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2024-03-29T09:09:19ZThe Role of Institutions in the Resolution of Election Disputes in Kenya
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The Role of Institutions in the Resolution of Election Disputes in Kenya
Ongoya, Elisha
Mechanisms for electoral disputes resolution are an integral part of the tests for free and fair elections in democratic set-ups. And yet, the efficacy of the mechanisms for dispute resolution is
as much dependant on the normative superstructure as it is on the institutional infrastructure. j
The interplay between ins t itutions to avoid conflict in jurisdictions is an important consideration
in the architecture and de s ign of institutions for electoral disputes resolution. As the Kenyan
e x periment of the past d e monstrates, a failure of the electorate to repose confidence in proper
i nstitutions for electoral dispute resolution is a recipe for chaos and disaster. This centrali z e s
e v e n more th e place of e lectoral disput e resolution institutions in a democracy . It is against the
for e going background that this chapter interrogates the role of the various institutions in
electoral disputes resolution in Kenya . This chapter examines the various provisions of the law
establishing and vesting jurisdiction in the various institutions that play a role in the
management and resolution of electoral disputes . The chapter also looks at the emerging
jurisprudenc e of the courts and other institutions that have tried to give an interpretation to the
relevant provisions of the law on the establishment and jurisdiction of these institutions .
R e commendations for reforms are consequently made at the end of this chapter .
2013-10-01T00:00:00ZHeadteachers Response to the Marketing Concept
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Headteachers Response to the Marketing Concept
Kiplangat, Henry Kiptiony
This book assesses the role of experience in ideas of head teachers about marketing their schools and examines the freedom of heads in defining their own role, interpreting the "Market,' and assessing the impact of changing national policies in education between 1983-1993 in England. It also identifies the methods used by head teachers as marketers of their schools and assesses the role of the media in school 'marketing'.
The book is important for historical understanding of education, in understanding the challenges encountered by the head teacher in the process of 'marketing the school and finding a personal strategy for its pursuit. It also has importance not only in terms of the school as an organization and how its members cope with the 'system', but also in terms of the decision-making structure in the school and in the wider community. It provides gainful insights into various cultural, sociological, economic and political struggles within the educational sector. It stimulates an in-depth look at the impact of 'marketing' in primary schools of various kinds and thus shifts the attention which is currently concentrated on secondary education. In the concluding chapter of this book, I have also provided a reflection on the situation in Kenya and the relevance of the findings in this book, to further research on the role of headship in Kenyan schools. I look forward to seeing other scholars of education take up these suggestions and carry out extensive studies on the role and effectiveness of the heads of educational institutions in Kenya.
2016-01-01T00:00:00ZAfrican and Decolonization of state-religion policies
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African and Decolonization of state-religion policies
Ambani, J. Osogo
This book argues that a view has taken root in Africa, which equates state-secularism to the aggressive removal of religion from the public sphere or even state ambivalence towards religious affairs. This view arises from a misguided interpretation of the practice of state-secularism particularly in France, Turkey and the US, which understanding is ill-suited for the sub-Sahara Africa’s state-religion because the region boasts of at least three major religious traditions, African religion, Islam and Christianity, and blanket condemnation of public manifestation of religion or ambivalence towards it may offend the natural flourishing of this trinity and more. The contribution holds that most applications of state-secularism in Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda favour the Christian faith, which during its tumultuous experiences in Europe survived the enlightenment, the reformation and like experiences socialised to co-exist with what are now called secular states. Additionally, due to the long history of Christendoms in Europe, Christian principles penetrated the colonial legal systems that were bequeathed to Africa at independence and the sustenance of the colonial legacy means that the Abrahamic faith has an upper hand in the state-religion relations’ contest. The obvious loser is African religion which has suffered major onslaughts since the colonial days.
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