Kenya

Hominin expansion throughout most of Africa occurred with Australopithecines, Paranthropus, and early Homo habilis. Each species was advancing, and adapting to their various habitats. However, a new homo was entering the playing field, which was not only biologically modern but was capable of creating tools. This new species is known as Homo ergaster/erectus, and they were on the verge of breaking out into new territory. This group would soon leave the cradle of Africa and traverse to Asia,…

The author, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, wrote the short story titled “The Return,” about a protester returning from a detention camp rather than an individual who stayed at the village because it shows the true emotions that men face when they left their families behind. The readers know that Ngugi wa Thiong’o faced great hardships growing up as a member of the Kikuyu people because the “Before You Read” page talks about his life as a child. The short passage says that Thiong’o’s mother was tortured, and…

In 1956 Sudan finally achieved independence from the British colonizers. Around this same time, surrounding countries had military coups, dictators, and corrupt government developing. The question that remained in everyone’s mind was one of Sudan’s fate. Author’s used this opportunity to write excerpts, poetry, and novels to analyze the Sudanese, their government, and ultimately those who they felt were to blame for the turmoil Sudan and the surrounding areas, the British. One of those authors…

MAASAI APPROACH TO HUNTING: LESSONS FOR MANAGERS The Maasai are among East Africa's foremost warrior tribe. Their prowess in war is legendary. .Their diet consists primarily of meat, milk and blood. Other than war, as pastoralists, they face a myriad of challenges to their herds. Their greatest predators and threat to their livelihood is the lion. To face this threat and defeat it, the Maasai would hunt and kill lions. Today, this threat has gone down with the creation of game parks and…

The Mahele of 1848 was a time when King Kamehameha the third divided the land into four different categories, which was land belonging to the king, land belonging to the ali’i or chiefs, land that could be purchased by the foreigners who lived in Hawaii, and land worked on by the commoners or maka'ainana. The Mahele occurred because the chiefs were concerned that they would lose everything without a plan against the foreigners because they were powerful and had a lot of money that would be more…

Over many years, Ethiopia, one of Africa’s first independent countries, has slowly began to take its place in modern civilization. Before this can be accomplished, Ethiopia must have a well structured government, main religions, a common language, a stable climate, and resources to keep its citizens healthy. The history of Ethiopia shows many famines, and droughts, an unsettling start for Africa’s first independent country. As well as being independent, Ethiopia is also the second most…

Clothes for cash is a for profit organization that is set out to help college students when money is scarce for day to day living and provide donations for the homeless.We are starting up locally around the nearest college and plan on spreading out to colleges all over the country.Setting up around colleges means we will get more business due to the big source of college students. We are designed to help college students ,but also the homeless donate the items we get donated to us to help the…

Ethiopia is in the Horn of Africa and is the largest and most populated country. The capital is Addis Ababa, also known as the “New Flower”. Ethiopia contains multiple cultures and some of the most beautiful wildlife. Ethiopia’s government evolved overtime, fought and succeeded many wars, and has extraordinary locations to visit. Ethiopia was one of the only African nations that was not imperialized by the Europeans, but was colonized by Italy. Ethiopia is one of the most independent countries…

by wealth. Battle oaths were used to bind warriors together during battle, they also stopped with the British, “the Gikuyu and Maasai stopped raiding each other there was no need for battle oaths.” With European civilization emerging in parts of Kenya, Africans joined Christianity in hopes of learning the powers of the white people, “ When the white man came to Africa he had the Bible and the black man had the land. The White man said, ‘let us close our eyes to pray.’ And when they opened…

research and personal experience in Kenya on behalf of the authors. The articles focus on different concerns about education in Kenya and solutions for the problem. Mulongo (2013) focuses on the inequality in Kenya starting with access to education. Kremer, Brannen and Glennerster (2013) focus on the quality of education in Kenya, what their results from evaluations show, and how the problem can be improved. Stern (2013) agrees that the quality of education in Kenya needs to change and his…