John O. Kakonge

The rehabilitation and restoration of the Nairobi River basin has been a topic of discussion for almost two decades. Work on this project started in earnest in 1999, with the launch of the first phase, which lasted for two years.

There are probably as many different definitions of culture as there are different cultures. According to Zimmermann (2015), “culture is the characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, cuisine, social habitats, music and arts”.

Introduction

According to Warren (2004), “Maps are more than pieces of paper. They are stories, conversations, lives and songs lived out in a place, and are inseparable from the political and cultural contexts in which they are used’’.

UN summits, or world conferences, are convened to deal with specific issues, thus bringing to the fore the challenges and concerns that link people globally.

Several studies indicate that there are some elements of the EIA process which are either taken for granted or ignored. Moreover, some of these elements continue to be mentioned repeatedly.

For the newly independent countries in the early 1960s, especially in Africa, one of the main priorities was to develop the capacities of their own nationals.

Sports is an area of human interaction where respect for rules, teamwork and fair play are the norm. Teamwork, cooperation, abiding by the rules, respect for opponents and similar concepts all feature in the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.

The concept of partnership, despite being useful in today’s global chain environment, is not yet clearly understood. For example, Tisch (2004) noted that because of poor experiences, 'the concept of partnership' has not been put into practice effectively, especially in Africa.

James Bond is a character created by the British novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He is supposedly an English super-spy who works for MI6, and is referred to as 007 since he was the seventh agent to be given a ‘license to kill’. In 1962 ‘Dr.