School of Arts and Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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Regulation of Media Content in Kenya: In Search of a Paradigm in the Era of Convergence
(Scholars Middle East Publishers, 2017)With advancement in information and communications technology, there has been convergence of various communication channels into few distribution platforms or same media organizations owning several media channels. Media ... -
The effect of Mass Media on youth participation in governance: a case study of Masinga District
(University of Nairobi, 2011)This research study seeks to find out if mass media have had influence on youth participation in governance in Masinga district. It further seeks to find out whether mass media has been used as a tool to empower the youth. ... -
Conflict Management through War Metaphors in 2013 Kenyan Presidential Campaign Speeches
(IISTE, 2017)Political campaigns employ war metaphors that bring forth the resemblance between the rigours of war and the struggle to occupy electoral offices. In this regard, the political candidates are soldiers, the constituents ... -
Cross-cultural Variations of the HIV/AIDS IS DEATH Pictorial Metaphor
(Horizon Research Publishing Co., Ltd., 2017-09-01)or three decades now, HIV/AIDS undeniably remains one of the leading killer diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. The same narrative is advanced in the literature by sociologists and epidemiologists where mental images that ... -
A pragmatic analysis of figurative language used in HIV/AIDS discourse in Kenia: a case study of english and Kiswahili messages
(University of Geneva, 2012)This research investigates whether Kenyans from 42 mutually intelligible communities homogeneously comprehend AIDS posters. In this regard, the five research objectives are: (1) to investigate whether Kenyan AIDS posters ... -
A Portrait Subverting the Normative Gender Identity
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, 2018)Autobiographical discourses written by women globally in their perceptions indicate that women are struggling to be given an equal playing field in academia and politics. The paper looks at a portrait of the Legacy of ... -
Concretizing the Emerging Subverted Normative Portraiture in the Metaphor ‘Unbowed’
(International Journal of Social Science and Technology, 2018)Autobiographical discourses written by women globally in their perceptions indicate that women are struggling to dismantle patriarchal structures, seeking to deter them from mainstreaming gender. The paper looks at a ... -
The Role of ICT on Organizational Communication in the Kenyan Banking Sector: A Case Study of Equity Bank
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)Organizational communication in is a relatively new field of research, particularly within the banking sector. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to investigate the role of lCTs in organizational communication of ... -
An Analysis of Male Circumcision Interpersonal Communication Messages within Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision (VMMC) Among Married Men in Busia County, Kenya: A Quantitative Study
(Semanticscholar, 2018)Voluntary Medical Male circumcision (VMMC) reduces risk of heterosexually acquired HIV. Kenya adopted VMMC as an HIV intervention in 2008 and has been making remarkable progress towards achieving its male circumcision ... -
Animation as an Aid for Higher Education Teaching in Kenya: The Case of Africa Nazarene University
(GlobeEdu Group, 2016)Higher education worldwide is increasingly becoming digitized through online pedagogical platforms. In Kenya, the desire to go digital is one of the key agendas of the current government. This vision is to be achieved ... -
Economic Change in Sakwa 1850-1962
(Moi University, 1991)This is a study of economic change in Sakwa. examines Sakwa's pre-colonial system analyses their encounter the capitalist production introduced theoretical concepts commercialization, with through of production colonialism. ... -
Networked Spaces: Benefits of Mobile Phones in the Treatment and Referral Process within iCCM
(2018)Kenya is still lagging behind regional and global averages in child mortality rates despite the fact that substantial progress has been made in reducing child mortality through child health programs since 1990. ... -
Kisumu County Secondary School Students’ Preferences to Content Published In the Pulse Magazine in Retrospect to Negative Behaviour
(Scholars Middle East Publishers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2020)Globally the print media has made strides in publishing content that is appealing to readers. The Kenyan mainstream newspapers have established colourful and sensational pullouts to attract youthful readers. Among the ... -
The frequency of content with elements of negative behaviour published in the pulse magazine
(Quantum Academic Publisher, 2020)Globally the print media has made strides in publishing content that is appealing to readers. The Kenyan mainstream newspapers have established colourful and sensational pullouts to attract youthful audience. Among the ... -
Regulation of Media Content in Kenya: In Search of a Paradigm in the Era of Convergence
(Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017-07)With advancement in information and communications technology, there has been convergence of various communication channels into few distribution platforms or same media organizations owning several media channels. Media ... -
The effect of Mass Media on youth participation in governance: a case study of Masinga District
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)This research study seeks to find out if mass media have had influence on youth participation in governance in Masinga district. It further seeks to find out whether mass media has been used as a tool to empower the youth. ... -
Food Hygiene Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices amongst Food Handlers in Selected Hotels and Restaurants In Thika Town, Kenya
(http://www.ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2007252.pdf, 2020)The aim of this study was to investigate food hygiene knowledge, attitude and practice amongst food handlers’ in selected hotels and restaurants in Thika Town, Kenya. A cross sectional survey design was adopted. The ... -
Linkage between Food Hygiene Knowledge and Practices among Food Handlers in Restaurants and Hotels in Thika, Kenya
(http://www.ijrar.org/viewfull.php?&p_id=IJRAR19L1769., 2020)The purpose of this research was to establish the linkage between food hygiene knowledge and practice among food handlers’ in restaurants and hotels in Thika, Kenya. A cross sectional survey design was adopted for the ...
