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ASSESSING THE USE OF COMPUTERS TO ENHANCE TEACHING AND LEARNING IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS; A CASE STUDY OF NAIROBI PRIMARY SCHOOL
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2011)Much of the previous research into the computers and internet being used to enhance teaching and learning in primary school’s mechanism has concentrated generally on developed countries. Not much known local study has ... -
Patterns Associated With Theft of Motorcycles in Nandi Central District, Nandi County
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2013)Motorcycle theft is one of the fastest growing forms of motor vehicle theft globally and nationally; however, studies on motorcycle theft are scanty. The study therefore examined patterns associated with theft of motorcycles ... -
Regional Peace Support Initiatives in Capacity Building: Case Study of the International Peace Support Training Centre
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2011)Modern peace support operations are a response to the shift from inter to intra state conflict encompassing complex mandates in volatile, polarized, distressed and dysfunctional environment. Additionally, the new mandates ... -
INTERSECTION BETWEEN HUMAN SECURITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN KENYA'S FOREIGN POLICY
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2015)Modem health matters touch on many issues of national security and socio-economic interest and embody the tensions between national sovereignty and global collective action, and therefore new skills are needed to negotiate ... -
MILITARY INTERVENTION CONFLICTS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA;CASE STUDY OF MT.ELEGON
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2013)Military interventions by both national and international (Third party intervention) forces in internal conflicts has been in existence for a long time. The practice has increased significantly following the end of the ... -
THE IMPACT OF MILITARY INTERVENTION IN FAILED STATES; A CASE STUDY OF SOMALIA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2018)Military intervention in failed states remains a contentious issue in Africa just like elsewhere. Chronic insecurity in Somalia caused by inter-clan conflicts diverts the attention of international and regional bodies from ... -
The impact of maritime piracy on World Food Programme (WFP) aid operations in Somalia, 2007-2009
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2011)Maritime piracy in Somalia flourished due to political tunnoi1 and the strategic location at the Horn of Africa. In early 1990s, ships sailing near Somalia have been attacked by pirates and thereafter, the intensity has ... -
THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN ARMED CONFLICT; A CASE STUDY OF CATTLE RUSTLING IN TURKANA, 2005-2010
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2016)Many pastoralist communities around the globe are experiencing conflicts. This study was undertaken in the Turkana region, Kenya where armed conflicts have been persistent for generations. Although studies have been carried ... -
THE ROLE OF EXTERNAL ACTORS IN AFRICA'S INTERNAL CONFLICTS; THE CASE OF SUDAN CONFLICT (1983-2004)
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2009)Many countries in Africa have experienced internal conflicts some of which have undermined their viability or existence as states. Whereas the causes of these conflicts are to be found within the inherent weaknesses 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. ... -
MANAGING DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION OF EX¬ COMBATANTS IN AFRICA; A CASE STUDY OF BURUNDI
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2017)Managing Disarmament, Demobilization and Reinsertion of Ex-Combatants at the term of an armed conflict reveals itself to be an imperative step to a strong process in peace rebuilding of a society tom by an internal war. ... -
Environmental diplomacy as a green economy for Kenya; the impact of climate change on agriculture, 1963-2012
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2012)Kenya's agricultural sector employs over 75 percent of the workforce, directly and indirectly accounts for approximately 51 percent of Kenya's Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and has the capacity for significant growth - if ... -
MARITIME SECURITY AND RESOURCE EXPLOITATION; THE ROLE FOR INTER AGENCY COORDINATION
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2016)Kenya’s maritime zones are estimated at 230,000Km2 which is approximately 40 percent of the country’s total landmass. This area is referred to as the maritime domain and plays a vital role in Kenya’s economic development. ... -
THE POLITICS OF STABILISATION; KENYA'S POLICY POSTURE IN EASTERN AFRICA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 1979)Kenya is one of the six countries which make up the Eastern African region. The other states are Ethiopia, Somalia, the Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Because of their common border with Tanzania and Uganda, Burundi, Ruanda ... -
CONTENT ANALYSIS OF THE COVERAGE OF PREMIERSHIP ISSUE AS DEBATED IN THE KENYA NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCE IN 2003 BY FOUR NEWSPAPERS
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2013)Kenya having been colonized by Britain, was under a monarchical government prior to independence. When Kenya attained self-rule in June^1963, the office of Prime minister (PM) was established but the monarch still reigned. ... -
The influence of executive-legislature Relations on Legislative Oversight in Kenya, 2008-2013
(2019)Kenya has witnessed evolution in the Executive-Legislature relations starting from independence. Re-introduction of multi-party politics in 1990 witnessed an increasingly assertive and strong legislature ready to effectively ... -
KENYA’S ROLE IN REGIONAL PEACE AND STABILITY; CASE STUDY OF SUDAN
(2015)Kenya has frequently participated in conflict resolution in Eastern Africa. The peace process ended after the signing of Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that proposed a two-state solution through which the Republic of ... -
PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND NATION BRANDING; A CASE STUDY OF KENYA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2015)Kenya had been a peaceful country and a tourist hub until August 1998 when the United States of America embassy was hit by terrorist killing about two hundred and fifty (250) people and the subsequent terror attacks on ... -
THE IMPACT OF THE FAMILY SETTING ON JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 1984)Juvenile delinquency has been defined by many theorists in different ways. In the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (1958) juvenile delinquency is defined as the behavior on the part of children which may, ... -
.Political and economic factors as determinants on Inter State- Relations: a case study of Kenya and Tanzania, 1964-1988
(1997)It was the changing relations between Kenya and Tanzania over the years that stimulated this research. The former members of the East African Community had formed ideal partners, having shared colonial background. common ...