School of Arts and Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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Morphosyntactic study of Dholuo verb phrase
(2023)The study explores the morphosyntactic structure of Dholuo verb phrase. Dholuo is a Nilo Saharan language spoken in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and South Sudan. Tense and agreement in pro-drop in the Dholuo verb phrase has ... -
Social determinants of maternal healthcare-seeking behaviour in the informal settlements of Nairobi city, Kenya
(2017-07)Despite the fact that the government of Kenya has taken several steps to make it easier for all women to access maternal healthcare services (MHS), studies show that utilization of these services continues to be poor in ... -
Public participation of women in the development planning process in Awendo sub-county, Migori county, Kenya
(2023)Public participation holds a crucial place in the Constitution of Kenya (2010), signifying its utmost significance. The Constitution mandates the establishment of comprehensive structures for fostering public participation ... -
Relationship between foreign direct investment inflows and selected macroeconomic variables in Kenya
(2023)Foreign direct investment (FDI) emerges as a critical strategy in the pursuit of long standing financial growth and advancement within the majority of evolving nations. This is primarily achieved by improving infrastructure, ... -
Social determinants of early screening for prostate cancer: a study of Nairobi county, Kenya
(2023)Prostate cancer (PCa) is a major global public health concern, and is the second leading cause of death after lung cancer among men worldwide. The government of Kenya has put in place measures to increase uptake of PCa ... -
Effects of informal alternative family care on children wellbeing in Migori county, Kenya
(2017)Informal alternative family care is found every society in the world taking various forms of dimensions. In Kenya, it is more prevalent when families fail to embrace alternative family care for adoption, guardianship and ... -
An adoption framework for telemedicine care: a study of Nandi county, Kenya
(2020)Telemedicine is one of the technologies that use the knowledge of Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) to curb geographical barriers while increasing access to healthcare services. This study aimed at design an ... -
Impacts of Colonialism on Traditional Land Tenure Systems and agricultural practices in Awendo sub-county, Kenya, 1903-2010
(2020)The study examined the impacts of colonialism on traditional land tenure systems and agricultural practices in Awendo Sub County, Kenya, between 1903 and 2010. The chapter one looked at the background to justification. ... -
Livestock improvement and pastoralists livelihood outcomes: a study of Sahiwal cattle adoption among Isiria Maasai of Narok county, Kenya
(2022)Although pastoralism enables up to 500 million people worldwide to realise their livelihood outcomes, its production has been affected by climatic and socio-economic changes. The changes necessitated adopting alternative ... -
Influence of rehabilitation strategies on reintegration: an analysis of former street children in Kitale town, Trans-zoia county, Kenya
(2023)The number of street children has been on the rise globally despite the interventions put in place by different organisations. Although Kitale town has many caregiving institutions and is located in an agricultural-rich ... -
Performance of benga oral poetry and the fight against hiv and aids in homabay and rangwe sub-counties in homabay county
(2023)Many studies have been carried out on the performance of oral pieces and their rich memorable styles popular with audiences in Western Kenya, their effectiveness as tools in the fight against HIV and AIDS has remained ... -
Socio-cultural determinants of girl-child defilement in Rongo sub-county, Migori county, Kenya
(2023)Girl-child defilement is a common sexual crime whose victims experience anguish, undesired pregnancies, and STDs. The society has a role of protecting the girl-child from defilement and its-related physical and mental ... -
Investigating impediments to parental prevention of teenage pregnancies in Narok-north sub county, Narok County, Kenya
(2023)Teenage pregnancy is detrimental to the wellbeing of the girl child because of its negative impact on health, social and educational outcomes. Parents may encounter challenges that prevent them from helping their girls ... -
Influence of institutional culture on students’ involvement in arson at public boarding secondary schools in Kenya: the case of Migori county
(2022-11)There has been a marked global increase in episodes of school unrest since 2002, characterized by violence and arson attacks. Most of which have resulted to massive destruction of school property and loss of lives. ... -
Influence of positive sanctions on children’s social development: the case of Kuria east sub county, Migori county, Kenya
(2022)Children’s social development is a worldwide concern because it is the foundation for lifelong learning in every aspect of a child's life. Negative sanction methods used to promote children’s social development are more ... -
Social outcomes of healthcare-seeking behavior among persons living with diabetes in Rongo sub- county, Migori county, Kenya
(2022-11)Diabetes is a fast-growing health and socio-economic burden which manifests in social outcomes and is highly prevalent in Kenya due to the inadequacies of mitigation measures. It is manageable through appropriate ... -
Effects of Community Awareness on Public Participation of Women in the Development Planning Processes in Awendo Sub County
(Public Policy and Administration Research, 2022-05-24)Public participation is a principle that has been given prominence in the Constitution of Kenya (2010). Participation should imbue all public affairs and be promoted by both genders acting in public interest. The ... -
The communicative adequacy of headlines from two online newspapers in Tanzania
(2021)The advent of internet has made it possible for people to read online newspapers rather than their print versions. It is expected that a newspaper headline should be optimised to meet the communicative expectations of its ... -
Female characters’ resistance to masculine stereotypes in Asenath Odaga’s selected novels
(2021)The study explores resistance to masculine stereotypes as depicted in Asenath Odaga’s selected novels with the idea that the female characters resist and reject the masculine stereotypes resulting from the deep-seated ... -
Nafasi ya fani katika kufanikisha maudhui katika fasihi ya watoto
(2021)Literature as an aspect of Kiswahili language has been subdivided into various genres. One of the genres is children’s literature. This genre is unique in terms of style, stylistic features and themes. Even though there ...