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Examination of the Traditional Social and Moral Values of the Girls of Meru District.
No full textThesisConfidence needs established, so that the girls can talk freely. Sex has tended to be treated of as an unmentionable subject. For some, it is considered sinful even to have a boyfriend (24.2%)
Cultural Change and Communications of Innovations among the Pastoral Maasai of Kajiado
No full textMasters thesisOne of the changes that have taken place among the Maasai has been the introduction of grade cattle of the Lincoln type. This study, focusing on the adoption of grade cattle by the Maasai, reveal that a number of factors influence this adoption, including the perceived relative superiority of grade cattle over traditional maasai cattle.Daystar Universit
The Evangelical Revival in England and Church Planting in Uganda
No full textThesisThis study was made in order to show that the evangelical revivals in England were directly responsible for the church planting in Uganda though the two countries are separated by a great distance and other numerous physical barriers.Daystar Universit
A Theological Critique of Church Indigenization In Africa
No full textMaster of TheologyDaystar Universit
Patterns of Church Growth in Nairobi.
No full textMaster of ArtsNairobi, Kenya, a city of 500,000 people set in the midst of East African villages, is a melting pot of African tribesmen, Asian immigrants and Europeans
Within this complex, racially mixed society I have sought to discover how the Church is growing, I ten representative congregations from eight different denomina tions. In these, various aspects of increase are measured. Three kinds of growth — biological, conversion and transfer — are examined in detail as they are reflected in the congregations studied. The factors influencing church growth — ethnic, geographical, occupational, friendship, social and educational are considered. These factors largely determine the patterns of increase in the urban churches. Analysis of the current growth patterns in the sample give a basis for recommendations to obtain greater growth, I have sought to clarify church growth principles for the urban milieu. With an understanding of these principles churchmen should be better prepared to win the urban masses for Christ and multiply churches to the glory of God.Daystar Universit
The potential of the extracts of Tagetes minuta Linnaeus (Asteraceae), Acalypha fruticosa Forssk (Euphorbiaceae) and Tarchonanthus camphoratus L. (Compositae) against Phlebotomus duboscqi Neveu Lemaire (Diptera: Psychodidae), the vector for Leishmania major Yakimoff and Schokhor
No full textBackground & objectives: Harmful effects of synthetic chemical insecticides including vector
resistance, environmental pollution and health hazards have necessitated the current significance
in the search for plant-based insecticide products that are environmentally safe and effective to
leishmaniases control. The insecticidal activity of Tagetes minuta Linnaeus (Asteraceae), Acalypha
fruticosa Forssk (Euphorbiaceae) and Tarchonanthus camphoratus L. (Compositae) extracts were
investigated against Phlebotomus duboscqi Neveu Lemaire (Diptera: Psychodidae).
Methods: The extracts were prepared from dried aerial parts soaked in methanol and ethyl acetate
twice until the filtrates became clear, filtered and dried out by rotary evaporation at 30–35oC. The
solid extracts obtained were later prepared into 2.5, 5 and 10 mg/ml. Two millilitres of the solutions
were blotted on filter papers, which were dried overnight and placed into jars where adult sandflies
were aspirated. Males and females were assayed separately.
Results & conclusion: The extracts had significant mortality (p<0.05) in both males and females
bioassays but were not significantly different between sexes. The extracts of Acalypha fruticosa
and Tagetes minuta had significantly higher mortality rates than those of Tarchonanthus
camphoratus and the different concentrations used showed significantly different mortality rates
and 10 mg/ml was the most effective concentration. Cent percent mortality was obtained at 96 h
of exposure to 5 and 10 mg/ml concentrations except for Tarchonanthus camphoratus which had a
mortality of only 46.7% in 10 mg/ml bioassay. These extracts were found to be insecticidal to adult
sandflies.Division of Vector Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases, Embu; Department of Zoological Sciences, Kenyatta University,
Nairobi; Daystar University, Nairobi; Centre for Traditional Medicine and Drug Research, Kenya Medical Research
Institute, Nairobi; Centre for Biotechnology Research and Development, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi;
fInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Keny
