{"id":3173,"date":"2023-11-30T08:40:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T08:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgs.kibu.ac.ke\/?page_id=3173"},"modified":"2025-12-09T10:10:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T10:10:56","slug":"faculty-of-arts-and-social-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/theses\/faculty-of-arts-and-social-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3173\" class=\"elementor elementor-3173\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7664cc4f elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7664cc4f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c1bf7a1\" data-id=\"4c1bf7a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1eb0d741\" data-id=\"1eb0d741\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-733db82 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"733db82\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a82587\" data-id=\"7a82587\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef888bc elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef888bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-acd3747 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"acd3747\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e628d51\" data-id=\"e628d51\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c4e182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c4e182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in Comparative Literature<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e57b635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e57b635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/didacticism-of-spoken-word-poetry-performance-to-the-youths-in-kenya\/\">Didacticism of Spoken Word Poetry Performance to the Youths in Kenya<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6478fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6478fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Bertha Mukandah<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed9048f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed9048f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This study investigated the didacticism of spoken word poetry on the youth in Kenya with a focus on the\u00a0<em>Wajinga Nyinyi<\/em>\u00a0series (1\u20138). Recognizing the growing popularity of spoken word as a form of social commentary and artistic expression, the research sought to understand how performances influence young people\u2019s perceptions of their social, political and economic realities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-988bc2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"988bc2b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b4bff8\" data-id=\"0b4bff8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e1ed53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e1ed53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in Religion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29c3565 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29c3565\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/analysis-of-roman-catholic-church-doctrine-on-contraception-and-sexual-morality-of-the-youth-in-bungoma-county-kenya\/\">Analysis of Roman Catholic Church Doctrine on Contraception and Sexual Morality of the Youth in Bungoma County, Kenya<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f5c46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11f5c46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Bunguswa Anne<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-718dd69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"718dd69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contraception among youth has become a common phenomenon in contemporary society, creating significant challenges for the Roman Catholic Church which prohibits artificial contraceptive methods. This study analyzes the Roman Catholic Church\u2019s doctrine on contraception and its implications for the sexual morality of youth in Bungoma County, Kenya.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a77e06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a77e06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-92bd33b\" data-id=\"92bd33b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b0a1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63b0a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-753f530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"753f530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/historicizing-social-cultural-practices-influencing-widows-lived-experiences-among-the-bukusu-of-bungoma-county-kenya-since-1800\/\">Historicizing Social-Cultural Practices Influencing Widows\u2019 Lived Experiences Among the Bukusu of Bungoma County, Kenya Since 1800<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf73d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aaf73d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Wafula Agnes Kwatera<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a4f49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94a4f49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to the United Nations Statistics (2020), over 258 million women are widowed globally, with a high prevalence among elderly populations. More specifically, among the Bukusu, widowhood is prevalent and is marked with a sequence of meaningful traditional rites and rituals in mourning the dead spouse and reaffirming family and communal bonds. This research aims to historicize the social and cultural practices and their impact on the widows\u2019 experiences among the Bukusu community in Bungoma County.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a580d09 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a580d09\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8776961\" data-id=\"8776961\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727e0ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"727e0ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb5f747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb5f747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/a-historical-analysis-of-violence-and-insecurity-between-tugen-and-pokot-of-baringo-county-in-kenya-since-1800-2023\/\">A Historical Analysis of Violence and Insecurity Between Tugen and Pokot of Baringo County in Kenya Since 1800 \u2013 2023<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aca5182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aca5182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Nyukuri Peter Makokha<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f634e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10f634e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Globally, violence and insecurity persist as major challenges, often driven by ethnic tensions, political instability, competition over natural resources, and the proliferation of illicit arms. Kenya, like many nations, has not been immune to these dynamics. In Baringo County, historical patterns of violence traced from the pre-colonial through the post-colonial period have been predominantly fueled by competition over scarce resources such as grazing land and water.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-69b5ea0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69b5ea0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5bebd2\" data-id=\"b5bebd2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad56e6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad56e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in Religion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-817b953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"817b953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/religious-rituals-and-their-impact-on-socio-economic-life-of-luong-mogik-church-members-kisumu-county-kenya-2022-2025\/\">Religious Rituals and their Impact on Socio-Economic Life of Luong Mogik Church Members Kisumu County- Kenya (2022-2025)<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2b073d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2b073d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Malone Naliaka Noel<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4cb930 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4cb930\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rituals play an integral part in the life of practitioners. In Africa rituals express a need to communicate with the supernatural forces especially ancestors whose spirits are believed to be still alive. The main purpose of the study was to examine religious rituals and their impact on socio-economic of congregants of<em>\u00a0Luong Mogik<\/em>\u00a0church, Kisumu County.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce26abd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce26abd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d525693\" data-id=\"d525693\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e41b13f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e41b13f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in Religion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4e5130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b4e5130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/role-of-the-catholic-church-in-mitigating-effects-of-climate-change-in-west-pokot-county-kenya\/\">Role of the Catholic Church in Mitigating Effects of Climate Change in West Pokot County, Kenya<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23840ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23840ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Brian Namayi Kusumo<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673195e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"673195e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Climate change presents a global challenge that intensively affects vulnerable regions like West Pokot County, Kenya, where communities depend heavily on climate-sensitive livelihoods. While technical and policy-oriented approaches to climate change mitigation have received substantial attention, the potential role of religious institutions remains underexplored, especially in the African context.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9590f33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9590f33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2313df1\" data-id=\"2313df1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8e891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a8e891\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e47c65f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e47c65f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/history-of-sugarcane-farming-and-its-socio-economic-impact-on-employees-of-nzoia-sugar-company-in-bungoma-county-kenya-1975-2024\/\">History of Sugarcane Farming and its Socio- Economic Impact on Employees of Nzoia Sugar Company in Bungoma County, Kenya, 1975-2024\n<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82cda6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82cda6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Simiyu Elydah Nangila<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b2f503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b2f503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sugarcane farming is an economic activity that is carried out globally. Sugarcane is a cash crop whose cultivation began in Asia. Sugarcane as a crop was introduced in Kenya in 1902 with the first factory set up in Miwani near Kisumu in 1922 and later Ramisi in the Coast region in 1927. Nzoia Sugar Company, which was established in 1975 has experienced a myriad of challenges which include inefficiencies, corruption and mismanagement whose outcomes have been delayed payments, small wages earned and unsuitable working conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a9ca64 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a9ca64\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2f053f\" data-id=\"a2f053f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae79406 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae79406\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in Religion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f0f2f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f0f2f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/influence-of-modernization-on-the-preservation-of-bukusu-traditional-healers-knowledge-in-bungoma-county-kenya\/\">Influence of Modernization on the Preservation of Bukusu Traditional Healers\u2019 Knowledge in Bungoma County \u2013 Kenya<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0325d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd0325d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Walubengo David Simiyu<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2bd952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2bd952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Traditional medicine and indigenous healing practices represent a significant component of healthcare systems worldwide. There is increased global demand for traditional healing and its integration into influencing medical care. This has raised concerns with some countries constructing regulatory structures for the integration of traditional medicine and medical care and health standards for work safety training.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c63496 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9c63496\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a856379\" data-id=\"a856379\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abe0a53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abe0a53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in Religion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1149242 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1149242\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/role-of-catholic-churchs-teachings-in-promoting-chastity-in-the-changing-youth-lifestyle-in-trans-nzoia-county-kenya\/\">Role of Catholic Church\u2019s Teachings in Promoting Chastity in the Changing Youth Lifestyle in Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c6dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4c6dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Robai Nasike Webo<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1682b58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1682b58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chastity is a central virtue that guides the moral and spiritual development of youth.\u00a0 The changing youth lifestyles, influenced by globalization and societal shifts, challenge traditional moral values, prompting institutions like the Catholic Church to address these issues through teachings on chastity and morality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-efb68c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efb68c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-881f1d2\" data-id=\"881f1d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-506de26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"506de26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in Comparative Literature<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c5da7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6c5da7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/women-and-oppressive-social-conditions-in-tsitsi-ndangarembgas-first-trilogy\/\">Women and Oppressive Social Conditions in Tsitsi Ndangarembga\u2019s First Trilogy<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e524e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e524e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Achieng Nanzala Everlyne<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a49548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a49548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The study examines the transitions of the social conditions that oppress women using Tsitsi Dangarembga\u2019s first trilogy. There are emerging social conditions that oppress women which needs to be given attention and unless this oppression of women is studied in its trend, pertinent issues of concern may be left out.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-090356d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"090356d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b1e656\" data-id=\"8b1e656\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed0bf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ed0bf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in Comparative Literature<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6af0b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6af0b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/re-purposing-the-epic-form-and-pre-capitalist-wisdom-in-ngu%cd%82gi%cd%82-wa-thiongos-the-perfect-nine\/\">Re-Purposing the Epic Form and Pre-Capitalist Wisdom in Ngu\u0342Gi\u0342 Wa Thiong\u2019o\u2019s The Perfect Nine<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c390ba1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c390ba1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Juma Wanyonyi Geoffrey<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e173c58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e173c58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This study investigates the critical significance of the epic form in Ng\u0169g\u0129 wa Thiong\u2019o\u2019s\u00a0<em>The Perfect Nine<\/em>\u00a0(2020), arguing that the text revitalizes the epic as a repository of pre-capitalist wisdom and a tool for addressing contemporary human crises. In an era marked by global socio-political and ecological upheavals, the choice of this study is grounded in the need to re-engage indigenous literary forms that offer alternative value systems and epistemologies.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6251edc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6251edc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-efbf31d\" data-id=\"efbf31d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6bf485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6bf485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Doctor of Philosophy in Kiswahili Studies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-175c32b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"175c32b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/matumizi-ya-lugha-za-kiasili-katika-ustawishaji-wa-kilimo-mfano-wa-kinandi-katika-runinga-ya-kass-nchini-kenya\/\">Matumizi ya Lugha za Kiasili Katika Ustawishaji wa Kilimo: Mfano Wa Kinandi Katika Runinga ya Kass Nchini Kenya<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12c9ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d12c9ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Melly Kipchirchir Joachim<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174253a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"174253a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One of the agendas of the current Kenyan government is agricultural development. Agriculture ensures food security which may reduce cost of living. Because of this, a lot of efforts have been directed towards reaching out to farmers who are the main stakeholders in Agriculture so as to educate them on farming.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b071f21 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b071f21\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a129cd\" data-id=\"3a129cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b793ba7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b793ba7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shahada Ya Uzamifu Katika Taaluma Ya Kiswahili<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fda550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0fda550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/futuhitandao-na-afya-ya-akili-miongoni-mwa-wakenya\/\">Futuhitandao na Afya ya Akili Miongoni mwa Wakenya<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-284b0b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"284b0b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Magambo Emilly Angushi<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fcf183 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fcf183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fasihi, kupitia utambuzi na tanzu zake tofauti tofauti, tangu jadi imekuwa na majukumu mahususi ya kutekeleza katika jamii.Vichekesho kama utanzu mojawapo wa Fasihi simulizi, vimetumika pakubwa katika vyombo vya habari kama vile runinga na redioni kufurahisha na kuwachekesha watazamaji na wasikilizaji.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d656f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d656f4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a79f250\" data-id=\"a79f250\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65973d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65973d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Doctor of Philosophy In Kiswahili Studies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-729fb36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"729fb36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/mapambano-dhidi-ya-dawa-za-kulevya-kupitia-nyimbo-pepe\/\">Mapambano Dhidi ya Dawa za Kulevya Kupitia Nyimbo Pepe<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c2024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33c2024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Stephen Muyundo Ndinyo<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1578bea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1578bea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Suala la dawa za kulevya ni mojawapo ya masuala ibuka yanayotatiza jamii pakubwa huku maendeleo katika vyombo vya habari hususan mtandao yakichangia tatizo hili. Uraibu wa dawa za kulevya ni mwiba katika jamii unaoangaziwa katika nyimbo pepe za kizazi kipya. Malengo mahususi ya utafiti huu yalikuwa: Kufafanua mtindo ulivyotumika kuwasilisha nyimbo pepe za kizazi kipya katika mapambano dhidi ya dawa za kulevya;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-06b607f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06b607f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-39ee31f\" data-id=\"39ee31f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-933ead5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"933ead5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Doctor of Philosophy In Kiswahili Studies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1262ed7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1262ed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/uongozi-na-uafikiaji-wa-malengo-ya-maendeleo-endelevu-katika-tamielya-teule-za-kiswahili\/\">Uongozi na Uafikiaji wa Malengo ya Maendeleo Endelevu Katika Tamielya Teule za Kiswahili<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e35d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"41e35d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Ogonda Samuel Sinzore<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7a4432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7a4432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fasihi kama kioo cha jamii inachangia katika maendeleo na masuala ibuka ya jamii yakiwemo yale ya uongozi. Fasihi inaweza kushirikishwa katika kuafikia mpango wa kimaendeleo wa Malengo ya Maendeleo Endelevu (MME). Uongozi ni suala muhimu katika jamii na hudhihirika kupitia mikakati kadhaa, mojawapo ukiwa utekelezaji wa MME. Mpango huu hauwezi kuafikiwa bila uongozi bora katika mataifa ya ulimwengu.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b87ba9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b87ba9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6782fe3\" data-id=\"6782fe3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc0be32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc0be32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Doctor of Philosophy in Religion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5401b59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5401b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/womens-leadership-and-church-growth-in-enlightened-christian-gathering-churches-in-kenya\/\">Women\u2019s Leadership and Church Growth in Enlightened Christian Gathering Churches in Kenya<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b5ab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35b5ab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Caroline Noel Amunga<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fca5cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fca5cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The role of women in leadership positions within religious institutions has been a topic of ongoing global discourse, particularly in the African context where women\u2019s leadership in Christian churches has been shaped by religious teachings, cultural traditions, and societal transformations. The Enlightened Christian Gathering churches in Kenya, founded by Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, present a unique opportunity to explore women\u2019s leadership dynamics and their influence on church growth and development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8210d37 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8210d37\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-baea5ec\" data-id=\"baea5ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f9bdb elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7f9bdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b61b95d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b61b95d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1b9ab6\" data-id=\"e1b9ab6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5376c40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5376c40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f556528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f556528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/a-history-of-protracted-conflict-and-food-security-in-mount-elgon-area-1800-2008\/\">A History of Protracted Conflict and Food Security in Mount Elgon Area, 1800-2008<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a59463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a59463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Lubisia Edwin Wanyonyi<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f88e89d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f88e89d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Globally, conflicts have adverse effects on food security. They are the major drivers of food insecurity. The nexus between conflicts and food security has posed a great concern to human existence. In Mount Elgon area, numerous conflicts have been recorded. Mount Elgon conflict takes two forms i.e. inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic. The current study sought to investigate the history of protracted conflict and food security in Mount Elgon area, 1800-2008. &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97fce6a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97fce6a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f50b67\" data-id=\"0f50b67\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc571a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cc571a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c76d030 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c76d030\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-94b60e3\" data-id=\"94b60e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2b069 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a2b069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in Religion.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-205d8d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"205d8d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/african-traditional-religion-and-biodiversity-conservation-in-the-mt-elgon-forest-ecosystem-in-bungoma-county-kenya\/\">African Traditional Religion and Biodiversity Conservation in the Mt. Elgon Forest Ecosystem in Bungoma County, Kenya<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cfab8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cfab8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Linet Nabutola<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da1ec54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da1ec54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mt. Elgon Forest ecosystem is termed a biodiversity hotspot and is home to globally threatened species making it a priority for species conservation. Mt. Elgon Forest encompass distinctive human communities with different cultural and religious beliefs that have a bearing on the forest\u2019s ecosystem in diverse ways. The study sought to investigate how these religious activities affected floral diversity in Mt. Elgon Forest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a92b7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a92b7f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-de5a48f\" data-id=\"de5a48f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c62192c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c62192c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in Comparative Literature.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c78bce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c78bce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/aesthetics-and-performance-in-the-construction-of-meaning-in-circumcision-songs-of-the-bukusu-of-bungoma-county-kenya\/\">Aesthetics and Performance in the Construction of Meaning in Circumcision Songs of the Bukusu of Bungoma County, Kenya<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00a7ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00a7ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Waswa Wabuyaka Dennis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7465103 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7465103\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This study examines aesthetics and performance in the construction of meaning in circumcision songs. A corpus of selected circumcision songs collected from <em>Lubukusu<\/em> speakers of Bungoma County was used in this study. The motivation behind the study was that prior studies gave little attention to aesthetics especially around the Bukusu circumcision songs. It was therefore imperative to examine the songs in order to unearth how aesthetics and performance enhance the construction of meaning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-32a2d08 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32a2d08\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c15dad0\" data-id=\"c15dad0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d669a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25d669a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in Comparative Literature.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6aa31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e6aa31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/context-performance-and-socio-cultural-significance-of-babukusu-chants-of-western-kenya\/\">Context, Performance and Socio-Cultural Significance of Babukusu Chants of Western Kenya<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-465e1c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"465e1c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Neema Natasha Simiyu<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d0a4f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d0a4f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <em>Babukusu<\/em> cultural practices entail various forms of oral literature that define them in relation to their customs and beliefs. Chants are one of the many sub-genres of oral literature used by <em>Babukusu <\/em>community performed during traditional rituals in relation to culture and beliefs. Various chants are performed by various special chanters in relation to the event and the context at hand. They are also used in rites of passage, religious practices and promotion of ranks within <em>Babukusu<\/em> leadership.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b395f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b395f2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6788856\" data-id=\"6788856\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1bfc3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1bfc3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in Comparative Literature.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e81b9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e81b9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/adult-figures-and-childrens-character-formation-in-selected-childrens-literary-texts-in-kenya\/\">Adult Figures and Children\u2019s Character Formation in Selected Children\u2019s Literary Texts in Kenya<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c41b8af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c41b8af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Nyongesa Namukuru Milcah<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e53d929 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e53d929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This study focuses on role and influence of adult figures on children\u2019s character formation in the selected children\u2019s literary texts in Kenya. Using the texts; <em>Uncle Sese, The Sunday School Project, Naomi and Cindy Naomi and the Cannibals and Naomi in her New School<\/em>, the study aims at identifying different contexts that give rise to adult figures creating the ground for interaction and socialization with children.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce6911d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce6911d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8665af5\" data-id=\"8665af5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e8671 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6e8671\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in Comparative Literature.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd32cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bd32cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/tricksterism-and-subversion-in-the-selected-plays-by-francis-imbuga\/\">Tricksterism and Subversion in the Selected Plays by Francis Imbuga<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1c1f69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1c1f69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Levi Wafula Wekesa<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b95750 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b95750\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The study is an examination of Tricksterism and Subversion in the selected plays by Francis Imbuga. The study aims at interrogating how Francis Imbuga explores tricksterism and subversion as a means of addressing social political issues affecting members of the society. The study examines Francis Imbuga\u2019s <em>Aminata<\/em> (1988), <em>The Burning of Rags<\/em> (1989) and <em>The Return of Mgofu <\/em>(2011).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-399f352 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"399f352\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f1be7d8\" data-id=\"f1be7d8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4832070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4832070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in Comparative Literature.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-185dfd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"185dfd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/the-aesthetic-significance-of-bukusu-childrens-play-songs\/\">The Aesthetic Significance of Bukusu Children\u2019s Play Songs<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc75c1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc75c1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Wasilwa Machuma Sylvia<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a31d360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a31d360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This work explores the aesthetic import of children\u2019s play songs among the Bukusu of Bungoma County, Kenya. Children find pleasure in learning through imitation of societal virtues; this lies in the process of imitation, implying that as these children perform the play songs, they simultaneously acquire societal values at the same time they find pleasure in the composition and performance of the play songs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-840f073 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"840f073\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3a3418\" data-id=\"e3a3418\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca92555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca92555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Master of Arts in Comparative Literature.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee25178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee25178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kibu.ac.ke\/sgs\/re-imagining-the-mundane-in-mca-trickys-comic-performances-in-the-churchill-show-of-kenya\/\">Re-Imagining the Mundane in Mca Tricky\u2019s Comic Performances in the Churchill Show of Kenya<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c9e8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76c9e8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student\u2019s Name : Nekesa Sylvia Rabeca<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6621b1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6621b1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is nothing permanent except change. It is present in all fields of life including literature. Advancements in Information and Communications Technology and the emergence of new forms of orality such as stand-up comedy, online jokes and parodies have given rise to emergent or new literatures. This study is an examination of the transient nature of orature.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 Master of Arts in Comparative Literature Didacticism of Spoken Word Poetry Performance to the Youths in Kenya Student\u2019s Name : Bertha Mukandah This study investigated the didacticism of spoken word poetry on the youth in Kenya with a focus on the\u00a0Wajinga Nyinyi\u00a0series (1\u20138). 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