This book explores the key milestones in education, gender and policy that Kenya has achieved since independence. The contributors have imagined and reimagined Kenya in light of the many momentous feats but also several obstacles and missteps that on occasion have severely strained the national fabric.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; Mickie Mwanzia Koster, Michael Kithinji and Jerono Rotich
PART I: RECONSIDERING EDUCATION, TECHNOLOGY, AND ROAD SAFETY POLICY
1. Education System and University Curriculum in Kenya: Contentions, Dysfunctionality and Reforms since Independence; Michael Mwenda Kithinji
2. Geoffrey William Griffin' s Work at the National Youth Service and its Contributions to Kenya' s National Development; Peter Otiato Ojiambo
3. Teach Our Children in Their Mother Tongue; Margaret W. Njeru
4. Reassessing Jomo Kenyatta' s Crackdown on Theatre for Education and Development; Samson Kaunga Ndanyi
5. The Role of M-Pesa in Kenya' s Economic and Political Development; Frank Jacobs
6. Combating Road Traffic Accidents in Kenya: A Challenge for an Emerging Economy; Charles G. Manyara
PART II: CONTEXTUALIZING SPORTS AND GENDER
7. Kenya at 50: Contextualization of Post-Independence Sporting Success; W. W. S. Njororai
8. Can Kenyan Women Really Perform? Women on the Sports Field and in the Boardroom; W. W. S. Njororai
9. Gender, Archiving, and Recognition: Naming and Erasing in Nairobi' s Cityscape; Besi Brillian Muhonja
10. Kenyan Women: Milestones and Challenges; Jerono P. Rotich and Kipchumba Byron
11. Feminism Unfinished: Towards Gender Justice and Women' s Rights In Kenya; Brenda Nyandiko Sanya and Anne Namatsi Lutomia
