Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Collective action among African smallholders: Trends and lessons for future development strategies
(Intl Food Policy Res Inst, 2014)Wanyama, Fredrick; Poulton, Colin; Markelova, Helen; Dutilly-Diane, Celine; Hendrikse, George; Bijman, Jos; Francesconi, Gian Nicola; Bernard, Tanguy; Cook, Michael; Badiane, Ousmane and Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie. 2014. ... -
2 Political Leadership and Development in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania
(2013-04-01)The promise of development was taken to heart in virtually all African countries at independence. However, 50 years later, it remains unfulfilled for the majority of the people. Many analysts have attributed the lack ... -
2 Political patronage and the expansion of cash transfer programmes in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2015-05-08)The Government of Kenya has run pilot cash transfer programmes since 2004 and formalised them as part of social protection policy in 2011. Subsequently, cash transfer programmes have steadily been expanded. Three of ... -
The Private Sector in the East African Common Market
(2017-03-05)Dahir, Abdi Latif (2011), “Trade within EAC Member States Doubles despite Free Market Fears”, in Daily Nation, Nairobi, Tuesday December 31st … EABC (2011), “About EABC” (http://eabc.info/about, accessed on 29th ... -
Social and Solidarity Economy: Our common road towards Decent Work
(2016)After the financial crisis in 2007-2008, some regions and countries, notably in Asia and Latin America, witnessed encouraging and rapid signs of recovery in their real economy, in terms of employment and poverty ... -
Practice of sumo kodhi among the Luo and implications for HIV transmission in western Kenya (vol 13, pg 383, 2014)
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Factors influencing sexual practices of widows living with HIV and AIDS in Kondele location, Kisumu municipality
(Maseno University, 2015)The factors influencing widows' sexual practices have been attributed culture, poverty, and biology without examining the dynamic nature of these factors. This study described these factors. The study was guided by ... -
Widowhood and HIV/AIDS
(Lambert Academic Publishers, 2015)Widowhood is a state unavoidable to all married individuals. Women experience widowhood differently. In Africa, widows face challenges posed by culture, stigma and poverty. Widows living with HIV and AIDS face more ... -
Cultural epidemiology and community determinants of vaccine acceptance
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2 Political Patronage and the Expansion of Cash Transfer Programmes in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-05-08)The Government of Kenya has run pilot cash transfer programmes since 2004 and formalised them as part of social protection policy in 2011. Subsequently, cash transfer programmes have steadily been expanded. Three of ... -
A situational analysis of agricultural production and marketing, and natural resources management systems in West Kenya
(ILRI, 2015-10-30)The Western and Nyanza provinces that make up the West Kenya Humidtropics action site form part of the 20% arable land in Kenya. The region is characterized by high agricultural potential coupled with high population ... -
Sowing the seeds of transformative practice to actualize women’s rights to respectful maternity care: reflections from Kenya using the consolidated framework for imp...
(BioMed Central, 2017-12)Despite years of growing concern about poor provider attitudes and women experiencing mistreatment during facility based childbirth, there are limited interventions that specifically focus on addressing these issues. ... -
The politics of scaling up social protection in Kenya
(2017-05-02)This paper discusses the role of Kenya's political settlement in the adoption and promotion of social protection, which has expanded significantly since 2003. Analysis focuses on the interplay between the domestic ... -
Persons with Disabilities Bill 2002: implications concerning visual disabilities for academic library and information services in Kenya
(MCB UP Ltd, 204)The paper defines the term disability and how it fits among persons with visual disabilities. Specific provisions in the Persons with Disabilities Bill 2002 that may affect library and information services to visually ... -
Mothers', fathers' and children's perceptions of parents' expectations about children's family obligations in nine countries
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2016-10-01)Children's family obligations involve assistance and respect that children are expected to provide to immediate and extended family members and reflect beliefs related to family life that may differ across cultural ... -
Puberty predicts approach but not avoidance on the Iowa Gambling Task in a multinational sample
(2016-09-01)According to the dual systems model of adolescent risk taking, sensation seeking and impulse control follow different developmental trajectories across adolescence and are governed by two different brain systems. The ... -
Effects of nitrogenous fertilizer rates, plucking intervals and location of production on the micronutrient levels of clonal black tea.
(International Society of Tea Science, 2014)Micronutrients are important to both animal and plant life. In plants, the levels can vary widely due to biotic and abiotic factors. Tea is widely grown and its beverages are claimed to be the most widely consumed ...
