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Assessing the Factors Influencing Inter-state Relations in the Horn of Africa: a Case Study of the Kenyan-somalia Relations.
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Assessment of Experiences With Virtual Learning Among Students in Universities in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study sought to assess experiences of students in universities in Nairobi county with virtual learning. The objectives of the study were to explore the learning conditions prior-to introduction of virtual learning ... -
Assessment of Gender-based Violence Response Through Policare Centre; the Case of Central Police Headquarters in Nanyuki
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV) have continued to face challenges both in access to post GBV services and justice. Most survivors therefore have had to grapple with access to medical treatment and care, psychosocial ... -
Assessment of the Functionality of the Monitoring and Evaluation System of the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Functionality of a monitoring and evaluation system being one of the most important facets of a programme to deliver on its objectives, the study thus sought to assess the functionality of KICD’s monitoring and evaluation ... -
An Assessment of Uptake of Reproductive Health Services Among Unmarried Adolescents in Kangemi Informal Settlements
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Adolescents constitute a significant number of urban populations, a majority of them are in the various informal settlements in Nairobi. Access and uptake of reproductive health services by adolescents are compounded by a ... -
Community Participation and Implementation of Malaria Vector Control Projects: a Case of Bobirwa District, Botswana
(university of nairobi, 2022)Community participation has been acknowledged as a major element for effective implementation of health interventions including malaria management since the public has a significant responsibility not just as entities but ... -
County Assemblies and Local Development in Kenya: the Role of Legislation in Selected County Assemblies
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Whereas numerous studies have been conducted on European constitutional institutions like legislatures, literature on African legislatures remain scarce. This study makes a contribution by examining the factors that influence ... -
Data Demand and Information Use in the Uptake of Hiv Services: a Case Study of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (Prep) Among Sex Workers in Nairobi County.
(University of Nairobi, 2021-12)This study evaluated existing methods for data demand and information usage in the provision of HIV-related care in the County of Nairobi. The core study objective was to examine current practices regarding data request ... -
Debt literacy, attitudes towards credit and digital credit over-indebtedness.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Generally, youths are credit constrained and considered financially disadvantaged. However, In Kenya, over the years, they have continued to be financially included as a result of the growth of digital financial services. ... -
Development Finance and Its Effects on Investment and Employment in Mses in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)One essential component of promoting development is access to finance. This is because finance is capable of opening opportunities to all people and it enables them to be competitive, innovative and skillful in generating ... -
Digital Health Micro Insurance and Access to Health Care: the Case of Embu County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Good health is essential in ensuring the well-being of people yet, financial access to health care remains a challenge in developing countries. Members of poor households, informal sector workers and rural dwellers feel ... -
Economic Burden of Visual Impairment and Blindness Among Adult Eye Patients Visiting PCEA Kikuyu Hospital in Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Introduction: Illness is a significant burden on society since it has negative consequences for people's physical, emotional, and social well-being, as well as the nation's economic progress. Visual impairment is one of ... -
The Effect of Retiree Financial Resources on the Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises in Murang’a Township
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Using the continuity theory as a lens, this study recognizes that retirement is not the end of working for retirees. Retirees establish continuity in their lives through MSEs. The focus of the study was the effect of ... -
Effects of Covid-19 on Export Trade in Kenya: the Case of Leather Industry in Kariokor Market
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Shocks emerging from infectious diseases such as the COVID-19 are not new phenomena. The emergence of COVID-19 resulted in the implementation of containment measures such as lockdowns, closure of borders, cessation of ... -
Effects of Digital Fundraising Strategies on the Financial Performance of Small and Medium Agriculture Non-governmental Organizations in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2024)This study aimed at exploring the effects of digital fundraising strategies on the financial performance of small and medium-sized agricultural non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Nairobi County. The study was guided ... -
Effects of Household Food Expenditure on Nutritional Status Among Children Aged 6-23 Months in Vihiga County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The children nutritional status in Kenya has not significantly improved over the past ten years, according to data on malnutrition. Nearly three-quarters of the 1.8 million children under five across the counties who are ... -
The Effects Of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Leadership Initiatives On Political Stability In Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study examined the Effects of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) key leadership initiatives in Somalia. The institutional arrangement support such as Somalia Institutional Support programme (SISP), the Rule ... -
Effects of Workplace Violence on Women Workers in the Informal Sector in Kigandaini Jua Kali Market, Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Workplace violence remains a pervasive issue globally, disproportionately affecting women, especially those in the informal sector. This study aimed to assess the forms, factors, effects and propose measures that can be ... -
Enhancing Women Empowerment
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Microenterprises are a meaningful source of livelihood for rural and urban dwellers across the African landscape. In Kenya, majority of microenterprises are women-owned, demonstrating their importance in facilitating ... -
Experiences of Teenage Mothers in Secondary Schools in Bondo Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The? was a descriptive study with the main objective of exploring the lived experiences of teenage mothers after re-enrollment in public secondary schools in Bondo Sub-County. The specific objectives of this study were to: ...
