crcohen@u.washington.edu OBJECTIVE: To understand ... -
Recognizing the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Kenya's New Constitutional Order: the Case of the Ogiek (Forthcoming Publication.)
(University of Nairobi, 2002)Cohen CR, Gichui J, Rukaria R, Sinei SS, Gaur LK, Brunham RC. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Box 356460, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. crcohen@u.washington.edu OBJECTIVE: To understand ... -
The Gender Question in Judicial Reforms: Access to Justice for all as the Challenge Kenyan Must Rise up to" Paper Written for the Kenya Chapter of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ-Kenya)'s Judicial Reforms Project.
(University of Nairobi, 2003)Cohen CR, Gichui J, Rukaria R, Sinei SS, Gaur LK, Brunham RC. Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington, Box 356460, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. crcohen@u.washington.edu OBJECTIVE: To understand ...