Digitization Phase 4: Projects & Thesis: Recent submissions
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A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF POPPER'S THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
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THE CAUSES OF URBAN POVERTY AND THE ROLE OF NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN ITS ALLEVIATION IN KENYA; A CASE STUDY OF KAWANGWARE SLUM, NAIROBI. (2005-2011)
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2011)World Bank development indicators 2008 states that the share of the World’s private consumption in 2005 has the World’s richest 20% consuming 76.6% where as the world’s poorest 20% consume 1.5% implying poverty is the ... -
COUNTER- TERRORISM AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN KENYA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2017)Working capital is the most crucial factor for maintaining liquidity, survival, solvency and profitability of business. The theory of working capital management suggests that to have higher profitability the firm has to ... -
state of compliance with international and regional legal FRAMEWORKS FOR PROMOTION OF PEACE AND SECURITY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS; A CASE STUDY OF KENYA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2015)Women and girls suffer the greatest and disproportionately in conflict situations. While women and girls endure the same trauma as the rest of the population — bombings, famines, epidemics, mass executions, torture, arbitrary ... -
A pragmatic analysis of a woman's talk: a case study of Agikuyu women speakers.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2008)Woman's language is characterized by condensed force of utterance and by avoidance of strong or aggressive language; it is also associated with natural indirect speech attributes. Does this influence conversational ... -
DETERMINANTS OF SUSTAINABLE IMPLEMENTATION OF WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAMME IN KENYA; A CASE OF MOMBASA COUNTY
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2018)Witness protection programs are strategic interventions adopted by specific governments to ensure perpetrators of crimes are charged and convicted. That currently in the world, crimes are on the high rise due to a number ... -
International Transit Migration; The Case of Ethiopian Migrants in Kenya from 1995-2009
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2012)Within international transit migration and its challenges and opportunities, this paper briefly assesses the case of Ethiopian migrants to Kenya and beyond. Recently, the Horn and Eastern Africa region has become one of ... -
ESSAYS ON REMITTANCES, HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE AND LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION IN KENYA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2019)While remittances have been on an upward trend in Kenya, little attention has been given to the relationship between remittances and household spending and labour market decisions. The purpose of this thesis is to understand ... -
Third party intervention in management of Electoral Conflict: A case Study of Kenya 2007 - 2008.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2009)Whenever there is a conflict there is never a shortage of third parties willing to help the parties directly involved in the conflict to find a mutual and nonviolent outcome. It is now acknowledged that third parties’ ... -
POOR PEFORMANCE IN KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION (KCSE). A CASE STUDY IN WAJIR DISTRICT.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2007)Wajir district is the second largest district in the Republic of Kenya after Turkana district, and one of the four districts in North Eastern Province. The district covers an area of about 56,698 square kilometers. The ... -
Generational tension and democratic transformation in Meja Mwangi's ''The big chiefs''
(2010)We recognize the fact that due to globalization and technological advancement new sources of knowledge have come to the fore. It should be remembered that the young are relatively advantaged in accessing this new knowledge ... -
A Critical Analysis of the Role of Women in Peace-building: a Case Study of Burundi and Somalia
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2001)Violent conflicts, political instability or unjust policies and practices in different societies often result to human suffering - men, women and children alike. Short-term humanitarian aid, military intervention, diplomatic ... -
Factors Which Made Eastleigh, Nairobi a Haven of Peace in the Midst of the 2007-2008 Post -election Violence in Kenya
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2013)Violence in Kenya has been a common characteristic of general elections since independence leading to clashes and conflicts in many parts of the country. However, the post-election violence of 2007 to 2008 that rocked the ... -
THE APPLICATION OF UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION PRINCIPLE AND RELATIONS AMONG STATES; A CASE STUDY OF RWANDA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2016)Universal jurisdiction can be traced back to the works of Grotius, and to the prosecution and punishment of the crime of piracy. However, it is after the Second World War that the concept of universal jurisdiction gained ... -
Role of sub-regionalorganizations in humanitarian intervention: a case study of ECOWAS in Sierra Leone, 1997-2000.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2007)Throughout the Cold War, most conflicts were influenced, funded or incited by proxy wars between the then competing ideologies of the West and the Soviet Union. During this period, the UN's role was focused mainly on those ... -
An inquiry into the paradox of imprisonment for reform
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2004)This work provides an insight into the philosophy of imprisonment for reform. For centuries now, the reform of the criminal has been one of the objectives of imprisonment. But it is apparent that the problems of crime and ... -
REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD; CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FOR THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY (EAC)
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2015)This work looks at regional integration in a globalizing world, the challenges and prospects of the East African Community. The objectives of this research project is to analyze the historical evolvement of the EAC since ... -
Factors influencing the rate of dropouts among the secondary school students in Nandi District of Kenya
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 1990)This thesis was an investigation of the factors which influence the drop-out rates among secondary school students in the Nandi District of Kenya (See Map 1). The study was guided by a theoretical framework based on ... -
Philosophy of education in Kenya
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 1976)This thesis examines some philosophical assumptions underlying Kenya's formal system of education and their links to social and educational policies. It therefore also deals with the purposes and objectives of education. ... -
ASSESSMENT OF IN- SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAMMES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATED ENGLISH CURRICULUM IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NAIROBI
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2009)This study was to assess the in-service training programs on the implementation of the integrated English curriculum in Nairobi province. The study had four objectives: to establish the extent to which the time allocated ...
