Browsing Theses and Dissertations by Subject "Nairobi"
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The administration of secondary school bursary through constituency development fund (CDF)
(Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2008-11)The secondary school bursary scheme is an initiative of the government aimed at helping students from poor backgrounds to obtain education. The scheme is also aimed at ensuring that students are retained in school after ... -
Administrators' perception of alternative approaches used to provide basic education to out of school children in Nairobi’s non-formal education centers
(School of Education, University of Nairobi, 2003)The study sought to determine the Non-Formal Education (NFE) Centers' administrators' perceptions of the causes of out-of-school phenomenon and alternative approaches to curb the phenomenon in Nairobi Province. In addition, ... -
Adoption and usage of automated teller machine services installed by banks in Nairobi
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2004-12)After decades of its introduction in the developed world Automated Teller Machine services cannot be said to be fully appreciated and used by residents in the City of Nairobi. This study therefore sets out to establish its ... -
Analysis of the Networks and Traceability Systems of Organic Kales Value Chains in Nairobi and its Environs, Kenya
(Department of Food Science and Technology, 2012)Some product information asymmetry is always present in food value chains; when the asymmetry is high, it increases food safety markets imperfection, reduces trust among stakeholdersand could compromise food safety and ... -
Application of strategic management accounting by large manufacturing companies in Nairobi
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2001-11)This study was conducted with the objective of finding out the types and extent to which strategic management accounting systems are applied by large manufacturing companies in Nairobi. Developments in strategic management ... -
Assessment Of Levels Of Urban Air Pollutants And Trace Elements In Roadside Soils; A Case Study In Eastleigh Area, Nairobi
(School of Physical Sciences, College of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi., 2008)In this study, the assessment of five most common air pollutants from vehicular emissions were done along Juja road in Eastleigh area, Nairobi. Sampling was done for soil samples, particulate matter (PMIO), sulfur dioxide ... -
An Assessment of Media Campaigns and Utilisation of Hiv/aids Voluntary Testing and Counseling (Vct) Services in Kenya: a Case Study of Nairobi
(School of journalism and mass communication, 2006)This study sought to investigate the impact of Information, Education and Communication (lEC) campaigns on behaviour change among young people in relation to HIV/AIDS. It addressed the effect of such campaigns on demand ... -
An Assessment of potential Health hazards in sweetpotatoes (ipomoea batatas) / grown and consumed in urban areas" around Nairobi
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2003)This study was carried out to investigate the safety of urban grown food crops with respect to contamination by heavy metals. Sweetpotatoes, grown and consumed around Nairobi, were used as the reference food crop. This ... -
Assessment of the exposure of service station attendants to volatile organic compounds (VOCS) in Nairobi
(University of NairobiUniversity of Nairobi, 2011)Petroleum refueling emissions have increased relative to vehicular related emissions corresponding to the growth in motor vehicles. Although exposure to VOCs at service stations is hazardous to the workers and the ... -
An assessment of the role of the private sector in urban infrastructure service provision
(Department of Real Estate & Construction Management, University of Nairobi, 1997-09)Urban infrastructure services, which include facilities and services such as roads, mass transportation, water systems, garbage collection and disposal, drainage and flood protection, electric installations, and telec ... -
The association between utilization of preventive child health services and the nutritional status of children under three years in Kibera, a spontaneous urban settlehent of Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 1990-09)Between February and May 1989 a cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess the coverage and accessibility of the available preventive child health services in a spontaneous settlement of Nairobi. In particular, ... -
Awareness of environmental law: A case study of Nairobi residents living around the Dandora dumping site
(Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Nairobi, 2008-09-19)The purpose of this study was to determine the level of awareness of environmental law, of residents living near the Dandora Municipal dumping site and had the following four objectives: • To determine their level of ... -
Challenges Facing the Implementation of Hospital Management Information Systems in Hospitals in Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-10)Hospitals in Kenya are adopting and implementing ICT in order to improve transparency, efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery through the implementation of Hospital Management Systems (HMIS).The main aim objective ... -
Challenges of managing strategic change at the Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company
(2012)Strategic change management is the process, tools and techniques to manage the people to tally with business change to achieve the required business outcomes as well as realizing that business change effectively within the ... -
Characteristics associated with upward mobility of women in organizations: A survey of women employees in the banking sector in Nairobi
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2001-09)The survey for the study reported here was carried out between 16th July and 28th August 2001. The study sought to investigate the characteristics associated with upward mobility of women in Kenyan organizations in the ... -
Characteristics of laminitis and associated claw lesions in dairy cows in Nairobi and its environs
(Department of clinical studies, 2007)Lameness in dairy cows causes vast economic losses by reducing production and reproductive efficiency. Claw horn lesions are the most common cause of lameness, but the extent to which they contribute to dairy cow lameness ... -
Combating Motor Vehicle theft using Decision Support Models: Nairobi Case Study
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2010)Forecasting is an essential analytical tool in police planning and allocation of resources. Law enforcement agents have complex databases which has intelligence hidden as trends, patterns, dependencies, and relationships. ... -
Competition and efficiency in beef retailing in a Metropolitan area: the case of Tile City of Nairobi
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1990)Competition and efficiency in beef retailing were The study was conf i ned to Na I rob i , a mnj or beef consumption area. The genera I object i ve was to assess the degree of competition and efficiency in beef ... -
Competitive strategies adopted by audit firms in Nairobi.
(School of Business, 2007)Competitive strategy comprises of all those moves and approaches that a firm has and is taking to attract buyers, withstand competitive pressure and improve its market position. It concerns what a firm is doing in order ... -
The contribution of urban Household Food production to consumption, Nutrient intake, and expenditure patterns among Urban Poor in Kiambiu Slums, Nairobi
(Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology, University of Nairobi, 2004)With rapid urban growth rates, a diminishing ability of many developing countries to feed the increasing national populations, persistent droughts, escalating food prices and increase in poverty, urban agriculture is ...