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    A STUDY ON DISCOURSE FEATURES OF KENYAN SIGN LANGUAGE IN HORTATORY TEXTS
    (Africa international University, 2017-07-05) CADD, JOSHUA W.
    In this study I describe discourse features found in KSL persuasive hortatory texts. I consider if KLS uses inductive or deductive argumentation in this genre of texts. Inter-sentential linkage is investigated to determine if the default method of joining propositions in KSL is with a connective or with juxtaposition. I also look at conditional sentences to discover which types of conditional sentences are used in KSL. Rhetorical questions are investigated along with their functions in KSL hortatory texts. I look at which connectives are used in KSL hortatory texts and how these connectives are put to use. Once this has been completed the findings are applied to the translation of Galatians 5:1-12 from the Koiné Greek to KSL.
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    AN INVESTIGATION ON CHRISTIAN STRATEGIES FOR PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE WITH MUSLIMS IN EASTLEIGH, NAIROBI
    (Africa international University, 2017-07-05) MUTISYA, MOSES MUNYWOKI
    The purpose of this study was to investigate the strategies utilized by Christians in Eastleigh with an aim of enhancing peaceful co-existence with the Muslims in Eastleigh, Nairobi. This study also sought to identify the challenges that Christians living in Eastleigh experience in their attempts to build bridges with the Muslims community there. After establishing those challenges the study further gave suggestions on what more could be done to foster Christian Muslim relationship. As the considerations for Christian Muslim relationship are done this study also gives suggestions on the missiological approaches that Christians in Eastleigh and those in other places can adopt for successful Christian Muslim relationship. For what was proposed in this study to be made possible, the researcher adopted and made use of qualitative research method. The information needed for this study was collected using both open ended interview questions and participatory observations. The data collected was then analyzed and interpreted so that the researcher could come as close as possible to the realities concerning ChristiansMuslim relationship in Eastleigh. The findings of this study showed that Christians in Eastleigh whether pastors, missionaries or the general population have in some way attempted to come up with some strategies that have in some way succeeded in enhancing a harmonious relationship with the Muslim community in Eastleigh. One of the prominent strategies that the research found that has been commonly used by all the Christians that were interviewed is providing education for Muslim children. This has in some way brought the parents of these children into close contact with Christian in Eastleigh more than any other strategy. This strategy has also allowed Muslim and Christian’s children to develop meaningful relationships as they go to school together. In the final chapter, suggestions are provided in regard to how ChristianMuslim relationship can be enhanced and finally recommendations for further studies are given.
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    The Genitive construction of Possesssion in Amharic
    (2014-05-27) Getahun, Girma
    This paper presents the morphosyntactic markers of the genitive construction in Amharic. In Amharic, genitive markers are bound morphemes which are either prefixed or suffixed to the noun they modify. The genitive markers show some morphological and inflectional characteristics different from languages such as English and Greek. Amharic's uniqueness makes it difficult to directly apply the methods proposed for these languages to the analysis of noun phrases that form the Amharic genitive. In this paper I present the construction of genitives in Amharic by taking examples of noun phrases that are frequently used in written and oral communication.
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    Processes of Nominalization in Mwan
    (2014-05-23) Antoine, Yegbe Koffi
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    Some Educational Values In kenya Today: Education as an Economic Tool Rather Than a Social Service
    (2014-05-23) Kabanga, David Kimemia
    There are four major institutions that influence the educational values of the youth. They include the home,church. school and government. These institutions seem to encourage high private returns to investment in education in Kenya"s education system. As a result educated Kenyans who are not employed for monetary gain are viewed as weird if not failures in life. are Kenyans who expect schooling to equip the student with skills he can transact in the labaor market for financial gain only. There are also people known to read no more than a casuall newspaper after they acquire a job. Consequently it is possible that many university graduates will become functional illiterates within their first five years out of school. This could be at a great human, social and national expense as the most important national resource gathers dust and cobwebs to depreciate in premium. Though it is hard to achieve, Kenya's system of education should strive to develop the youth to be fully integrated humans, dignified Kenyans and loyal citizens. Education should be to discipline our minds into genuine morals, both for our spiritual strength and a better and fuller life.
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    A Missiological study of the Phenomenon of Spirit Possession among the Munyoyaya women in the Madogo location, Tana River district in Kenya :a Response to I.M. Lewis' theory of Deprivation
    (2014-05-22) Wang'ombe, Judy Wanjiru
    The Munyoyaya women are part ofthe larger Munyoyaya people group who inhabit the Tana River district in Kenya. They are a minority tribal group considered to be part of the Oromo language group. They are predominantly Muslims yet steeped in folk tendencies that are prohibited by orthodox Islam. This study attempts to examine one aspect of these folk tendencies as practiced by the Munyoyaya women. It seeks to understand their participation in the spirit possession cults in the Madogo location. It also evaluates 1. M. Lewis' theory of deprivation in relation to the context of the Munyoyaya women's participation. The study also aims at examining some missiological ways of cross-cultural Christian witness among the Munyoyaya women. This study is based on the cognitive anthropological perspective that is focused on the implicit aspects of a culture. Thus to describe the implicit aspects of the Munyoyaya women's cultural practice in the possession phenomenon, ethnographic research design is employed as a tradition of qualitative research. Data is collected using participant observation and ethnographic interviews with those involved in the possession sessions. The findings of this study reveal that the Munyoyaya women are majority of the participants of the possession cults. They participate for various reasons that include: economical, therapeutical, social, their pragmatic nature, spiritual and psychological factors. These factors, especially the spiritual and psychological factors, stem from the worldview of the Munyoyaya people that is basically supernaturalistically oriented. This provides a comprehensive outlook to possession cults that disprove Lewis' deprivation theory. He generally bases his theory on socioeconomical factors that attempt to explain participation in possession cults. In view of the findings recommendations are made that aim at effective cross-cultural Christian witness among the Munyoyaya women and Muslims in general. There is need for worldview studies that will aim at understanding the outward behaviors and implicit assumptions of people to be reached with the Gospel. It is also recommended that Muslims as people be distinguished from the ideological aspect of Islam. Lack of such a distinction has accounted for the much of the frustration experienced in Islamic mission fields.
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    Nominalization In Hadiyya.
    (2014-05-22) Hankore, Daniel
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    Imperatives and Hortatives in Vwanji
    (2014-05-22) Mahali, Ahimidiwe Zablon
    Imperative mood is the form of the verb used in issuing direct commands or orders and they are restricted to second person in both singular and plural. Hortatives are verbs which may be used to encourage people to do something, to express wishes, or exhortation. In this paper I have attempted to describe the imperatives and hortatives in Vwanji particularly the forms and functions. Chapter one includes the background information about the people and the language. Chapter two is about imperatives and in Chapter three I have described the hortatives. Also I have discussed in brief the question of politeness. Finally the conclusion which includes the summary of the paper and suggestion on what I have researched.