Browsing by Author "Mwenzwa, Ezekiel Mbitha"
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Developing an Early Warning System for Monitoring Drought and Ethnic Conflict for Poverty Alleviation in Tana River District, Kenya
Amuyunzu-Nyamongo, Mary; Mwenzwa, Ezekiel Mbitha (African Institute for Health and Development, 2006-06-18)Internal and external conflicts have increased in African countries since independence and especially after the cold war. Whenever civil war occurs, it has often led to destruction of lives and property, leaving behind ... -
From Center to Margin: An Appraisal of the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) as a Decentralization Strategy in Kenya
Mwenzwa, Ezekiel Mbitha (2015-09-30)Since independence in 1963, the governance of development in Kenya has faced numerous challenges leading to poor economic performance and hence negative consequences on Kenyans. The poor-rich gap has not only widened ... -
Gender Relations and its Implication in Rural Development: A Case Study of Mwingi Central Division, Kenya.
Mwenzwa, Ezekiel Mbitha (University of Nairobi, 2004-08)In every human society, gender relations are an integral part of everyday life. In Kenya, they are crucial in rural development particularly when it is observed from a human development perspective. Based on the foregoing, ... -
Kenya’s Social Development Proposals and Challenges: Review of Kenya Vision 2030 First Medium-Term Plan, 2008-2012
Mwenzwa, Ezekiel Mbitha; Misati, Joseph Akuma (American International Journal of Contemporary Research, 2014-01)Kenya faces several development challenges including poverty, disease, unemployment, negative civic engagement among others. The development bottlenecks worsened following the introduction of the IMF/World Bank-propelled ... -
The Oscillating State’s Role in the Provision of Social Welfare Services in Kenya
Mwenzwa, Ezekiel Mbitha; Waweru, Sammy Mwangi (International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2016-05)The provision of social services in the global south has largely remained the role of governments with the private sector playing a peripheral role. At Kenya’s independence in 1963, provision of social services was solely ... -
A Public-Private Partnership Scheme To Avert Desertification in the Drylands of Kenya: Lessons for Social Scientists
Mwenzwa, Ezekiel Mbitha (University of Dar es Salaam, 2016)The drylands of Kenya make up about 80% of the total land area and are defined by aridity, thermal stress, soil moisture deficiency and general human want. The poverty bedevilling the drylands leave their inhabitants without ... -
Transparency and Accountability in Kenya: A Review of the Institutional Framework for Public Service Delivery
Mwenzwa, Ezekiel Mbitha (2015-09-30)Ethics and integrity that presuppose honesty and openness are integral components of any undertaking to ensure efficiency in the utilization of resources and effectiveness in service delivery. This requires a minimum ...