Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The industrial criminal
(University of Nairobi, 2003)In Cesare Lombroso's book:L'uomo deliquente (1876) we read about the physical characteristics of the Criminal Man..In ''The industrial criminal'' ,we argue that like motor cars,criminals in Africa are produced through a ... -
Dahl's law in Kitharaka
(University of Nairobi, 2003)This paper discusses the nature of Dahl's law in Kitharaka.It is shown that the rule has diachronically operated on Kitharaka roots and that it operates on the prefixes synchronically.Morever,it is argued that,whereas the ... -
The manipulation of the Constitution of Kenya,1963-1996:A reflective essay
(University of Nairobi, 2003)From 1963 to 1996,the Kenya Constitution went through changes that were politically motivated,narrow in scope,and detrimental to the emerging state whose official goal was to create a nation.It is possible,therefore,to ... -
Relational patterns of urbanisation and economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa
(2016)Scholars of economic development have always hinted that the urbanisation process in the developing world does not follow the historical patterns discerned in the developed world where a strong relationship between a ... -
The effect of general elections on stock returns at the Nairobi securities exchange
(2015)The performance of the financial markets is significantly impacted by the political environment during eneral ellections. This paper focussed on the effect of general ellections on the stock retuns at the Nairobi ... -
In search of structural change surplus and perpetual growth in Ethiopia: Examining alternative sectoral growth options, an application of recursive dynamic CGE model
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Purpose – The Ethiopian economy is characterized by erratic and poor performance with negative growth rates, seven times over the period 1981-2010. This trapped per capita income at 358 USD in 2010 staying far away from ... -
Water and sanitation service delivery, pricing, and the poor: An empirical estimate of subsidy incidence in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The increasing block tariff (IBT) is among the most widely used tariffs by water utilities, particularly in developing countries. This is due in part to the perception that the IBT can effectively target subsidies to ... -
Adult learners’ perceptions of using social networking tools in their learning Processes
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Social networks are increasingly gaining importance in higher education by offering learners opportunity to virtually interact with colleagues and lecturers. The ability to leverage Social Networking ... -
Ulimwengu wa kanga
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Makala haya yanaeleza umuhimu wa vazi la kanga au leso kama njia ya kupitisha jumbe za aina aina katika maisha ya Msawhili.Tumeeleza umbo la kanga,matumizi yake anuwai na maneno ('majina') yake tofauti tofaiti ambayo huwa ... -
Tracing some support mechanisms in music for the mother tongue experience
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper examines the use of music as a support system in mother tongue acquisition among children. By so doing, the paper traces some of the ways in which language and music interact in order to support competence ... -
Examining the indigenious wisdom in Ekegusii proverbs
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper examines the cultural values and wisdom that are transmitted through Ekegusii proverbs. It demonstrates how proverbs are used to comment on a variety of human experiences and to maintain societal order. Some of ... -
The acquisition of Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) and its significance as a mother tongue and medium of instruction in schools for the deaf in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper outlines the importance of KSL in the teaching of deaf learners in Kenya by examining the acquisition and use of KSL in the family, school and the Kenyan society at large. It, therefore, argues for early ... -
Effects of mother tongue loss on individuals and communities
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Drawing from the Kenyan experience, this paper seeks to address the situation in which individuals find themselves when they lose their mother tongue, either through language shift, language loss or language death. It thus ... -
Expanding the sociolinguistic space for the emergence of hybrid mother tongues in Africa: The case of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper examines the key factors to consider when selecting the language(s) that would be most appropriate as media of instruction in schools within a multi-cultural and multilingual setting - in this case Nairobi, the ... -
Mother tongues as media of instruction: The case of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper advances the argument that using mother tongues as media of instruction in the lower levels of formal learning in Kenya is the best option there is for the children‟s education. The use of mother tongues as the ... -
The status of mother tongues in Kenya and China: Lessons the two countries can learn from each other
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper is a comparative analysis of the language situations in China and Kenya, intended to identify the important lessons about language management in a multi-ethnic society that the two countries can learn from each ... -
Approaching mother-tongue education as a personal and societal development strategy
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper underscores the need for a broadly defined market orientation in our advocacy for mother-tongue learning, as well as in the research that seeks to establish the value of mother-tongue competence in Africa. The ... -
The treatment of Kiswahili in Kenya’s education system
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper intends to evaluate the treatment of Kiswahili in the education system in Kenya. The need for this evaluation arises from the fact that although English and Kiswahili are co-official languages under the Official ... -
The role of indigenous languages in understanding Kiswahili proverbs
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This paper endeavours to show how Kiswahili students can be able to conceptualize and understand the uses and meanings of proverbs by drawing on the similarities of the meanings and uses of the proverbs found in their ... -
Catastrophic health expenditure and household impoverishment: a case of prevalence of non-communicable diseases in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background: Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have become one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Kenya. Their claim on financial and time resources adversely affects household ...
