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Credit Risks Ascendancy on Water-Sanitation Infrastructure Investments in Kenya
Get PDFThe paper investigated the ascendancy of credit risks on water-sanitation infrastructure investments in Kenya. The study adopted a mixed methodology research design where qualitative and quantitative research approaches are used to test the research hypotheses. From a target population of 127, Total Population Sampling (TPS) was adopted whereby the whole population was studied. Both descriptive and inferential analysis methods were employed in the analysis. The study results show that that lack of access to funding infrastructure investments has seen poor cost recovery, weak governance and lack of institutional frameworks that adversely affect economic opportunities. From the empirical evidence and conclusion, an advancement to credit risks will need innovative financing models rolled out through co-financing and blended financing, risk pooling through tailor made infrastructure insurance products, private entity receiving a concession from the public sector to finance, design, construct, own, and operate a facility stated in the concession contract
The Employee Productivity in Devolved Governments: The Case of Embu County, Kenya
No full textTwenty first Century is characterized by dynamism, coupled by technological changes, and globalization. In this regard, employee productivity is a key factor for leadership of organizational success. Leadership in an organization has to optimize human potential to accomplish organizational goals and efficiently and effectively utilize given scarce resources. The research aimed at examining factors affecting employee productivity in devolved governments in Kenya in terms of three thematic areas namely motivation, employee capacity and infrastructure in Embu County government. Adopting descriptive research design, the study targeted employees in the county, from whom a sample size of three hundred and forty-five respondents was selected using stratified sampling ten departments from the county. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire that contained both open and closed ended. Data collected was analysed to obtain both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed that the management has initiated several motivating strategies to its employees which include merit promotion, inclusive leadership as well as training opportunities, merit recruitment, and that good leadership positively influenced employee productivity. Further, that employees’ level of training influenced their productivity and that the County had provided necessary working infrastructure which was however considered inadequate thereby impacting negatively on employee productivity
Influence of Strategic Direction on Financial Sustainability of NGOs in Kenya
Get PDFThe purpose of this research was to determine the influence of strategic direction on financial sustainability of NGOs in Kenya. The study was anchored on strategic leadership theory and utilized descriptive correlational research design. The study targeted active local NGOs based on the records of NGOs Co-ordination Board in 2019. The study population consisted of 6,028 members of strategic leadership teams (SLTs). A sample of 413 was drawn from the total population using stratified random sampling technique. Data was collected through self-administered questionnaire. Correlation results revealed that strategic direction had a positive and significant relationship with financial sustainability. Ordinal logistic regression analysis indicated a good model, which explained 8.7% of the variance in financial sustainability, and significantly predicted financial sustainability (β1 = -2.086, p ≤ .05). Hence, strategic direction has significant influence on financial sustainability. The study recommends that strategic direction is emphasized in organizational planning in enhancing financial sustainability
Negotiating Criminal Responsibility with Plea Bargain in Nigeria: A Comparative Approach
Get PDFThe concept of plea bargaining is a commendable tool in the administration of criminal justice in Nigeria. It is simply a negotiated agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant where the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offence in exchange for concession. This study examines the historical development of the concept, its comparative development in selected countries such as, the United States of America, India, Canada and some Common Law jurisdictions where plea bargaining has gained prominent recognitions in its criminal justice systems particularly, where there is absence of compulsory prosecution against the criminal defendants. In the same vein, the study also examines the issues arising from the emergence and practice of plea bargain in Nigeria. It therefore, proffers appropriate recommendations against the background of the examination of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015 which has also been domesticated in some States in Nigeria
Some Passing Reflections on the Building Bridges Initiative
Get PDFThis paper is a product of general reflections on the ongoing Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) process. The first part introduces the BBI process and explores its role in the ongoing constitutional reform debates. The second part examines some of the central weaknesses of the process in view of constitutional theory and highlights their deleterious effect on any gains that the process may seek to achieve. The third part examines some positive elements of the process and highlights the role of depoliticisation in the achievement of the BBI committee’s objectives
Technological Business Development Services and Sustainable Competitive Advantage Among Agribusiness SME’s
Get PDFAbstract - Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are essential to most countries because they are the central generator of economic growth and a main source of job creation. However, they operate in a dynamic environment that is characterized by disruptions, which threaten their survival. This paper seeks to assess the influence of technological business development services (TBDS) on the attainment of sustainable competitive advantage (SCA) among agribusiness SMEs in selected regions in Kenya. The study used a descriptive correlation research design and positivism philosophy. Inferential statistics were applied for data analysis. A census survey was used to select 117 agribusiness SMEs from the database of Africa Agribusiness Academy. The results reveal that TBDS has a positive and significant influence on SCA among agribusiness SMEs. TBDS enhance business efficiency and productivity and agribusiness SMEs should therefore, increase their adoption for enhanced SCA
Legal Challenges to the Formation and Formalities of Online Contracts in Kenya
Get PDFThis study looks into the formation as well as formalities of contracts over the internet in Kenya. In particular, it explores the challenges that the internet poses as to the formation and, where applicable, formalities of online contracts in Kenya. As to formation, this study focuses on the essential elements of invitation to treat, offer and acceptance in contracting online. Regarding formalities of contract, it assesses the requirement for writing and signature in certain transactions that may be concluded online. The study also seeks to establish how Kenyan law addresses the legal challenges arising from contracting online. In doing so, a comparison is done with other jurisdictions, in particular, the United Nations (UN), United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA) and South Africa (SA). In conclusion, this study gives a summary of the findings and makes recommendations on the way forward
Western Deontology versus Eastern Consequentialism: Does Rwanda Need Democracy as Sine Quo Non to Achieving Economic Development?
Get PDFWhether democracy is a prerequisite to countries that aspire to achieve economic freedom is fodder for academics. Rwanda has been, in the past years, criticised for suppressing the civil and political rights of its citizens in its quest for economic development. One major critic accuses the President of chronic cronyism, manipulated elections, and using exaggerations, half-truths, outright fabrications, misinterpreted data, and inflated figures to tell its success story. Rwanda is hailed as one of the fast-rising developing countries, following the footprints of its East Asian counterparts, the China and the Singapore. Rwanda’s case raises a number of issues: must economic development and democracy be achieved simultaneously? Besides, is a government that prioritises economic development over civil and political rights sustainable? These are some of the issues that this paper sets out to examine
Protecting the Integrity of the Electoral Process: The Promise of the \u27Maina Kiai\u27 Judgement
No full textThis article interrogates the rationale and promise of the judgment by theCourt of Appeal in the Maina Kiai judgment. It is argued that by the MainaKiai court affirming the finality of results at the polling station, the MainaKiai judgment has the impact of imbuing a positive perception on fairnessof elections and the legitimacy of electoral outcomes. This has beenachieved by doing away with the historic perception that electoral officialstamper with electoral results at the National Tallying Centre
Countering Involvement of Kenyan Children in Terrorism through Realization of their Socio-Economic Rights
Get PDFState and multinational efforts aimed at containing terrorism in Kenya have only yielded modest results despite the repressive nature of these efforts. The ranks of the foot soldiers of Al Shabaab fundamentalist sects continue to swell even in the face of the ferocious onslaught on their membership by state troops. Abandoned by the state, coupled with poverty, children become easy targets for radicalization and are subsequently recruited into terrorist groups. This article argues that poverty is the main cause that exposes children to abuse, criminalization and subsequent mobilization into terrorism. It argues that until the practices of rampant child abuse and state-neglect of children as a vulnerable group are addressed through better education, employment opportunities and poverty reduction, Kenya is likely to remain a breeding ground of violent conflicts and persistent attacks by the terrorists. The realization of the socio-economic rights of children has only been given the priority it deserves by the human rights groups as a way forward for the country of Kenya to counter the involvement of children in the terror groups. The rate at which Kenya’s youth are getting in the terror groups is alarming and the number is expected to rise if the realization of socio-economic rights of the youths is not urgently addressed by the state. This article, therefore, focuses on this recent phenomenon of involvementof children in Kenya into terrorism activities. The article attempts to briefly explore the impacts of involvement of children in Kenya as a new challenge in relation to the discourse of child protection. With a view of mitigating the harm on the lives, well-being, survival and development of children in some parts of Kenya, the article sets outs viable solutions that should be considered in the fight against involvement of children in terrorism