Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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FACTORS HINDERING PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT PREVENTION AND PEACE BUILDING; A CASE STUDY OF KENYA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2011)Despite the fact that women have often been on the frontlines of urging the end to conflict and providing the support that allows their families and communities to survive, they have mostly remained on the periphery of ... -
Federalism and Ethnic Conflicts; A Comparative study of the Federal system in Germany and Nigeria.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2011)The purpose of the study was to compare federalism in Nigeria and in Germany with an aim of establishing how multi-ethnicity affects a federal system. There is also no agreement among scholars on a consistent relationship ... -
ETHNICITY AND NATIONAL SECURITY; SOUTH SUDAN 2011-2017
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2018)The international community praised Sudan for a peaceful referendum, which led to the independence of South Sudan. This was especially due to the promise by Khartoum (Sudan), even before and after the referendum, to adhere ... -
EXAMINATION OF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL FACTORS INFLUENCING ELECTORAL VIOLENCE IN KENYA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2019)Recent elections in various countries to the count of Afghanistan, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Nigeria, Guatemala and Thailand have been marred by politically motivated violence and grave human rights abuses. Electoral violence ... -
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN COUNTER - TERRORISM; A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF KENYAN EXPERIENCE
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2020)This study provided an analysis of ethical considerations in counter-terrorism by critically examining Kenya’s experience. The research identified three objectives namely; to assess the place of ethical issues in ... -
EMERGENCE OF CROSS-BORDER MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES AND IMPACT ON DISASTER RESPONSE; A CASE STUDY OF KENYA AND ETHIOPIA BORDERS
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2017)Disasters have been on the increase in the world, now more than ever before, with developing countries facing the most brunt. This study reviews the impact of cross-border management initiatives on disaster response. The ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Transitional Justice Institutions In Africa.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2011)Africa has been home to several protracted conflicts and still entertains the bloodiest of them all. African states have also been very vibrant in seeking new and relevant ways of dealing with such conflicts to bring about ... -
Effects of Disarmament on Human Security in Baringo County, Kenya (1990-2010)
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2019)The Kenya Government has undertaken disarmament initiatives in pastoralist areas of the country such as Baringo County where possession of illegal arms poses significant socio¬ economic and human security risks. However, ... -
ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY AND KENYA’S NATIONAL INTEREST (1963-2015)
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2017)This study assesses the influence of economic diplomacy on Kenya’s national interest since independence. It uses library method and relies on data from official policy documents and questionnaire interviews to assess how ... -
DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION (DDR) PRACTICES PEACE OPERATIONS IN THE EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2012)Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) programs during the 1980s come up to manage war to peace transitions. Initially, DDR consisted of a set of activities, interventions and operations carried out primarily ... -
DETERMINANTS AND CONSEQUENCES OF GENDER BASED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AMONG INTIMATE PARTNERS A CASE OF NYAMIRA COUNTY
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2018)Domestic violence is widely prevalent in Kenya and cuts across ethnic boundaries, class, and level of education, income and age. It takes place and exist even where there are strong legal mechanisms. The constitution of ... -
DETERMINANTS OF FOREIGN POLICY FORMULATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; A CASE OF KENYA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2015)Many African countries have been unable to build up any firm tradition or established pattern of interests behind their foreign policy. African states’ foreign policies are influenced mainly by the global political economy. ... -
Critical Analysis of the Persistence of Human Rights Violations in South Sudan (1989-2005)
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2008)Sudan is the largest African country neighboring nine countries. Its expanse implies that any conflict within the Sudan is likely to have contagion effect on its nine neighboring countries. The Sudan is a multiracial, ... -
COUNTERING TERRORISM THROUGH ICT USAGE; A CASE OF KENYA, 1998 - 2013
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2015)Terrorism has long been associated with unprecedented, sustained and continued violent attacks, loss of lives and destruction of property. The actions and activities of terrorists’ impact on safety and security of the ... -
COUNTERING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM THROUGH NATIONAL POLICING; A CASE STUDY OF KENYA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2017)The study examined countering international terrorism through national policing using the case study of Kenya. The study sought to find out whether national policing has reduced and eliminated terrorist activities in Kenya, ... -
COUNTER TERRORISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS NEXUS; THE CASE STUDY OF KENYA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2015)This study explores the counter terrorism and human rights nexus. It analyses the counter terrorism strategies in Kenya and their impacts on human rights. The case study of Kenya, a country in the East African region which ... -
CONSTITUTION-MAKING IN SOMALIA; A CRITICAL ANALYSIS, 1960-2013
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2014)As Okoth Ogendo pointed out a constitution is: A power map upon which the framers may delineate a whole set of concerns ranging all the way from an application of the Hobbesian concept of ‘the covenant,’ to an authoritative ... -
Implementation of Urban Development Plans in Kenya: Gaps and Needs of Implementing the Nairobi Integrated Urban Master Plan (Niuplan)
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Although urbanization can be a huge catalyst of urban development, it is oftentimes associated with various challenges such as informal settlements, inadequate services, unemployment, congestion and environmental ... -
Micturition Related Quality of Life in Substitutional Urethroplasties and Its Determinants as Seen in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Introduction: Urethral strictures are a common occurrence in Kenya. Substitution urethroplasty is considered for patients with long strictures. Long term outcomes of patients treated for urethral stricture with substitution ... -
Contribution of Land Tenure to Provision of Urban Service Facilities: a Case of Nyeri Town Residential Neighbourhoods
(University of Nairobi, 2024)The world is urbanizing. Although urbanization is perceived to bring opportunity and a better, more prosperous life, today, this is no longer true for many urban dwellers in the global south. This situation is explicated ...
