CRISIS IN THE KENYA COFFEE INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION For many years‚ Kenya has been famous for its coffee. Described as strong in body and intense in flavor‚ Kenyan coffee‚ which belongs to the Arabica variety‚ is considered one of the world’s most consistent sources of high-grade caffeine. And because of its good cash returns to local farmers‚ coffee has traditionally occupied a large share of the country’s most productive lands‚ grown mostly on rich‚ red volcanic soil in areas with high and well
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CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Introduction This chapter comprises of the background‚ statement of the problem‚ objectives of the study‚ research questions‚ significance of the study‚ the scope of the study and the conceptual framework. 1.2 Background to the problem Every 10 years‚ the IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC) brings together conservation experts from around the world to share information and ideas‚ and set a global policy agenda for protected areas. The 5th IUCN World Parks Congress was held
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TOURISM IN KENYA INTRODUCTION Tourism is the world’s largest industry. According to World Tourism Organization (WTO)‚ tourism accounts for more than 10% of the world total employment‚ 11% of the Global Domestic Product (GDP) and the total tourist trips are predicted to increase to 1.6 billion by 2020. In Kenya tourism is an important sector of the economy‚ in 2006 tourism was the leading foreign exchange earners contributing Ksh 56.2 billion while attracting 1.8 million tourists (Source :Kenya Tourism
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Generations ago‚ Kenya had dozens of different religions until European colonization swept the country; its long lasting effect being that today 82.6% of the Kenyan population is Christian. No matter how long a culture has been living‚ in a blink of an eye it can easily be taken down by a group of outsiders. As Europeans “invaded” Kenya‚ the natives were pressured to convert to the newly presented ideas. Reluctantly‚ many natives were forced to adopt western culture if they wanted to avoid any further
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HIV AS A NATIONAL DISASTER IN KENYA The term ‘national disaster’ refers to the detrimental effect of a particular phenomenon whether natural or not which affects the population of a nation negatively in terms of loss of human lives or massive harm or injury to a large section of the population. In the year 1999‚ former president Daniel Arap Moi declared HIV/AIDS a national disaster in Kenya and called for the establishment of the National AIDS Control Council. HIV is a virus which causes progressive
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ACCESS AND EQUITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN KENYA A paper presented for The KIM SOM CONFERENCE 2009 Theme: Transforming Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges Sub Theme: Access and Equity in Higher Education By NAME : OWINO ROSE ATIENO DESIGNATION: TEACHER IN SECONDARY SCHOOL & EMBA STUDENT – KIM NAKURU HD334-033-0234/ 2008 Email address: atienowino @ yahoo.com Postal address: P.o.box 13091‚ Nakuru. Mobile no. : 0720203200 ABSTRACT In the last decade‚ a great
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Background Information Kenya & Poverty • 55.4% (17.1 mil people) lived below extreme poverty line (US$1 /day) 55 4% (17 1 in 2001 • Large Income Disparities: b/w richest & poorest‚ b/w urban & rural (Year of 2001) Life expectancy at birth Adult literacy rate GDP / head UN Human Develop. Index (‘02) KENYA 45 years 84% US$1‚020 148th CANADA % of Kenya’s Total Inco s ome 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% More than 79 years 99% US$29‚480 4th Urban Rural Poorest 20% Middle 60%
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Landlord–tenant law is a part of the common law that details the rights and duties of landlords and tenants. It includes elements of both real property law and contract law. Modern landlord‐tenant law includes a number of other rights and duties held by both landlords and tenants. The relationship of landlord and tenant arises where one person‚ who possesses either a freehold or leasehold property interest expressly or impliedly grants to another‚ an estate
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SECTION 2-1 REVIEW AND REINFORCE •Understanding Main Ideas Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper. 1. What factors determine whether water soaks into the ground or flows over the ground as runoff? The nature of the ground‚ the rate of the rainfall‚ and the slope of the land. 2. Draw a simple sketch of a river system. Include and label the following: headwaters. Tributary‚ oxbow lake‚ meander‚ flood plain‚ delta‚ and mouth
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Poverty continues to be a major issue in Rural Kenya; and a number of social factors influence the level of poverty experienced in surrounding communities. The supply of unclean water‚ the vulnerability of the villagers to water-borne diseases‚ the absence of communication channels‚ and the failure of the community heads to treat infected persons due to lack of sufficient funds to upkeep professional medical services – all give rise to further complications‚ such as high mortality rates and consequently
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