School of Humanities and Social Sciences (JA): Recent submissions

Now showing items 1-20 of 104

    • Evolution in Professionalization of Sports and the Links to Gender Inequality in Management of Athletics and Football in Kenya 

      Kiragu, Patrick K; Matheka, Reuben M; Nyakwaka, Dorothy A (Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies (JAIS), 2022)
      The professional era of Kenyan sports has allowed women onboard as competitors while limiting their role in top management. This article argues that the interests of stakeholders influence the meaning of sports which in ...

    • A Concise History of the Colonial State and Gender Inequality in Sports in Kenya 

      Kiragu, Patrick Kinyua (Journal of African Interdisciplinary Studies (JAIS), 2024)
      The purpose of this article is to provide a concise history of gender dynamics in sports during the colonia period in Kenya. The interests of the state have structured issues of inclusion in Kenyan sports. Historically, ...

    • GENDER ISSUES IN AFRICAN HISTORY OF FREEDOM STRUGGLE: THE CASE OF FIELD MARSHALL MUTHONI AND THE MAU MAU MOVEMENT OF KENYA, 1930- 2015 

      Kiragu, Kinyua; MATHEKA, R. M; ONYANCHA, B.K (JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC RESEARCH FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY, 2016)
      In 1952, thousands of Kikuyu men and women took up arms in a guerilla war to drive the British out of their land. They referred to their movement as the Kenya Land and Freedom Army (KLFA), popularly known as the Mau Mau. ...

    • The Effect of the Porous Kenya-Somalia Border on Education in Garissa County 

      Heibe, Mohamed Ali; Kiragu, Patrick K; Njoroge, Ruth N (African Journal of History and Geography, 2025)
      Globally, border regions face unique developmental challenges, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected environments. These regions are vulnerable to security threats, governance challenges, and the provision of ...

    • Sportswashing and the Antecedents of Sports Diplomacy in Kenya, 1920- 1964 

      Kiragu, Patrick Kinyua (African Journal of History and Geography, 2024)
      Despite a growing body of literature on sports diplomacy in Kenya, the colonial antecedents of diplomacy through sports in the country are largely unexplored. This article delved into the colonial past to understand how ...

    • Financial Information Seeking Behaviour Among Women Entrepreneurs in Huye City Market, Rwanda 

      Jjuuko, Margaret; Njuguna, joseph; Rurangangabo, Patrick (Regional Journal of Information and Knowledge Management, 2025)
      Rationale of Study – The study interrogated the financial information-seeking behaviour of small-scale women entrepreneurs in Huye City, Rwanda – exploring their knowledge of microfinance institutions (MFIs), the financial ...

    • Discursive Construction of Pandemic-Induced Teleworking Implementation: Analysis of Media Discourse 

      Njuguna, joseph (International Journal of Media and Communication Research (IJMCR), 2025)
      The way media portrays an issue through its use of language influences people’s interpretations of the issue. Despite pandemic-induced teleworking having received considerable media coverage, scholarly work on the media ...

    • Confronting the challenges of Journalism Education in Rwanda in the context of educational reforms 

      JJuuko, Margaret; Njuguna, joseph (2019)
      Policy reforms aimed at improving access to and equity in tertiary education have meant that university classes are not only larger, but more diverse in terms of students’ competencies and experiences. Despite the increase ...

    • The Polysemy Of The Gĩkũyũ Nouns That Denote Celestial Bodies 

      Gachugi, Florence Gathoni (International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2018)
      This paper examines from a Cognitive Linguistic approach the polysemy of the GĩKũYũ nouns from the semantic field of celestial bodies namely: mweri “moon”, njata “star” and riua “sun”.These nouns have multiple meanings ...

    • The Polysemy of the Gikũyũ Body Part Terms Kĩongo ‘Head’ and Gũtũ ‘Ear’: a Cognitive Linguistic Approach 

      Gachugi, Florence Gathoni; Sikuku, Justine; Kiliku, Patrick (International Journal of Education and Research, 2018)
      Polysemy is defined as a phenomenon where a single linguistic unit has several yet related meanings (Evans and Green 2006). Using the Cognitive Linguistics Approach, this paper analyses the polysemy of two Gikũyũ body ...

    • Systematic Polysemy in Gĩkũyũ 

      Gachugi, Florence Gathoni; Sikuku, Justine; Kiliku, Patrick (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 2018)
      Polysemy is a phenomenon whereby words have multiple distinct yet related senses. These senses are related in a systematic way and form systematic patterns. This paper explores the different systematic patterns of polysemy ...

    • Conceptual Metaphors and Perception Verbs in GĩKũYũ 

      Gachũgĩ, Florence Gathoni (International Journal of Linguistics, 2018)
      This paper examines the polysemy that exists in the semantic field of perception verbs in Gĩkũyũ which is a Bantu Language of the Niger – Congo group spoken in Kenya. These verbs do not only convey the meanings that are ...

    • Animal Metaphor in Gĩkũyũ 

      Gachugi, Florence Gathoni; Sikuku, Justine; Kiliku, Patrick (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 2018)
      Animal metaphors are prevalent in many languages. Animals are closely related to the human beings and they provide a rich basis for the conceptualization of human beings and their activities. Using the cognitive linguistics ...

    • The Polysemy Of The Gĩkũyũ Nouns That Denote Celestial Bodies 

      Gachũgĩ, Florence G. (International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies, 2018)
      This paper examines from a Cognitive Linguistic approach the polysemy of the GĩKũYũ nouns from the semantic field of celestial bodies namely: mweri “moon”, njata “star” and riua “sun”.These nouns have multiple meanings ...

    • The Polysemy of the Gikũyũ Body Part Terms Kĩongo ‘Head’ and Gũtũ ‘Ear’: a Cognitive Linguistic Approach 

      Gachũgĩ, Florence G.; Sikuku, Justine; Kiliku, Patrick (International Journal of Education and Research, 2018)
      Polysemy is defined as a phenomenon where a single linguistic unit has several yet related meanings (Evans and Green 2006). Using the Cognitive Linguistics Approach, this paper analyses the polysemy of two Gikũyũ body ...

    • Systematic Polysemy in Gĩkũyũ 

      Gachũgĩ, Florence G. (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 2018)
      Polysemy is a phenomenon whereby words have multiple distinct yet related senses. These senses are related in a systematic way and form systematic patterns. This paper explores the different systematic patterns of polysemy ...

    • Conceptual Metaphors and Perception Verbs in GĩKũYũ 

      Gachũgĩ, Florence G. (International Journal of Linguistics, 2018)
      This paper examines the polysemy that exists in the semantic field of perception verbs in Gĩkũyũ which is a Bantu Language of the Niger – Congo group spoken in Kenya. These verbs do not only convey the meanings that are ...

    • Animal Metaphor in Gĩkũyũ 

      Gachugi, Florence G.; Sikuku, Justine; Kiliku, Patrick (Journal of Applied Linguistics and Language Research, 2018)
      Animal metaphors are prevalent in many languages. Animals are closely related to the human beings and they provide a rich basis for the conceptualization of human beings and their activities. Using the cognitive linguistics ...

    • Citizen Perceptions of the Governance of Projects in Kenya. 

      Moi, Edna J.; Mike, Iravo; Minja, David (International Journal of Innovative Research and Knowledge, 2018)
      This paper describes the citizen perceptions of the governance of projects in Kenya. The paper is based on the study of the process of citizen involvement on local government carried out in Elgeiyo Marakwet and Nandi ...

    • Procurement Financing and SMEs Growth: Insights from Public Procurement Practices in Nyamira County, Kenya 

      Thomas, Rosasi O.; Biraori, Oteki E. (International Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2026)
      Access to procurement financing remains one of the most pressing challenges hindering the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya. Despite deliberate policy interventions aimed at increasing SME participation ...