Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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A people betrayed-the Darfur crisis and international law: Rethinking Westphalian sovereignty in the 21st century
(2007)This Article uses the Darfur Crisis in Sudan as a case study. It argues that rather than eliminating sovereignty as a political ideology, a more productive enterprise would be to refocus the discourse away from the traditional ... -
Determinants of poverty: Lessons from Kenya
(Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, 2009-08)Poverty and food security are twin concerns of Kenya in a manner similar to many affected developing countries. It is characterized by the inability of the affected households in the country to acquire and retain sustainable ... -
Harambee in Kenya: A Bibliography
(University of NairobiCollege of humanities and social science, 1988) -
Cultural Change, the Hybrid Administrative System and Public Sector Reforms in Africa: The Case of Anti-corruption Measures in Malawi
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Sociology, 2013)A decade ago, this author noted that the hybrid administrative system had created a huge dilemma for management training in Africa, in that there was a discrepancy between what was taught and what was happening because of ... -
Exploring Cash Transfer as an Instrument for Food Security in Kenya
(University of NairobiInstitute For Diplomacy and International Studies, 2013-05)Article 43(1)(c) of Kenya’s 2010 constitution guarantees food security to all Kenyans. This paper reviews the opportunities and challenges Kenya faces as it attempts to implement article 43(1)(c) of Kenya’s constitution, ... -
Environment and conflict linkages in the Great lakes region
(Department of Law, University of Nairobi, 2005) -
Terminal Evaluation of Project “International Commission on Land Use Change and Ecosystems”, GF/3010-08-20 (4A21) GEF ID: 3811
(United Nations Environment ProgrammeDepartment of Law, University of Nairobi, 2011)The Global Legislators Organization for a Balance Environment (GLOBE) is a network of legislators that brings together legislators, scientists, economists and policy experts to focus on developing coordinated legislation ... -
Governing modern agricultural biotechnology in Kenya: implications for food security
(2003)This report reviews governance issues of modern biotechnology. The study used two case studies of transgenic sweet potato and Bt maize to examine how governance issues influence household and national food security in ... -
East and Central Africa- A Personal Overview
(Department of Literature, University of Nairobi,, 2005)This paper talks about trends and developments in the Central and East African literary scene between the years 2000-2004.It aims to put the region on the map of commonwealth literature by highlighting the gains achieved ... -
Research Methodology in Philosophy within an Interdisciplinary and Commercialised African Context: Guarding Against Undue Influence from the Social Sciences
(University of NairobiDepartment of Philosophy and Religious Studies, 2010-06)This paper argues that despite pressures to conform to the research methodology of the social sciences, African philosophers must diligently work for the preservation of the distinct character of philosophy as a discipline. ... -
Representing the Gendered Subaltern in Postcolonial Kenyan Fiction
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Mental Impediments to Desirable Social Transformation in Contemporary Africa
(University of NairobiDepartment of Philosophy and Religious Studies, 2009)Africa’s current socio-economic predicament is often solely attributed to political and economic mismanagement. However, such an analysis is far from comprehensive, as it fails to account for the historical, sociological ... -
An Unsettled Hearth: Womens Voices in Postcolonial Kenyan Fiction
(Department of Literature, University of Nairobi,, 2012) -
President Museveni and the politics of presidential tenure in Uganda
(2010)There are various reasons why President Museveni is so determined to hold on to power in Uganda. These are similar to the ones motivating other African presidents seeking to entrench themselves in office. Museveni believes ... -
Elite Corruption and Politics in Uganda
(2008)We consider the nature of high-level state corruption in Uganda under the NRM. We discuss why elite corruption has occurred, what forms it has taken as well as why attempts to control it have proven so limited. We argue ... -
A Unified Orthography for Kalenjin Languages of Kenya
(Department of Linguistics, University of Nairobi, 2012) -
Artisanal fisheries of Lake Victoria, Kenya : Social and economic aspects of production and marketing
(University of NairobiDepartment of Philosophy and Religious Studies, 1989) -
Politics, donors and the ineffectiveness of anti-corruption institutions in Uganda
(Cambridge, 2006)Elite corruption in Uganda constitutes an essential means of consolidating the present government in power. Political leaders have therefore shown little commitment to act to curb practices that could affect their political ... -
Motherhood, Childhood & Human Rights by the Tugen of Kenya
(Department of Linguistics, University of Nairobi, 2011)













