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 deterioration of the human immune system subjecting the patient to opportunistic diseases
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FOREIGN POLICY The conduct of foreign policy in Kenya is a prerogative of the Head of State the Chief Executive (President). These powers are rested in the Presidency by section 16 of the Constitution of Kenya‚ Amendment Act No. 28 and in Section 23 of the Constitution. Consequently‚ the Chief Executive is the initiator‚ articulator and director of foreign policy. This applies universally and is not unique to Kenya. The Foreign Ministry’s responsibility is that of advice and execution in consultation
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THE REASONS WHY COUNTRIES TRADE: THE BENEFITS AND DISADVANTAGES TRADE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KENYA AND CHINA: REASONS WHY THE TWO COUNTRIES TRADE Table of content 1.0 International trade 1.1 Reasons why countries trade 1.2 Benefits of trade 1.3 Disadvantages of trade 2.0 Trade relations between Kenya and China 2.1 Volume of trade between kenya and 2.2Reasons for the Trade relations between Kenya and China 3.0 References 1.0 International Trade International trade is exchange of capital‚ goods‚ and
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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND Community policing is a policing strategy and philosophy based on the notion that community interaction and support can help control crime and reduce fear‚ with community members helping to identify suspects‚ detain offenders‚ bring problems to the attention of police‚ or otherwise target the social problems which give rise to a crime problem in the first place. Community policing is a philosophy that promotes organizational strategies that support the
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History Russell McGillivray Kenya The British colonization of Kenya destroyed the culture and economy of the native people‚ but it established a democratic government and left Kenya a more modernized country.[1] During the 1880’s through 1914‚ the start of WWI‚ was an age of imperialism. One place that felt victim to this imperialism was Africa. At this time Africa was a wholly unmodernized continent. The reason the Europeans went after Africa was the introduction of the idea of
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Assessing the quality of democracy in Kenya Introduction Once upon a time‚ there were Western countries and their African colonies. Colonization began at the end of XIX century‚ and apparently lasted until around 1960. In those years‚ thanks to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill’s signing of the Atlantic Charter (1941)‚ that assured the right to self-determination‚ one country at a time began to revolt against their colonizers‚ and declare independence. As a matter of principle‚ these revolutions
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First I interviewed my mother: Egline Cherono. She was born in Pemwai‚ Kenya‚ but currently lives in Georgia. Her favorite childhood memory was having plenty of time (between an 1 to 2 hours) for recess as a child‚ which is different from America because children have recess from elementary school to high school. She got to play many different games with her friends such as skip and jump (hop-scotch) and jump rope in elementary school. In high school she participated in volleyball and cross-country
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Final Paper Dr. Howard HL 120 Doug Spada AIDS in Kenya Kenya lies across the equator in east-central Africa on the coast of the Indian Ocean. It is twice the size of Nevada. Kenya borders Somalia to the east‚ Ethiopia to the north‚ Tanzania to the south‚ Uganda to the west‚ and Sudan to the northwest. In the north‚ the land is arid; the southwestern corner is in the fertile Lake Victoria Basin; and a length of the eastern depression of the Great Rift Valley separates western highlands form
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“ELECTIONS PER SE DO NOT AMOUNT TO DEMOCRACY”: EXAMPLES FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA” INTRODUCTION The democratic process in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is in a state of crisis despite the occurrence of elections. There seems to be a gradual‚ but dangerous reinstitutionalization of autocratic and authoritarian regimes clad in democratic garb (Adejumobi‚ 2000). Elections are supposed to be a hallmark of democracy however in SSA dictatorial regimes are also holding elections resulting in their abuse and a
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economic growth of at least 5% for over a decade (Barkan‚ 2004). The civil service was highly regarded‚ well paid‚ and the prospect of corruption was hardly visible. Unfortunately‚ the presidential succession by Daniel Arap Moi did not account for the same positive conditions. After Moi took power in 1978‚ many governmental entities languished‚ due to his repressive regime. By the 1990’s‚ the civil service declined‚ the judicial system lost much of its power‚ and the economy sank‚ with poverty rates
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