Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Reading fluency among class Four learners and its impact on Writing: a case study of two Schools
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study sought to establish whether fluency in reading had any impact on accuracy in writing. Twenty four- class four pupils from two primary schools in North Imenti Sub- County participated in the study. The following ... -
In Who’s Best Interest?a Critique of the Ban on Homosexuals From Adopting Children Under Kenyan Law
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Connection between family background and academic achievement among Government sponsored High Schools: Dagoretti South in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The type of a family a student comes from has a great influence on their psychological, emotional, social and mental state. There is alarming evidence that many students perform poorly at the high school level and those ... -
Evaluation of Law and Practice on Environmental Protection During Exploration and Production of Oil and Gas in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Kenya has in the recent years witnessed an increase of activities in the petroleum industry especially in North-Western parts of the country. While the discoveries, mainly done in 2012, came with raised hopes for revitalized ... -
Legal Responses to Intra-familial Child Sexual Abuse in Kenya: a Case for Restorative Justice
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Children are more vulnerable to victimization than adults. It is for this reason that they are more prone to all kinds of abuse including sexual abuse. Statistics show that most perpetrators of child sexual abuse are persons ... -
A Case for Legal Protection of Cross Border Disaster Displaced Persons
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The impact of climate change can be felt through droughts, rising sea level, floods, earthquakes, unpredictable rainfall, increase in temperature, which are clear signs of change weather patterns. Some people are temporarily ... -
The Inadequacy of the Legal Framework Governing Islamic Banking in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Islamic banking refers to a system of banking or banking activity that is consistent with the principles of sharia and its practical application through the development of Islamic economics. Islamic banking sectors stem ... -
Motor Insurance Fraud in Kenya: an Analysis of the Effectiveness of the Legal and Institutional Framework in Curbing Insurance Fraud
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study sought to analyse the effectiveness of the existing legal and institutional framework in curbing motor insurance fraud in Kenya. The study establishes whether there’s need to review the current Insurance legal ... -
Governance in the Data Age: the Application of Corporate Governance to Ensure Consumer Data Protection in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Data privacy is a hot button issue that is being discussed by people all over the world. Vast amounts of personal data are being collected, transmitted and stored globally by ever growing computing and communication ... -
Teachers’ perception on the Quality of free Primary Education in Public Primary Schools: the case of Kamukunji Sub-county, Nairobi County.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Education in its broadest sense results from any /experience that affect the way in which one thinks feels or acts. In the narrowest sense education is the formal process by which society deliberately passes accumulated ... -
Relationship between Parental influence and adolescent Pregnancy among KMTC Nursing students in Meru County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)UnitediNation Development Fund pointed that adolescence pregnancy is a phenomenon that is in increase requiring urgent resolution worldwide. The world Health Organization (WHO) reported that 11% of all births are due to ... -
The Effectiveness of Government initiated Youth Entrepreneurship support in Busia County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Entrepreneurship has gained increasing attention from governments and development actors across the world as an alternative source of employment and wealth creation for the youth. The Kenya government has for the last ... -
A Critique of the Anti-money Laundering Legal and Institutional Framework in Kenya
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Assessing the influence of Police crime Management strategies on crime reduction within major bus termini in Kenya: a case of Machakos Country bus terminus, Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)There is limited information available as to the extent of crime and disorder on public transport. Furthermore, discrepancies exist as to the actual levels of crime and disorder on public transport. The most likely reasons ... -
Tackling the problem of corporate fraud in the kenyan corporations through the lens of corporate governance
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The thesis examines the issue of corporate fraud in the kenyan public and private firms. The thesis notes that the country has been grappling with a series of corporate frauds that has led to many firms to fail such as ... -
The Right to Privacy in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)History has shown that the right to privacy has developed into a fundamental human right.this is manifested in both international laws and domestic constitutions of various states..... -
Women’s Labour shift from Farming to Mining and its influence on food Security within households headed by women miners in Nyatike Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Subsistence crop farming and Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in the developing countries both provide women with economic opportunities outside their homes. Recently in Kenya however, several rural Women ... -
Migration and National Security: a Case Study of Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Migration is considered an old phenomenon relevant in the spread of racial, linguistic, societal cultures and transfer of economic facets from one geographical region to another. In the post-colonial era half of the ... -
The Dynamics of street Robbery in urban areas: a case study of Nairobi Central Business District, Nairobi City
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Street robbery is one of the most common crimes in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) and adjacent areas. It has continued to permeate the county despite concerted efforts made by the people, county and national ...
