Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Protection of civilians in African peace missions: The case of the African Union Mission in Sudan, Darfur
(2007)This paper discusses various aspects of the African Mission in Darfur (AMIS), and how these affect civilian protection in the embattled region of the Sudan. It spotlights the politics involved in its deployment and ... -
State of the nation: South Africa
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Counter-terrorism in the Horn of Africa: New security frontiers, old Strategies
(2006)The US-led ‘war on terror’ dramatically changed America's security strategy towards Africa. But more fundamentally, it threw the Horn of Africa on the centre stage of global counter-terrorism. A double-edged blade, ... -
Calming the waters: the East African community and conflict over the Nile resources
(2007)Control of the waters of the Nile Basin has long been contested among the ten African riparian states that sit within the wider catchment area. In colonial times, use of the Nile was regulated by treaties promulgated and ... -
Courting genocide: Populism, ethno-nationalism and the informalisation of violence in Kenya's 2008 post-election crisis
(2009)Kenya was already on the precipice long before the disputed 27 December 2007 election, which sparked the cataclysmic post-election violence that brought one of Africa's most promising democracies to the brink of state ... -
Refugee Camps or Cities? The Socio-economic Dynamics of the Dadaab and Kakuma Camps in Northern Kenya
(2000)Many refugee camps last longer than basic transient settlements. Their size, their population density, their layout, their concentration of infrastructures, their socio-occupational profile and the trading activities they ... -
Power to Uhuru’: Youth Identity and Generational Politics in Kenya’s 2002 Elections
(2006)Faced with the challenge of a new, multi-ethnic political coalition, President Daniel arap Moi shifted the axis of the 2002 electoral contest from ethnicity to the politics of generational conflict. The strategy backfired, ... -
Facing Mount Kenya or Facing Mecca? The Mungiki, ethnic violence and the politics of the Moi succession in Kenya, 1987–2002
(2003)Kenya's return to pluralist politics in the early 1990s saw the eruption of political violence that has since laid siege to human rights and democracy. This article discusses the Mungiki movement which, like the Mau Mau ... -
Introduction: Kenya–A democracy in retreat?
(2008)The post-election crisis of January 2008 brought Kenya close to collapse and the status of a failed state. Following the abrupt proclamation of Mwai Kibaki, the incumbent president, as victor in a highly contentious ... -
Combined Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Eucalyptus citriodora and Syzygium aromaticum Essential Oils-Supporting Information
(2014)Background: The increasing proportion of skin infections encountered in general practice represents a substantial level of morbidity. The emergence of multi-drug resistant strains is a formidable threat to the fight against ... -
Prospects for a rapid in vitro regeneration system for propagation of the pesticidal tree Melia volkensii, Gurke.
(1987)An in vitro system for regeneration of Melia volkensii Gurke shoots is described. M. volkensii, a drought-tolerant tree native to East Africa, has under-utilized potential as a source of botanical pesticides. Extracts ... -
Isolation Of Bacteriophage Infecting Haloalkaliphilic Bacteria In Lake Magadi, Kenya
(2013)Samples of water were taken from Lake Magadi, a soda lake in the Rift Valley of Kenya. Bacteriophage lysate was prepared and stored in the dark at -4°C. Bacteria isolated using media for haloalkaliphiles and Aiba and Ogawa ... -
Efficacy of a low-cost agrochemical thidiazuron in induction of regeneration from cotyledons of melia volkensii gurke
(2013)Mass propagation via tissue culture technology could rescue threatened indigenous medicinal, pesticidal and timber plants. However, its application remains underutilized locally due to high costs of tissue culture consumables. ... -
Regional topography of the internal carotid artery
(2015)We studied the extra cranial portion of the internal carotid artery and structures associated with it, which are vulnerable to iatrogenic injury during surgical approach to the neck region in 18 individuals. Distances ... -
An appraisal of rabies occurrence and control in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Background: Rabies is a serious neglected disease which occurs worldwide. In urban areas, the control of the disease is expected to be hampered by several unique constraints. Objective: To appraise the occurrence and ... -
The Prevalence of Ecto and Endoparasites in Pigs in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas of Mwanza City, Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Parasitism is the most serious constraint causing continuous ill-health and lowered productivity in livestock in Tanzania and sub-Saharan Africa as a whole. This study was carried out in urban and peri-urban areas ofMwanza ...