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A syntactic interpretation of ambiguous Dholuo long distance anaphors
(Maseno university, 2015)
Anaphors refer to expressions that are not capable of independent reference or meaning and cannot be used deictically. The Binding theory (BT), a sub-theory of the Government and Binding (GB) theory states that Condition ...
Socio-cultural factors affecting women participation in elective leadership positions in Homabay county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)
ABSTRACT
Globally, studies have shown that women’s participation in elective leadership positions is low. In Kenya, the Constitution of Kenya of 2010 provides for equal opportunities for both men and women in elective ...
The influence of women’s formal employment on changing gender roles in Kenya reinsurance (Kenya re) estate Kisumu county
(Maseno University, 2017)
ABSTRACT
The present lifestyle calls for both gender in a household to work in order to lessen the burden of high cost of living. In Africa, massive increase of women in labour force has led to the neglect of unpaid ...
Oral media as an alternative communication strategy in campaigns against female circumcision among Abagusii community of Kisii county
(Maseno University, 2018)
The prevalence rate of female circumcision among the Abagusii community is over 96% whereby the rural areas of Kisii County are largely affected. These statistics are recorded after the use of mainstream media in campaigns ...
An analysis of the role of community based radio stations in the dissemination of health care information to women in Kakamega county
(Maseno University, 2018)
Rural women in Kenya account for 34.2% of the total population and play a significant role as family caretakers, and the driving force behind health information seeking in the family. However, obstacles such as poverty and ...
The socio-cultural factors influencing infant feeding practices among HIV positive women attending post-natal clinic at Kisumu East sub-county hospital, Western Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)
Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) intervention is a global health priority, whose aim is to increase child survival and to reduce HIV infections in infants. Reducing post-natal MTCT of HIV especially ...
A lexico – semantic analysis of selected obituaries in the daily nation newspaper
(Maseno University, 2017)
Death has been argued to be a “fear-based taboo” in which different fears co-exist namely; fear of the loss of loved ones, fear of corruption of the body, fear of evil spirits and fear of what comes with death. Man has ...
The denigration of the male image in Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye’s selected novels
(Maseno University, 2015)
This study investigates Marjorie Oludhe’s portrayal of male image in Coming to Birth and The Present Moment. Of primary influence to the study is that little attention has been given to the analysis of women’s writings in ...
The origin and development of Maseno urban center: 1895-2001
(Maseno University, 2013)
Urban centers were already in existence before the advent of colonialism in Africa. Such centers included Jenne-Jeno, Yoruba towns, Cairo, Meroe and Kilwa that could be found in different parts of the continent. Some of ...
Linguistic naturalization of the English premier league football discourse by Radio jambo, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)
Cameron (2001) argues that linguistic forms can be manipulated to suit context and serve intended purposes. Although there is evidence of widespread coverage of proceedings of the English Premier League ( EPL) by media in ...