School of Arts and Social Sciences: Recent submissions
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A MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ABBREVIATED NEOLOGISMS OF SOCIAL MEDIA DISCOURSES AMONG KENYANS ON X
(MMUST, 2025-10)In recent years, the rise of social media platforms has transformed communication patterns and language use across the globe. Among these platforms, X (formerly known as Twitter) stands out as one of the most influential, ... -
A CROSS-CULTURAL TRANSLATION OF PROVERBS IN CHINUA ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APART FROM ENGLISH INTO EKEGUSII’S BINTO MBISEBEREREKANI
(MMUST, 2025-10)Proverbs play a crucial role in the cultural expression of a community’s wisdom, beliefs and worldview through various forms of figurative language. Due to this cultural significance, the translation of proverbs requires ... -
A CRITICAL PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE DISCURSIVE STRATEGIES IN SOCIOCULTURAL HEGEMONY IN MWALIMU ANDREW'S STAFFROOM DIARY TEXTS
(MMUST, 2025-10)The current study sought to uncover the use of discursive strategies in order to uncover language manipulations that provoke understanding of sociocultural hegemony within Mwalimu Andrew’s columns. The use of pragmatics ... -
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE MORPHO-SEMANTIC VARIATIONS IN BORROWED FORMS OF LUKABARAS TOPONYMS
(MMUST, 2025-10)The study of borrowed toponyms is significant because its analysis provides insight to the morphological processes, the structure, and lexical changes within a language and the resultant meanings on borrowings among ... -
A CRITICAL PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE DISCURSIVE STRATEGIES IN SOCIOCULTURAL HEGEMONY IN MWALIMU ANDREW'S STAFFROOM DIARY TEXTS
(MMUST, 2025-10)The current study sought to uncover the use of discursive strategies in order to uncover language manipulations that provoke understanding of sociocultural hegemony within Mwalimu Andrew’s columns. The use of pragmatics ... -
SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF COMMUNITY POLICING IN LURAMBI SUB-COUNTY KENYA
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A MORPHO-SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF TENSE AND ASPECT IN LUTSOTSO
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ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES TO AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT EFFECTS ON SMALL SCALE CROP PRODUCTION IN KAKAMEGA SOUTH SUB-COUNTY, KAKAMEGA COUNTY
(2023)This study was undertaken in Kakamega South Sub-County in Kakamega County where small-scale farmers depend on rain fed agriculture and over the years have had frequent crop failure due to seasonal drought. This study’s ... -
EFFECTS OF COVID-19 CONTAINMENT MEASURES ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN KAKAMEGA CENTRAL SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(2023)In the first quarter of 2020, the world went into lockdown in an attempt to control the spread of COVID-19 disease. As a result, cases of gender-based violence (GBV) increased exponentially. In Kenya, there was a reported ... -
SITUATING BULLFIGHTING CULTURE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ABAKAKAMEGA OF WESTERN KENYA SINCE 1850
(2023)Worldwide bullfighting culture is believed to have been born out of spiritual beliefs. The cultural sport is known for entertainment, cultural, economic and political development. The current study unraveled the phenomenon ... -
THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING SMALL SCALE SUGARCANE FARMERS IN MALAVA SUB-COUNTY, KAKAMEGA COUNTY
(MMUST, 2023)Sugarcane production worldwide has been declining due to many challenges in several countries as their population grows. Earlier studies in the sugar industry have through years offered suggestions and solutions to how ... -
CONTEXT AND COGNITION IN THE TRANSLATION OF GEORGE ORWELL’S ANIMAL FARM TO KISWAHILI
(2023)The translation of Animal Farm from English to Kiswahili was examined in this study in terms of context and cognition. The study aimed at highlighting how non-equivalence may be viewed as a key strategy in translation ... -
THE EFFECT OF EXPANSION OF KIMILILI TOWN ON PERI URBAN LAND USE FROM 1990 TO 2020
(2023)Urbanization has caused unprecedented land use changes around urban settlements leading to enormous social-economic impacts on peri urban residents. Currently, 55% of the world's population lives in urban areas, a figure ... -
EFFECTS OF OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS ON PERFORMANCE OF POLICE OFFICERS IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(2023-11)protecting property, and providing security. Police officers perform best when they have a high degree of psychological well-being at work, which leads to competence in dealing with operational challenges. According to ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENTS’ RETENTION IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KAKAMEGA MUNICIPALITY, KAKAMEGA COUNTY
(2023)The fourth UN Quality Priority states that education is the key to achieving more Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), although urbanization factors limit student retention. World economies support the advancement of ... -
INFLUENCE OF COMMUNITY POLICING ON CRIME REDUCTION IN LURAMBI SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(2023-11)globally. Kenya is not an exception thus community policing was adopted to enhance security and safety, reduce crime, fear and improve social order in the neighborhoods through engagement of the community members and ...