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Factors that Determine Entrepreneuria...
Entrepreneurship is critical to economic development of any nation. Entrepreneurs continually innovate and invent, and as they commercialize the innovations and inventions, they create goods and services. In the process they create new markets, services and products as well as employment.
Factors that Determine Entrepreneurial Behaviour in Micro and Small Enterprises in Kenya provides insights into entrepreneurship in Kenya. The book offers practical observations on the state of entrepreneurship in Kenya. It is a good reference for scholars, teachers and students of business and economics, both at undergraduate and post-graduate levels. It is a must read for scholars, practitioners and enthusiasts of entrepreneurial education and knowledge.
What Others Say
"This book makes a very useful contribution to understanding the factors that affect entrepreneurial behaviour. It will add great value in the field of entrepreneurship." - Henry M Bwisa, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology.
"The practical approach, based on case study and research results in this book, offers powerful insights into entrepreneurial behaviour in the Kenyan economic landscape. This in invaluable resource for students of entrepreneurship in developing countries." - Book Editor
Inside the Presidency: Trials and Tri...
Inside the Presidency: the Trials and Tribulations of a Zambian Spin Doctor is a captivating chronicle of the goings on at the centre of state power as told by an insider. It captures the intrigues at the presidency, specifically associated with the author's time serving retired President Rupiah Banda.
The book tells of President Banda's ascendancy to the presidency following the death of Levi Mwanawasa. Telling it as it was, Jere paints well the roles of a number of players in supporting the president's quest to meet his mandate to the Zambian people. This is a first-hand account of the operations of the presidency as well as the challenges (and later failure) by Banda to secure a second term of office. It gives insights into the in the then ruling party, the president's own beliefs and approach to politics, and how the opposition took advantage of these to defeat an otherwise accomplished president.
The book is a window into policy positions, international relations, government bureaucracy and political manoeuvers in high office. Several decisions, popular and unpopular, are laid bare as is their rationale and impact. It paints a picture of the fire-fighting between government positions and public perception and further shows the inter-play of all this with opposition parties and the press.
Themes in Language, Education & D...
Language plays a major role in the development of societies and nations. Themes in Language, Education & Development in Kenya is a collection of fourteen scholarly articles on aspects of language and its relationship with, society, education and development in Kenya. The authors follow Morgan Dalphinis remarks that:
"... to speak a language means more than an exercise in the use of a given syntax and morphology, it implies the support of a whole culture and civilization. Moreover, it is in language that people learn, relate to each other as social animals in a material world of production, reproduction, distribution and exchange".
It is not only important to understand specific languages but to also appreciate associated structural linguistics as a means of appreciating the underlying, rich cultural aspects of those languages. In this book, authors capture the richness of language and linguistics aspects of some of Kenyan languages, namely Kiswahili, EkeGusii, Dholuo and Ateso as well as appropriated languages used in Kenya such as English and French.
Themes in Language, Education & Development in Kenya discusses aspects of language and its relationship with society, education and development in Kenya. As much as possible, the authors have anchored their arguments on relevant theoretical and conceptual frameworks with chapters written either in English or Kiswahili while the abstracts are written in a different language from that of the body of the chapter.
The book is divided into three major themes: Theoretical Linguistics and Language in Society, Language and Education, and Language and Development.
Educators, students and general readers interested in issues of language, linguistics, pedagogy and development will find great benefit from this book. In particular, students and lecturers of African linguistics, English, Kiswahili, Education and Sociology would be great beneficiaries.
What others say
This edited volume comprises detailed, substantive, methodological and theoretical research by fine investigators and practitioners in linguistics, English, French, Kiswahili, education and development. It is so detailed and a must-read piece of work for scholars interested in the interface between language and other fields. -- Bob Mbori, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega
Writing/compiling an edited book requires masterful selection of articles that ensure the common thread runs through the chapters. This book achieves this by putting language firmly in the agenda of education and development in Kenya. -- Hilary K. Sang, Department of Linguistics and Foreign Languages, Moi University
This is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in languages, education and development beyond Kenyan borders. It sets the pace and a new trend for research in African languages. -- Gilbert Gumoshabe, Makerere University, Uganda
A note about contributors
Writers come with diverse experience and education in the subject of languages, ranging from linguistics, language in society, education and development. Their varied education background and experience reflects their international training and linkages. In turn, this finds expression in the associated essays.
Experiences of Women Students with Di...
This work is a systematic analysis of the subject of disability and society as encountered in institutions of higher learning in Kenya. Experiences of women students with disabilities in Kenyan universities demonstrates that marginalization of people with disabilities is an insidious reality in virtually all societies. Across Africa, dialogue on discrimination against individuals with disability has for a long time been silenced resulting into minimal participation and representation of this population in the political, social, cultural, and economic and development initiatives in the continent. Only a few texts have examined the question of disability and the status of people with disabilities in Africa and more so, with reference to gender and higher education. Filing this gap, this book discusses the experiences of women students with disabilities in university education in Kenya. It analyzes the challenges these women face and how they deal with those challenges. There is evidence of ableim in Kenyan higher education institutions and in the society as a whole. Individuals, government and societal institutions should work together to address ableism and promote an inclusive society.
What others say
Disability is not inability. This cutting edge text reveals that although women students with disabilities in Kenyan universities face numerous challenges, they are determined to succeed. The desire to lead a better life is the glue that gives these women the determination to challenge their subjugated positions in society. This book provides important recommendations for policy, practice and research which Kenya and other African nations can learn from to change things for the better. It is an important and timely read to be enjoyed by everyone. - Chris Atuti, Toronto, Canada.
This book brings us in touch with the lives of women, and their struggles, so as to inspire the collective need to address disability in more thought-provoking ways. Skillfully, Bathseba depicts the complexity of living with disability through her ethnographic account of twenty women students in Kenyan universities. Through this unique research and analysis, the reader comes to know that every experience of disability needs to be understood as a fully social, political, and historical, not to mention valid, way of being-in-the-world. Bathseba has produced a book that is a must read for anyone interested in exploring education as it is interwoven with the meanings of race, gender, class and disability in and through the Kenyan context - Dr. Tanya Titchkosky Associate Professor, Associate Chair, and Graduate Coordinator, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
This book is an outstanding sociological exploration of gender, disability and higher education in the African context. The women's stories come alive in this brilliant and sensitive interpretation of challenges and accomplishments of women students with disabilities in Kenyan universities. By giving voice to those who are rarely heard, Bathseba contributes to a comprehensive understanding of the student experience. - . Sandra Acker, Professor Emeritus, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
Critical Thinking
This book, Critical Thinking, is an outgrowth of an undergraduate course that the author developed and taught at Machakos University in Kenya. It presents the definition, nature, and foundations of critical thinking. It further discusses the various schools of thought on the subject of critical thinking, a matter that underlines the broad range of debates that pertain to the subject. In this respect, it demonstrates a great deal of energy that has been expended by theorists of critical thinking on the debate on the nature of critical thinking, generating provocative, interesting and important philosophical perspectives.
The work provides students of Critical Thinking with necessary tools to cope successfully with undergraduate and graduate-level courses, and post-academic life. It contains adequate material supportive of postgraduate studies and research in critical thinking.
What others say
“We hope and expect that this will serve as an important tool for students and scholars alike, and welcome the appearance of this important contribution to the theory and practice of education for critical thinking.” - Harvey Siegel, Department of Philosophy, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA.
The Footfalls of My Heart
Footfalls of My Heart is a long narrative poem that draws style, idioms and expression from the culture, traditions, and philosophy of the Abagusii community of Kenya through the lens of a girl as she inches along toward marriage. In the community, marriage was a complex, long-drawn and tedious process that involved many parties including the families of the two, and peers of both the bride and groom, among many other key players. Throughout the process ran the concept of the ideal desirable partner. This poem captures the bride’s perspective of the groom, Rimura, depending on the many aspects deemed to define the ‘perfect’ rimura. Nyamwange’s Footfalls of My Heart is a bride’s response to his earlier publication, The Girl of Red Beauty which presented a bride’s dreams of an ideal wife, in the tradition set by Okot p’Bitek’s twin publications, Song of Lawino and Song of Ocol.
What Others Say
"This is truly beautiful. I enjoyed the stream of consciousness and wordplay, which powerfully built up the feeling behind the words. I love how the author writes with some alliteration and sensory descriptions.
I loved the imagery here:
‘The ring of bellyful laughter,
‘The beaming of a full moon on my face’
Is this a poem or a story I can't even tell!!! Why not both? It feels like the subject matter happened once upon a time.”
- Chasejameson Manar Spears, Poet, Oakland, California, USA
“The author has set a high standard to which African poetry should be written. Taking after Okot p’Bitek, the author has, however, heightened the language and the condensation of the expressions.”
– Dr. Chris Okemwa, lecturer, Kisii University and poet
Gusii Misiri Migration, Rainmaking, S...
This book is about the Abagusii, Gusiiland, sacred places, sacred people, and religious activities of the community. My late father, William Tinega Mwancha (1928-1994) used to say, “Ntwe basinto b’Oiroba”, meaning, we (human beings) are sons and daughters of the ground (soil). We were formed from the soil and we will eventually return to the soil. For this reason, traditional Gusii elders regard the soil on which they live as sacred.
It is therefore in this regard that any literature dealing with the Gusii must demonstrate an understanding of who the Gusii are beginning with their origin, migration and settlement in the land they dearly love and regard as holy. This is why the Gusii Misiri origin, rainmaking, shrines and divination have endeavoured to document what can be summed as the social life of the community.
Apart from land (soil), the Gusii have special places, items and people that they regard as sacred. Ngoro ya Mwaga, Sakagwa shrine and Igena monto are only a few sacred places and items discussed in this book. Among the many religious specialists in Gusii, the book explores the life and works of Iriasi the 20th-century Gusii rainmaker. Iriasi was allegedly said to be intersex, a condition considered by many people of his time as uniquely religious. To his contemporaries, Iriasi was created that way to perform unusual tasks such as rainmaking, divination, and prophecy.
Further to Iriasi’s nature and religious work, the book demonstrates the relevance of some traditional Gusii religious practices such as divination in modern times.
The Winding Road
The Winding Road is a heart rending tale about identity. The main protagonist, Yuna hits the road on a journey of self discovery on realising the woman she has known as her mother is not actually her biological mother. . . a journey to discover her roots. Its a journey that's fraught with dazzling highs and distressing lows. From desolation she's swung to the pinnacle of the modeling industry and is crowned Miss Africa. The undreamed of success gets into her head and she dramatically temples from grace to scavenge in the streets with her old question of identity haunting her. Will Yuna discover her roots?
Betwixt Mountain and Wilderness
Set in the last decade of pre-independence Uganda, Betwixt Mountain and Wilderness is the story of an intensively sensitive, impressionable and introspective high school leaver, who goes on a fascinating adventure of discovery. It is progressively and simultaneously an adventure at cultural, intellectual, political and spiritual levels. Upon his final homecoming, to his utter amazement, the all-pervasive mountain of his excited childhood places, new, least-expected demands on him, leading to dire consequences
Miale ya Mashariki
Miale ya Mashariki is an anthology of eighty-two poems. These poems have been composed following different themes, styles and forms. The inclusion of both metred and free verses aims at exposing readers and literary critics to different kinds of Kiswahili poems.
The poems in this collection will attract broad readership. They will be useful in secondary schools, teacher training colleges as well as universities. Likewise, scholars doing research on Kiswahili poetry will find this anthology a great treasure. The value of a house cannot be judged from the door, open and see what is inside!
What Others Say
"There are many poems in this book composed in different forms and styles. Readers will learn about different types of poems upon reading it.
"The introduction part of this book gives it a strong foundation. The reader gets useful hints on Kiswahili poems and poetry in general before reading and analyzing the poems.
"The poet's expertise is portrayed through definition of various poetic terminologies and sighting examples from his poems."
--- Josiah Habwe, Kiswahili Books editor
Author Profile
Timothy Kinoti M'Ngaruthi was born in 1967 in Kanthungu village, Ruiri location of Buuri district in Meru County, Kenya. He attended Loire Primary School and later joined Chuka High School and Kanyakine High School for 'O' and 'A' level studies respectively.
He holds a bachelor of education degree in Kiswahili and Geography from Egerton University and Masters in Kiswahili from Kenyatta University. He is currently pursuing PhD at Chuka University College, a constituent college of Egerton University, where he is doing research on Kiswahili poetry.
The author has a wealth of experience in teaching Kiswahili language and literature in various secondary schools in Kenya. He has also taught Kiswahili at Chuka University College and Kenya Methodist University (KeMU) where he is a full-time lecturer.
This is his second book after Fasihi Simulizi na Utamaduni (Jomo Kenyatta Foundation, 2008), an oral literature reference book currently being used in high schools and universities in Kenya and abroad.