Tag: Kenya
Effectiveness of Capacity Building Interventions on Women Enterprises for Household Wellbeing in Nyamira County, Kenya

Effectiveness of Capacity Building Interventions on Women Enterprises for Household Wellbeing in Nyamira County, Kenya

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Anne ChepkuruiSchool of Arts and Social Sciences,Department of Sociology, Gender and Development StudiesKisii UniversityEmail: annechepkurui2@gmail.com Abstract: Women enterprise, unlike other businesses, utilizes the idea and opportunities to generate not only profits, but also solutions to social problems that alleviate poverty within the households. Without increased attention on capacity building to endered dimensions in the management…

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Interventions in Place and How They Affect the Sustainability of Cotton Production and Development in Kisumu County, Kenya

Interventions in Place and How They Affect the Sustainability of Cotton Production and Development in Kisumu County, Kenya

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Omollo Rose Agina Atieno, Peter Gutwa Oino & Godfrey UngayaDepartment of Sociology, Gender and Development Studies,School of Arts and Social Sciences, Kisii UniversityEmail: roseagina@yahoo.com Abstract: Cotton farming in Kenya, particularly around Lake Victoria, once flourished, producing about 100,000 bales annually and supporting numerous families. However, production has significantly declined, raising concerns about sustainability. This study…

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Level of women involvement in gender mainstreaming policy implementation on decision making in Baringo County

Level of women involvement in gender mainstreaming policy implementation on decision making in Baringo County

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Rebecca Arupe Lomong, Peter Gutwa Oino and Mildred LumayoKisii University, Kenya Abstract: The need to visibly engender women’s participation in decision-making became a growing global concern through the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Despite the Kenyan 2010 constitutional provisions for gender mainstreaming, little has changed. This study sought…

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Influence of Gender Mainstreaming Policy Implementation on Women Political Representation in Baringo County Assembly

Influence of Gender Mainstreaming Policy Implementation on Women Political Representation in Baringo County Assembly

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Rebecca Arupe Lomong, Peter Gutwa Oino & Mildred LumayoKisii University, Kenya Abstract: Global advances have been made towards the recognition of the principle of women’s political, socio-economic and equity in governance. However, some counties, including Baringo have not fully implemented the gender rule as provided for in the Kenyan 2010 constitution, hence little has changed.…

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Influence of Menstrual Hygiene Management Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices and School Attendance among Girls in Public Primary Schools in Kisumu West Sub- County, Kisumu County, Kenya

Influence of Menstrual Hygiene Management Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices and School Attendance among Girls in Public Primary Schools in Kisumu West Sub- County, Kisumu County, Kenya

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Pamela Akech Ombogo, Peter Gutwa Oino, Callen Nyamwange, & Lumayo MildredDepartment of Sociology, Gender and Development Studies, Kisii UniversityEmail: pamnadi@yahoo.com Abstract: School based comprehensive sexuality education that addresses Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) knowledge practices – including hygiene practices and management of menstrual pain may be an avenue for addressing both poor MHM practices and absenteeism,…

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Effectiveness of the Presidential Secondary School Bursary (PSSB) on Education of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Selected Sub-Counties in Nairobi City County, Kenya

Effectiveness of the Presidential Secondary School Bursary (PSSB) on Education of Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Selected Sub-Counties in Nairobi City County, Kenya

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Noah M. O. Sanganyi – Mount Kenya University, Kenya. Kepha Nyandoro – Mount Kenya University, Kenya. Edward Gizemba Ontita – University of Nairobi, Nairobi Kenya.Harrison Ng’ang’a Gakunga – Directorate of Children’s Services.Eric Ater Onyango – Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology.Wilkins Ndege Muhingi – Pan Africa Christian University.Esther Mugure Ndung’u – Directorate of Children’s…

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Integrating Human Capability Approach in Gender on Health Seeking Behavior in Kenya

Integrating Human Capability Approach in Gender on Health Seeking Behavior in Kenya

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Dymphenia K. Otwori, Peter Gutwa Oino & Samson BarongoSchool of Arts and Social SciencesDepartment of Sociology, Gender and Development StudiesKisii University. KenyaEmail: dkwambokac@gmail.com Abstract: Globally, different models towards enhancing access to healthcare to all human populations have been implemented with varying degrees of success. However, studies on the effects of gender on health-seeking behavior, especially…

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Do Women-owned Social Enterprises Have Equal Access to Financial Resources? Experiences from Nyamira County, Kenya

Do Women-owned Social Enterprises Have Equal Access to Financial Resources? Experiences from Nyamira County, Kenya

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Anne Chepkurui, Peter Gutwa Oino & George Ezekiel AberiSchool of Arts and Social SciencesDepartment of Sociology, Gender an d Development StudiesKisii University, Kenya.Email: annechepkurui2@gmail.com Abstract: Over the years, women-owned social enterprises have had both positive and negative outcomes. Guided by social entrepreneurship theoretical foundations, this paper examines how financial access and utilization by women-owned social…

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Influence of Family Headship on Students’ Dropout in Public Secondary Schools in Rongo Sub County, Kenya

Influence of Family Headship on Students’ Dropout in Public Secondary Schools in Rongo Sub County, Kenya

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Yambo, John M. OnyangoDepartment of Educational Administration, Planning and EconomicsKisii University, KenyaEmail: yambojm@kisiiuniversity.ac.ke Abstract: There are certain socio-economic factors that influencing public secondary school students’ dropout. The statement of the problem showed that the sub-county had a dropout rate of 43 percent as compared to the neighboring sub-counties which some had 25, and 28 percent…

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Gender-Based Violence Influence on Workplace Environment of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Makina Market, Kibera Sub-County, Nairobi County, Kenya

Gender-Based Violence Influence on Workplace Environment of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Makina Market, Kibera Sub-County, Nairobi County, Kenya

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Paul Ote OdumbeSchool of Arts and Social SciencesDepartment of Sociology, Gender and Development StudiesKisii University, KenyaEmail: odumbepau@gmail.com Abstract: The study aimed to assess the influence of gender-based violence (GBV) in the workplace environment of small and medium-sized enterprises in Makina, Nairobi County. It examined experiences of victims of Gender-Based Violence in SME workplace environment. The…

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