The War in Uganda “We make war that we may live in peace.” This is a quote that the famous Aristotle said but is this always true? The civil war that is currently going on in Uganda is a case that the war being made is not so the people can live in peace‚ but rather live in a country that is completely divided. The war in Uganda is driving the people of this country to vast extremes and far away from peace. Throughout this war‚ it has always been the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) against the government
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The Impact of Colonialism on Language All of us still have a European language as the official language. Colonialism gave rise to a new language hierarchy in which the language of the colonizer was inscribed as the most prestigious language and came to dominate the administrative and mercantile structure of each colony. Colonial language practices also brought about the demise of many languages. Colonization and slave trade also led to the creation of new languages. The emergence of Creole
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How can land be acquired in Kenya Land acquisition in Kenya Land is an important aspect of the life of any society. It is essential for food production and security‚ supports important biological resources and processes‚ sustains the livelihoods of the majority of Kenyans and constitutes an important cultural heritage for many communities. Land should therefore be managed in a way that recognizes its many attributes. In legal perspective‚ it is very important to define certain words that may
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DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES Uganda has more than 40 ethnic groups‚ each with unique foods‚ dance‚ music‚ language and religious beliefs and a population of less than 35million. China has 56 ethnic groups also with their own unique cultures and beliefs. To compare and contrast the Ugandan culture and Chinese culture‚ I will look at aspects common to all the ethnic groups in each of the respective countries. FOOD Let me start by looking at what Ugandans and Chinese eat. Back in Uganda there are very many
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Kenya is a country that is widely known for its rich tourism attraction sceneries. Among the tourism attraction is the cultural practices of the 42 tribes that make up Kenya. Each tribe has its rich cultural practices that make it unique. Among these tribes‚ we have the Luhya community that is made up of 18 dialects. Bukusu dialect is one of the Luhya tribe. This tribe’s cultural practices are unique yet so rich. Here are 10 Bukusu burial rituals that are interesting and worthy knowing. Burial of
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STUDY ON THE KENYA RAILWAYS CORPORATION The Kenya railway Corporation is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and has power to sue and be sued in its corporate name and to acquire‚ hold and dispose of movable and immovable property for the purposes of the Corporation. It is managed by a board of directors of the Corporation. i. a Chairman of the Board appointed by the Minister; ii. the Managing Director; iii. the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry for the
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article outlines the areas of challenge in terms of Public administration in Uganda as a country. Public services have been criticized for being counter-productive‚ dysfunctional‚ slothful‚ inefficient‚ wasteful‚ and overshadowed by a general sense that something is definitely not right(Karakire‚2011). There is evidence of corruption‚ poor administrative structures‚ and service provision to the citizens of Uganda‚ coupled with the ever increasing number of districts and a bloated cabinet account
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ENYAKenya Vision 2030 REPUBLIC OF KENYA July - August‚ 2007 This publication is a summary of Kenya’s new long-term national planning strategy‚ officially known as Kenya Vision 2030. The publication briefly states the main goals of the Economic‚ Social and Political pillars that underpin the Vision 2030. It also provides a run-down of major‚ (or flagship) projects to be embarked upon in the Medium Term period of the Vision‚ i.e from 2008-2012. The final version of Vision 2030 will be completed
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Information Technology Green Computing in Kenya Thursday April 10th ‚ 2014 Abstract The main aim of this paper is to look at what green computing is‚ why we should care about it and why it is becoming such a force in today’s world. The paper aims to tackle the advantages of green computing not only to businesses but also to individuals as well in their day to day lives. This paper also aims to look at different green computing implementations in Kenya in order to get an understanding of the
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Conflict can be described as a natural disagreement between two interdependent parties as a result of differences in attitudes‚ values‚ beliefs and needs. When the parties perceive incompatible goals with each other or detect interference from the other in achieving their goals conflict will arise. Scarce resources in any society are also a trigger for conflict between individuals and groups. There are multiple definitions of conflict available but commonalities exist among all of them. In order
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