School of Arts and Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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EFFECTS OF DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN KIAMBU: A CASE OF KIAMBAA SUB COUNTY
(MMUST, 2025-03)World over, where drugs and substances are known, patterns for their use and abstinence are proscribed. In Kiambu County, various nationally and internationally recognised drug and substance abuse management practices ... -
THE PINK OCTOBER CAMPAIGN AS A TOOL FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS: A STUDY OF STUDENTS AT MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(MMUST, 2025-11)The Pink October Campaign is a global month-long event that is held annually to create awareness about Breast Cancer (B.C) signs and symptoms, treatability and preventive measures.B.C is the leading and most common ... -
JOSEPH MARTIN SHIKUKU OYONDI AND POLITICAL PLURALISM IN KENYA, 1932-2012
(MMUST, 2025-08)The plural society has both a lot that the citizens have to expect out of the government and vice versa. This study questioned the article by Joseph Martin Shikuku Oyondi and Political Pluralism in Kenya, 1932-2012 due ... -
EVALUATION OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES USED TO SHAPE VOTING BEHAVIOR IN RURAL SETTINGS: A CASE OF SHINYALU CONSTITUENCY DURING THE 2022 GENERAL ELECTIONS.
(MMUST, 2025-11)Many studies have been undertaken on the role of interpersonal communication in elections in different countries. However, the role and efficacy of this mode of communication in politics has not been fully interrogated. ... -
EVALUATION DES CONNAISSANCES EN CONJUGAISON DE VERBES DU FRANÇAIS CHEZ LES APPRENANTS DU NIVEAU SECONDAIRE DANS LE COMTE DE VIHIGA AU KENYA.
(MMUST, 2025-11)This study focuses on mastery of French verb conjugation. Kenyan learners of French as a foreign language at secondary level encounter difficulties with verb conjugation. These difficulties are mainly due to the ... -
COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY 103.9 MMUST FM TO CAPTURE LISTENERS’ ATTENTION REGARDING COVID-19
(MMUST, 2025-11)The COVID-19 pandemic occurred unexpectedly and spread rapidly, prompting the media to play a crucial role in informing and educating the public about it. This saw media stations such as 103.9 MMUST FM adopt strategies ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF DIVERSION PROGRAMMES ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF CHILD OFFENDERS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-09)Child offending continues to pose a significant challenge to juvenile justice systems in Kenya, particularly due to the limitations of custodial sentences in promoting meaningful transformation. In response, diversion ... -
THE EFFECTS OF IMPRISONMENT ON RECIDIVISM AMONG RECIDIVIST OFFENDERS: A STUDY OF KIBOS MAIN, KIBOS MEDIUM AND KISUMU WOMEN PRISONS, KISUMU COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-11)Despite significant governmental efforts in Kenya to reduce recidivism, the rate of reoffending among ex-convicts remains high, raising concerns about the effectiveness of existing correctional programs. This study ... -
PUBLIC MAKING OF MASCULINITIES IN BARACK OBAMA’S DREAMS FROM MY FATHER AND NELSON MANDELA’S LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
(MMUST, 2025-11)This study analyzed Barack Obama’s Dreams from My Father and Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom to flesh out political masculinities constructed by the two leaders in their autobiographies. It examined how Barack ... -
NARRATIVES OF DOMESTIC NEOCOLONIALISM AND DECOLONISATION IN THE NOVELS OF MIA COUTO AND JOSE EDUARDO AGUALUSA
(MMUST, 2025-11)This study examined the themes of domestic neocolonialism and decolonisation as portrayed in Mia Couto’s Sleepwalking Land and José Eduardo Agualusa’s The Society of Reluctant Dreamers. This study offered a critical ... -
NARRATING TRAUMA AS A STRATEGY OF RECLAIMING THE FEMALE AGENCY IN TOMI ADEYEMI’S LEGACY OF ORISHA TRILOGY
(MMUST, 2025-11)This research examined how Tomi Adeyemi’s female characters reclaims agency through narration of trauma in her Legacy of Orisha trilogy (Children of Blood and Bone, Children of Virtue and Vengeance, Children of Anguish ... -
MORPHO-PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF LUKABARASI NOMINAL COMPOUNDS
(MMUST, 2024-10)Most generalisations made on nominal compounding are based on western languages. In this study, we examine nominal compounding in Lukabarasi language of Western Kenya based on The Generative Morphological Theory by ... -
MORPHO-PHONOLOGICAL ADAPTATION OF VERB BORROWINGS FROM ENGLISH ON THE VITALITY OF` LUKABRAS LANGUAGE
(MMUST, 2025-06)Loan adaptation in language contact situations occurs when a language borrows words or expressions from another language and modifies them to fit the phonological, morphological, or syntactic norms of the borrowing ... -
LEXICAL SEMANTIC VARIATIONS IN LUTIRICHI HYPONYMS
(MMUST, 2025-06)Studies have shown that hyponymy is evident in all languages and the senses of words in hyponymic relationships do vary from one language to another. However, failure to apply the correct meanings might hinder ... -
INITIATION OF INCLUSIVITY FOR THE PEOPLE LIVING WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN CHARISMATIC CHURCHES IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-10)There is scanty scholarly evidence showing whether persons living with disability (PLWDs) are fully included in Church leadership and involved in Church activities or not. The purpose of this study was to analyze the ... -
IMPLICATIONS OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF PUBLIC TOILETS ON SOCIO ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS OF KAKAMEGA TOWN
(MMUST, 2024-04)Waste management has been and continues to be a major global challenge facing urban growth. Even though sanitation is a human right, managing sanitation level is still a challenge. Most public toilets are messy and ... -
Examining Contextual Particles in Lutsotso Interactions: A Disco-Pragmatic Approach
(MMUST, 2025-10)Discourse particles are common in unprompted transmission of information and serve important role in what is articulated during communication and are indispensable in all registers. This study, titled "Examining ... -
EFFICACY OF THE NAIROBI CITY INSPECTORATE OFFICERS IN COMBATING CRIME IN KIBRA SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-10)Crime poses a major threat to human security, particularly in rapidly urbanizing areas such as Kibra Sub-County, which persistently experience high crime rates, making it one of the city’s most insecure zones. Inspectorate ... -
EFFECTS OF PARENTING ON TEENAGE PREGNANCY: A STUDY OF MALAVA SUB-COUNTY, KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-10)Teenage pregnancy has become a global concern. In Kenya it is prevalent where good parenting is not well exercised. Existence of children’s Act mandates parents the responsibility of ultimate care and protection of ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF DISCOURSAL STRATEGIES IN THE CAMPAIGN MANIFESTOS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES IN THE 2022 GENERAL ELECTION IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-10)Manifestos in political discourse are a key component of the democratic process regionally and internationally. They play are used to present the candidates ideologies, present policy packages and articulate the vision, ...