Papers by isabella asamba
EPRA international journal of socio-economic and environmental outlook, Feb 13, 2023
Despite the fact that community leadership as a key community policing element has been mentioned... more Despite the fact that community leadership as a key community policing element has been mentioned as a factor influencing monitoring and evaluation of community safety, there is limited research to ascertain this in Lamu West Sub County. The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of community leadership in monitoring and evaluating community safety in Lamu West Sub-County. The study adopted quantitative design where data was collected from a sample of 405 respondents drawn from 32,873 of Lamu West Sub-County residents with the aid of a questionnaire. Correlation and regression analyses were adopted in data analysis to help in establishing the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. The findings of this study demonstrated that there was statistically positive relationship between community leadership and monitoring and evaluating of community safety at (β=0.106; p<0.05). The study concludes that community leadership significantly influences monitoring and evaluating community safety. the study recommends that effective collaborations between law enforcement and community stakeholders are critical to public safety, and it's critical that government agencies, community organizations, nonprofits, companies, and private citizens all see public safety as a shared duty. It is recommended that community leadership should be people centered in order to enhance accountability that seeks to promote community safety. There is need for more involvement of all key stakeholders in maintaining security. The government agencies in charge of community policing should consider ensuring that community leaders have the skills and competency of resolving security matters..
EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)
Though community policing elements such as community partnership have been mentioned as possible ... more Though community policing elements such as community partnership have been mentioned as possible CP elements that can influence monitoring and evaluation of community safety, there is limited research to ascertain this in Lamu West Sub County. The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of community partnership in monitoring and evaluating community safety in Lamu West Sub-County. The study adopted quantitative design where data was collected from a sample of 405 respondents drawn from 32,873 of Lamu West Sub-County residents with the aid of a questionnaire. Correlation and regression analyses were adopted in data analysis to help in establishing the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. The findings of this study demonstrated that there was statistically positive relationship between community partnership and in monitoring and evaluating community safety in Lamu West Sub-County at (β=0.619; p<0.05). The study found that community has been in the...
International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, 2019
The paper reviews the local institutional landscape, information challenges and opportunities for... more The paper reviews the local institutional landscape, information challenges and opportunities for climate change adaptation that institutions within the Mara River Basin can utilize to support communities. At the local level, government, civil society and private sector institutions are at the frontline in harmonizing adaptation practices towards resilience to climate change. Local institutions act as the bridge between the national institutional frameworks and facilitation of local adaptation practices. The socio-political institutional landscape at the local level and its linkages provide institutions with climate change adaptation governance frameworks to enable undertake adaptation. However, information is a major challenge that hampers smooth uptake of adaptation knowledge and skills. This includes scarcity of information; limited access to available information; technical presentation of information; the cost of information; and poor flow of information in institutions. There are information opportunities within the landscape which can enhance institutions’ internalization and application of adaptation practices. Key words: climate change adaptation, institutional landscape, information, opportunities
, all residents of Mbusyani and Kyevaluki, assisted as interpreters and guides. Charity Kabutha f... more , all residents of Mbusyani and Kyevaluki, assisted as interpreters and guides. Charity Kabutha from UNICEF used her long experience with PRA as well as her familiarity with Mbusyani and Kyevaluki to critique the design of the research and a draft of this paper.
The provision of improved access to safe water supplies appears to be an obvious goal for externa... more The provision of improved access to safe water supplies appears to be an obvious goal for external development assistance. This study of 7 villages in the Upper Nyando basin of Western Kenya shows that the provision of piped water into rural households can dramatically alter people's lives, particularly by alleviating labor and time burdens generally born by women and girls, and by providing a key input into home garden and intensive livestock production. Yet this study also shows that community self-organization for water provision is a difficult collective action problem, requiring high levels of finance, commitment to collective processes, formalized structures of governance, and some way of surmounting gender disparities. Looking across the seven villages included in this study, no clear pattern emerged regarding the preconditions for collective action, although ethnic heterogeneity and conflict are obvious obstacles to collective action. There is no evidence that income, wealth or connections to the outside world were important. This is both good news and bad: good in that any community with a relatively homogeneous population might be capable, bad in that we've not identified easy ways for external agencies to identify villages most likely to be successful.
Gender, Environment, and Development in Kenya
Research Papers in Economics, Mar 1, 2012
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... in Rural Kenya Isabella Asamba,1 Julius Muinde,1 and J. Ayieko,2 National Environment Secreta... more ... in Rural Kenya Isabella Asamba,1 Julius Muinde,1 and J. Ayieko,2 National Environment Secretariat (NES) of the Ministiy of Environment and Natural Resources, Kenya,1 Lecturer, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya2 In the past ...
Gender, Environment, and Development in Kenya: A …, 1995
The study area was Mbusyani and Kyevaluki communities in the semiarid region of Machakos District... more The study area was Mbusyani and Kyevaluki communities in the semiarid region of Machakos District Kenya. This study reviews specific gender issues related to changes in livelihood systems. The research is based on Participatory Rural Appraisals conducted in 1988 and 1989. Both authors visited again in 1994. The profile of the study area and resident households indicates that labor migration to urban areas was successful for some and for others a continuing slide into desperate poverty. The authors found it impossible to generalize about the nature of landholdings the numbers of cattle the amount of income from commercial crops or the likelihood of households surviving in times of drought. There was wide variation in household constraints and perceived opportunities. Groups are identified as affluent average medium poor and poor. Affluent households have off-farm sources of income and sufficient land for commercial and subsistence crops. The average household derives income from the land but has no regular salary income. Medium poor households have 4-5 acres of land few commercial crops and little cash income. The poorest households are fragmented families with 0.5-2 acres of land or landless and must rely on casual labor and no support from relatives. Mens and womens roles are changing and becoming more flexible and complementary. Women still have responsibility for meeting the familys basic needs for food water and fuel. Husbands provide the home and basic income for school fees and major expenditures. Although cultural social and economic adjustments are being adapted to labor out-migration the legal system land tenure and other regulations have not changed. People must rely on personal energy self-reliance determination and a capacity for dealing with tough problems for survival. These people need accountable leadership a supportive political environment access to some technical and financial resources and the knowledge flexibility and commitment of government and private groups.
... Isabella Asamba, Mr. . Amos Kirito, Ms. Florence Kariuki, Mr. Julius Muinde, and Mr. Eliud Ng... more ... Isabella Asamba, Mr. . Amos Kirito, Ms. Florence Kariuki, Mr. Julius Muinde, and Mr. Eliud Ngunga (National Environment Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources), Mrs. Charity Kabutha (United Nations Children&#x27;s FundlKenya), Dr. ...
... Team: Dr. GM Onyango Lead Consultant, DURP Maseno University Mr. George Wasonga Director Envi... more ... Team: Dr. GM Onyango Lead Consultant, DURP Maseno University Mr. George Wasonga Director Environment MCK Mrs. Isabella Asamba Technical Advisor SANA Mrs. Peris Teyie DURP Maseno University Mr. Jack Abuya Planning Department MCK Mr. Bernard Odera ...
African Affairs, 1996
Linkages among poverty, gender roles, resource decline and ecological degradation challenge devel... more Linkages among poverty, gender roles, resource decline and ecological degradation challenge development policy and practice. This text provides an analytical framework for understanding these linkages, then examines them in six very differing communities in rural Kenya.
World Development, 2012
copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including... more copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues. Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. In most cases authors are permitted to post their version of the article (e.g. in Word or Tex form) to their personal website or institutional repository. Authors requiring further information regarding Elsevier's archiving and manuscript policies are encouraged to visit: http://www.elsevier.com/copyright
This study evaluates the institutional structures and their role in hindering or supporting adapt... more This study evaluates the institutional structures and their role in hindering or supporting adaptation to climate change. Structures are frameworks around which coordination, planning, management and logistics takes place and include rules, schemas, and strategies. Non-governmental organizations in the Mara River Basin have the most efficient structures to foster adaptation practices. Faith based organizations have the least efficient structures foster adaptation practices. The role of institutions in shaping adaptation entailed the existence of efficient and accountable systems, entrenched procedures that promote development, decision making, stakeholder confidence and ability to respond to change. The different structures are interlinked and influence each other to enhance greater delivery or hinder the institutions" ability to effectively support adaptation practices. The institutions in the Basin have structures related to function, information flow, flexibility and responsiveness to its environment. The existence of strong institutional structures is a prerequisite for sustainable adaptation to climate change.
This study evaluates the institutional structures and their role in hindering or supporting adapt... more This study evaluates the institutional structures and their role in hindering or supporting adaptation to climate change. Structures are frameworks around which coordination, planning, management and logistics takes place and include rules, schemas, and strategies. Non-governmental organizations in the Mara River Basin have the most efficient structures to foster adaptation practices. Faith based organizations have the least efficient structures foster adaptation practices. The role of institutions in shaping adaptation entailed the existence of efficient and accountable systems, entrenched procedures that promote development, decision making, stakeholder confidence and ability to respond to change. The different structures are interlinked and influence each other to enhance greater delivery or hinder the institutions" ability to effectively support adaptation practices. The institutions in the Basin have structures related to function, information flow, flexibility and responsiveness to its environment. The existence of strong institutional structures is a prerequisite for sustainable adaptation to climate change.
... Isabella Asamba, Mr. . Amos Kirito, Ms. Florence Kariuki, Mr. Julius Muinde, and Mr. Eliud Ng... more ... Isabella Asamba, Mr. . Amos Kirito, Ms. Florence Kariuki, Mr. Julius Muinde, and Mr. Eliud Ngunga (National Environment Secretariat, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources), Mrs. Charity Kabutha (United Nations Children&#x27;s FundlKenya), Dr. ...
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... in South Kamwango. Members of the research team include Isabella Asamba from the National Env... more ... in South Kamwango. Members of the research team include Isabella Asamba from the National Environ-ment Secretariat (NES) and Karen Schofield fom Clark University, as well as the authors. Janet Atieno Odhuno, Grace ...
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