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Utangulizi wa Mhariri: Mitazamo ya Fasihi Afrika Mashariki
(Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies, 2019-11-25) Waliaula, Ken Walibora
Hili toleo maalum la jarida la East African Literary and Cultural Studies, sio tu kwamba ni la kihistoria tu bali limetokea wakati mwafaka katika historia ya maendeleo ya Kiswahili. Kumekuwa na mwamko mpya kuhusiana na maendeleo ya Kiswahili ndani na nje ya Afrika Mashariki, mwamko ambao ni mwangwi wa mawanio na matarajio ya wakereketwa wa Kiswahili wa tangu azali. Baba wa fasihi ya kisasa ya Kiswahili Shaaban bin Robert au kwa jina jingine Shaaban Ulenge, alikuwa miongoni mwa wachangiaji wakubwa wa fasihi ya Kiswahili na utetezi wa lugha hii ya mawasiliano mapana katika ukanda wa Afrika Mashariki na Kati.
English Translations of the Kiswahili Special Issue of Eastern African Literary & Cultural Studies
(Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies, 2019-12-02) Waliaula, Ken Walibora
This special issue of Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies (EALCS), is not only historic but has come out at an opportune moment in the growth of Kiswahili. There has lately been a new sense of animated interest in Kiswahili in East Africa and beyond, an interest that echoes the aspirations that Kiswahili enthusiasts have entertained over the years. The father of modern Kiswahili literature Shaaban bin Robert, also known as Shaaban Ulenge, is one of the most significant contributors to Kiswahili literature and advocates of East Africa’s lingua franca.
Effect of Family Learning Environment on the Management of Students’ Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Kenya
(The International Journal Of Business & Management, 2018-03-19) Wanyama, Kadian Wanyonyi; Indiatsi, Isaac Mabale; Koyi, Nabiswa Patrick; Osundwa, Sarah Awinja; Ojiambo, Josephine N.
The purpose of the study was to investigate how family learning environment affects the management of students’ discipline in public secondary schools in Kenya. The study employed descriptive survey research design. The study targeted 27 Public Secondary schools, 27 Deputy Head teachers, 282 school prefects, 261 PTA Executive members, one Sub-County Education Officer and one Sub-County Quality Assurance and Standards Officer. A sample size of 85 school prefects and 78 PTA/executive members was used. Simple random and purposive sampling techniques were used to select respondents. The researcher used content and face validity to test validity while the test re-test method was used to test reliability of the research instruments which yielded an alpha of 0.877. Results illustrated that family learning environment had fairly positive and significant effect on the management of student’s discipline in public secondary schools. Several strategies were suggested on handling students’ indiscipline in public secondary schools ranging from sticking to code of ethics and professionalism; developing administrative procedures and policies for dealing with behavioral concerns to assisting students in developing pro-social skills. It was recommended that parents should provide study rooms, quiet learning environment, be role models to their children and involve their children in decision making. The findings of this study may be useful to the Ministry of Education, academicians, researchers and other stakeholders in the Ministry of Education in their improvement of policies and practices on improving the parental involvement and management of student discipline.
Corporate Sustainability and Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Business and Management, 2019-06-19) Odera, Elijah; Manini, Muganda Munir; Wanyama, Kadian Wanyonyi
In the contemporary production environment, manufacturing operations must take into account not only profit, but also environmental and social performance, in order to ensure the long-term development of the company. This study sought to establish the relationship between corporate sustainability and financial performance of manufacturing firms in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. The study was guided by four objectives namely; to determine the effect of environmental practices on Financial performance of manufacturing firms; to examine the effect of corporate accountability on financial performance of manufacturing firms; To examine the moderating influence of government policy on the relationship between corporate sustainability and financial performance of manufacturing firms and to assess the effect of social justice of corporate sustainability on financial performance of manufacturing firms.. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The study population consisted of 3344 employees of all the 12 registered manufacturing firms in Uasin Gishu County by the KAM (Kenya Association of Manufactures), from which a representative sample of 357 employees was drawn. A structured questionnaire was used in data collection. The data was analyzed using both descriptive
and inferential statistics. The findings of the study indicated that environmental practices had a statistically significant influence on financial performance(R = 0.688 > 0.5, p = 0.001< 0.05). The study also established that corporate accountability had a statistically significant influence on the on financial performance(R = 0.718 > 0.5, p = 0.001< 0.05). Further, the study established that social justice had a statistically significant influence on the financial performance of manufacturing firms(R = 0.660 > 0.5, p = 0.008< 0.05). Lastly, the results revealed that government policy had a statistically significant influence on the relationship between corporate
sustainability and financial performance. The study recognizes that the variables used for this study are not exhaustive and therefore suggests that future research should include more triangulation utilizing other intervening and moderating variables as well as using alternative measures of all the study variables. Future research should also conduct longitudinal studies that would provide definite information about cause-and effect relationships as well as the changes in study variables over time. The study is further envisaged to add critical knowledge for academia which would inform top management in decision making process that could be used in policy formulation in the manufacturing sector as well as the government’s regulations on manufacturing firms.
Physical Violence at Workplace on the Service Quality of Employees of the County Government of Turkana County, Kenya
(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2019-08-14) Ekuwom, L. P.; Wanyama, Kadian Wanyonyi; Mamuli, Catherine Laura
Societal revelation to all kinds of violence is much more frequent than previous decades due to news broadcasts, movies, video games, television, and books that portray violence vividly. All organizations are vulnerable to workplace violence and this formed the basis for the researcher to carry out a study on physical violence on the service quality of employees in Turkana County. The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of physical violence at workplace on the service quality of employees of the County Government of Turkana County. This study was anchored on the Cognitive Adaptation Theory. The study employed a descriptive survey and correlation designs. The study targeted 2,714 respondents from the ten (10) executive departments of County Government of Turkana as at May 2018. The sampling techniques used were stratified random sampling, simple random sampling and proportionate sampling. A sample size of 349 respondents was obtained from a target population of 2,714 respondents. The questionnaires were the main data collection instruments. These research instruments were tested for both validity and reliability and were found valid and reliable. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 22 where descriptive and inferential
statistics were used. The study concluded that physical violence at the work place negatively impacts on service quality of employees and the levels of employees incivility affected the levels of productivity at the work place. The study therefore recommended that the Turkana County Government should initiate a psychoeducation on the importance of having good mental health at the work place in order to promote productivity and boost employee’s mental health. Secondly supervisors at the various work places in the County Government of Turkana should address the issue of employee work load.