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The main objective of the study was to investigate the factors influencing the uptake of internet connectivity among Meru Municipality residents. This study, therefore, examined the following factors affecting the uptake of internet connectivity: Bandwidth speed, cost of internet, advertisement, and literacy levels. Data was analyzed using SPSS. One of the key findings was the high price of internet subscriptions was one of the most hindrance factors to internet accessibility by a majority of youths and even adults. The advertisement found as the second influencing factor, with the majority of respondents feeling much has to be done by internet providers to reach potential customers. Considering the population sample had 98 percent O level of education, and 98% knew English or Kiswahili, Literacy levels discovered as the third influencing factor. Lastly, connection speed was the least factor. Hence, the study concluded that the high cost of the internet is one of the hindrance factors to internet penetration in Meru Municipality. Thus, an investigation should be initiated by internet service providers to determine the actual cost of internet provision across different towns as per the prevailing socio-economic climate in the area. Finally, the findings will be useful to the Ministry of Information and Technology, County Governments, Internet Service Providers, and other stakeholders who are aspiring to turn Kenya into a regional ICT hub and achieving Kenyans long term development plan of Vision 2030.

The objective of this historical account is to correct the misconception that African traditions of origin from the north, Misiri (Egypt), Abyssinia and Ethiopia, refer to regions other than the Nile basin, Sudan and Ethiopia. The first part of the book covers the introduction and background to Meru history, various traditions or origin, and historical developments of Meroitic/Cushitic peoples, starting from c. 6000 B.C. to the attainment of Kenya's independence in 1963. The second part is devoted to Meru culture, the system of government and organisation, village life and administration, social life, customs and religion. (DÜI-Hff)

ABSTRACTSmallholders in developing countries can potentially benefit from access to local, regional, national and international markets as they intermediate between rural and urban demand for agricultural products and smallholder supply. This study investigates how smallholders in Meru, Tanzania make use of the various marketing channels that are available to them, and argues that the variety of potential marketing channels and easily accessible market information enables smallholders to weigh advantages and disadvantages with varying market opportunities and form rational decisions. It presents a case where producers, consumers and traders are the principal agents in building market institutions through what should be characterised as endogenous processes. As these market institutions correspond to smallholders' needs, they may be able to play an important role in the overall process of agricultural development in the area.

La vieillesse chez les Meru du Kenya ne se comprend qu'en regard de l'ensemble des âges de la vie. Découplée de la maturation et de la décrépitude physiques du corps, la prise d'âge est un processus prolongé et diversifié au cours duquel l'individu endosse successivement les rôles prescrits par la position de sa classe dans le système de classes d'âge et degénération. Tout revient à faire les choses au moment opportun: il faut naître, avancer et mourir à temps. Ni gérontes qui régentent leurs cadets, ni aînés promis à l'ancestralisation, les Accomplis attestent la coordination réussie des temps de l'individu et de la société ; ils sont les mieux placéspour présider aux rites de maturation des plus jeunes; dégagés descontraintes de la société, ils incarnent une forme d'émancipation. Laprésence de grands vieillards, individus à la longévité exceptionnelle qui les rend inclassables, indique que ces questions ne sont pas inédites à l'échelle de l'histoire de l'humanité. Les rituels funéraires, qui varient en fonction de l'âge du défunt, rappellent que les âges de la vie sont aussi les âges de la mort. Ces conceptions permettent d'esquisser comparativement de nouvelles pistes de recherche sur le vieillissement dans nos sociétés.

Der Autor erzählt in seinem ersten Reisebericht von seiner Reise nach Tansania, wo er den Mount Meru und den Kilimanjaro mit einer Wandgruppe bestieg. Beide freistehenden Bergmassive sind vulkanischen Ursprungs und in Nationalparks mit sehr artenreicher Fauna und Flora eingebettet. Der Autor bestieg zunächst zur Akklimatisation in einer 4-Tages-Tour den 4.562 h hohen Mount Meru und anschließend über die lange Lemosho-Route in 6 Tagen den 5.895 m hohen Kilimanjaro. Sein Reisebericht ist sowohl informativ mit viel Hintergrundwissen, persönlichen Erfahrungen und Reisetipps gespickt als auch mit h