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The article presents a discussion on the different aspects of insect research. It cites the establishment of the International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), a center of research in tropical insect biology, in Nairobi, Kenya which one main goal is the development of fundamental knowledge aimed in the structural analysis and synthesis of insect hormones, anti-hormones, and pheromones. It also cites the chemical and biological methods in insect control. It also cites the studies conducted for the genetical engineering of mosquitoes.

The article discusses the establishment of an advanced center of research in tropical insect biology such as the International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) which was established in Nairobi, Kenya in 1970. The scientific goal of the center is to conduct research in insect physiology, endocrinology, genetics, biochemistry, organic chemistry, biophysics, ecology, and related disciplines. It also cites the major projects to be undertaken for the development of biological methods to control harmful insects.

The article shares the author's thoughts concerning the development of three East African countries. The author notes that like most other developing countries, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania have recently become independent in which they engaged in combatting the human problems. He said that the problem of the three East African countries are very basic that include, to be able to produce enough food in order to feed the populations, to be able to fight the diseases by using curative methods and to be able to open the eyes of the people to what is happening on around through the right type of education. The author points out that the problem of the three East African countries will become much more complex when their overall setting is taken into consideration.

The article discusses the artisan skill gained by very considerable numbers of young people in Kenya, even though their years of schooling had been completely devoid of prevocational basis and practical work experience. Key issues discussed include the relationship between the school system and labor productivity, the emergence of some form of self-employment in Kenya during the 1960s, contradictions in the training of artisans and the issues' implications for government policies on education and labor.

In the first phase of this replication among the Kenya Gusii of an earlier study carried out among the Kenya Logoli, it was found that during free time and herding time, Gusii boys between the ages of five and eight were farther from home on the average than age-matched Gusii girls. In the second phase of the replication, consisting of a set of tests, it was found that children who were farther from home on the average than their age-matched counter- parts were also more skillful at the spatial tasks of copying block patterns, copying geometric figures, and performance on mazes. An examination of cross-cultural, cross-sex, age-matched pairs of Gusii and Logoli children indicated that boys were farther from home than girls and that children who were farther from home were also more skillful at copying geometric figures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the history and evolution of bilingualism in education in Kenya. Apparently, the Kiunguja dialect of Swahili is used extensively, usually as a contact language between members of different language groups. But at the same time, usage of the English language has also increased and has become the primary language of Central Government, of the law, of banking and of industry and commerce. With the use of the vernacular languages and Swahili and English provided evidence on the stability of the bilingual situation in Kenya.

This is a study of the physiography of the Republic of Kenya. It shows that the country has a diversified landscape which so far, has not been given a serious geographical analysis. The existing physiographic maps are reviewed and found to be far too generalized to be of much practical value. a detailed physiographic map is presented based primarily on landform genesis. From the map, one can appreciate the various landscape types in Kenya as well as the forces that have produced them. Fourteen major physiographic regions are suggested, each being further sub-divided into a number of sub-regions. The final map looks complicated, but the author shows that this careful, detailed scrutiny is necessary for the deeper understanding of the physical environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents studies related to hypothetical testing of female like symptoms in the males to indicate the presence of cross-sex identity. Hypothesis testing was based on Spearman's rho calculated for symptomatology scores and the measures. Eleven males from among the Nilotic-speaking Luo of western Kenya were interviewed. All reported one or more symptoms. For measures expected to yield female-like responses: symptomatology was unassociated with reported level of child care; symptomatology was associated with feminine role choice . For measures expected to elicit protest masculinity: symptomatology was associated with drinking, but not with fighting, wife beating, or bravery ; symptomatology was associated with semantic differential description of self as strong. Twenty-six males and their wives from among the Bantu-speaking Gusii of western Kenya were interviewed. 21 males experienced symptoms according to the reports of either the husband or the wife, or both. Only two sex-identity measures were administered. For role choice, expected to yield female-like responses, preference for the mother role was unassociated with level of symptomatology. These studies bring to seven the number of societies for which male symptomatology has been shown to be related to one or more measures of sex identity.