School of Education and Social sciences

Dhima ya Ushairi wa Kiswahili Katika Kuelimishia Jamii Kuhusu Demokrasia

Maitaria, Joseph Nyehita (African Journals Online, 2014)

Makala haya yanafafanua dhima ya Ushairi wa Kiswahili katika kubainisha na kuielimishia jamii kuhusu masuala ya demokrasia. Ushairi kama kitengo muhimu cha fasihi, umekuwa ukitumiwa kuchochea usaili na tafakari kuhusu ...

A Cognitive Approach to EkeGusii Pop Songs

Ntabo, Victor Ondara; Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki; Nyarigoti, Naom Moraa (Australian International Academic Centre, 2018-03)

A review of literature on pop songs reveals that composers use metaphors to communicate their feelings. In particular, the meaning of the metaphors in EkeGusii pop songs needs to be interpreted to reveal the message of the ...

Influence of Rainfall Variability on Tomato Production among Small Scale Farmers in Kieni East Sub County, Kenya

Karienye, Joseph M.; Nduru, Gilbert M.; Huho, Julius M.; Opiyo, Francis E. (Journal of Arts & Humanities, 2018)

In Kenya, horticultural farming within the agricultural sector contributes 25 percent to the national Gross Domestic Product and to job creation for the majority of the households. About one third of Kenya’s population ...

The Value of Metaphors in Ken Walibora’s Kiswahili Text: ‘Kidagaa Kimemwozea’

Ntabo, Victor Ondara (European Journal of Applied Linguistics Studies, 2019)

The novelist Ken Walibora employs metaphors in his Kiswahili text Kidagaa Kimemwozea to discuss about the subject of neocolonialism in different perspectives. Due to the metaphoric language used, meaning might be elusive ...

Ushairi wa Abdilatif Abdalla katika Kubainisha Utamaduni wa Waswahili

Maitaria, Joseph Nyehita; Wafula, Richard Makhanu (University of Dar es Salaam, 2018)

Makala haya yanafafanua maudhui yaliyomo katika tungo za mashairi ya Abdilatif Abdalla kwa kuzingatia namna masuala ya utamaduni waWaswahili yanavyowasilishwa. Masuala hayo yanahusu namna wenyeji hao wanavyotangamana na ...

Effectiveness of Technical Training Interns in Skills Application in Nyeri County, Kenya

Kagema, J.; Waihura, E.; Kimiti, P. (invotec, 2019)

Technical, industrial, vocational and entrepreneurship training Institutions (TIVET) are a key component to provide the required human resource to achieve Kenya’s Vision 2030. This study sought to find out the effectiveness ...

The Role of the Community in the Management of Forests in Kenya: A Case of Elgeyo/Marakwet County

Cheruto, Kipkoech Lydia; Kipkoech, Limo Robert (hrmars, 2013)

The sustainability of life on earth is closely linked to better legal mechanism that spells out ways and means to manage forests in a sustainable way. Good management of forests in Kenya, ensures that the present and future ...

Content of Vernacular Radio Stations Programs and Public Participation in Devolved Governance in Nyeri County, Kenya

Gichuhi, David; Biwott, Caroline; Mwangi, Dorcas Wakio (2018-06)

Public participation in Kenyan counties still remains a mystery although many efforts have been put in place to achieve it. This is so because many county governments have documented use of public participation in ...

Nexus between Gender and Language Shift among the Youth in Nairobi County, Kenya

Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki; Nyarigoti, Naom Moraa; Kimani, Rosemary Wamaitha (Australian International Academic Centre, 2018-08)

The phenomenon of language shift is brought about by language contact. Language shift from mother tongue to another language among the youth is an issue that cannot be wished away due to, inter alia, factors like urbanization, ...

The School Curriculum and Its’ Influence on Teacher Motivation in Curriculum Implementation in Kenya

Kagema, Josphat (Journal of Culture and Values in Education, 2018-07)

A review of empirical studies on teacher motivation indicates decreasing levels of motivation among secondary school teachers ultimately leading to minimal achievements of the projected Kenya’s Vision 2030. This study ...

Modus Operandi of Oppressing the “Savages”: The Kenyan British Colonial Experience

Peter, Karari (Peace and Conflict Studies, 2018-05)

Colonialism can be traced back to the dawn of the “age of discovery” that was pioneered by the Portuguese and the Spanish empires in the 15th century. It was not until the 1870s that “New Imperialism” characterized by the ...

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 ...

Evaluation of popular functional christologies among the ndia christians of kirinyaga west sub county in kenya

Mwangi, Hezron; Murage, Josiah; Osamba, Joshiah (Asian Journal of Science and Technology, 2017-10)

The study evaluated popular functional Christologies among the Christians of Ndia in Kirinyaga West sub-county, Kenya. Popular Christologies reflect people’s real understanding of Jesus Christ. The objectives of the study ...

Evaluation of Popular Functional Christologies among the Ndia Christians of Kirinyaga West Sub County in Kenya.

Mwangi, Hezron; Murage, Josiah; Osamba, Joshiah (Asian Journal of Science and Technology, 2017-10)

The study evaluated popular functional Christologies among the Christians of Ndia in Kirinyaga West sub-county, Kenya. Popular Christologies reflect people’s real understanding of Jesus Christ. The objectives of the study ...

Evaluation of Creative Thinking Skills amongst Students in Kenya: A Case Study of Public Secondary Schools in Nyeri and Nairobi Counties.

Githui, Perminus; Njoka, Johannes Njagi; Mwenje, Margaret (African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2018-06)

Creative thinking skills are vital competencies in the life of every individual. Therefore, people with creative thinking skills are able to innovate and come up with novel solutions to problems that confront them in life. ...

The Chief Mau Mau Propagandist: Experiences that Prompted Gakaara wa Wanjau into Anti-Colonial Literary Activism

Wairimu, Lucy Waithanwa; Mwaruvie, John; Maina, Lucy Muthoni (International Journal of Innovative Research & Development, 2017)

This article examines the personal experiences of Gakaara wa Wanjau that influenced his political literary activism during the colonial period. The paper is informed by Relative Deprivation Theory. It demonstrates that ...

Influence of School Policies on Students’ Participation in Curricular Activities: a Case of Public Secondary Schools in Aberdare Central Region, Kenya

Muthike, Winfred Ndunguri; Mwaruvie, John; Mbugua, Zakariah K. (International Journal of Innovation and Research in Educational Sciences, 2017)

School policies influence students’ participation in co-curricular activities in secondary schools since, there is a statistically significant relationship between school policies and student participation in co-curricular ...