of many significant factors, such as poverty, religion and gender. According to the United Nations Human Rights (n.d.), “there are 30 articles of basic Human rights, Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place
century. Early and child marriage has been a prevalent practice at different points in the history of almost all societies around the globe, including Europe, the United States and the Middle East. The contemporary practice of early child marriage in Kenya is rooted in rigid societal norms and serves to boost long-standing social inequalities and power
report, 2011). Considering that a lot of people in Nairobi are low and middle-income earners, the increase in tax and raw material prices victimises businesses expansion and risk reduction in profit margin. The low profit and low income, in this case, cause poor saving habits among small and medium-sized businesses in Nairobi (Sabri,l, 2011). Averagely, 30% of Kenyans who live in Nairobi find it difficult to save with another 24-33% of Kenyans identifying the hardship of high rent and licenses which are
CHALLENGES 3.2 Challenges faced by the Kenya Government while dealing with refugees Kenya holds a strategic geopolitical position and its humanitarian, political, and security issues are of great regional and international concern. Much of East Africa's stability depends on Kenya's stability as it is the economic epicentre for the region, and Nairobi is home to regional headquarters for embassies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the United Nations. However,the country is currently dealing
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1Background of the study Promotion of MSE sector in Kenya is a viable and dynamic strategy for attaining the national goals which includes employment creation, balanced development between sector and sub sectors and poverty alleviation.This sector have been the means through which accelerated growth and rapid industrialization have been achieved.Koech(2011) The Kenya Government’s commitment to foster growth of MSEs emerged as a key strategy in1986 report. Results
hometown Nairobi, Kenya, I did community service through various ways, including my involvement in the charity walk for Street Children and Orphans in Kenya in 2003 and the 2007 Brookside Freedom from Hunger Campaign. I participated in the charity walk for these causes and helped raise money to support street children, orphans, ending hunger, and was recognized as one of the top three people to raise the most funds. In high school, I volunteered at the St. Nicholas Children's home in Kenya, where I served
are estimated to rise by 2OC due to the warming of the earth’s atmosphere and ocean (IPCC, 2007a). Agricultural production is highly dependent on both precipitation and temperatures which are important aspects of climate change (ADB&IFPRI, 2009). In Kenya, impacts of climate
Magadi Soda Company. It is part of International Finance Corporation’s efforts to help people out of poverty by investing in the private sector. In this case, the Magadi Soda Ash Company is the key aspect of the private sector of magadi Division. Formerly known as the Magadi Soda Company, Tata Chemicals Magadi joined in the Tata group in 2005. The Tata Company is based in the Lake Magadi region in Kenya (about 120km away from Nairobi). Almost 95 per cent and above of its products are sent to the South
there of. I will then examine the role it plays in health indicators and policies in Kenya and Zambia, which serve to support that neopatrimonialism leads to a lower quality of care than in countries without a neopatrimonial practice. A brief synopsis of the history of Guinea Bissau will follow, focusing on the period leading up to independence and onwards.
Peripheral status, in a raid. In an attempt to replenish stocks the young Pokot men would raid their neighbors for grazing land and water resources (39). The increase in violence is clearly linked to climate change. Environmental problems, specifically in Kenya, are desertification, which has increased drastically since