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Article 159 of the Constitution of Kenya compels the Judiciary, in exercising its authority, to promote alternative dispute resolution (ADR), including conciliation, mediation, arbitration and other traditional dispute resolution mechanisms. This is meant to ensure that as many Kenyans as possible have access to justice and that cases do not drag in courts longer than […]

Introduction Agri-food trade is a critical component to achieving the twin goals of food and nutrition security and global health. Trade affects the different dimensions of food and nutrition security: availability, access, utilization, and stability through three (3) key intervening factors, namely total food supply, household income and government services.  As defined by Food and

Introduction Obesity has tripled since 1975, causing about 3 million deaths from obesity-related diseases worldwide each year (WHO, 2018). Health systems have a challenge in managing the health needs of people with obesity, reiterating the need to change perceptions of obesity as a matter of personal failure to its recognition as a disease for focused

Introduction Kenya’s policy towards neighbouring countries is anchored on the principles of good neighbourliness, peaceful co-existence, amicable means of solving disputes, economic cooperation, shared prosperity and regional solidarity. Kenya’s regional policy is part of the Pan-Africanist foreign policy that seeks to “promote sub-regional and regional integration and cooperation. The policy emphasizes intra-African trade as the

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has affected society as a whole and impacted nearly all the sectors of the economy, including the telecommunications sub-sector. In Africa, the pandemic has, on a positive note, spurred innovations that could chart a path for future tech-based activities. Kenya’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector has expanded by 23 per

Introduction The spread of coronavirus pandemic around the world has seen governments introduce, leverage and expand social assistance programmes through cash transfers to caution the poor from adverse effects of COVID-19. The pandemic has increased the risk factors of vulnerability and if one was not infected, they were affected. Further, the pandemic affected household finances

Since 2010, Kenya has experienced seven nationwide public healthcare workers strikes and numerous county-based strikes. The labour strikes which occurred in 2017 were the most significant in their magnitude and duration. During this period, there was a nationwide doctors’ strike that lasted 100 days followed by a nationwide nurses’ strike that lasted 150 days. Between

Introduction Galana Kulalu project is one of the initiatives identified in the Kenya Vision 2030 that has potential to contribute to the achievement of food security under the “Big 4” initiatives. The Kenya Vision 2030 is an overarching roadmap in transforming Kenya into a middle-income nation providing high quality of life to all its citizens

Exchange rate is a key indicator of the economic performance of a country. It plays a vital role in determining a country’s level of trade and capital flow dynamics. Exchange rate dynamism majorly influences the current account balance, the repayment of public debt and other macroeconomic prices such as inflation and interest rates. It can