http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/43049 Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:55:20 GMT 2026-04-28T12:55:20Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/163713 Geospatial Analysis of Dental Access and Workforce Distribution in Kenya Okumu, Brenda A; Tennant, Marc; Kruger, Estie; Kemoli, Arthur M; Roberts, Frank A; Seminario, Ana L Background and objective: One of the major factors affecting access to quality oral healthcare in low- and middle-income countries is the under-supply of the dental workforce. The aim of this study was to use Geographical Information System (GIS) to analyse the distribution and accessibility of the dental workforce and facilities across the Kenyan counties. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study targeting dental professionals and their practices in Kenya in 2013. Using QGIS 3.16, these data were overlaid with data on population size and urbanization levels. For access measurement, buffers were drawn around each clinic at distances of 2.5, 5, 10 and 20 km, and the population within each determined. Findings: Nine hundred six dental professionals in 337 dental clinic locations were included in the study. Dentists, community oral health officers (equivalent to dental therapists) and dental technologists comprised 72%, 15% and 12%, respectively. Nairobi county with 100% urbanization and >4000 people/km2 had 43% of the workforce and a dentist to population ratio of 1:9,018. Wajir with an urbanization level of 15% and 12 people/km2 had no dental facility. Overall, 11%, 19%, 35% and 58% of the Kenyan population were within 2.5, 5, 10 and 20 km radius of a dental clinic respectively. Conclusion: Maldistribution of dental workforce in Kenya persists, particularly in less urbanized and sparsely populated areas. GIS map production give health planners a better visual picture of areas that are most in need of health care services based on population profiles. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/163713 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/160314 Figurative Language in Ekegusii Idioms: Its Different Types and Its Morphological and Syntactic Structure in an Agglutinating Language of Kenya Otiso, Zipporah K If there is one genre in language that exhibits special features in its compositeness, it is idioms. Their composition, whether it be a string of words or just one word (in agglutinating languages like Ekegusii, a Bantu language of Kenya), is typically based on figurative language such as metaphors, metonyms, similes, hyperboles, understatements, and euphemisms. Ekegusii examples include the following: a) gotwera amate (literally ‘to spit saliva on’, which is a metaphor-based idiom meaning ‘to bless someone or something’); b) goaka ekeranya (literally ‘to cane someone’, which is a metonymy-based idiom meaning ‘to be nominated for a specific task’ or ‘to tell someone something vexing, be it true or false’); c) koragera buna omosamaro (literally ‘to eat like someone from the Bosamaro clan’, which is a simile-based idiom meaning ‘to eat a lot’). This paper illustrates the different types of figurative language contained in Ekegusii idioms and shows, through some idioms formed only of verb forms, that the very definition of idiom as a group of words cannot be enough to define idiom in an agglutinating language. Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/160314 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/160215 The influence of large shareholders on dividend policy and company value: evidence from Nairobi Securities Exchange Muriungi, A.; Mwangi, M.; Kinoti, M.; Okiro, K The influence of large shareholders in organization decision-making processes has attracted significant attention by researchers in recent times. Ownership control through large share concentration is one of the aspects of ownership structure theory and corporate governance mechanism that is increasingly under the focus of researchers especially after the fall of large corporations like Enron in the USA in 2001, scholars have increasingly developed a keen interest in understanding the role of influential shareholders in company decision-making processes. The study used longitudinal data for listed firms during the ten years (2008-2017) and regression analysis was used to study the nature and extent of the relationship. The target population was sixty-six companies that traded shares during the period. The findings of this study indicate that the presence of large shareholders has no significant direct effect on dividend policy and company value, dividend payment significantly influences the firm value and jointly with large shareholder control have a positive complementary effect on company value. Companies listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange have significantly large shareholders either through individuals or institutions and this suggests, contrary to the shareholder monitoring hypothesis, large shareholders could be entrenched and, unless other complementary corporate mechanisms are present, large shareholders may not act in the best interest of minority shareholders. Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/160215 2022-02-15T00:00:00Z http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/160214 Private equity financing and financial performance: a critical review of the literature Gatauwa, J. M. Private equity is fast becoming an alternative source of capital for firms with a high growth potential as compared to the main stream sources of capital. The pertinent question here is; does private equity financing translate to better performance for firms that receive private equity? This paper examines the extent to which private equity funds affect the performance of firms in the Fintech sector in Kenya using a conceptual approach. The agency theory and diffusion of innovations theory underpin the direct and indirect relationships examined in this paper while also reviewing empirical literature. There are mixed findings on the link between private equity and financial performance whereby on one hand, private equity-backed firms have better financial performance than non-private equity-backed firms while other studies support the converse. Nevertheless, firm factors have generally been found to have a moderating influence on the link between private equity and financial performance in firm Tue, 15 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/160214 2022-02-15T00:00:00Z