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Item Open Access Promoting traditional trees and food plants in Kenya.(Intermediate Technology Publications, 1992-01-02) Kiambi, D. K.; Opole, M.Genetic resources of local crops and trees play an important role in subsistence farming in Kenya. However, the colonial legacy (clearing of large areas of indigenous forests to grow uniform monocultures of fast-growing species such as pine, eucalyptus and cypress for timber export, and the use of high yielding varieties) continues to under-rate and undermine these resources. In a broad attempt to reverse these trends, Kenya Energy and Environment Organizations (KENGO) has been promoting the conservation and use of traditional trees and food crops in Kenya by supporting the practical activities of its member groups, through raising public awareness of the value of indigenous knowledge about traditional plants, and through joint research activities with national institutions.Item Open Access KENGO's Genetic Resources Conservation Project(CAB international, 1995-11-01) Arum, G.; Kiambi, D. K.Item Open Access Re-introducing crop genetic diversity in post-war Somalia In: Participatory approaches to the conservation and use of plant genetic resources(International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, 2000) Kiambi, D.K; Friis-Hansen, E.Item Open Access A Fresh Quest for New Language Bearings in Africa(Multilingual matters Ltd, 2004-01) Muthwii, Margaret J.; Kioko, Angelina N.Item Open Access Learners' acquisition of English vocabulary: Challenges and implications for classroom teaching practice (Kenya)(Teachers of English to speakers of other languages, 2009-09) Njoroge, Martin C.; Ndungu, Ruth W.The Kenyan learner of English acquires his or her vocabulary without overt structured instruction. The learning of vocabulary is a continuous process, through listening, speaking, reading, and writing activities. The lexicon to be learned, therefore, depends on the learner. What the syllabus implies is that the Kenyan learner of English is capable of acquiring on his or her own an English vocabulary of the ideal depth and breadth. The argument in this research is that this may not be the case. The research therefore seeks to investigate what English lexical items the Kenyan learner acquired against such a pedagogic background with the aim of arguing for different lexical pedagogy. This research observes that learners display difficulties in the acquisition and use of vocabu-lary. The research mainly places focus on the use of synonym interchangeability and synonym substitution.Item Open Access Teachers' perceptions on the use of African languages in the curriculum: A case study of schools in Kenya, East Africa(Journal of the National council of less commonly taught languages, 2011-09-01) Njoroge, Martin C.; Gathigia, Moses G.In order to revitalize African languages and advocate for their use as media of instruction in Kenyan schools, it is important to investigate and document the teachers’ attitude towards the use of these languages in teaching. The research on which this paper is based set forth to explore teachers’ perceptions on the use of the mother tongue as the language of instruction in Kenya, East Africa. Six schools out of 54 public schools in the Gatundu district were randomly sampled. 32 teachers of Grades 1—3 were interviewed to find out the actual practices in their classrooms, the challenges they faced, and the perceptions they held in relation to the use of the mother tongue in their teaching. The data were qualitatively analyzed and the emergent findings support the claim that the use of learners’ mother tongue is beneficial to learners. In addition, the paper discusses the findings and proposes recommendations for pedagogy.Item Open Access Multilingualism and Education in Africa: The state of the state of the art(Cambridge Scholars publishing, 2014) Orwenjo, Daniel O.; Njoroge, Martin C; Ndungu, Ruth W.; Mwangi, Phyllis W.Item Open Access Spot on oral skills for secondary schools(Oxford, 2014) Njoroge, Martin C; Mucha, Pasomi; Bukenya, AustinItem Open Access Test it & fix it(Oxford university press, 2014-01) Bukenya, A.; Kioko, A.; Njeng'ere, D.; Njoroge, M.; Kabaji, E.Item Open Access Trends in African Languages and Literature(Institute of African Studies Kenyatta University, 2014-01-01) Thuo, Peter KamandeItem Open Access Nature Based Enterprises for Sustainable Development(African Biodiversity Conservation and Innovations Centre, 2014-06-01) Obel-Lawson, E.; Kiambi, D. K.Natural resources play a significant role in the livelihoods of rural households. They are part of the complex and diverse rural livelihoods. They provide subsistence and cash income to local communities. The natural resource base provides most food, fuel, fodder, building materials, traditional medicines, materials for cloth and dyes, gums and resins and fibre. Population pressure, mis management of natural resources and poor farming methods have contributed to the destruction of agricultural and grazing lands, leading to a decline in food production, conflict over natural resources and increased urban migration in search of employment. These factors in addition to inappropriate social and economic policies, traditional, cultural and historic factors have resulted in increasing environmental degradation and the poverty facing most of Africa's population today.Item Open Access Our teacher doesn't speak like theirs: Analysis of variations in the spoken English of teachers in Multilingual settings in Kenya(Cambridge scholars publishing, 2014-09-01) Njoroge, Martin C.; Ndungu, R.W.; Gathigia, Moses G.English language is not only one of the official languages in Kenya but also a medium of instruction in Kenyan schools. The assumption is that at all school levels, the teachers, who are also the main linguistic models to the learners are excellent in their command of the language. There is need to investigate the reality of the English classroom in Kenya since this assumption may not necessarily be a representation of the actual reality. This chapter seeks to investigate the variations and reports its findings that indeed the spoken language used by these teachers varies significantly even from the norm of correctness as is based on the British Standard. This mainly is because of two aspects, one being that there are other international languages spoken in Kenya and secondly, the fact that the ethnicity variable impacts on the spoken English used by the teachers within their classroomsItem Open Access How do we tell them? Ensuring reproductive health among adolescents in Kenya and beyond(Twaweza Communications Limited, 2015-01-01) Njoroge, Martin C.; Gakenia, GladysThis paper focuses on the sexual and reproductive health of the adolescents. It specifically addresses the issues on whom should tell the adolescents and when they need to be told about sexual and reproductive health related issues. The focus on adolescent sexuality is in line with the Millennium development goals which recognizes the fact that the rights, safety, health and well being of children and young people are imperative to a nations developmentItem Open Access The impact of scriptures on communities – The African experience(United bible societies, 2015-04-08) Muthwii, Margaret JepkiruiThis paper on the impact of Scriptures on African communities draws most of its examples and reflection mainly from the Eastern Africa experience. It is written in honour of Dr. Kees de Blois and his wife Janneke for their many years of dedicated service to the Lord in Africa. In all their life in the Bible translation enterprise they have lived for one thing—to see Scriptures translated into the languages of the peoples of the world. Their success and the success of this enterprise “must not be judged only by the number of languages translated into or by the number of copies of New Testaments and Bibles that have been distributed. For the translator [like Kees], it is the role of the translated Scriptures in the life of the Christian that must be taken as the measure of its impact” (Noss 2004:21). This paper, therefore, explores the impact of the Scriptures in the Christian church birthed in Africa in the 19th, 20th and in the present century.Item Open Access Interpretation in judicial settings(Nsemia inc. Publishers, 2016-09-01) Kiguru, G.; Ogutu, Emily A.; Njoroge, Martin C.This chapter focuses on interpreting in judicial settings and it takes the approach of identifying possible problem areas and suggesting ways of solving these problems. To ground the discussion on court interpreting, the chapter begins with a brief historical view of the development of court interpreting as a profession. This is followed by a discussion of the professional requirements for court interpreting and illustrations, from the Kenyan context, the errors that could arise if high professional standards are not maintained. The chapter ends with suggestions on how to ensure quality interpreting in the courtroom set up.Item Open Access Communication made simple: A handbook for communication skills(Utafiti foundation, 2018) Warfa, A.; Anudo, C.N.; Njoroge, Martin CItem Open Access Overview of human trafficking and its implication on Africa’s development.(CEDRED, 2019) Kinuthia, Cyndi; Komen, L; Mbogoh, BItem Open Access African Hermeneutics(ACTS, 2019-01-01) Mburu, ElizabethItem Open Access A New kind of Development in Africa(CEDRED, 2019-01-01) Chiroma, Jane AdhiamboItem Open Access A guide to bible Translation: People, Languages and Topics(United Bible Societies, 2019-02-01) Muthwii, Margaret J.