Department of Social Sciences, School of Education and Social Sciences, Kabianga University College; P. O. Box 2030, Kericho, Kenya. Department of Kiswahili, Kenyatta University, P. O. Box 43844, Nairobi, Kenya. Corresponding Author: Muindu, Japheth Peter ___________________________________________________________________________ Abstract The study was an attempt to analyze how Wahome Mutahi, i...

INTRODUCTION This article focuses on an unexpected finding of a research project which explored the experience of being a traditional midwife. The unexpected finding was that traditional midwives often perceive skilled (professional) birth attendants to be abusive of both them and the women who are transferred to hospital for emergency obstetric care. METHODS Eighty-four traditional midwives ...

Abstract Background Continuous professional development (CPD) has been reported to enhance healthcare workers’ knowledge and skills, improve retention recruitment, the quality of patient care, reduce mortality. Therefore, validated training needs assessment tools are important facilitate design effective CPD programs. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted using self-administered questi...

Itikadi ni fikra zote za maoni ya wanadamu kuhusu wanayoyasema na wanayoyafikiria dini, sheria siasa, maadili falsafa kama wanavyotaja Marx Engels (1977). Propaganda hushawishi mtu kutenda jambo kwa namna fulani. Ni ushawishi unaoratibiwa malengo fiche (Ellul, 1965). Tafiti zimefanywa katika kipengele cha itikadi. Murithi (2017) ametafitia itikadi riwaya Said A. Mohamed; amechunguza teule kuang...

Utafiti huu ulidhamiria kutathmini athari za kamusi ya Sheng’ – English Dictionary kwa Kiswahili sanifu. Kamusi (2003) iliteuliwa kama msingi wa uchunguzi sababu ndio kwanza kuwahi kuchapishwa. Licha hii kuchapishwa katika lugha Kiingereza ina leksimu ambazo yafaa kuchunguzwa namna zinavyoathiri Lengo la utafiti lilikuwa kueleza muundo kifonolojia maneno na jinsi yanavyotofautiana Nadharia ilik...

This paper explores the concept of digitisation. Basically, digitisation is no longer a new when it comes to field library and information science. But as third world country like Kenya, with specific reference Tom Mboya University College, narrow down, Kiswahili programmes, still challenging issue. The mainly focused on recent updates activities more particularly identified process identically...

The study aimed at investigating the effects of using animations in teaching Kiswahili reading comprehension on students achievement among secondary school students’ Njoro Sub- County Kenya. Solomon Four Non-Equivalent control group design was used study. Target Population comprised all 14,292 public co-educational schools Sub County. accessible population included 4,745 Form Two from Sub-count...

Lorsqu’en 1907, l’esclavage est déclaré illégal au Kenya, la mission de Frere Town, créée en 1873 par Church Missionary Society à Mombasa, abrite une communauté d’hommes et femmes déracinés, aux langues variées, sans attaches communes, qui se construit progressivement nouvelle identité sociale fondée sur l’apprentissage l’anglais, du kiswahili l’adhésion christianisme. Le patronyme attribué les...

Mtunzi wa kazi ya fasihi hususan riwaya na tamthilia, hutumia mbinu mahususi kuwasilishia matukio mawazo yanavyoshuhudiwa katika jamii. Mbinu hizo huteuliwa mtunzi kwa makusudi ili ujumbe unaokusudiwa kuwasilishwa kueleweka mwafaka hadhira. ni zile zinazojibainisha kitengo cha tamathali za usemi. Katika utafiti huu, inayozingatiwa kinaya ambacho huwasilisha kinyume matarajio. Utafiti huu unatuo...