Africa and the New World Order KISII UNIVERSITY 2014
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KISII UNIVERSITY First Annual International Conference on: Africa and the New World Order Organized by Kisii University (KSU) Main Campus, KisiI, Kenya When: July 30th to august 2nd, 2014 DAY 1 DAY2 DAY 3 30THJULY-WEDNESDAY 31ST JULY-THURSDAY 1ST AUGUST-FRIDAY 2014 Message from Convenor of 1st International Annual Interdisciplinary Conference Prof. Maurice Nyamanga Amutabi, PhD Welcome to the KISII UNIVERSITY (KSU) Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to the First Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference, taking place at the Kisii University (KSU) from July 30 to August 2, 2014, Kisii, Kenya on behalf of the management of this university, led by our Vice Chancellor John S. Akama. It is a great honour to welcome over 500 of you, to this important conference. This is a major milestone to our University because this is the highest number that Kisii University will be hosting for the first time. We need to applaud the University for this great achievement in th history of this young institution In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe talks about the lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree and said he would praise himself if no one else did. I am excited that many of you have decided to attend this highly acclaimed 1st Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference despite the terror threat in the country. It gives me great pleasure and honour to welcome you all. We have put all necessary plans in place to avert any security threat. We know this year’s conference, like Juan Antonio Samarach often said of the Olympics, “will be the greatest ever!” The Annual Conference We intend to make this conference to be an annual event . Some annual conferences die with the inaugural one. I am excited to be the convenor of this annual conference which I am glad to see is going to become an annual intellectual activity for many of you from all over the world. My friend and mentor Prof. Godfrey Muriuki, who is also the Chancellor of Kisii University, my mentor at the University of Illinois Prof. Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, my friend and mentor Prof. Toyin Falola of the University of Texas at Austin in the US, and colleagues at Kisii University will all be very pleased to see the large turnout of this conference and the many quality publications that will come out from the first conference. Last. I would like to thank the commitment that KSU attaches to research and publishing through the cooperation that this conference has received from top management of this University. Publication of articles in journals and edited volumes We are committed to publishing all papers presented in our journals and edited volumes. The hallmark of quality publications relies on peer review feedback and good revision of articles. I would like to thank in advance participants who will revise their papers and resubmit for publication in a timely fashion. This will make the publication process easy and much more enjoyable. Each edited volume will cost you about 3,000/- while the special journal edition will cost you 1,000/- per copy. We shall limit a maximum of 3 copies per author, and maximum of 2 two copies for none authors. During this year’s conference, we shall ask that those presenting two papers pay half of registration fee for the additional paper to go towards helping in the publication process. If you are presenting only one paper, you will not be asked to pay additional fees for the processing of your peer reviewed article. We ask you to buy copies of your book or journal issue in order to promote our publishers and printers and to build up next year. Conference Theme The conference theme this year is on the “Africa and the new world order” which has attracted a wide range of abstracts, from education, agriculture, social sciences and humanities and science and technology. We are delighted by the high number and high quality of abstracts. The high quality of abstracts is an indication that our request to senior scholars to collaborate with junior scholars is working. We will still encourage the peer review process that we have used to improve on the quality of abstracts and paper presentations. We need to think in unique and creative ways that will make the conference more attractive and useful to scholars from across the world. We should begin to imagine new possibilities in addressing various development needs of Africa. I am confident that the conference this year will bring the tradition of deep engagement and conversation that we will enjoy in the future. I therefore invite you to create a rigorous and dynamic academic environment for presenters by being active listeners and providing positive criticism. Give the presenters useful comments that will assist in the revision and publication of the paper. I wish you good luck in your presentations. Keynote speakers This year, we have invited keynote speakers from a wide array of fields. We feel very privileged and honoured to have such high profile scholars in our midst. Prof. Godfrey Muriuki, Prof. Collete Suda, Prof. Gilbert Khadiagala, Prof. Shadrack Nasong’o, Prof. Justus Mbae, Prof. Chris Wanjala and Prof. Eunice Kamaara will all be speaking at this conference. These are reputable scholars and our mentors and we are delighted to hear from them. Many of the keynote speakers are famous names whom many of you have had the chance to imitate and emulate, and it is great that we are sharing this academic platform with them. We are impressed with the great mix of scholars from a wide range of disciplines, age, race, gender and geographical spread. Thanking members of Organizing Committee I would like to applaud the organizing committee, for their commitment in responding to many e-mails and receiving telephone calls from far and wide, sometimes at odd times and putting up with all manner of inquiries. I am glad to introduce the 2015 call for papers on “Africa: Looking East or West” found at the end of the programme. We are expecting abstracts after this year’s conference. 3 Welcoming everyone to Kisii University and Kisii Town, Kenya We welcome colleagues from universities in Kenya and abroad to visit various attractions around Kisii University and Kenya. Those interested in trips around Kisii and Kenya will pay separate excursion trip to various places. There will be desk for those interested to register. Announcing the conference for next year 2015 Asante Sana (thank you very much) and Welcome (Karibu) to Kisii University CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE MEMBERS Prof. Maurice Amutabi (Chairperson) Mr. Ishmael Ondieki Prof. Philip Owino Mrs. Pauline Nyamiaka Prof. Anakalo Shitandi Mr. Stephen Orina Dr. Christopher Nyenze Mr. Douglas Mongare Dr. Erick Ogwora Mr. Naftali Ongaga Dr. Tom Nyang’au Mr. Onyango Rapudo Dr. Stella Omari Mr. Gordon Ouma Dr. Margaret Barasa Mr. Joseph Kamau Mrs. Gladys Osoro Mr. Albert Inyega Bro. Francis Kerongo Ms Dymphenia Kwamboka Ms. Catherine Njoroge Mrs. Everlyne Bosire Eng. Fred Onkware DAY 1 Tuesday, July 29th 2014 Arrival and Registration Familiarization and visit to Conference venue Checking into hotel rooms Distribution of name tags and conference material Welcoming Guests on Campus Meeting with session chairs Corrections on the Program Make any announcements and changes PowerPoint presentations given to ICT staff for presentation Please Register on 29th July 2014 4 Keynote Speakers Prof. Godfrey Muriuki, Chancellor, Kisii University Prof. Gilbert Khadiagala, Jan Smuts Professor of International Relations and Head of Department, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, South Africa Prof. Justus Mbae, DVC Academic Affairs, The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) Prof. Shadrack Nasong’o, Head of Department, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee, USA Prof. Chris Wanjala, Professor of Literature, University of Nairobi, Kenya Prof. Eunice Kamaara, Professor of Religious Studies, Moi University, Kenya DAY 2 Wednesday, July 30, 2014 8:00am - 10:30am: Conference Opening and Keynote address 8:00am- 9:00am Registration 9:00am-9:05am Opening Prayer: Fr. Nyaanga- University Chaplain Session/Entertainment 9:05am- 9:30am Entertainment 9:30am - 9: 35am Remarks From Registrar, Academic Affairs, Prof. Philip Owino 9:35am-9:45 AM Welcoming Remarks: Deputy Vice Chancellor, (Academic and Students Affairs) &Convenor), Prof. Maurice Amutabi 9:45am – 9:55am Opening Remarks: Vice Chancellor, Prof. John S. Akama, PhD 9: 55am - 10:10am Remarks by Guest of Honour: H.E James Ongwae, Governor, Kisii County. 10:10am-10:20am Opening Speech: Chief Guest: Prof. Collette Suda, (PhD) Principal Secretary, Science and Technology 10:20am- 10:30am Keynote Address: Prof. Godfrey Muriuki 10: 30 – 11: 00 AM Vote of thanks Prof. Philip Owino, R (AA) Kisii University Group Photo/Health Break MC: Dr. Eric Ogwora, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 5 Parallel Sessions Panel Session A: 11:00am – 1:00am Panel A1: Global Business Management Location: Conference Hall One Chair: Christopher Ngacho Japheth O. Alande (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology), Challenges of Human Resources management in devolved system of governance in Kenya: A case study of Mombasa County Joseph Nganga Njuguna & Ahmed Al-Amin Abdalla (Technical University of Mombasa), Corporate governance: Models and approaches of establishing ethical culture in Organization Everlyne Anguche Libendi Mumanyi (JKUAT), Factors affecting the Growth and performance of deposit Taking Saccos in Kenya , A case study of Mombasa County Christopher Ngacho, (Kisii University) Role of operation research in supply chain management of Agricultural products in Kenya: Global prospects and strategies. Solomon Angutsa Atsiaya & Christopher Ngacho (C.E.O, Kenya Police Sacco Society Limited & Kisii University), Globalization and Deposit-Taking Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Kenya: Theory, Opportunity, and Challenges. Panel A2: Globalization, Religion and Security in Africa Location: Conference Hall Two Chair: Jude J.