Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Evolution of Kenya's banking sector 2000-2012. In A Heyer & M. King (Eds.)
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Sexual intercourse euphemisms in the Gĩkũyũ language: a cognitive linguistics approach
(2015)The research on which this paper is based set out to identify the sexual intercourse euphemisms used in Gĩkũyũ, a Bantu language spoken in Kenya, then discuss the semantic and lexical processes used in those euphemisms, and, ... -
Mchongoano and the ethnography of communication
(2015)This paper is an attempt to give an ethnographic description of mchongoano in order to understand how it achieves its objectives. Mchongoano is a verbal duelling game popular with young people in Kenya but also appreciated ... -
Alignment systems and passive-antipassive distribution in nilotic languages
(2015)This paper discusses the occurrence of passive and antipassive constructions in Nilotic languages in relation to the question of whether Nilotic languages developed from an ergative-absolutive to a nominativeaccusative case ... -
Inflectional forms of tense and aspect in Ateso
(2015)This paper is an analysis of tense and aspect in Ateso, an Eastern Nilotic language. Ateso distinguishes between past and non-past tenses: the past tense is marked by a low tone on the syllable peaks of the verb, while ... -
The challenges facing German studies programmes in Kenya: a case study of the University of Nairobi
(2015)The German Studies (GS) programme has been offered since 1981 at the University of Nairobi (UoN), 1986 at Kenyatta University (KU), and 2009 at Moi University. By now, the programme should have come of age and be producing ... -
Poverty and food security among female-headed households in Kenya: the case of Nyatike constituency, Migori county, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The increase in female-headed households in Kenya has contributed to increased poverty levels leading to deliberate efforts by the national government as well as other stakeholders to develop strategies to help alleviate ... -
The phenomenon of intolerance and its impact on christian - Muslim relation in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)One of the common euphemisms today is: “Religion is inherently violent, the cause of all major wars in history”. The interlocutors accuse religion without remembering that the last two world wars were fought not on account ... -
The suppression of women by religion: a Kenyan example
(University of Nairobi, 2014-12)Religion is one of the soc ial phenomena that has powerful grip on human beings. The recent resurgence of religious revivalism and fundamentalism in many countries in the world seem to prove resistance ... -
Prosperity gospel in Kenyan urban centres: come, see, pay and receive your miracles and healing
(University of Nairobi, 2015)In this part of the 21st century, the impact of ‘New Age” religions created by secularization have exposed the western Christianity to several challenges which seem not only divergent to biblical doctrine but tend to give ... -
Perceptions and barriers to contraceptive use among adolescents aged 15 - 19 years in Kenya: a case study of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Even after the launch of family planning program in Kenya, in 1967, contraceptive use among adolescents has remained below 10 percent while child bearing has increased from 2 percent at age 15 to 36 percent at age 19. To ... -
Euphemisms on Body Effluvia in Kikuyu
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Attitude towards Kiswahili in Urban Kenya
(2014-10)The present paper Attitudes Towards Kiswahili in Urban Kenya aims at observing, identifying, classifying and analyzing language attitudes regarding Kiswahili in urban Kenya in order to show how they impact on Kenya’s ... -
Mukhwana, Ayub (2015). Sheng and Engsh: What they Are and What they Are Not.
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Ubuntu: linguistic exporations
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Effects of HIV/AIDS on Academic Performance of Pre-school Children in Kijabe Location, Kiambu County, Kenya
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Political entrepreneurialism: reflections of a civil servant on the role of political institutions in technology innovation and diffusion in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This paper narrates how an innovative political institution in Kenya gained support from private sector players in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. The paper is centered on the reflections of a ... -
Conflict management as a tool for restoring discipline in Kenyan Public Secondary schools
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Conflict is a part and parcel of human organization all over the world. Therefore, potential for confl ict exists because people have different needs, values, views and goals. In schools, internal conflicts oc cur ... -
Multicultural education as a mechanism for promoting positive ethnicity in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015-03)Since the world has become a global village, the need for better understanding and communication among peoples from different cultures is crucial. Common markets, resource shortages, ethnic conflicts, nuclear proliferations, ... -
Intrahouse hold allocation, household headship and nutrition of under-fives: a study of western Kenya
(2015)This paper aims to establish whether there is a significant difference in nutritional status of children in male-headed households, de jure female-headed households and de facto female-headed households. The study uses a ...
