...Asfaw Kumssa; John F. Jones; James Herbert Williams Purpose Within the theoretical context of human security, this United Nations (UN) three‐year research project examines the causes and effects of conflicts in the arid and semi‐arid lands of Northern Kenya. The purpose of this paper is to address...

...Peter Kimuyu Purpose This paper draws from research that sought to explore the structure of corruption in Kenya and its implications on the performance of firms. Design/methodology/approach The research takes the form of descriptive and econometrics analyses of Investment Climate Assessment...

...Bob Doherty; John Thompson; Elijah Bitange Ndemo Purpose This paper is concerned with sustainable development (supporting profit‐making enterprises as alternatives to providing relief efforts in developing countries) of faith‐based enterprises in Kenya focusing on the question of measuring social...

...Tabitha W. Kiriti; Clem Tisdell Purpose The objective is to determine the influence of economic and social/cultural factors on family size and child gender preferences in rural Kenya and to draw public policy implications from the results. This is an important matter because the fertility rate...

...Jacob Wanjala Musila This paper uses the gravity model to examine the impact of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa on the flow of Kenya's exports. The empirical results suggest that COMESA has the effect of trade creation. No evidence for trade diversion is found. Accordingly, COMESA...

...Germano Mwabu; Joseph Wang’ombe In December 1989, the Government of Kenya implemented cost sharing reforms in a substantial portion of public health facilities. In September 1990 the Government suspended registration fees for out‐patient treatments, but reintroduced them in April 1992 after a lapse...