Diet of Worms
Quality of Catering in Kenyan Prisons
Publication Year: 2011
Published by: African Books Collective
Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
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Catering in Kenyan prisons is an issue of much concern to the government and the entire society as it results in an increase in bad health and hardening the behaviour of prisoners. The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors affecting the quality of catering in selected prisons in...
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I acknowledge the invaluable scholarly guidance, patience and close supervision of my supervisors Dr. Timothy Sulo and Mr. Sawe Belsoy throughout the entire research. Their immense wisdom, understanding and constructive advice and criticism were a source of great encouragement...
List of Tables
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List of Figures
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List of Plates
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List of Abbreviations
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The hospitality product consists of tangible and intangible elements of food, drink and accommodation together with the service, atmosphere and image that surround and contribute to the product. Public sector catering or welfare catering is a type of catering establishment in...
2. Literature Review
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This chapter reviewed literature relevant to the research problem under four broad sections; quality of catering which was the dependent variable in this study; type of prison food in some parts of the world under which there are seven subsections dealing with prison menus, nutritional...
3. Research Methodology
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The study was undertaken at Eldoret Men, Ngeria Men, Eldoret Women, Kamiti Maximum and Langata Women’s Prisons. Eldoret Men, Ngeria Farm Prison and Eldoret Womens Prisons are located in Uasin Gishu District. Uasin Gishu is one of the twenty administrative districts...
4. Data Analysis and Presentation
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This chapter presents the results of analysis of factors affecting quality of catering in Kenyan prisons. It is subdivided into two sections; the first section presents results of descriptive analysis and the second section presents results of inferential statistics. The results and discussions...
5. Discussion, Conclusions and Recommendations
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This chapter presents discussions, conclusions and recommendations for the study. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting quality of catering in selected prisons in Kenya. It was inspired by the current calls for reforms in Kenyan prisons. The research...
Appendix I: Questionnaire for Prisoners
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Appendix II: Interview schedule for warders
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Appendix III: Interview Schedule for Storekeepers
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Appendix IV: Interview schedule for Officers-In-Charge
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Appendix V: Observation schedule
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Appendix VI: Authority letter to collect data
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Appendix VII: Authority letter to take photographs
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Index of Personal Names
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Index of Subjects
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Further Reading, Back Cover
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Page Count: 200
Publication Year: 2011