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Gender considerations in constitution-making
(International Environmental Law Research Centre, 2003)
Assessing Intracultural Variability Statistically Using Data on Malaria Perceptions in Gusii, Kenya
(2002-05)
The author illustrates how qualitative data from open-ended interviews, pile sorts, and triad sorts can be used to test quantitatively for intracultural variation in norms. Specifically, the author tests whether Gusii men ...
A study of risk factors for intestinal helminth infections using epidemiological and anthropological approaches
(2001-10)
This study, conducted in Kisumu District, Kenya, identified important risk factors for infection with intestinal helminths using traditional epidemiological methods. This was combined with a rapid assessment study using ...
Searching for New Opportunities from the International Space Station, and Using Them in Eastern Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
Universal acceptance of new opportunities from the International Space Station depends upon the meanings that such new opportunities have for members of the global family. While some members in the family are able to connect ...
Savanna ecosystems and origins of modern human behaviour.
(University of Nairobi, 2005)
Biotic and abiotic factors interact to influence plant and animal community structures, which in turn, influence human subsistence, land use, mobility, population density, territorial organization and social structure. ...
Public Accountability Ideals in Kenya and Realities in Public Service Delivery
(2013-04-18)
The post-1990 wave of democratization and public sector reforms brought the concept of public accountability into the limelight. Prior to this, most countries in Africa had poor records of public accountability. Since the ...
Recycling of wastes as a strategy for environmental conservation in the Lake Victoria Basin: The case of women groups in Kisumu, Kenya
(2008-10)
This paper examines the roles, opportunities and challenges that women groups in Kisumu City face as
they recycle polythene papers and water hyacinth plant materials to make various saleable products
such as bags, mats ...
Constitutional implementation in Kenya, 2010-2015: Challenges and prospects
(2011-10)
Deep seated interests pose three types of threats or challenges to the implementation of the Constitution
of Kenya 2010. These interests seek to retain the status quo, reverse the gains, or manipulate the content,
direction ...
A Personal Overview−Central and East Africa
(2005)
Ever since Professor G.D. Killam of the University of Guelph edited The
Writings of East and Central Africa (1984),and the conferences that lead
to the changes in the English syllabi of Secondary Schools, nothing ...