Browsing by Author "Kilonzo, Rehema"

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    Accessibility of institutional support to nonfarm micro manufacturing enterprises in rural Tanzania
    (International Journal of Social Science Research and Review, 2023-06-08) Gwanyemba, John King; Kilonzo, Rehema
    This study contributes to understanding of how the rural nonfarm micro manufacturing enterprises in Tanzania access institutional support for their growth and survival. It aimed at exploring the extent to which rural nonfarm micro manufacturing enterprises access support and approaches that the responsible public institutions are using to provide support for them. A total of 62 micro manufacturing enterprises were sampled for this study. Primary data were collected using questionnaire, semi-structured interview and observation. Secondary data were collected through review of relevant documents and policies. Qualitative data were analysed through content while quantitative data were analysed through SPSS. Results indicate low level of accessibility of institutional support to rural micro manufacturing enterprises from responsible institutions. Furthermore, the study learnt that the responsible institutions are insufficiently providing support which do not reach the rural nonfarm micro manufacturing enterprises. It appears that unintended enterprises are likely receiving support that were primarily targeting rural nonfarm micro manufacturing enterprises. This study established that the responsible support institutions do not use the appropriate that can help them reach a voluminous number of targeted rural nonfarm micro manufacturing enterprises. It is recommended that the responsible support institutions change the approach and make use of participatory that engage more closely the Local Government Authorities.
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    Pastoralists’ social networks in access to and use of antibiotics: Implication on drug resistance in Ngorongoro conservation area of Tanzania
    (Universiy of Dar es Salaam, 2021) Benta, Matunga; Kilonzo, Rehema
    Social networks are important for enhancing sharing resources. However, access to and use of antibiotics without prescriptions through sharing can engender risk of antibiotic resistance problem. This paper examines actors involved in social networks and how they enable access to and use of antibiotics in livestock among Maasai Pastoralists in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. Descriptive cross-sectional research design was adopted involving purposive and random sampling techniques. Household survey involved 221respondents for quantitative data. Key informant interviews and focus group discussions were conducted for getting qualitative data. Quantitative data were coded using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 24 for descriptive analysis involving frequency and percentages. Content analysis was employed for qualitative data categorised into various themes. Results from the study revealed that social networks enabled sharing of knowledge, information and antibiotics without prescriptions from veterinary experts. Actors involved included neighbours, friends, relatives, interest groups and traditional dealers connected with social ties based on trust as well as reciprocity. However, limited knowledge on antibiotics handling and administration, engendered misuse of drugs resulted to risk of antibiotics resistance. Therefore, awareness creation and capacity building on proper access to and use of antibiotics is important
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    Rescue archaeology at open-air sites around the University of Dodoma, Central Tanzania
    (South African Archaeological Society, 2020) Ryano, Kokeli P.; Mwakipesile, Augustino; Rao, Krishna S.; Kasongi, Ng'winamila; Temu, Emanuel; Ngowi, Edwin; Kilonzo, Rehema
    A team of researchers from the University of Dodoma conducted a rescue study involving systematic and random land walkover surveys, interviews and group discussions with elders, and minimal excavations around the periphery of the institution. Findings indicate the existence of two traditions that are temporally separated by thousands of years. The lithic artefacts, analysed through a technological- attribute approach, suggest an older tradition that belongs to the Middle Stone Age prepared Levalloisian core technology that we estimate to have occurred between 60 and 50 ka. The cores were knapped in a unidirectional fashion using hard hammer to produce flakes or blades. The younger materials represent a civilisation of peasant farmers and probably pastoralists, the cause of whose disappearance is still unknown. According to oral history, these were the Wambambali people whose disappearance may have been a result of recurrent famines. This civilisation is represented by remains of pottery and of deserted settlements and buildings. Most of the pottery is in pieces (c. 86%) identified to be body parts, while others (c. 14%) represent rims, necks, and shoulders. The buildings were constructed using thatch and daub and they were likely burnt before settling in to solidify the structures. This research represents an important opportunity and has convinced us to now call on authorities and other stakeholders to ensure the protection of the cultural heritage through emphasising impact assessment studies prior to any destructive project.
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    Social-cultural impacts of development projects: expansion of Morogoro highway in Tanzania
    (Brill, 2023) Kilonzo, Rehema; Haule, Kelvin
    Land is one of the contentious development and political issue facing Tanzania and many Sub Saharan African countries. Most of these issues focus on the privatization of land as a result of neo-liberal economic reforms, evictions and conflicts generated. To understand development as a concept and its outcome, arguments in this paper are drawn from the study that explored socio-cultural impacts of the construction of Morogoro highway in Tanzania. Further, the paper makes an analysis of the land patterns and the meanings people attach to the land. Finally, we make an analysis of the social movements established by people in response to evictions along the highway. The study was conducted along Morogoro highway in Dar es Salaam and Pwani regions. It employed mainly qualitative approach, where archival information from NBS, Our World Data, indepth interviews, focus group discussions and observations were used. Key findings indicate that there is a gap between the meanings assigned to development projects and the socio-cultural configurations attached to land. This has resulted into myriad conflicts and evictions. A central argument in this paper is that for the land development program to be meaningful, there is a need to involve all land actors in the process.
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    Social-cultural impacts of development projects: Expansion of Morogoro highway in Tanzania
    (Brill, 2023-02-03) Kilonzo, Rehema; Haule, Kelvin
    Land is one of the contentious development and political issue facing Tanzania and many Sub Saharan African countries. Most of these issues focus on the privatization of land as a result of neo-liberal economic reforms, evictions and conflicts generated. To understand development as a concept and its outcome, arguments in this paper are drawn from the study that explored socio-cultural impacts of the construction of Morogoro highway in Tanzania. Further, the paper makes an analysis of the land patterns and the meanings people attach to the land. Finally, we make an analysis of the social movements established by people in response to evictions along the highway. The study was conducted along Morogoro highway in Dar es Salaam and Pwani regions. It employed mainly qualitative approach, where archival information from NBS, Our World Data, indepth interviews, focus group discussions and observations were used. Key findings indicate that there is a gap between the meanings assigned to development projects and the socio-cultural configurations attached to land. This has resulted into myriad conflicts and evictions. A central argument in this paper is that for the land development program to be meaningful, there is a need to involve all land actors in the process.
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    Sustainability of community based water projects: Dynamics of actors’ power relations
    (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2017-11-29) Kilonzo, Rehema; George, Victor
    Sustainability of Community Based Water Projects (CBWP) in Central Tanzania was examined. Actors’ power was hypothesized to influence sustainability of the CBWP. Power was analyzed from two aspects; power structures and power relations. A cross-sectional design was adopted, which allowed data to be collected once at a point. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to get the study sample. Stratified random sampling was employed to get 30 CBWP for the study and simple random sampling was used for obtaining 390 households. Purposive sampling was also employed to obtain the key informants for in-depth interviews and Focus Group Discussions Quantitative data obtained were processed and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 16v.) while qualitative data were transcribed and content analysis was employed in analyzing them. In examining the power structure the study shows that institutions and empowerment have significant correlation with sustainability status of the CBWP. The study also shows that global and national actors have high influence/power in effecting the CBWP critical activities. The local actors are perceived to be powerless; however, the study indicates importance of recognizing them because their position as powerless actors may limit their participation in the CBWP and thus jeopardizing the chances of yielding sustainable CBWP.
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    Transferring cultural geo-history datasets of artifacts using GIS geodatabase for archiving in Dodoma Capital City, Tanzania
    (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2018-03-30) Mwakipesile, Augustino; Ngowi, Edwin; Kasongi, Ngwinamila; Temu, Emmanuel; Kilonzo, Rehema
    The study aimed to create a historical geographic information system (HGIS), including a geodatabase and simple web application for Dodoma Capital City (DCC) in Tanzania. A web GIS application based is an outcome of the study that can improves research on, and knowledge of, the rare artifacts of cultural and historical heritage in Dodoma Capital City (DCC) for historians and the wider academic community. Likewise, spatial data incorporated allows for visualization of the relationship between people, and their geographic and cultural surroundings. Therefore, the cultural geo-history in this paper describes the specific connection of the cultural artifacts and historical site in a given area to their environment and geographic space. For that purpose, the Dodoma Capital City (DCC) historical artifacts as a case study were cataloged based on GIS techniques, geocoding protocols, and describing the artifacts to create an intuitive and familiar tool for historical researchers and archivists to better understand the cultural geo-history of Dodoma Capital City (DCC). The resulting tool, the Dodoma Capital City Historical Geographical Information System (DCCHGIS), combines a geodatabase and a web application to provide access to a small portion of the geospatial cultural history of Dodoma Capital City (DCC). The DCCHGIS demonstrates that archiving are useful in creating an accurate, informative, and usable Historical Geographic Information System (HGIS) tool that increase the knowledge of and access to cultural geo-history.