Introduction The media in Kenya is a diverse and vibrant growing industry. There are more than 90FM radio stations‚ 14 television stations and a massive number of formal and informal print newspapers and magazines. For a long time the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) dominated Kenya ’s electronic media scene as the only nationwide broadcaster‚ but with time‚ privately owned media houses have taken charge to the point of mockingly reporting the recent strike of KBC staff. Relations between
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California and not to the government. The first major reason why marijuana should be legalized is because the cost to keep it illegal is too expensive. Another major reason why it should be legal is because the hemp plant is a valuable natural resource. Legalizing marijuana would eliminate the confusion surrounding hemp and allow us to take advantage of hemp ’s agricultural and industrial uses. Thirdly the punishment for possessing or intent to sale marijuana shows no hard evidence of stopping dealers from
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1. How can Environmental Law be effectively enforced in Kenya? For environmental law to be effectively enacted in Kenya their needs to be emphasis on the need for a universal environmental ethic. There needs to be a concern on the ability to provide information that changes behaviour towards the environment i.e. not stopping at awareness creation but to also go through education & advocacy. This led to the enactment of the Environmental Management and Coordination Act. (EMCA). With the enactment
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Legalizing Marijuana Marijuana‚ which comes from the hemp plant Cannabis sativa‚ is the most frequently used illegal drug in the U.S. About 4% of American adults smoke pot at least once a year. Roughly 1% of adults abuse pot‚ and one in 3 00 have a pot addiction. The rates of marijuana smoking in adults have remained stable since the 1990s. However‚ the rates of addiction to pot have risen significantly over that same period. And‚ according to recent government studies‚ as many as 30% of
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Devolution and the Health System in Kenya Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen Attorney at Law & Consultant Strategic Thinkers and Actors Consultants Ltd. Omurkomen@yahoo.com Twitter: @Kipmurkomen Devolution and Health Consultative Meeting Nairobi‚ Kenya October 24‚ 2012 Outline A. Understanding Devolution; Concepts and Principles. B. The Objectives‚ Functions‚ Powers and Structures of Devolved Governance in Kenya. C. Transition to county governance; Challenges and Prospects D.
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Abortion and Its Effects By: Jesse Pietroburgo Omnibus 1 Wednesday‚ March 23‚ 20011 History of Abortion Abortion is a huge and serious problem in America today and has been since the 1970s. Abortion is an evil practice that consists mainly of the taking of an unwanted pregnancy and the killing of a beautiful creation of God for no reason except that it is an unwanted gift. Now I will give a brief history of abortion. Abortion used to be outlawed and looked down upon in early American
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Argument in Favor of Legalizing Prostitution Prostitution is defined as the engaging in‚ or agreeing to engage in‚ sexual conduct for a fee. Women are pushed into entering prostitution for many reasons including lack of education‚ poverty‚ and personal choice. Prostitution is currently illegal‚ but there is much controversy surrounding this issue. There are approximately 1.3 million prostitutes in the United States today. However‚ there is only an arrest figure of about 100‚000 prostitutes in
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that religious leaders are accustomed to performing marriages only because the state has given them that authority. Legalizing gay marriage will not harm heterosexual marriages or "family values.” A study published on Apr. 13‚ 2009 in Social Science Quarterly found that "[l]aws permitting same-sex marriage or civil unions have no adverse effect on marriage ‚ divorce‚ and abortion rates‚ [or] the percent of children born out of wedlock..." Massachusetts‚ which became the first state to legalize
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The Legalizing of Marijuana Recently‚ both California and Arizona took the long needed initiative and approved the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The California bill says that patients may use marijuana with a doctor’s recommendation. It does not‚ however‚ allow doctors to prescribe the drug. Arizona voters passed a bill that swings out even further to the left than California’s. Voters in Arizona think that people should be able to use any illicit drug for bona fide medical purposes
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1.0 INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 Definition of terms 3 1.2 Background information 4 1.2.1 Pre-colonial education 4 1.2.2 Post colonial education in Kenya (Neocolonialism) 4 1.3 National Aims/Goals of Education in Kenya 6 1.4 Structure of education 6 1.4.1 Early Childhood Development and Education 7 1.4.2 Primary education 8 1.4.3 Secondary education 9 1.4.4 Teacher Education 9 1.4.5 Tertiary Education 10 1.4.6 University education 11 1.5 Administration system 11
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