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    Christian Spirituality of Work: A Survey of Workers in Ndola City,Zambia
    (AMECEA GABA PUBLICATIONS - CUEA PRESS, 2018-03) Jude Mulenga, Chisanga
    Zambia isaland-locked countrysurrounded b eghtother countries: Botswana and Zimbabwe to the south; Namibia to the south-west; Angola to the west; Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the north; Malawi to the east and Mozambique on the south-east. Consequently, Zambia has no outlet to the sea, but has rivers like the Zambezi, Kafue, Kafubu, Luapula, Chambeshi and Luangwa. Equally, it has lakes such as Mweru, Tanganyika, Bangweulu and Kariba, which is a man-made lake. Much of the country is a plateau, and is wholly part of the tropical savannah grassland. 11 The climate is tropical and mostly characterized by hot dry and wet rainy seasons, with intermediate cold seasons.12 Zambia's population is concentrated along the line of the rail and the industrial area. This is because of the ever-present rural-urban drift. Among the major cities in Zambia are Kitwe, Lusaka, Ndola, Chipata and Livingstone. The country covers 753,000 square kilometres of land. It is larger than countries such as Switzerland and Denmark. 13
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    Living the Eucharist: An Aspect of a Christian's Ongoing Formation
    (Tangaza journal of theology and mission, 2015) Jude Mulenga, Chisanga
    In this article, the author cffers his nftections on the importance efforming every Christian in devotion to the Eucharist. Reflecting on its role under six themes, the author argues that, aware ef the real presence ef God in the Holy Eucharist, every Christian should be lost in wonder before this reality. This paper is an invitation to on-going formation into a deep appre­ ciation of the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. It is important for us to arrive at a sense of Eucharistic amazement as we live our Christian lives. I am proposing that a Christian's on-going formation needs to be centred on the reality of the Eucharist. Eve1y Christian life needs to be a reflection of the Eucharist. Writing about how the Eucharist should be mirrored in the religious life, E. Rinere tells us that 'the Eucharist speaks' everything. It is all-encompassing' .1 Even though my paper relies for the most part on Holy Scripture, I recommend the reader to consult the books in the bibliography be­ cause these have influenced my understanding of the Eucharist.
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    Justice, Peace and Reconciliation: Current Challenges and Opportunities for the Church in Zambia
    (African Ecclesiasts Review, 2019) Jude Mulenga, Chisanga,
    This article looks at how the Church has tried to play a prophetic role in the Zambian society regarding areas of justice, peace and reconciliation. 310 To make a clear exposition of how the Church has been involved in such issues, and seen such moves as its challenges and opportunities, the article firstly refers to some two late Roman Catholic Church' bishops who gave a good example of what it means to be prophets in the world and in Zambia and Africa in particular. The bishops being referred to here are Bishop Dennis de Jong, who used to be the ordinary of Ndola Diocese, on the Copperbelt Province of Zambia, and Bishop Paul Duffy, who used to be the bishop of Mongu Diocese, in the Western Province of Zambia. (Both bishops were very tall people, perhaps it was a symbol of being good hearted persons, who could easily reach out to the Will of God. They had accommodating hearts,
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    Religion and Spirituality in Healing and Psychotherapy: An African Perspective
    (Philosophisch-Theologische Hochs, 2016) Mwania, Patrick
    In the African traditional worldview, everything that happened was seen in the light of vital force, the principle of life, either in the physical existence or in the spiritual form of it. Life is an institution that was so important in the Africa and anything that did not support life, anything that was opposed to the principle of life was therefore dreaded, unwished and indeed punishable. Whatever was against the principle of life was considered evil against which serious measures were taken to fight it.
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    A Life Uncommonly Blessed: Consecrated Life Today, Challenges and Trajectories
    (Tangaza University College, 2016) Mwania, Rev. Prof. Patrick
    Undoubtedly, all over the world, consecrated life is going through a difficult moment of transition. The society of today has changed enormously. This change that can be best described as pluralistic, multicultural, post-modern, post-Christian, globalized, and the one shaped by modern information and communication technologies, producer of new forms of poverty and exclusion. In this new context, any form of life centered on God and self-giving to others is considered clearly countercultural. Religious evangelical counsels do not seem appreciated, much less understood. They are considered inhuman and limiting human beings from true maturity and fulfilment. In other words, the evangelical counsels are something from which to free ourselves. Religious life appears in such an environment to be a sign counter to a variety of contemporary values, including (and not limited to) money and materialism, hedonism and body worship, individualism, and any form of authoritarianism. In short, religious life is very much challenged today; it is in a crisis. This paper aims at giving a theological insight into this crisis; it also proposes some reflections to map the way forward for consecrated life.
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    Dramatizing Silence and Women’s Agency in Angel’s Diary
    (Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa, 2019-12) Barasa, Violet Nasambu
    This article examines the different mechanisms used by women in Angel’s Diary, a popular television theatre text aired on Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) to demonstrate their agency. Using Angel’s Diary as its point of reference, the article interrogates the dynamics of women’s position that characterize their existence and their inexorable struggle to affirm their potential in a limiting and unequal society. The positioning of women in the society is informed by historical, economic, political, social and cultural experiences in Africa that place a woman in a marginal locus. The article therefore deals with strategies that women use to overcome the inequalities, dominations and ‘normalized’ practices that are manifestations of domination and silencing apparatus of various aspects of women’s potential. Methodologically, the paper employed qualitative approach in reading Angel’s Diary. Content analysis of video tapes was the primary method used. In content analysis, I interrogated ways employed by women to subvert social norms, forms of domination and the eventual resistance to emancipate the self. The article found out that women characters in Angel’s Diary employ strategies such as the journey, music, monologues, and silence to transcend the limitation created around them and perpetuated through the father figure.
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    The Emerging Social Work techniques in Youth Empowerment programs: A case Study of Youth Empowerment Organizations in Nairobi County.
    (International Journal of Scientific Research and Management, 2018-02) Otieno, Edwine Jeremiah; Okatta, Timothy Osiru; Ndege, Wilkins Muhingi; Mutavi, Teresia; Okuku, Michael Tedd; Odero, Vitalis Okoth; Mwendwa, David Kimaili
    Traditional techniques used in social work have become obsolete and ineffective in meeting the contemporary needs of the dynamic population. This has led to the development of new social work techniques that seek to achieve social transformation among the youth. These innovations which are being implemented by youth empowerment organizations are important not only to the social workers that utilize them and their clients but also for the upcoming professionals and institutions that provide services to the youth. The overall objective of this paper is to unravel the emerging innovative social work techniques applied by youth empowerment organizations that seek to achieve social transformation among the youth. This study is grounded on diffusion of innovation model and linear models of innovation. This study reviewed different articles related to social work techniques, social work methods, social work intervention books, youth empowerment programs, social innovations, and existing local and international literature using different material from related fields to get rich information. The reviewed literature revealed that there were new social work techniques that have emerged to address the needs of the contemporary and dynamic urban youth population. These innovations have neither been documented nor shared with other organizations and social work practitioners. Social workers also face challenges in developing new techniques and these contributes to poor outcomes with the concurrent diversity of the social problems. This study recommends documentation of emerging social work interventions in youth empowerment and development programs, sharing of information and utilization on the new techniques and methodologies among social workers working with the youth. Social workers need to be trained on how to utilize social research to enhance their capacity in technique development, and organizing regular seminars and workshops where social workers can share and learn more about the new and emerging social work interventions.
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    Promoting a Bi-partisan Approach in Responding to the Contemporary Socio-economic Challenges in Kenya.
    (International Journal of Scientific Research and Management, 2017-12) Okatta, Timothy Osiru; Otieno, Edwine Jeremiah; Ndege, Wilkins Muhingi; Mutavi, Teresia; Okuku, Michael Tedd; Odero, Vitalis Okoth; Mwendwa, David Kimaili
    The contemporary political landscape in Kenya has been marred by political antagonism and unhealthy competition among the political actors. The Kenyan citizens have bore the brunt of the negative outcomes of this approach to political engagement in seeking solutions to their socioeconomic challenges like poor roads, lack of access to health and educational facilities especially in marginalized areas, high crime rate, inflation, unemployment among others. There is need for a paradigm shift to ensure positive socioeconomic outcomes are achieved. This paper therefore seeks to demonstrate how a bi-partisan approach in responding to the contemporary socio-economic challenges can help achieve socioeconomic development and milestones in Kenya. This study is grounded on political theory while the Search, Appraisal, Synthesis and Analysis (SALSA) framework was used to review different articles from revered journals related to bipartisan policy, non-confrontational political approaches and pragmatic political ideals. The reviewed literatures revealed that achieving bipartisanship in a competitive political environment is a tedious process but ultimately if achieved produces positive socio-economic outcomes like fast tracking of bills and policies in parliament meant to ensure provision of services to the people, value addition to suggested ideas and minimal obstruction in the implementation of projects and services to the people. The study recommends a wide stakeholder engagement and intensive training of Non state actors like the Civil Society groups, State actors like elected representatives at the, Constituency, County and National assembly on the value of bipartisanship and how to engage positively on issues of common good. These bipartisan ideals that will enhance their service delivery and ensure socio-economic development at the constituency. County and National levels.
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    The Influence of Quality Service Delivery on Competitive Advantage of Universities operating in Kenya
    (The Research Journal, 2016-11) Jeketule Soko, Jacob; Gachunga, Hazel; Katuse, Paul; Otieno Odhiambo, Romanus
    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the influence of Quality Service Delivery dimensions on Competitive Advantage in universities operating in Kenya. This was an exploratory quantitative research. Method: This was a quantitative exploratory study. A total of 378 respondents from 17 universities participated in the research. A self-administered likert scale questionnaire was distributed to both students and faculty. Findings: The study found out that four dimensions of Quality Service Delivery namely Tangibles, Assurance, Responsiveness and Empathy had a strong positive significant relationship with Competitive Advantage. While Reliability had a positive relationship with Competitive Advantage, it was not significant factor. The findings are in line with several other studies and theories. Research limitations: The study is limited because it was only carried among universities operating in Kenya. Furthermore, the study had been done only in service industry. This limits applicability to universities operating outside Kenya and other non-service industry. Implications: The study supports developing and focusing on intangible competences in order to gain competitive advantage. The study implies that management need to work on crafting strategies that best combines resources in order to generate competitive advantage.