FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYMENT IN KENYA. Creating opportunities in terms of employment is of critical concern to every country in the world. While the developed countries have some strategies to cushion the citizen against unemployment‚ the developing and under developed countries are still struggling with the impact of unemployment. There are a number of factors that have continued to affect employment in Kenya. These factors are traced from colonial era and continue to have influence even today
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MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN KENYA NEEDS & COSTS This Report has been prepared by the Ministry of Planning and National Development‚ Courtesy of the UNDP‚ Kenya‚ and the Government of Finland 1 Copyright © Government of Kenya 2005 All enquiries to be addressed to: The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Planning and National Development Harambee Avenue Treasury Building Nairobi P.O. Box 30005‚ Nairobi Kenya 2 Foreword K enya‚like the rest of Africa‚ Kenya recognises that the MDGs
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SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY AND SECURITY STUDIES BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY AND SECURITY MANAGEMENT LECTURE NOTES ON PENOLOGY AND CRIME PREVENTION COMPILED BY DENNIS MIANO GICHOBI 2014 Chapter One: Introduction to Penology Introduction Definition of Penology Penology is a section of criminology that deals with the philosophy and practice of various societies in their attempts to repress criminal activities‚ and satisfy
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I think Japan has been the most interesting country out of Kenya and Japan simply because of their advanced technology‚ culture‚ architecture‚ food and fighting styles. In this essay I will be going through the key interest points of Japan and do a conclusion on which country I would prefer to visit and why. Firstly‚ I think the most interesting thing about Japan is their advanced technology. Japan is the world leaders in technology and are way ahead of us. The reason for this is because Japan Company’s
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* LIC of India formed in 1956 after nationalization of life insurance Business of 245 private insurance companies * General insurance business of 107 insurance companies was nationalized in 1972 & four public sector General Insurance Companies were formed 6 Classes of Insurance A. Life insurance B. General insurance General insurance is further classified:- 1.Fire insurance 2.Marine insurance 3.Miscellaneous insurance
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African country‚ Kenya was colonized by the British in the late nineteenth century. By the middle of the twentieth century‚ Kenya aspired to gain its independence in attempt to begin to unify an independent Africa. They also desperately wanted independence to fix economic and social neglect‚ along with the injustices of the colonial era. The colonial system did not help Africa to further develop and the British took some of the money that the Africans made from trade (B.A. Ogot 8). Kenya began fighting
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passed by voice vote. In the budget for the FY 2013-14‚ the growth target has been set at 7.2 percent‚ which experts believe as attainable through effective measures in implementing the ADP. In a least developed country like Bangladesh the financial sector and the money market are grossly imperfect. This severely constrains the smooth operation of the transmission channels of monetary policy. In consequence‚ fiscal policy is arguably the most potent macroeconomic policy instrument to accomplish the
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Kenya is one of the most beautiful countries of Africa. It lies across the equator of east-central Africa. It is bordered by Somalia‚ Ethiopia‚ Tanzania‚ Uganda‚ and Sudan. Kenya covers about 582‚650 square kilometers; this is about twice the size of Nevada. The country stretches from mountains in the north to the Indian Ocean in the east. Mount Kenya is the highest elevation point of the country‚ reaching to 5‚199 meters high. The most striking geographical feature of Kenya‚ however‚ is the Great
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Sugar is the world’s predominant sweetener. It satisfies the human appetite for sweetness and contributes calories to our diet. Sugar is used in cooking‚ in the preparation of commercially processed foods‚ and as an additive to drinks; it is also a preservative and fermenting agent. It sweetens without changing the flavor of food and drink. It is cheap to transport‚ easy to store‚ and relatively imperishable. Production of Sugar Sugarcane is a perennial grass of the humid tropics. Sugarcane is
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Introduction Insurance in Kenya is known to have been in existence for over sixty years now with the first insurance companies believed to have been owned by British insurers during the colonial times. The industry is governed by the Insurance Act and regulated by the Insurance Regulatory Authority. The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) was created by the Insurance (Amendment) Act of 2006 and came into operation on 1st May 2007. The Authority was established with the mandate of regulating‚ supervising
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