Describes the arena of corruption and tyranny in which the Kenyan legal fraternity has operated for more than three decades. 187pp, KENYA. MISC PUBLISHERS IN KENYA.

2001 9966969013 Paperback

Focuses on levels of awareness of HIV/AIDS prevention measures and patterns of adoption of five the measures that are currently being promoted in Kenya: the use of condoms; screening for HIV at Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) Centres; prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT); the use of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP); and the prompt treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This research is focused on examining the cultural context of HIV/AIDS research and pro-grammes in Western Kenya and aims to reveal how limited has been the critical analysis of culture as a determinant of adoption of these measures despite the stated prioritization of culture as a key factor to consider. 164pp, ETHIOPIA. OSSREA.

Identifies the major barriers to health service access for a rural community in a semi-arid environment, using Marigat Division of Baringo District within the Rift Valley as a case study. Such environments are characterized by harsh weather conditions, sparsely distributed small settlements, poor road and other communication networks and low economic levels. The study used both primary and secondary socio-economic data, including health service attendance patterns, population and disease incidence distributions, as well as bio-physical data such as topography, weather and road networks to analyze health attendance patterns. 98pp, ETHIOPIA. OSSREA.

Comprehensive handbook on criminal law in Kenya incorporates the most recent decisions of the Court of Appeal and the High Court in all the key areas of criminal procedure. Analysesthe basic requirements of procedure, and aspects of criminal law, criminology and penology. He makes uses of comparative, international jurisprudence, citing references to English and American law. 254pp, KENYA. LAW AFRICA PUBLISHING.

Anthology of press articles capturing the spectrum of rights discourses in Kenya over the decade between 1993 and 2003, coinciding with momentous political change in that country. 344pp, KENYA. KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION.

2003 9966941266 Paperback

This book provides a richly detailed ethnography of Kenyan khat, tracing some of the many national and transnational trajectories this controversial stimulant takes from its centre of production in the Nyambene Hills to consumers in Kenya and throughout the world. The author, guided by his friend and khat connoisseur M'Mucheke, draws out the full economic, social and cultural significance of the substance, situating this significance within current debates on the legality of khat and the global rhetoric of the 'war on drugs'. The work explores how networks of Kenyan khat bring people of diverse backgrounds together in sometimes uneasy relationships, and highlights the vast cluster of meanings this remarkable commodity has accrued in its 'social life'. 272pp, NETHERLANDS. BRILL.

Brings together eighteen papers resulting from an international ethics conference hosted by Strathmore University in Kenya. With a particular focus on nation building and the law in Kenya, the contributors reflect on the importance of merging the study of legal ethics and jurisprudence, understood as being the philosophy of law. BNS, 330pp, KENYA. LAW AFRICA PUBLISHING.

2005 9966703446 Paperback

Examines how in Kenya peaceful, domestic tactics by individual human rights activists and organizational activists, with public support, can force an authoritarian regime to make key concessions. Explores the creation and impact of a culture of resistance and how domestic pressure can be more important than foreign pressure for political reform, especially in underde-veloped, authoritarian states. 248pp, UK. ASHGATE.

Risky sexual relationships are responsible for the rapid spread of sexually transmitted diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study provides information on sexual behaviour among Kenya's tea plantation workers. It considers the sociological, cultural and demographic factors which are driving risky sexual behaviour, and the barriers to changing behaviour. 144pp, ETHIOPIA. OSSREA.

Male perspectives and involvement in abortion decision-making processes and abortion procurement are often overlooked. Conducted in the newly created Makueni District in Kenya this study focuses on young men's perspectives on the causation of unwanted pregnancies, motherhood, fatherhood and parenthood. 70pp, ETHIOPIA. OSSREA.