Devolution and the Health System in Kenya Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen Attorney at Law & Consultant Strategic Thinkers and Actors Consultants Ltd. Omurkomen@yahoo.com Twitter: @Kipmurkomen Devolution and Health Consultative Meeting Nairobi‚ Kenya October 24‚ 2012 Outline A. Understanding Devolution; Concepts and Principles. B. The Objectives‚ Functions‚ Powers and Structures of Devolved Governance in Kenya. C. Transition to county governance; Challenges and Prospects D.
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THE CASE OF MARITAL RAPE IN KENYA Kenya being a plethora of cultures‚ home to many citizens of the world‚ with this comes along new awareness as regards to human rights law and practices. The question of marital rape which is being experienced daily in Kenyan homes has arisen and the debate about its legality has arisen and is one of the under-reported violent crimes because it is socially tolerated sexual abuse. This definition conflicts with the traditional concept that marriage gives an automatic
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her what is right? Atieno rising fourteen‚ Atieno Yo. Atieno’s had a bay So we know that she is bad. Fifty fifty it may live And repeat the life she had Ending in post-partum bleeding‚ Atieno Yo. CHAPTER ONE: CHILD DOMESTIC LABOUR IN KENYA 3 INTRODUCTION Domestic work abuses the rights of children and consequently is an intolerable form of child labour. Unfortunately‚ it forms the largest employer of girls under sixteen years around the world. It is the most common and traditional
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Bubba‚ N and Davinder Lamba (1991)‚ Urban Management in Kenya in Environmental and urbanization. Chapin F.S (1976) Urban land Use Planning Chicago; University of Illinois Press. Urbana Garner‚ J.F GoK (1996)‚ The Physical planners Registration Act‚ Kenya Gazette‚ Government Printer‚ Nairobi GoK (1999)‚ Environmental Management and Co-ordination Act‚ Kenya Gazette‚ Government Printer‚ Nairobi GoK (2001)‚ Ministry of Local Government‚ Kenya Local Government Reform Programme. Local Authority Service
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Sources and institutions of labour law in Kenya. Sources of labour law are both international and national (the latter including the regulations established through the social partners themselves). Employment relations in Kenya are regulated by a number of sources: constitutional rights‚ statutory rights‚ as set out in statutes and regulations; rights set by collective agreements and extension orders of collective agreements; and individual labor contracts. These legal sources are interpreted
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REPUBLIC OF KENYA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE‚ TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION POLICY AND STRATEGY March‚ 2008 Vision A nation that harnesses science‚ technology and innovation to foster global competitiveness for wealth creation‚ national prosperity and a high quality of life for its people Mission To mainstream application of science‚ technology and innovation in all sectors and processes of the economy to ensure that Kenyans benefit from a
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1. How can Environmental Law be effectively enforced in Kenya? For environmental law to be effectively enacted in Kenya their needs to be emphasis on the need for a universal environmental ethic. There needs to be a concern on the ability to provide information that changes behaviour towards the environment i.e. not stopping at awareness creation but to also go through education & advocacy. This led to the enactment of the Environmental Management and Coordination Act. (EMCA). With the enactment
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clamour for constitutional reforms in Kenya ended on August 4‚ 2010‚ when Kenyans overwhelmingly voted for the draft constitution by 67 per cent. On August 2010‚ President Kibaki promulgated the Constitution at a public function at Uhuru Park‚ Nairobi. And this was the culmination of a long journey going back to 90s and late 1980s. When President Kibaki came to power on December 30‚ 2002‚ the constitutional review process got a major boost. The Constitution of Kenya Review Commission (CKRC) had collected
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IT Process Practices in Kenya Stanley Mwangi Chege Head QA‚ Co-operative Bank of Kenya Schege@co-opbank.co.ke Abstract IT processes are the functions and duties that IT performs. These activities include development and maintenance of applications‚ supporting infrastructure (e.g.‚ hardware‚ systems software‚ and networks)‚ and managing human resources. All of these activities have some dependence on each other. Information Technology (IT) processes is a practice of ensuring that the IT organisation
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MONETARY POLICY TOOLS OF KENYA AND ITS EFFECTIVENESS IN THE RECENT YEARS * INTRODUCTION Kenya‚ officially the Republic of Kenya‚ is a sovereign state in East Africa. Although Kenya is one of the biggest economy in Africa‚ Kenya is still developing with a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.519 putting the country at a position of 145 out of 186 – one of the lowest in the world and about 38% of Kenyans live in absolute poverty. The most important agriculture sector is one of the least
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