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THE APPLICATION OF THE DEATH PENAL TY IN KENYA: A CASE OF TORTUROUS DE F ACTO ABSTINENCE.
(British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), 2000)his paper sets out to examine the application of the death penalty in Kenya .1 . It examines the Kenyan national legal framework against the backdrop of international and regional instrument < , dealing with the death ... -
FROM David Onyango Oloo Vs Attorney General TO Charles Kanyingi Karina Vs The Transport Licensing Board: A STEP IN THE REVERSE?
(2000)The doctrine of natural justice is · p r esently hackneyed in the realms of administrative law and justice, arguably . the world over. The Rules of natural justice are minlmu rn standards of fair decision-making imposed ... -
IMPORTATION" OF VOTERS IN KENYA'S ELECTORAL PROCESS: A CASE OF LAWS THAT CAN DEFY AN ANGEL'S ATTEMPT TO ENFORCE IN THE ABSENCE OF A VIGILANT ELECTORATE.
(2000)The recently concluded voter registration exercise in Kenya, in tandem with what has become the norm in every electoral process in the country, was not without complaint. Complaints ranged from delay in issuance of ... -
International Law and World Order Problems
(The East African Law Journal, 2004)We have received the news of the re vival of the East African Law Journal with a lot of excitement. This is a wel come development in the legal and academic circles in the East African region. This journal traces ... -
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM': SOME HUMANITARIAN REFLECTIONS
(University of Nairobi Law journal, 2004)"War in Iraq", "War in the Gulf', "It's all Bombardment", "Civilian Death Toll in Iraq Increases ", " Baghdad F i nal l y Falls", etc , were some of the showy press headlines during the second Gulf War in 2003. Not even ... -
EVALUATING THE COMPETENCE OF INVESTIGATIVE AND PROSECUTORIAL AGENCIES FOR CAPITAL OFFENCES IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY
(Amicus Journal, 2005)The above sentiment was a defence lawyer ' s response to a press interview upon winning a sensational murder case in which a Permanent Secretary had been found brutally killed in a fire inferno. His wife was charged ... -
THE LAW OF POLITICS OR THE POLITICS OF THE LAW?: An Evaluation of the "Mwai Vs Moi" Rule as to Personal Service of election petition in kenya
(2005-05)For quite some time, the decision of the five-judge bench/ of the Court of Appeal of Kenya sitting at Nairobi, delivered on the 10th day of December 1999 3 has been a ghost that has haunted petitioners, practitioners ... -
A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF THE CONSTITUENCY DEVELOPMENT FUND ACT
(2005-11)The striking out of parliamentary Acts in Ken y a on grounds of being unconstitutional has become a norm only second in rank to the apparent lethargy on the part of the Parliament of the Republic of Kenya to enact any ... -
NEPAD e-School Project: The Kenyan Case
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2008)In July 2001, during the 37 th summit of the Heads of States the African Union (AU) adopted an integrated social-economic development framework for African renewal called the New Partnership for African Development ... -
ELECTORAL REFORMS: EXTINGUISHING ETHNIC HEGEMONY IN THE EXECUTIVE
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The Effects of Information and Communication Technology Adoption in Academic Institutions and the Society in Kenya
(Egerton University, 2010)Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has in the recent past become a vital component of our society. It is one among the developing kind of technologies in Kenya and has influenced how many organisations carry ... -
EFFECT OF AGE, FEMALE MATING STATUS AND DENSITY ON THE BANANA WEEVIL RESPONSE TO AGGREGATION PHEROMONE
(Kabarak University, 2010-08)The banana (Musa spp.) weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a major pest in East Africa causing yield losses of up to 14 metric tonnes per hectare annually. Laboratory and field experiments were ... -
Transparent and Conducting TiO2:Nb Films Made by Sputter Deposition: Application to Spectrally Selective Solar Reflectors
(Kabarak University, 2010-11)Transparent and conducting thin films of TiO2:Nb were prepared on glass and aluminum substrates by dual-target reactive DC magnetron sputtering in an Ar + O2 plasma. The Nb content lay between zero and 4.9 at. % as ... -
ntrogression of Pythium root rot resistance gene into Rwandan susceptible common bean cultivars
(Kabarak University, 2011-03)A breeding scheme was carried out to introgress resistance genes to bean Pythium root rot in various commercial varieties grown in Rwanda. The achieved crosses were performed between three selected susceptible varieties ... -
Management and sustainability of external debt: A focus on the emerging economies of Africa
(Kabarak University, 2011-10)African countries have had the notoriety of being characterized by unsustainable external debt. Despite several announced intents by world development agencies to reverse this trend, there appears to be only minimal ... -
Biology Education: A Teachers Perspective on the Challenges in the Delivery of Content and Performance in Biology. A Case of Bungoma County, Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2012)Biology is a teaching and learning subject at secondary school level in Kenyan schools. Higher education does not exist in isolation but is a build up from knowledge gained at lower levels of education. Biology plays a ... -
An Examination of Factors Determining Access to Free Primary Education in Mitaboni Zone, Kathiani Division, Machakos District, Kenya
(NA, 2012)With the re-introduction of the Free Primary Education (FPE) by the Kenyan Government in January 2003, it was expected that all children of Primary school going age would be enrolled in school. But, after the re-introduction ... -
An Inviting School in Urban Low Socio-Economic Setting: A Case Study of A Public Primary School In Kibera Slum, Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2012)Truly inviting schools do exist in growing numbers throughout the United States, Canada, South Africa, Hong Kong and other countries. These schools do not happen by accident but are the products of optimism, trust, ... -
Governance and Ethics: A Philosophical Perspective
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2012)Broadly speaking, governance can be perceived to refer to the competent management of public affairs in a government. Governance therefore is the act of governing. It relates to decisions that define expectations, grant ... -
Strategies Influencing Achievement in Mathematics and Competence in Soft Skills among Students in Technical Colleges in Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2012)Mathematics is useful in daily life. It plays an important role in developing students’ logical, creative and critical reasoning, optimize industrial processes, solve problems, function with linear and non-linear thought ...
