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An Assessment of Ethical Issues in Social and Science Research
(International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, 2013)Ethical behavior is important in all aspect of life. This is certainly true of social research and Research in hard Sciences. The best way to think about ethical behavior is to ask how you would expect to be treated if ... -
The factors militating against the education of girls: A case study in Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2019-11-30)This research attempted to find out the factors militating against the education of girls in Lower Eastern Province, Kenya. The main purpose of the research was to establish the magnitude of the effects of the factors that ... -
An investigation of sin and evil in African cosmology
(Academic Journals, 2009-12-31)The research has found out that, in our world, the appalling depth and extent of human suffering is evident and very much experienced. Evil and suffering are not just philosophical and theological aspects of human existence ... -
An analysis of the rites of passage and their relation to christianity
(Academic Journals, 2009-12-31)The paper discussed the impact of rites of passage to the individual and how it engenders one and makes one accepted in the societal norms. The emphasis and the central point of this work was mainly to deal with the relevance ... -
The position of African traditional religion in conflict prevention
(Academic Journals, 2010-02-28)African (Traditional) and modern religions may offer African solutions to many problems of conflict in the region of Africa. This article builds a case for the use of some African religious values in modern conflict ... -
Religion and development in afRica
(University of Bamberg Press, 2020)What is development? Who defines that one community/ country is “developed”, while another community/ country is “under-developed”? What is the relationship between religion and development? Does religion contribute to ... -
Gendering inculturation in Africa: a discussion of three African women theologians' entry into the inculturation scene
(2004)In theological circles in Africa, there has been an interest as to how cultural contexts must and will shape theology. Therefore, since the 1960's, African theologians have engaged in so-called'inculturation'. Inculturation ... -
Practices in higher education policy: gender-related access as a policy issue
(2005)Over the years, higher education in Kenya has been characterised by gender disparities. A gendered analysis of admissions at University illustrates a low representation of females. But, the Kenyan governments’ policies in ... -
The role of women in the church in Africa
(2010-06-30)his paper gives a general view of the role played by women in African instituted churches. It touches several roles of women in different instituted churches keeping in mind that there are so many African instituted churches ... -
Widows, intersectionality and the parable in Luke 18
(Academic Journals, 2010-08-31)This article deconstructs a master category ‘widows’ by presenting nuances with regards to the term widow, which the authors consider is of interest in a global society. This article aims at stating the process of ... -
Engendering development: Demystifying patriarchy and its effects on women in rural Kenya
(Academic Journals, 2011-02-28)The paper examines the effects of the culture of patriarchy on the development process, and particularly its effects on women. This is borne out of the perceived concerns and challenges of the third millennium development ... -
An Assessment of Ethical Issues in Social and Science Research
(The journal of psychology and behavioral sciences, 2013)Ethical behavior is important in all aspect of life. This is certainly true of social research and Research in hard Sciences. The best way to think about ethical behavior is to ask how you would expect to be treated if ... -
Gender and Christology in Africa for social and political involvement
(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2020)The person, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are the central tenets of the Christian mystery. The theological reflection upon the meanings of these is summed up in Christology. This paper seeks to explore the ... -
Gender in Religion and Development Research: Appropriating Feminist Epistemology and Methodology for Religion and Development Research in Sub-Sahara Africa.
(University of Bamberg Press,, 2020-06-09)A rights-based approach to development considers specific ways in which sustainable development is interlinked to human rights and how achieving them may transform human societies. Religion and development research, in ... -
Potential of bamboo as an alternative crop and livelihood strategy to smallholder tobacco farmers in South Nyanza region, Kenya
(Maseno University, Kenya School of Environment and Earth Sciences, Maseno, KENYA, 2009)The presentation reviews successful crop diversification of 120 farm trial sites in Kenya, where bamboo seedlings were planted under the same growing conditions as tobacco crops in terms of soil, altitude, rainfall and ... -
Environmental quality and fish communities in selected catchments of Lake Victoria
(Bentham Open, 2011-09-09)Water quality and fish species are studied in selected catchments of Lake Victoria. The major aim of the study is to establish the relationship between the environmental quality and fish communities in the selected study ... -
Politics and the enforcement of the Uganda Forestry Policy 2001: lessons from South Busoga central Forest Reserve, Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda.
(Medwell Publishing, 2012)The competitiveness of multiparty political dispensation in the developing world has led well placed politicians to dish out open access natural resources in exchange for votes. This therefore has brewed conflict between ... -
Government regulatory system and compliance with Forestry Policy in South Busoga Forest Reserve, Mayuge district-Uganda.
(Medwell Publishing, 2012)Administrative innuendo exhibited in the Ugandan forestry docket had its genesis from de-legitimisation of the policies ostensibly, attributed to conflicts by stakeholders on natural resources, manifested in non-compliance ... -
Opportunities from Satellite Observation Systems in Climate Risk Mitigation: The Case of Tourism and Hospitality Industry in Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
(ijsr, 2012)One of the key findings in the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) is that millions of people globally will be exposed to increased water stress due to climate change. With over three quarters of Africa falling under arid and ... -
Politician and the enforcement of the Uganda Forestry Policy 2001: lessons from South Busoga Central Forest Reserve, Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda.
(Medwell Publishing, 2012)There has been a conundrum in apportioning blame on the petering out of forest resources in central forest reserves amongst the politicians; foresters and the local communities engulfing the forest reserves in the post ...