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Gender and political transformation in Kenya: a case study of women in Luoland, 1895-2002

Nyakwaka, Dorothy A. (Egerton University, 2013-10)

The impact of colonialism on African women and the transformation of their roles in the social, economic and political spheres has been the focus of many Africanist scholars. However, most of the works focus on African ...
Uchanganuzi wa vitendo neni katika khutuba za ijumaa na athari zake kwa waumini wa Bugisu, mashariki mwa Uganda

Matasi, Badru Haroon (Egerton University, 2014-01)

Language is a very important tool that is used by man to communicate messages, ideas andsocietal values. It had been claimed, however, that language used in Islamic religious sermonshad negative effects on the audience. ...
Towards indigenous poetics: morality and stylistic nuances in Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Gǐkũyũ fiction

Muhia, Johnsons Mugo (Egerton University, 2014-02)

This study is a stylistic investigation of Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Gikuyu fiction. Its purpose is to interrogate the use of orature and the aesthetic value it has given to his Gikuyu creative writings. The use of vernacular ...
Ethical issues in the Management of HIV/Aids Patients in Nakuru District, Kenya

Juma, Fredrick Okoiti (Egerton University, 2014-02)

The cure of HIV/AIDS has not been discovered, hence causing fear, discrimination and stigmatization to the victims. The general objective of this study was to establish whether healthcare professionals understood and ...
Taashira na utendaji katika nyimbo za harusi za waswahili, kisiwani Unguja

Ali, Abdulrahim Hussein Taib (Egerton University, 2014-08)

This study set out to analyze the use of symbolism and performance of Swahili songs during wedding in Unguja. The research was carried out, completed and the findings given. Chapter one of this thesis mainly explains the ...
Uchanganuzi wa hotuba za Mwalimu Nyerere kwa mkabala wa nadharia ya balagha

Musa, Yasin Salim (Egerton University, 2015-09)

Mshawasha wa idhaa ya taifa wa kuzipeperusha hotuba za Mwalimu Nyerere hewani kila uchao kabla ya utafiti huu, ulikuwa bado haujafahamika. Katika kuziba mwanya wa kielimu, utafiti huu ulichanganua hotuba zake ili kubaini ...
Agricultural land use and its implications on household food security in Kisii Central Sub-County, Kenya

Kumba, Janepha Kemunto (Egerton University, 2015-09)

Agricultural land is an important resource for farm households as it forms the base for their livelihoods. Therefore, the manner in which households utilize this resource influences to a large extent their food security ...
Body adornment among the Samburu: A historical perspective

Njoroge, Ruth Nyambura (Egerton University, 2015-09)

Self-adornment plays a significant role in ensuring the continuity of the political and cultural life of pastoralists. This study outlines changes in Samburu body adornment from the pre-colonial period to the present. In ...
Body adornment among the Samburu: a historical perspective

Njoroge, Ruth Nyambura (Egerton University, 2015-09)

Self-adornment plays a significant role in ensuring the continuity of the political and cultural life of pastoralists. This study outlines changes in Samburu body adornment from the pre-colonial period to the present. In ...
An examination of the implementation and prioritization of the three-pronged anti-corruption strategy in Nairobi County, Kenya (2003-2011)

Nyaga, Isaiah Gitonga (Egerton University, 2015-10)

This study examined the factors which influenced the implementation and prioritization of the three-pronged strategy which the Government of Kenya adopted in 2003 to fight corruption. Despite its adoption, the prevalence ...
Challenges facing implementation of witness protection program in Kenya

Kiprono, Wilson (Egerton University, 2016-05)

Witnesses in highly sensitive cases are often intimated and physically harmed by people they are witnessing against or their associated. Kenyan government has enacted witness protection laws as results of pressure from ...
Peo na mikakati ya kimazungumzo katika uumbaji wa ujinsia miongoni mwa Wazulufu Nchini Kenya

Gacheiya, Raphael Mwaura (Egerton University, 2018-05)

This thesis is based on an anlaysis of adolsecents’ discursive construction of sexuality. Its main objective is to gain an understanding of the world of adolescents sexuality. Worldwide, studies on sexual behaviour among ...
The contributions of councils of elders to the resilience of African traditional religion. A case of Njuri ncheke in Meru County, Kenya.

Orina, Hellen Kagwiria (Egerton University, 2018-08)

Among the peoples of Kenya, there has been a cultural and religious revival and all means are being sought to propagate it. In certain circles, there is even a revival of ethnic rites, religious rituals and customs, and ...
The Contributions of Councils of Elders to the Resilience of African Traditional Religion: A Case of Njuri Ncheke in Meru County, Kenya

Kagwiria, Orina Hellen (Egerton University, 2018-08)

Among the peoples of Kenya, there has been a cultural and religious revival and all means are being sought to propagate it. In certain circles, there is even a revival of ethnic rites, religious rituals and customs, and ...
Factors influencing participation of elite women in political leadership in the Maasai community of Narok South Sub County, Narok County, Kenya

Kauria, Zeddy (Egerton University, 2018-10)

This study sought to examine the participation and ascendancy of elite women in political leadership as it is of a national concern in Kenya. However, the case of Maasai community; especially within Narok South Sub-County ...
Articulation and phonological impairments in the speech of second language learners in school with cerebral palsy: a case of st martins’ deporre’s primaryschool,primary Kisumu County

Molenje, Victor Makuto (Egerton University, 2018-11)

The study sought to identify and describe the articulation and phonological impairments in the speech of 6-14 year old learners of English as a second language in primary school with cerebral palsy. Further the study ...
Genealogical reconstruction of the proto -luluhyia language

Lwangale, David Wafula (Egerton University, 2018-11)

A genealogical reconstruction of any language is geared towards the formulation of a protolanguage. The reconstruction of a target language is largely dependent on the current use of its presumed varieties or dialects. ...
Articulation and Phonological Impairments in the Speech of Second Language Learners in Primary School With Cerebral Palsy: A Case of St Martins Deporre’s Primaryschool, Kisumu County

Molenje, Victor Makuto (Egerton University, 2018-11)

The study sought to identify and describe the articulation and phonological impairments in the speech of 6-14 year old learners of English as a second language in primary school with cerebral palsy. Further the study also ...
Effects of gender-labour relations in tobacco production on socio-economic welfare in Kuria east and west sub-counties, Migori County, Kenya

Muniko, Zephaniah Marwa (Egerton University, 2019-03)

This study examined gender-labour relations in tobacco production and their implications on household‟s socio-economic welfare in Kuria Sub-Counties. The major issue that led to this study was and still remains that tobacco ...
Kenya defense forces and militarization of internal disputes, 1963 – 2013

Ichani, Xavier Francisi (Egerton University, 2019-11)

Military intervention has attracted a lot of scholarly attention in the recent past, with many scholars interested in interrogating the motives and justifications for the practice. Many of these studies have mainly focused ...

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