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Critical Analysis of Response to Famine in Semi-Arid Areas of North West, Kenya
(2019-05)
This paper analyses behavioral patterns which emerges in the process of adjustment to stem the negative effects of famine in semi-arid areas in North West, Kenya occupied by Turkana pastoralists. The paper takes a more ...
Fuzzy Comprehensive Assessment of Drought Vulnerability in Turkana Rangeland, Kenya.
(2019-10)
This paper explores the vulnerability context in Turkana rangeland. It establishes the origin of the people living in Turkana before they settled in the rangeland and provides a general environmental and demographic ...
Challenges of change management on service delivery in the Administration Police Service in Muranga County
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN COMMERCE, IT & MANAGEMENT, 2017-08)
Change is an inevitable part of life, a well-planned and formulated change, can produce positive results. Despite planning change, change is hard to incorporate,
accept and appreciate. Change has an impact on the individuals ...
Food Insecurity in Turkana District, Kenya: A Focus on the Impact of Colonial Rule
(2016)
This paper examines the contribution of
colonial rule to food insecurity among Turkana
pastoralists living in the Turkana District in the arid
zone of north-western Kenya. It is argued that food
insecurity in Turkana ...
The effects of burn out on law enforcement officers in Kenya
(2018-05)
Burnout is a general term that describes the feelings of people in the helping professions who find that the stress involved in their work environment has altered their original feelings about themselves and their work. ...
Turkana People‟s Resilience to Drought and Famine in Kenya: A Study of Social Networks asan Insurance System
(2015)
This paper draws on the experience of Turkana pastoralists living in the Turkana District in the arid zone of northwestern Kenya, an area with a long history of drought and famine. Special attention is focused on understanding ...
Approaches for Understanding Pastoral Response to Drought and Famine in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2016)
Drought and famine in Sub-Saharan
Africa is among the leading contributory causes of
vulnerability in pastoral communities. This paper
discusses approaches that allow understanding of
pastoral indigenous adaptive ...
Role of Livelihood Platform in Adaptation and Poverty Alleviation Case Study of Turkana District, Kenya
(2016)
This paper broadly explores the various socio-economic and political assets in Turkana District in North
West, Kenya and how these assets have overtime enhanced successful adaptation and poverty alleviation
for the Turkana ...
The Kenya National Police Service burnout intervention strategies
(2018-07)
The purpose of the paper is to determine the burnout intervention strategies among Police officers in Matungulu Sub County, Kenya. The target population for the study was the police officers (N=250) stationed in various ...
Live hood Strategies in North-Western Kenya: A Study of Turkana People’s Customary Response to Famine
(2016)
This paper analyses the livelihood strategies of Turkana people of North-Western Kenya from the context of cultural modes of existence developed to weather the effects of food crises. The paper makes a thorough assessment ...