Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Africa Challenge
(Department of Religious Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2001) -
Farming as a livelihood source for the urban poor of Nakuru, Kenya
(African Studies Centre, Leiden, NetherlandsDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Nairobi, 2008)Farming among urban dwellers in Sub-Saharan Africa is a common phenomenon. The present study, carried out in a medium-sized town in Kenya, not only confirmed this but also showed that farming by urban dwellers in the rural ... -
Unobserved heterogeneity and the relation between earnings and firm size: evidence from two developing countries
(ElsevierDepartment of Economics, University of Nairobi,, 2005)Large firms in Ghana and Kenya pay much higher wages than small ones. We use panel data to show this is not the result of employing high-ability individuals. The size effect remains substantial with controls for individual ... -
Parties, Presidents, and State Consolidation: Cross-National Evidence with Illustrations from Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Political Science, 2009)This paper conceives of state consolidation as comprising the two distinct concepts of state strength and state firmness. It is argued here that increasing the accountability between various branches of government and ... -
The nature and impact of population policy in Kenya.
(Population Studies and Research Institute, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1989)This paper examined the existence and impact of population policy in Kenya. The findings show that Kenya has adopted an antinatalist population policy which also aims at promoting balanced population distribution. This ... -
Family planning knowledge, attitudes and practices among health centre personnel in Western Province of Kenya.
(Population Studies and Research Institute, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1991)The 1984 Kenya Contraceptive Prevalence Survey revealed that 91% of every married woman 25-34 years old knew of some contraceptive method, yet only 20% had ever used a contraceptive method and a more 2% currently used such ... -
Refugee research in Africa: problems and possibilities
(Population Studies and Research Institute, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1990) -
Hope on the horizon: Essays on the status and liberation of African women
(Faculty of Arts, 1994) -
Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depression in Rural UgandaA Randomized Controlled Trial
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences,University of Nairobi, 2003-06-18)Context Despite the importance of mental illness in Africa, few controlled intervention trials related to this problem have been published. Objectives To test the efficacy of group interpersonal psychotherapy in ... -
Political Succession and Related Conflicts in Kenya
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Goverment, 1997) -
The emerging jurisprudence on Kenya's constitutional review
(Univesity of NairobiSchool of Law, 2007) -
The role of the family in meeting the social and economic needs of the aging population in Kenya
(Population Studies and Research Institute, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1987)In traditional Kenyan societies, the aging population had a defined place within the extended family. Within this context, their emotional security, housing needs, their roles and statuses and economic needs were met. ... -
Education and Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) inAfrica: Using ICT to improve education in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Department of Sociology and Social Work, 2008)This paper examines the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in expanding opportunities in education and improving access to quality education in Sub-Saharan Africa. The paper observes that the application ... -
Are mobile phones changing social networks? A longitudinal study of core networks in Kerala
(Department of Sociology and Social Work, 2011-05)Mobile telephony has diffused more rapidly than any Indian technology in recent memory, yet systematic studies of its impact are rare, focusing on technological rather than social change. We employ network surveys of ... -
Few Opportunities, Much Desperation: The Dichotomy of Non-Agricultural Activities and Inequality in Western Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2008)Using data from Western Kenya, we confirm the existence of a dichotomous non-agricultural sector. The poverty and inequality implications of the differently motivated diversification strategies only partly correspond to ... -
Contemptus Mundi and Carpe Diem Motifs in Kezilahabi's Works
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Kiswahili, 1997)This report concerns an outbreak that occurred during July/August 1997. Ten pigs from a herd of 181 pigs in a medium-scale, semi-closed piggery in Kiambu District, Kenya, contracted the clinical disease. The main clinical ... -
The Political Economy of Reforms in Kenya: The Post-2007 Election Violence and a New Constitution
(Institute of diplomacy and international studies, University of Nairobi, 2012)This article explores the package of “Agenda item 4” reforms undertaken by the Kenyan government in the mediation process following the 2007–8 postelection violence, including those relating to long-standing issues over ... -
Mobile phones and core network growth in Kenya: Strengthening weak ties
(Department of Sociology and Social Work, 2011-03)In contrast to recent US studies showing a decrease in core network size, our Kenyan data reveals substantial network growth. We attribute this to the diffusion of mobile telephones. Results from pooled survey data from ... -
What's in a Name: Towards Literary Onomastics in Kiswahili Literature'
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Kiswahili, 1999) -
Reading the Kenyan Swahili Prose Works: A 'Terra Incognita'in Swahili Literature'
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Kiswahili, 1997)
