Faculty of Arts: Recent submissions
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Influence of Management Practices on the Implementation of Youth Enterprise Fund Programme in Kenya: Case of Youth Enterprise Development Fund in Kitui County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)There has been an acute increase in the graduate numbers from learning institutions, posing a challenge on the government to be innovative in achieving its mandate of creating job opportunities for its youth. However, ... -
Local Language Radio and Human Rights Awareness in Rural Kenya: a Study of Mulembe Fm in Emuhaya Sub-county, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study sought to appraise local language radio in human rights awareness and education in rural Kenya focusing on Mulembe FM’s Omuhabini programme. The specific objectives were; to explore the aspects of human rights ... -
Uchanganuzi Wa Kipragmatiki Wa Maana Ya Mawasiliano Katika Jukwaa La Facebook
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Tasnifu hii imeshughulikia uchanganuzi wa maana ya kipragmatiki katika mawasiliano ya jukwaa la Facebook. Lengo kuu la utafiti huu lilikuwa ni kuchunguza suala la maana ya kipramatiki katika mawasiliano ya jukwaa la Facebook ... -
Influence of Professional Development on Career Growth of Senior Non-teaching Staff in Public Universities in Kenya: a Case of the University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of professional development on career growth of senior non-teaching staff in public universities in Kenya: A case of the University of Nairobi. The study sought to ... -
Beneficiary Monitoring on Implementation of Devolved Road Construction Projects in Kisumu East Sub-county, Kisumu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In Kenya, the potential for road improvements is enormous. The government has accelerated the building of road infrastructure, resulting in a safer transportation system. There is a dearth of strong beneficiary monitoring ... -
Moral Personhood in the Context of Abortion: an Examination of Mary Anne Warren‟s Perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Abortion remains one of the most controversial issues in the world today. On the one hand, the pro-life school of thought holds that the practice is morally wrong because it entails killing a foetus, who is a person, as ... -
The Challenge of Dealing With Speech Acts Involving Threats and Cultural Insensitivity by Novice Interpreters
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study discusses interpretation errors made by novice interpreters during simultaneous interpreting of threats and cultural insensitive statements from French into English. It highlights how these errors shift the ... -
Assessing the Influence of Development Activities on Kipsigis-luo Border Conflicts at Sondu, 1999-2016
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study assessed the influence of development activities on Kipsigis-Luo border conflicts at Sondu. Based on oral interviews and supplemented with secondary sources, the study established that conflict in Sondu has both ... -
Institutional Factors Influencing Implementation of Public-private Partnership Projects in Kenya’s Education Sector: a Case of Afya Elimu Funded Projects
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are an internationally recognized method of procuring public goods and services in which the government enlists the private sector's commitment and delegated some duties to the private ... -
Retention Strategies of Organizational Knowledge in Academic Institutions in Kenya: the Case of Vision Institute of Professionals
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The aim of this study was to examine the organizational knowledge retention mechanisms in Kenyan academic institutions, namely the Vision Institute of Professionals. Specifically, the researcher will find out understanding ... -
Influence of Library Consortia on Resource Sharing in Academic Libraries: Case of University of Nairobi Library
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of library consortia on resource sharing in academic libraries in Kenya with reference to the University of Nairobi library. Specific objectives were to: examine the ... -
Evaluation of Knowledge Sharing
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Informetrics is simply the study of quantitative aspects of information. It uses statistical and mathematical aspects to reveal the growth of literature in many fields of study. This study sought to examine the trends of ... -
Influence of Informal Subcontracting on Health and Safety Performance on Construction Projects the Case of Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Informality in the construction industry sub-sector is part of the growing informal economy of Kenya today. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of informal subcontracting and its effects on health ... -
Intra-communal Violent Conflicts in South Sudan: The Case of Western Nuer 1982 - 2016
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The study problem could be epitomized as the pervasive culture of violence and aggressive attitudes among the youth of the Western Nuer society. The two forgoing phenomena are systemically embedded in the society that ... -
Assessment of Non-motorized Transport & Its Implications on Urban Land Uses. A Case Study of Kitengela Township
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Non-motorized transport (NMT) is a mode of transport that offers efficient, cheap, safe and convenient mobility. Encouraging use of NMT reduces reliance on use of vehicles thus reducing challenges facing the world through ... -
A Comparative Study of Print Media Coverage of the Inua Jamii cash transfer programme to Vulnerable Groups in Kenya Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study set out to investigate how print media covered the Inua Jamii cash transfer programme before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The specific objectives were: to find out the extent to which the Inua Jamii cash ... -
An Analysis of the Influence of Interpersonal Communication Between the Directorate of Immigration and Somali Urban Migrants in Eastleigh, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Guided by the Symbolic Interactionism Theory of Mead and Ecological systems theory by Bronfenbrenner, this study aimed to analyse how interpersonal communication determines the migration outcomes of Somali migrants in ... -
Gedächtnis Und Erinnerung in Der Wendeliteratur Am Beispiel Von Jana Hensels Wenderoman Zonenkinder
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Memory in Literary studies has been an area of interest in German Literature. The underlying study presents results from an analysis of memory and remembrance in Jana Hensel’s novel, Zonenkinder. The aim of the project was ... -
A Derivation by Phase Analysis of the Ekegusii Verb System
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study was morpho-syntactic and qualitative in nature. The researcher was the primary source of data for analysis, which were mainly Ekegusii sentences, clauses, and phrases. In this study, an attempt was made to account ... -
Edutainment in Children’s Television Programming: a Content Analysis of ‘big Minds Childrens Programme’ on Kbc Channel 1
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Media plays a critical role in forming and influencing people’s attitudes and behaviour. Media is essentially relevant in increasing society’s awareness and response to social calls. This is mainly because mass media has ...
