School of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance: Recent submissions
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THE NEXUS BETWEEN ELECTORAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND POST ELECTION VIOLENCE IN KENYA SINCE 1963
(MMUST, 2023-10)An electoral management system is made to make sure that the outcomes reflect the preferences of the majority of voters, to give elected officials credibility, and to prevent any challenges to the election results. ... -
INFLUENCE OF DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT APPROACHES ON FOOD CROP PRODUCTION UNDER THE CHANGING CLIMATE IN SIAYA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2024-11)Globally, an estimated 29% of people are faced with food insecurity due to the changing climate which negatively impacts food crop production hence reducing the efforts of Sustainable Development Goal Number 2,” End ... -
EVALUATION OF THE RE-EMERGENCE OF LEPTOSPIROSIS AND ITS IMPACT ON PUBLIC HEALTH STRATEGIES IN BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2024-11)Leptospirosis is an important re-emerging but neglected zoonosis with a worldwide distribution and it has socio-economic and public health implications. Leptospirosis is caused by the bacteria of the genus Leptospira. ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN’S PEACE-BUILDING STRATEGIES IN SOUTH SUDAN
(MMUST, 2024-10)Peace Support Operations (PSOs) aim to create and maintain conditions for lasting peace by reducing tensions, supporting ceasefires, and establishing buffer zones between antagonistic parties. The UN and AU have conducted ... -
DYNAMICS OF EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY REGIONAL FORCE’S INTERVENTION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO’S INTRACTABLE INTRA-STATE CONFLICT
(MMUST, 2024-11)The protracted new generation warfare in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the intervention by the EAC Regional Force (EACRF) are indicative of the need for a comprehensive security ... -
DESIGN AND APPLICATION OF SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL FOR DOMESTIC WATER SECURITY IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2024-11)Attainment of water security in urban informal settlements in developing countries can be complex undertaking due to various factors that affect water service provision such insufficient water quantities, unreliable ... -
CONTEXTUALISING IMPLICATIONS OF TRANSITION OF KENYAN CONTINGENT IN AFRICAN UNION MISSION IN SOMALIA ON KENYA’S NATIONAL SECURITY
(MMUST, 2024-10)This study sought to contextualise the transition implications of the Kenyan Contingent in the African Mission in Somalia on Kenya's National Security. Peace support operations portend challenges to, as well as ... -
ASSESSMENT OF COMPOSITE FILTER PERFORMANCE AND COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE ON QUALITY OF EFFLUENT AT SHIRERE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IN KAKAMEGA MUNICIPALITY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2024-03)Release of effluent directly from aerobic maturation ponds into natural water bodies has presented not to be very efficient. Consequently, people downstream are exposed to greater risk of contracting waterborne diseases ... -
PROSPECTIVE OF TRANSGENIC CASSAVA LINES RESISTANCE IN EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF CMV AND CBSV CAUSED VIRAL DISEASES OF Manihot esculenta Crantz IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-07)Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an essential food crop in Kenya. Despite its importance, the national average yield of 3 tonnes/hectare is among the lowest globally, primarily due to the lack of high-quality and ... -
PEACEBUILDING STRATEGIES INFLUENCING INTER-ETHNIC COHESION AMONG THE BOUNDARY COMMUNITIES OF KISUMU AND NANDI COUNTIES, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-05)This study investigated peacebuilding strategies influencing inter-ethnic cohesion among boundary communities of Kisumu and Nandi Counties, Kenya. Four specific objectives guided the study: to examine the nature of ... -
GENDER MAINSTREAMING POLICIES INFLUENCING WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN ATTAINMENT OF PEACE IN NAKURU AND NAROK COUNTIES, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-10)From a global perspective, gender mainstreaming has been embraced as a strategy to magnify and propagate women’s rights to achieve gender parity. The United States has been hailed to be making significant progress in ... -
CONFLICT INTERVENTION BY THE UNITED NATIONS STABILIZATION MISSION IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO’S PEACE AND SECURITY PROCESSES
(MMUST, 2024-12)The Democratic Republic of Congo has been marred by protracted conflict, instability, and human suffering for decades. This study examines chronology and nature of external interventions, including peacekeeping missions, ... -
DIPLOMACY OF INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVER MISSIONS IN CONSOLIDATING DEMOCRACY IN KENYA SINCE 1992
(MMUST, 2024-10)Since the end of the Cold War, western countries pioneered the global diffusion of liberal democratic norms and principles on the strength of democratic peace theorists in pursuit for global economic prosperity, peace ... -
FARMERS’ INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE PRACTICES INFLUENCING UPTAKE OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES IN KAJIADO COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-11)Farmers in Kajiado County in Kenya have embraced different climate change adaptation strategies including the use of Indigenous Knowledge and scientific approaches. However, the farmers’ uptake of scientific Climate ... -
EFFICACY OF STRATEGIES USED TO MITIGATE HIV RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AMONG STUDENTS OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2022-05)Researchers have confirmed that the reason for the relatively high HIV incidence among people between 15-24 years globally is Risky Sexual Behavior. Researchers subsequently identified a challenge regarding effective ... -
THE NEXUS BETWEEN PROTRACTED REFUGEE CRISIS AND HUMAN SECURITY DYNAMICS IN GARISSA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2022-11)By the end of 2019, the UNHCR estimated that 42.5 million people had been displaced around the world. As a result, short- and long-term effects were felt on host communities, from humanitarian disasters to security threats. ... -
DYNAMICS OF FORMAL PEACE INFRASTRUCTURE MOTIVATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE PEACE BUILDING IN MOMBASA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2022-08)Global experience with sustainable peacebuilding has been diverse since the term was formally introduced to the world by the United Nations in 1992. Since then, peacebuilding has been implemented in the absence of a ... -
RELIGIOUS GROUPS ENGAGEMENT IN PREVENTION OF YOUTH RADICALIZATION IN MOMBASA COUNTY
(MMUST, 2022-11)The world is increasingly faced with a threat of extreme violence which is preceded by radicalization processes. Violence perpetrated in the name of religion has become a recurring phenomenon in Kenya in the recent past.The ... -
DYNAMICS OF EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY REGIONAL FORCE’S INTERVENTION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO’S INTRACTABLE INTRA-STATE CONFLICT
(MMUST, 2024-11)The protracted new generation warfare in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the intervention by the EAC Regional Force (EACRF) are indicative of the need for a comprehensive security strategy ...