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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CHAPTER 1 MACROECONOMIC SITUATION After an impressive growth performance for almost six years‚ the world economy has entered a period of uncertainty due to a financial turmoil triggered by the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States of America (USA). During 2002 to 2007‚ the world economic growth averaged 4.5 percent per annum compared to 3 percent in the 1990s. The sudden gloom in world economic prospects has come as a surprise in view of the persistent economic growth and stability
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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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effect of colonialism in Kenya This essay analyses the effect of colonialism in Kenya. It explains the depth of colonialism within Kenya’s context and analyses the impact of colonial conquest‚ the imposition of international and local administrative boundaries. It also examined further the lasting consequences of colonial economic and social policies concerning colonialism in Kenya. This essay gives more explanation that has to do with British colonialism in Kenya. Colonialism developed
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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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Steers: good for Kenya? A TNC is a firm which has the power to co-ordinate operations in more than one country. McDonalds‚ Coca Cola‚ Pepsi‚ Toyota‚ KFC‚ and Nike are just few of the many TNCs that exist globally. From my research‚ most trading goods like food‚ clothing‚ automobiles‚ cellular phones‚ etc have at least one TNC operating in those sectors. There are an estimated 37‚000 TNCs which operate around the world. The top 100 TNCs control 50% of world trade in manufactured goods and therefore
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Although both GDP and HDI measure the standard of living in a nation through one statistic‚ GDP is less comprehensive than HDI‚ making it not reflect societal well-being as all-rounded as HDI. GDP show total income of a country‚ indicating that only economic growth is taken into consideration. However‚ through means and expected years of schooling‚ life expectancy at birth and gross national income per capital‚ HDI can cover three dimensions: education‚ health and living standard‚ making HDI serve
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Introduction Insurance in Kenya is known to have been in existence for over sixty years now with the first insurance companies believed to have been owned by British insurers during the colonial times. The industry is governed by the Insurance Act and regulated by the Insurance Regulatory Authority. The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) was created by the Insurance (Amendment) Act of 2006 and came into operation on 1st May 2007. The Authority was established with the mandate of regulating‚ supervising
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organizational dynamics of change a leader must manage‚ in terms of structure‚ culture and the individuals that make up an organization. 20 years after this article‚ there exists a typical situation at NIST and perhaps many other organizations in Kenya‚ only that owing to cultural orientations and value prioritization‚ it is likely that the opposite of the views expressed by the authors are practiced. Transformational leadership is a process that changes and transforms individuals. It is concerned
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Macro And Micro Economics Micro Economics:- Microeconomics is a branch of economics that analyzes the market behavior of individual consumers and firms in an attempt to understand the decision-making process of firms and households. It is concerned with the interaction between individual buyers and sellers and the factors that influence the choices made by buyers and sellers. In particular‚ microeconomics focuses on patterns of supply and demand and the determination of price and output in individual
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