Building business skills to improve livelihoods is increasingly recognised as bringing value to the fight against poverty. But it can also set up identity conflict and community-level tension.
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Kenya grapples with two major challenges in the vaccination rollout: access to sufficient doses in light of the global shortage; and vaccine hesitancy.
A lack of consistent mentorship models leads to a skills gap which affects the global competitiveness of Kenya’s students and graduates.
Removing funding from research-led projects puts people in highly vulnerable situations.
Researchers found that both Kenyans and South Africans have a broadly negative view of China, possibly amplified by the pandemic.
No single factor can entirely account for students’ persistence and it’s important to take an integrated approach to keep more children in school.
Following a healthy diet may lower the risk of disease complications and allow patients to live well despite having the disease.
Nairobi harbours all the ingredients for zoonotic spillover to occur between animals and people, particularly in the most densely populated areas of the city.
The COVID-19 pandemic risks reversing progress made to increase access to affordable, reliable and sustainable domestic energy sources in Kenya.
There are concerns that the longer girls spend out of school, the more they are at risk of dropping out.
The government intervening to ensure food safety will increase awareness among producers and consumers.
It is often assumed that patrimonial beliefs fuel electoral malpractice whereas civic ones challenge it, but this is an oversimplification.
The availability of data by sex and gender is important for national responses when it comes to prevention, treatment and control.
Reaching the goals of the plan requires the best possible interaction between public and private -for profit and not-for-profit - healthcare sectors.
Haji was an astute leader who rode the wave of leadership over a long and illustrious career in government and politics.
Where there are not enough health workers to deliver medical care, one solution is to move certain tasks to less specialised health workers, a process called task-shifting.
The first female student at the famous Makerere University art school, Karuga only began an art career when she retired at 60. She ended up showing internationally.
Demand for charcoal continues to increase in Kenya, it’s vital that the sector is better governed
Africa’s key to future food-nutrition security may depend on the untapped potential of indigenous fruit trees.
Elections are getting less safe in democracies and nondemocracies alike. Last year was the bloodiest year for elections in decades, with 54% of all national votes marred by some kind of violence.
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Professor of Research, Foundations & Higher Education, Northern Arizona University
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Senior Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Professor of Media Industries, University of Nottingham
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Medical Entomologist at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi
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Professor and Chair of Kinesiology and Health Science, Stephen F. Austin State University
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African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Warwick
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Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Rwanda
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