Post-colonial writers generally are concerned with trying to define the individuality and uniqueness of their societies as against the general universality ascribed to them by the Imperials. In essence‚ “post-colonialism tends to question the assumptions of the ‘hegemonic’ cultures of English literature tend to portray†(Onogwu 9). It is also in this light that Chinweizu‚ Jemie and Madubuike quite firmly state “To Western critics […]: take your hemegonic hands
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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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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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Introduction Since independence in‚ Kenya has had its share of the struggle to make it possible for its population attains education for all. This was out of the realization that education of the population would help fight ills that faced the society‚ among them included; poverty‚ ignorance‚ and disease. In fact‚ the government treated education as a basic right for every Kenyan child. Education has ever since been regarded as a fundamental factor for human capital development. In response to this
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The are just 11 but very‚ very rich. Their wealth at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) increased by Sh27 billion in slightly less than 12 months. Mark you‚ that is only wealth in shares listed in their names at the NSE. They have much more in shares not listed in their names‚ but under nominee accounts or through sister companies to ones listed at the stock market. Yet‚ another huge chunk of their wealth is in firms they own but are not quoted at the NSE. It is also worth noting that there
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Over the years‚ many countries suffer from colonialism as a result of other countries for the sole reason that they have different characteristics. The world contains quite a diverse array of cultures‚ all of which are different from each other in various ways. In Things Fall Apart‚ the author Chinua Achebe tells of the cultural practices of the Igbo people to show that even though a culture may have different ideals another‚ the people can sustain themselves with an equal ability. Achebe uses the
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The government policy………………………………..7-8 5. Alternative funding programs……………………….9-10 6. Conclusion …………………………………………….11 7. References……………………………………………..12 1. Introduction The recent shocking revelation of many employees in the public service of Kenya with no post secondary academic qualifications is perhaps an awakening call for the government to evaluate its labour policies. More than the corruption connotation of these findings is a call for the government to make an intentional move to enhancing
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In this journal Armitag stated that John Locke has turned into an essential connection in the historical chain joining liberalism with colonialism. The purposes behind this are essentially true to live. From 1669 to 1675‚ the Proprietors of infant colony of Carolina among them his benefactor Anthony Ashley Cooper‚ also known as Earl of Shaftesbury employed Locke as their secretary. From October 1673 to December 1674‚ he was secretary and after that likewise simultaneously treasurer to the English
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MICROFINANCE AWARENESS AND IMPACT IN KENYA: A CASE OF NAIROBI COUNTY Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The need for development that saw the Kenya develop several strategies and plans such as the vision 2030 and the millennium development goals has led to development of the finance sector. The need for financing of the development projects has developed microfinance institutions in the country. Microfinance has received a lot of attention
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threat of invasion posed by the European colonists . Singapore is often referred to a sort of oddity in this situation‚ due to its relative lack of opposition and the apparent overwhelmingly beneficial rather than suppressive impacts as a result of colonialism. Singapore was unique from the other similar yet distinct ports in the region and was in a sense created rather than
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