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Frolova, N. S. "Anglophone Poetry in Kenya at the Turn of the Century: Past Experience and Artistic Transformation." Nauchnyi dialog, no. 2 (March 3, 2021): 259–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.24224/2227-1295-2021-2-259-275.
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The main trends in the development of the English-language poetry of Kenya at the turn of the XX—XXI centuries are considered. The main material is a collection of poems by Kenyan poets, first published in the early 2000s. Particular attention is paid to the ideological and artistic transformation in the work of the young generation of Kenyan poets of the key directions in the development of Kenyan English-language poetry, which developed in the first half of the XX century. The novelty of the research lies in the conclusion about the continuity of the experience of the older generation poets by the English-speaking Kenyan poets, which is expressed in the development of two key directions of the development of Kenyan English-language poetry: socio-political and philosophical-lyric. At the same time, a fundamental change in the artistic method and style transformation is noted in the work of the new generation of Kenyan authors: unlike their predecessors, young Kenyan poets are increasingly gravitating towards the use of rhyme, expressed allegory and imagery, and also adopting previously untested techniques, for example, the use of elements of youth subculture. New material has been brought in, many names are first introduced into the everyday life of domestic and world African studies.
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A. M., Karugu. "Rights of Children in the Kenyan Primary School Curriculum." Msingi Journal 1, no. 1 (2018): 241–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.33886/mj.v1i1.75.
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Kenyans today are very conscious and assertive of their rights. They ensured that basic human rights are enshrined in the new Constitution of Kenya 2010 that they passed. Despite all these, it is relevant to question how knowledge about human rights is transmitted and acquired by young Kenyans. We carried out a study in an attempt to provide an answer to this question. Using content analysis method we examined the rights of children as discussed in various social studies text books that are currently used in Kenyan primary schools. The objective was to identify rights of the children, interrogate them as well, as compare and contrast how various authors/publishers have presented them. In addition, the same method was used to identify and document incidents of violation of children rights as reported in the Daily Nation. The major finding of this study is that the social studies curriculum in primary schools as presented in the books that we examined adequately exposes young Kenyans to their rights and related issues. Pupils who suc-cessfully complete primary school course can be viewed to be knowledgeable and aware of their rights. Examining the reported incidents in the Daily Nation however showed that there is still a societal problem in protecting children from abuse. Children are vulnerable and defenseless. Generally, they are not capable of asserting their rights. This is evident, especially, in situations where violators of children rights are people close to them such as parents, guardians and teachers.
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Moraa, Terry, and George Gor. "The nexus between the best interests of the child and detention of children in conflict with the law." Kabarak Journal of Law and Ethics 7 (May 1, 2024): 25–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.58216/kjle.v7i1.444.
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The principle of the best interests of the child is a universally recognised norm of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). While there is no consensus on the definition of this principle, various soft law documents, academic literature, and judgments demonstrate its centrality in both private and public spheres. The Children Act of 2022 provides a detailed articulation of this principle, facilitating its application in the Kenyan context. This paper examines the Kenyan and international legal and normative framework on the detention of children in the child justice system. It explores the nexus between the detention of children in conflict with the law and the principle of the best interests of the child. The authors contend that the detention of children in conflict with the law should be guided by the principle of the best interests of the child, as enshrined in Article 53(2) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and international law. It reaffirms the position, adopted by courts of law, that there should be a limit to the institutionalisation of children in Kenya. The authors further advocate diversionary measures to judicial proceedings, such as family group conferencing, as suitable options.
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Nzinga, Jacinta, Gerry McGivern, and Mike English. "Hybrid clinical-managers in Kenyan hospitals." Journal of Health Organization and Management 33, no. 2 (2019): 173–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jhom-08-2017-0203.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the way “hybrid” clinical managers in Kenyan public hospitals interpret and enact hybrid clinical managerial roles in complex healthcare settings affected by professional, managerial and practical norms.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a case study of two Kenyan district hospitals, involving repeated interviews with eight mid-level clinical managers complemented by interviews with 51 frontline workers and 6 senior managers, and 480 h of ethnographic field observations. The authors analysed and theorised data by combining inductive and deductive approaches in an iterative cycle.FindingsKenyan hybrid clinical managers were unprepared for managerial roles and mostly reluctant to do them. Therefore, hybrids’ understandings and enactment of their roles was determined by strong professional norms, official hospital management norms (perceived to be dysfunctional and unsupportive) and local practical norms developed in response to this context. To navigate the tensions between managerial and clinical roles in the absence of management skills and effective structures, hybrids drew meaning from clinical roles, navigating tensions using prevailing routines and unofficial practical norms.Practical implicationsUnderstanding hybrids’ interpretation and enactment of their roles is shaped by context and social norms and this is vital in determining the future development of health system’s leadership and governance. Thus, healthcare reforms or efforts aimed towards increasing compliance of public servants have little influence on behaviour of key actors because they fail to address or acknowledge the norms affecting behaviours in practice. The authors suggest that a key skill for clinical managers in managers in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) is learning how to read, navigate and when opportune use local practical norms to improve service delivery when possible and to help them operate in these new roles.Originality/valueThe authors believe that this paper is the first to empirically examine and discuss hybrid clinical healthcare in the LMICs context. The authors make a novel theoretical contribution by describing the important role of practical norms in LMIC healthcare contexts, alongside managerial and professional norms, and ways in which these provide hybrids with considerable agency which has not been previously discussed in the relevant literature.
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Brand, Nathan R., Mishka K. Cira, Eunice W. Gathitu, Kalina Duncan, and Alfred K. Karagu. "Creation of Minimum Requirements Guidelines for Cancer Centers in Kenya." Journal of Global Oncology 3, no. 2_suppl (2017): 13s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.2017.009357.
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Abstract 39 Background: Cancer is a leading cause of mortality worldwide and accounts for nearly 8.5 million deaths—more than malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV combined. In Kenya, the majority of cancer care is provided at two national referral hospitals, but there is growing interest by various counties in managing patients with cancer locally. However, there are currently no national standards to describe the minimum requirements for a health facility that wishes to offer cancer management services. Beginning in 2015, the US National Cancer Institute’s Center for Global Health (CGH) has assisted the Kenyan Ministry of Health (MoH) and the Kenyan National Cancer Institute (NCl-K) in creating national guidelines for minimum requirements for facilities that wish to offer cancer services in Kenya. With this work, we report the MoH and NCI-K minimum requirements in infrastructure, equipment, and human resources needed for facilities that offer cancer services in Kenya. Methods: Technical experts who work with patients with cancer in Kenya were approached to create specific sections of the document. MoH, NCI-K, and CGH collated the various drafts, and CGH connected experts from the US National Cancer Institute community with stakeholders in Kenya to provide insight into specific fields. A final draft document was redistributed to all participants before a stakeholder meeting held in early 2017, during which the document was finalized. Results: Finalization of an MoH and NCI-K document that dictates the minimum requirements for health care facilities that wish to offer cancer services to their patients. Conclusion: After publication, the guidelines will be distributed to health facilities, and monitoring and evaluation will be completed by NCI-K to ensure that guidelines are being followed and updated as needed. AUTHORS' DISCLOSURES OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST No COIs from the authors.
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Tuwey, Joel Kiplagat, and Daniel Kipkirong Tarus. "Does CEO power moderate the relationship between board leadership and strategy involvement in private firms? Evidence from Kenya." Corporate Governance: The International Journal of Business in Society 16, no. 5 (2016): 906–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cg-01-2016-0010.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine how board leadership affects the board strategic involvement in private firms in Kenya and how CEO power moderates this relationship. Design/methodology/approach The authors used a Kenyan data set to investigate what makes boards in private firms get involved in strategy. Survey data derived from a sample of 186 CEOs of private firms were used, and the hypotheses were tested using moderated regression analysis. Findings The results indicate that board members’ knowledge, board chairman’s leadership efficacy, board members’ personal motivation and board members’ background all have a positive and significant effect on board strategy involvement. The authors also found that CEO power moderates the relationship between board leadership and strategy involvement. The study concludes that when the CEO wields immense power, the board tends to become passive and to submit to the direction of the CEO. Originality/value The study adds value to the understanding of the effect of the board leadership on strategic involvement in private firms and how CEO power influences this relationship, particularly in a developing country like Kenya.
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Brand, Samuel P. C., John Ojal, Rabia Aziza, et al. "COVID-19 transmission dynamics underlying epidemic waves in Kenya." Science 374, no. 6570 (2021): 989–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abk0414.
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SARS-CoV-2: To have or to have not In June 2021, official records in Kenya showed fewer than 4000 confirmed deaths and 180,000 confirmed cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). These data tend to reflect the economically advantaged strata of society who can afford smartphones and have access to medical attention and tests. Brand et al . developed an epidemiological model to estimate the impact of the pandemic in Kenya, the population of which was split into two socioeconomic strata. The authors predicted that 75% of the Kenyan population (about 39 million people) had been exposed to the virus by June 2021. If a fourth wave of infection is observed in the future, it would likely be driven by a variant with enhanced transmissibility or natural immune escape. —CA
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Okumu, Charles Onjumi, and Anthony Fee. "Understanding the impacts of Chinese business activity in Kenya from the perspective of locals." critical perspectives on international business 15, no. 4 (2019): 361–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/cpoib-06-2019-0037.
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Purpose The authors report a field study examining the perceptions of Kenyan host-country stakeholders toward activities of Chinese businesses in their country, and the consequences of this on the legitimacy that they bestow on pertinent entities. Design/methodology/approach Interviews and observations across an eight-week period of field research revealed generally negative attitudes toward Chinese businesses, with issues pertinent to moral legitimacy prominent, notably, perceptions of corrupt practices, environmental neglect and profit expatriation. Findings The authors also find evidence that these negative attitudes spilled over to contaminate Kenyans’ perceptions of their own government, which respondents associated closely with the activities of Chinese entities. Originality/value The authors extend understanding of legitimacy theory and the implications of foreign business activity by highlighting that businesses may be mistaken to believe that their international business activities are politically neutral, and while host governments may believe that the economic benefits arising from attracting foreign business activity can buttress their legitimacy, the perceived activities of these businesses, in the absence of supporting institutional frameworks, may render this counterproductive.
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Otieno, W. A., M. O. Odindo, and D. M. Sabwa. "Occurrence of Coelomomyces indicus, a fungal pathogen of malaria mosquito vector, Anopheles gambiae complex along the Kenya coast." Insect Science and Its Application 6, no. 2 (1985): 199–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1742758400006639.
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AbstractA survey of the natural enemies of the main malaria vector in Kenya, Anopheles gambiae Giles, revealed the occurrence of a fungal pathogen in field populations of mosquito larvae. Light and scanning electron microscopy was used in the examination of sporangia of the fungus in determining its identity as Coelomomyces indicus Iyengar (Order: Blastocladiales; Family: Coelomomycetaceae). The resting sporangia were found in the thoracic and abdominal cavities of the larvae. A mortality of 63% or higher was found to occur among the larvae of A. gambiae in a two season observation along the Kenyan coast. The authors stress the need for more intensified ecological and laboratory studies aimed at developing C. indicus as a biocontrol agent.
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Onyebadi, Uche, and Tayo Oyedeji. "Newspaper coverage of post political election violence in Africa: an assessment of the Kenyan example." Media, War & Conflict 4, no. 3 (2011): 215–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1750635211420768.
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The media in Africa are often indicted for being partly responsible for the conflicts and tensions in the continent, and the role of the radio in escalating the 1994 genocide in Rwanda is frequently cited in support of this indictment. This article examines newspaper reports of the post 2007 presidential election violence in Kenya and finds a contrast to the Rwandan ‘model’. Although the newspapers analysed did not provide any forewarning about the impending crisis, they relentlessly published news stories and house editorials that addressed peace-building in the country. The authors suggest that the Kenyan example raises two main issues: (a) the media can play functional roles in de-escalating conflicts in Africa; and (b) reporters should be society’s moral witnesses, not ‘objective’ bystanders, who watch and report on the collapse of humanity.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Kenyan Authors"
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Mdaka, Sibizwa Solomzi. "A comparative study of ideology and aesthetics in the novels of selected South African isiXhosa-language writers and Kenyan African authors in English." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11033.
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Includes bibliography.<br>Although scholars such as Gerard (1981) and Perera (1991) have long been advocating the creation and adoption of a comparative methodology for the study of African literature, little scholarly effort has thus far been exerted to establish such a methodology. This study aims to make a small contribution in this direction by elaborating an appropriate comparative method and demonstrating its efficacy by applying it in the comparative assessment of ideology and aesthetics in South African isiXhosa-language novels and Kenyan African novels in English. The authors chosen for this purpose are Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Meja Mwangi from Kenya, and A.C. Jordan, P.T. Mtuze and R Siyongwana from South Africa. The methodology is grounded in the materialist ideological analysis of the Marxist theorist Frederic Jameson. It incorporates a strong emphasis on characterisation and rhetoric, drawing on Classical European and African oral tradition. In eschewing altogether the modernist and postmodernist European literary paradigms, it seeks to synthesize a critical approach consonant with certain core principles of African culture, including a respect for the heroic idiom and a firm belief in the ethical and socially instructive value of art.
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Pugliese, Cristiana. "Author, publisher and Gikuyu nationalist : the life and writings of Gakaara wa Wanjau." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 1992. http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/28460/.
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The dissertation presents the life and writings of a major and the most prolific writer and publisher in Gikuyu, Gakaara wa Wanjau, whose activity has never ceased in the last fifty years. The thesis is structured in two parts with appendices; Part One, "Gakaara and the History of Kenya" sketches a historical background to the activities of Gakaara from his childhood days at Tumutumu Church of Scotland mission station to the early nineties. It also outlines the early studies of the Gikuyu language and traditions and early writings in Gikuyu by other Gikuyu authors. Part Two, "Gakaara and His Writings", introduces Gakaara's linguistic and orthographic concerns. It also analyses his primers and his pamphlet on English linguistic interferences in Gikuyu. It examines the impact of the Bible on Gakaara in his formative years and the vernacular press which flourished in the forties; it assesses the influence of the short story correspondence course he received from Britain, while in detention, in the early fifties. Part Two goes on to examine the nature and structure of Gakaara's fictional writings. It singles out their most relevant stylistic features and suggests a possible framework which can be applied to Gakaara's narratives. It -3- also focuses on the presentation of characters and on those "human types" which recur most often in his works. The dissertation also includes three appendices: an extensive interview with Gakaara, English translations of selected writings by Gakaara and a bibliography of Gikuyu studies.
Books on the topic "Kenyan Authors"
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Pugliese, Cristiana. Author, publisher and Gīkūyū nationalist: The life and writings of Gakaara wa Wanjaū. Eckhard Breitinger, Bayreuth University, in cooperation with Institut français de recherche en Afrique, 1995.
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Thiongʼo, Ngũgĩ wa. Ngugi wa Thiong'o speaks: Interviews with the Kenyan writer. Africa World Press, 2005.
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Thiongʼo, Ngũgĩ wa. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o speaks: Interviews with the Kenyan writer. Africa World Press, 2006.
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Thiongʼo, Ngũgĩ wa. Ngugi wa Thiong'o speaks: Interviews with the Kenyan writer. Africa World Press, 2006.
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Ambani, Hillary Lisimba. The boy with shoes: A Kenyan childhood. Mystery Publishers Limited, 2019.
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Kenya), Goethe-Institut (Nairobi, ed. Fresh paint: Literary vignettes. Contact Zones NRB, 2011.
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Asenath, Odaga, ed. Why the hyena has a crooked neck and other stories: Anthology of short stories by Kenyan grassroots women writers & story tellers. Kenya Women Literature Group, 1993.
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Mweseli, Monica Nalyaka Wanambisi. Marginalization of Kenyan women literary writers: Final research report. s.n., 1996.
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Walibora, Ken. Narrating prison experience: Human rights, self, society, and political incarceration in Africa. Common Ground, 2013.
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Seel, Laura, and Nico Nassenstein. "Chapter 13. “Show your feelings!”." In Culture and Language Use. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/clu.23.13see.
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This contribution analyzes the encoding of emotions in Chiraphai (Rabai), a Midzichenda language from the Kenyan coast. In the focus, especially, are matters of a rather discrete display of one’s feelings vs. open invitations to “show what you feel”, discussing core emotions in the language and also including concepts of feeling shame (kona haya) or witnessing shameful behavior. Herein, the authors specifically investigate body part metaphors that play a role in the expression of emotional language; they include an analysis of color terms that incorporate a specific emotional connotation. Finally, grammatical means of encoding emotions are taken into consideration in this first anthropological linguistic analysis of the language.
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Srinivas, Smita. "Cupboard Full, Cupboard Empty: The Industrial Building Blocks of Covid-19 and Cancer Systems." In Cancer Care in Pandemic Times: Building Inclusive Local Health Security in Africa and India. Springer International Publishing, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44123-3_6.
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AbstractIndustrial organization is central to cancer care and local health security. This chapter shows why that is so, starting from the experiences of the author of working across health/industrial boundaries under pressure during the pandemic in India. India has a much stronger local industrial base and innovative capabilities than Kenya or Tanzania, yet it struggles to build on that advantage to improve access to timely cancer care for its population. The chapter’s framing challenges the reader to grasp the complexity of responsibility in designing viable policy to address the linkages and gaps between the industrial sector and the health system that uses the products.
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Lopes, Ana Paula. "Technology Serving Justice." In Springer Proceedings in Political Science and International Relations. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18161-0_12.
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AbstractIn face-to-face interactions, people are constantly providing information through their body movements (Kendon in Body language communication: An international handbook on multimodality in human interaction, pp. 7–27, 2013). Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter Mouton.), in which gestures are included. These kinetic movements transmit two-thirds of what we communicate (Aghayeva in Khazar J Human Soc Sc 53–62, 2011), and ignoring them means disregarding the complexity of the human communication system (Jones and LeBaron in J Commun 52:499–521, 2002). When communicating, humans create signs, and “these signs are made with very many different means (…). They are the expression of the interest of socially formed individuals who, with these signs, realize (…) their meanings” (Kress in Multimodality: A social semiotic approach to contemporary communication. Routledge, p. 10 [2010]). And the way people understand what others mean to transmit can deeply vary. These different interpretations may originate from each person’s experience, prejudice, values, and expectations in life. Therefore, the probability of misunderstanding is vast. In the specific context of a forensic interaction, problems of communication misunderstandings can have serious consequences in a suspect’s or in a defendant’s life. Globally, body movements are not thoroughly considered when it comes to understanding what a suspect or a defendant really wants to declare. However, on some occasions, the correct interpretation of a kinetic movement could contribute to a fairer judicial decision. Through a consistent micro-analysis of interactions, it is possible to create meaning from body movements. The micro-analysis developed by the author showed that body movements can transmit information that had not been verbally uttered. That information has shown to be of great importance in the context of judicial process analysis.
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Kisirkoi, Florence, and Michelle D. Cude. "Response to Education Setback in Kenya Through Indigenous African Teaching Approaches and Resources." In Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design. IGI Global, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9561-9.ch016.
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This study traces the methods of indigenous pedagogy alongside the development of formal education in Kenya. By showing indigenous education was successfully training generations of youth to assume their roles in society through active, participatory methods, the authors establish that the 21st century learner-centred teaching approaches are not a new concept introduced by Western pedagogues. Instead, they have roots in indigenous practices which were squeezed out by Western colonialism. To give context for understanding the current problems in Kenyan education, this chapter surveys the literature of Kenyan educational development. Then, the authors present a qualitative research study of the effectiveness of an in-service professional development model focusing on teachers in three counties in Kenya. This study established that open educational resources could be used in quality professional development to support teachers to adopt learner-centred pedagogy that reflects the indigenous African learning practices and addresses the dynamic 21st century learning needs.
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Rombo, Dorothy Owino, and Anne Namatsi Lutomia. "Tracing the Rights of Domestic and International Kenyan House Helps." In Handbook of Research on Women's Issues and Rights in the Developing World. IGI Global, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3018-3.ch001.
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This chapter traces a history of domestic workers both within, and to a lesser degree without, Kenya. Reading from international policy platforms—including the United Nations and various international non-governmental organizations—as well as academic research, Kenyan government policy documents, and online sources like blogs and periodicals that reveal this history and frame content addressing domestic workers, the authors develop an image of the situation of domestic work in Kenya. We identified missing protections of rights and made other policy recommendations in light of that situation. Using intersectionality to disclose how the different identities of gender, class, socioeconomic status, and ethnic identification (socially imposed or individually emphasized) of domestic workers in Kenya simultaneously clash and collude, workers nonetheless remain embedded within layers of marginalization that make the very circumstance of their work more challenging for upholding the human rights of these employees. By calling attention to the destiny of migrant domestic workers in comparison to local Kenyan domestics and linking to the present international push to protect migrant domestic workers, then, not only discloses but also hints at how the needs and interests of domestic Kenyan workers may be better met, respected, and protected. It suggests future work as well aimed at prompting an acknowledgment of, and policy changes with respect to, the basic human rights of other subaltern populations.
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Pattison, Susan, Terry Hanley, and Aaron Sefi. "Online Counselling for Children and Young People." In Online Guidance and Counseling. IGI Global, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-204-4.ch010.
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The central thesis of this chapter has three main components. Initially, the authors propose that online counselling can be of benefit to Kenyan children and young people in providing access to psychological help and support. Furthermore, specific technological support can be developed to provide opportunities for Kenyan children and young people to derive the same benefits as those in countries in which youth online counselling has already become established. Secondly, the authors outline how online counselling has the potential to address four of the eight United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Finally, the chapter reflects on how technology to support online counselling for use with Kenyan children and young people needs to develop so that it can be utilized to meet its full potential. In particular, appropriate technological advances need to occur to enable those in remote areas to benefit, thus providing the infrastructure for online counselling to become a realistic means of supporting Kenyan children and young people.
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Bitrus-Ojiambo, Ukaiko A., and Muthoni E. King'ori. "Media and Child Rights in Africa." In Advances in Media, Entertainment, and the Arts. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-0329-4.ch007.
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This chapter describes Kenyan media narratives and portrayals of children and their rights. The chapter examines how Kenyan media frame child rights stories. Through qualitative content analysis of child stories in selected Kenyan media platforms, the authors interrogated what these narratives tell us about how children and their rights are viewed and the implications of the media frames used. Findings showed that child rights stories are yet to receive the comprehensive coverage needed. The findings further indicated that Kenyan media framed the child in stereotypical and patriarchal ways with the voice of the child most times left out. In addition, many of the stories analysed were found to lack depth, context, and link to child rights. Some of the challenges that hamper effective media coverage include inadequate training on child rights reporting, lack of media desks tackling children stories, and insufficient knowledge on child rights.
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Leman, Peter. "Between Formal and Infinite Time: Labor Law and Revolutionary Futures in Kenyan Popular Performance." In Singing the Law. Liverpool University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/liverpool/9781789621136.003.0004.
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Chapter two examines Kenyan orature and revolutionary performance in relationship to the history of colonial labour law, which became increasingly oppressive through emergency regulations. Among the most important responses to this history is that offered by novelist, activist, and playwright Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. Recognizing that the state and the oral artist are “rivals” in articulating and disseminating the law and, further, that orature played “the most important role” in anti-colonial struggles, Ngũgĩ draws heavily on Kikuyu and other Kenyan oral traditions in addressing the history of exceptionalized labour law and its lasting effects in the postcolonial period. Through workers’ songs, revolutionary hymns, proverbs, and myths, Ngũgĩ’s theatre draws on the performative force of oral jurisprudence to challenge the temporal foundations of colonial labour law and also explore alternative models of democratic work that embody a vision of Kenya’s future. Specifically, I argue that through oratorical strategies (including formal open-endedness) in The Trial of Dedan Kimathi (1976) and “Mother, Sing for Me” (1983), Ngũgĩ and his co-authors “[break] the barrier between formal and infinite time,” constellating (in the Benjaminian sense) past moments of revolution with both the present and possible revolutionary futures.
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Lutomia, Anne Namatsi, Brenda Nyandiko Sanya, and Dorothy Owino Rombo. "Examining and contextualising Kenya’s Maendeleo ya Wanawake Organisation (MYWO) through an African feminist lens." In Women's Emancipation and Civil Society Organisations. Policy Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447324775.003.0015.
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In this chapter, the authors apply African feminist lenses to evaluate the activities of the Maendeleo ya Wanawake Organisation to determine its role in the emancipation of Kenyan women. Maendeleo has gone through difficult periods based on social, cultural, and identity politics within the organisation as well as in response to the shifting national political landscape. However, despite these challenges and contradictions, Maendeleo has been a conduit for elite women to attain political leadership positions, has provided economic assistance to women in some regions, developed a programme for eradicating female genital cutting while sustaining the rite of passage in the eastern province, participated in international conferences and played social and political roles in changing the status of Kenyan women’s rights. Still, the extent to which Maendeleo has achieved emancipation for women is negligible.
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Dimba, Magdalene, Esther Muthoni King'ori, Emily Cherono Sawe, and Maureen Syallow. "Streamlining Blended Learning in Higher Education in Kenya." In Innovative Digital Practices and Globalization in Higher Education. IGI Global, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6339-0.ch005.
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Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face learning was the most popular style of teaching in Kenyan universities. However, some institutions offered technology-focused programs with the Open Distance Electronic Learning (ODeL) program being the most popular. ODeL targeted adult learners unable to attend in-person classes. COVID-19 called for the adoption of innovations that would allow resumption of classes in the midst of the lockdowns. The chapter has three objectives: an examination of the history leading up to the regular use of technology in the classroom, a review of the policies and guidelines developed to guide the implementation of blended learning, and a review of the pedagogical skills and learning outcomes of blended learning environments. The authors used qualitative research design to select policy documents that were developed to streamline blended learning in higher education. In addition, an extensive literature review outlined the history of higher education in Kenya and interrogated how the new learning environments have transformed the higher education sector.
Conference papers on the topic "Kenyan Authors"
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Obara, Sarah Cherere, Mulwa DK, Okoth MW, and Marangu D. "Review of Dietary and Nutritional Interventions Available for Management of Autism Spectrum Disorder Symptoms in Children and Adolescents, Kenya." In 3rd International Nutrition and Dietetics Scientific Conference. KENYA NUTRITIONISTS AND DIETICIANS INSTITUTE, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.57039/jnd-conf-abt-2023-f.s.d.h.l-10.
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Malnutrition and neuro-disability are major public health problems in Africa. There is limited autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research in Kenya and families lack support aetiology is linked to witchcraft and sorcery. Research indicates an increase in ASD prevalence globally and in Africa. In Kenya, 2.2% (0.9 million people) live with some form of disability. Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) suffer from neuro disabilities eliciting: altered sensory processing, restricted interests, and behavioural rigidity, allergies and aversions. Autism spectrum disorders have no cure, management is by use of interventions targeting autistic symptoms such as gastrointestinal disturbances, problem feeding behavior, linguistic development, non-verbal cognitive development, and motor development. The overall objective of this review was: to identify dietary and nutritional interventions available for the management of ASD symptoms in children and adolescents – Kenya. The study employed systematic review as the study design. The study included articles from Cochrane Library, PubMed, PMC, Google scholar, and Free Full databases. These were searched to identify studies published between September 2011 and September 2021. Eighteen articles were included: 12 randomized case-control trials, 3 open-label trials, one 2×2 factorial study, and 2 cross-over trials. The following dietary and nutritional interventions were evaluated: gluten and casein-free diet; ketogenic diets; probiotic supplements; specific carbohydrate diets; polyunsaturated fatty acids; vitamin and mineral supplantation (A, B6, B12, D, magnesium, folic acid); and alternative diets. Results from study indicate that vitamin and mineral supplementation was the most used intervention in management of ASD symptoms. This review established that there are limited or no studies on dietary and nutritional interventions in Kenya. Authors reported improvements in ASD symptoms in individuals receiving dietary and nutritional interventions such vitamin and mineral supplementation. The study findings will help policymakers and implementers to understand the consistency and precision and impact of these interventions. This will improve the safety and efficacy of interventions positively impacting the health and nutrition outcomes of children and adolescents with ASD. More research targeting ASD dietary and Nutritional Interventions is required in Kenya and other resource constrained settings. Keywords: autism spectrum disorder, nutritional intervention, diet therapy, child, adolescent, Kenya.
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Hemberger, David, Dietmar Filsinger, and Hans-Jörg Bauer. "Investigations on Maximum Amplitude Amplification Factor of Real Mistuned Bladed Structures." In ASME Turbo Expo 2012: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2012-68084.
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The production of bladed structures, e.g. turbine and compressor wheels, is a subject of statistical scatter. The blades are designed to be identical but differ due to small manufacturing tolerances. This can be local variance of material properties and geometrical deviations, which is indicated as mistuning of the structure. This article deals with the amplitude amplification factor of bladed structures caused by mistuning of real geometries. Theoretical investigations and also experimental results show, that mistuning of the structure leads to an amplification of blade vibration amplitudes and hence to increased stresses in blades. The existing theoretical considerations by Whitehead from 1966 and Kenyon & Griffin from 2001 are compared with results of blade vibration measurements. For that purpose, measurement results of turbine and compressor wheels from publication in recent years were analyzed. These experimental results stem from measurements with strain gauges as well as tip timing measurements to determine blade vibration amplitudes. In addition to this extended literature survey, the authors also examined results from in-house tip timing measurements of a radial turbine wheel from a vehicular turbocharger. The maximum amplification factor (MAF) and the degree of localization were evaluated. The comparison with the theory by Kenyon & Griffith revealed that the estimated maximum amplification factor was always higher than the values from the analyzed data. The measured MAF were besides one exception of a highly localized vibration form, which does not meet the theory’s assumptions, between 54% and 99.5% of the expected value. In this sense the theory has been proven.
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Mshaï Mwangola, S. "Bury my bones but keep my words." In SOIMA 2015: Unlocking Sound and Image Heritage. International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.18146/soima2015.1.01.
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The author’s experiences preparing and presenting at the 2013 (Nairobi, Kenya) and 2015 (Brussels, Belgium) SOIMA conferences form the basis for this reflection on the work of custodians safeguarding the sound and image heritage of the past. Drawing inspiration from the artistic reflections of acclaimed master poet Ko Awonoor and accomplished writer Yvonne Owuor on death and life viewed through the prism of the dirge singer, the paper explores what it means to be a facilitator bridging the past and the future through the present. Using performance as a catalyst, she identifies three opportunities open to professional archivists seeking to secure the legacy of the past for generations to come: to create within collections conditions for availability, accessibility and adoptability.
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Dias, Rui, and Hortense Santos. "STOCK MARKET EFFICIENCY IN AFRICA: EVIDENCE FROM RANDOM WALK HYPOTHESIS." In Sixth International Scientific-Business Conference LIMEN Leadership, Innovation, Management and Economics: Integrated Politics of Research. Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade, Serbia, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.31410/limen.2020.25.
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This paper aims to test the efficient market hypothesis, in its weak form, in the stock markets of BOTSWANA, EGYPT, KENYA, MOROCCO, NIGERIA and SOUTH AFRICA, in the period from September 2, 2019 to September 2, 2020. In order to achieve this analysis, we intend to find out if: the global pandemic (Covid-19) has decreased the efficiency, in its weak form, of African stock markets? The results therefore support the evidence that the random walk hypothesis is not supported by the financial markets analyzed in this period of global pandemic. The values of variance ratios are lower than the unit, which implies that the yields are autocorrelated in time and, there is reversal to the mean, and no differences were identified between the stock markets analyzed. The authors consider that the results achieved are of interest to investors looking for opportunities for portfolio diversification in these regional stock markets.
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Dias, Rui, Hortense Santos, Paulo Alexandre, Paula Heliodoro, and Cristina Vasco. "RANDOM WALKS AND MARKET EFFICIENCY TESTS: EVIDENCE FOR US AND AFRICAN CAPITAL MARKETS." In 5th International Scientific Conference – EMAN 2021 – Economics and Management: How to Cope With Disrupted Times. Association of Economists and Managers of the Balkans, Belgrade, Serbia, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31410/eman.s.p.2021.17.
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The 2020 Russia-Saudi Oil Price War was an economic war triggered in March 2020 by Saudi Arabia in response to Russia’s refusal to reduce oil production to keep oil prices at a moderate level. This economic conflict resulted in a sharp drop in the price of oil in 2020, as well as crashes in international markets. In the light of these events, our aim was to test the efficient market hypothesis, in its weak form, in the stock markets of Botswana (BSE), Egypt (EGX 100), Kenya (NSE 20), Moroccan All Shares (MASI), Tunisia (Tunindex), and the MARKET of the USA (DOWJONES INDUSTRIALS), in the period of Septem¬ber 2, 2019 to January 11, 2021. The results therefore support the evidence that the random walk hypoth¬esis is not supported by the financial markets analyzed in this period of global pandemic. The values of variance ratios are lower than the unit, which implies that the yields are autocorrelated in time and, there is reversal to the mean. In order to validate the results, we estimate the model αDFA that shows that the stock markets NSE 20 (0.75), TUNINDEX (0.69), MASI (0.63), EGX 100 (0.64), BSE (0.61), DOW JONES (0.58) show autocorrelation in their profitability, that is, these markets show signs of (in) efficiency, in its weak form, persistence in profitability, validating the results of the variance test by Rankings and Wright Signs. In conclusion we can show that the U.S. stock market has more market efficiency when compared to the African stock markets analyzed. The authors consider that the results achieved are of interest to investors looking for opportunities for portfolio diversification in these regional stock markets.
Reports on the topic "Kenyan Authors"
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Boyland, Michael, Heidi Tuhkanen, Jonathan Green, and Karina Barquet. Principles for just and equitable nature-based solutions. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.51414/sei2022.016.
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This discussion brief examines issues that must be addressed to help ensure that the design, governance and implementation of nature-based solutions (NbS) are just and equitable. The authors outline five principles to incorporate in NbS to achieve these goals, and they present a case study from a semi-informal settlement in Kenya that illustrates how such principles can be integrated into very preliminary efforts to set the stage NbS-oriented approaches to address multiple community-level concerns.
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Nyakerario, Ruth, and Naho Mirumachi. Conflict sensitivity and renewable energy: a case study from Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.51414/sei2022.053.
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This report examines the need to consider conflict sensitivity when planning and carrying out renewable energy projects in energy-scarce areas, such as refugee camps. The report uses a case study from Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp to look at the potential for renewable energy projects to lead to conflict or to exacerbate existing tensions. The authors argue that the issue should receive greater consideration in renewable energy project planning and implementation.
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Vet, Cassandra. Diffusion of OECD Transfer Pricing Regulations in Eastern Africa: Agency and Compliance in Governing Profit-Shifting Behaviour. Institute of Development Studies, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/ictd.2023.024.
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Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda introduced transfer pricing regulations into national law in 2006, 2011 and 2020 respectively, and invested in transfer pricing audits to reduce profit shifting by multinational enterprises (MNEs). These countries used the dominant OECD transfer pricing guidelines as a template for reform – the wisdom of this approach is contested. Critical authors stress that Western states largely dominate rule-setting procedures, and that costly transfer pricing enforcement drains the scarce resources of revenue authorities. How can we reconcile the critical perspective in global debates with the roll-out of OECD-type transfer pricing regimes on the ground?
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Lomax, Jake, Matthew Osborne, and Fiona Lambe. Locating the unintended consequences of interventions: a tool for analysing impact inequality in development programming. Stockholm Environment Institute, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.51414/sei2023.011.
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A new tool, LUCI, has been developed as part of the Locacons Project to determine the broader impacts of development interventions. Knowledge of how and where interventions may create unintended consequences is crucial for all sectors; however, in communities with a history of conflict, in particular, unintended impacts of interventions have been shown to be significant contributors to the exacerbation of conflict potential. Estimates show that two-thirds of the world’s poor will live in fragile and conflict-affected states by 2030. The LUCI tool can be useful in many contexts. The authors present an example in this report of how it can be applied to analyse the potential conflict impacts of a climate change adaptation development intervention, which is designed to deliver rural electrification to economically marginalized groups, through the introduction of solar hybrid mini-grids in northern Kenya.