Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Fiscal Consolidation Constraints And Budget Imbalance Dynamics In Kenya
(UoN, 2019)Kenya needs substantial and sustained fiscal consolidation to create fiscal space for financing the government‟s election pledges (the Big Four Agenda), the Vision 2030 development projects, and sustainable development ... -
Project Design Factors Influencing Implementation Of Infrastructural Development Projects In Devolved Governments: A Case Of Marsabit And Isiolo Counties, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)This purpose of this study was to investigate the project design factors influencing the implementation of infrastructural project in devolved governments; a case of Marsabit and Isiolo Counties. The study was guided by ... -
Influence Of Board Of Managements’ Governance Practices On Implementation Of Safety Standards Policy In Secondary Schools In Homa-bay Sub-county, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)In Kenya, secondary school boards of management (BOMs) have an oversight governance mandate on implementation of safety standards policy. However, persistent recurrence of safety threats in schools calls for questioning ... -
Factors Influencing Augmentation Of Water Treatment Projects By County Governments In Kenya: A Case Of Meru Water And Sewerage Services, Meru County
(UoN, 2019)Provision of water services is squarely a devolved function and counties have the bigger role of ensuring their residents have access to clean and safe water. In this regard many strategies have been put in place to ensure ... -
Knowledge Of Immobilization Complications In Trauma Patients
(UoN, 2019)Patient management involves addressing the ailment that the patient presents with, but in addition, it necessitates involving the patient in the management of their ailment. The issue in this research was whether immobilised ... -
Effects Of Participatory Action Research On Climate Change Adaptation By Smallholder Farmers: Case Of Nyando Sub -County, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)Researchers have shown that climate change is a threat to agriculture and rural livelihoods in Africa. It has also revealed that climate change and climate variability have led to increased frequency of droughts, shortening ... -
Factors Influencing Implementation Of Economic Stumulus Construction Projects In Nyakach, Kisumu County
(UoN, 2019)The main purpose of this study was to examine how project financing, project management, community participation issues and support infrastructure influenced the implementation of ESP projects in Nyakach constituency. The ... -
Influence Of Stakeholders Participation In Performance Of Agricultural Projects In Wajir County, Kenya: A Case Of Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project.
(UoN, 2019)Participation of stakeholders has been appreciated as a crucial component of programming since 1970s.The study was undertaken to demonstrate how stakeholders’ participation influenced the performance of agriculture projects ... -
Forecasting The Term Structure Of Government Bonds In Kenya
(UoN, 2019)n the last two decades, modelling the term structure of interest rates and using the same to re ect the monetary policy framework in the greater scal environment has attracted interest among nancial markets players ... -
Forest Fragmentation And Anthropogenic Disturbance: Implications On Plant Foods And Behavior Of The Tana River Mangabey (Cercocebus Galeritus Peters, 1879), Tana River County, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)Tana River mangabey, Cercocebus galeritus, is an endangered monkey, endemic to lower Tana River forest fragments in Kenya. The species is restricted in its geographical distribution and is threatened by habitat fragmentation ... -
Factors Influencing the Integration of Information Communication Technology in Teaching and Learning in Secondary Schools: a Case of Matungulu Sub County, Machakos County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)In the present world, the use of information technology is inevitable in all sectors of development. All levels of teaching institutions have no option but to fit in the wave of using IT in their daily activities. The ... -
Evaluating The Effectiveness Of The Waste Management Regulation, Legal Notice 121, 2006, In Relation To Solid Waste Management In Kiambu Town, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)The study evaluated the effectiveness of the Waste Management Regulation (Legal Notice No. 121, 2006) within Kiambu town. Indiscriminate solid waste disposal is one of the salient environmental problems in developing ... -
Designing of Optimal Bonus-malus Systems Based on Individual Characteristics in Automobile Insurance
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Actuarial Science is the discipline that concerns with uncertain events where the concept of probability and statistics provide for essential instruments in the measurement and management of risks in insurance and nance.A ... -
A Comparison Of Global Rating Systems In Green Building With The Safari Green Building Index. A Case Of Nairobi, Kenya.
(UoN, 2019)The effect of building design and construction on the planet’s natural environment has in the past two decades come to the forefront of the global conservationist agenda. The use of raw materials as well as the production ... -
Implication Of Household Land Size And Land Use On Sustainable Food And Livelihood Security In A Maize Farming System Of Kalongo Sub-Location, Makueni County
(UoN, 2019)The economy of the country is largely based on agriculture as the sector contributes about 30 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and provides livelihoods to about 80 percent of the population (Kenya 2017c). The ... -
Mapping Mineral Potential Using Geospatial Techniques: A Case Study Of Mui Basin In Kitui County
(UoN, 2019)The process of mineral exploration over the past has been expensive and time consuming and for this reason advanced techniques are being applied in order to save on cost and time and to identify the mineral potential ... -
The Uptake Of New Guidelines For The Treatment Of Pneumonia In Children Aged 2-59 Months Admitted At Kenyatta National Hospital
(UoN, 2019)Background Management of childhood pneumonia in Kenya is based on WHO case management guidelines. These guidelines were updated in 2013 by the WHO, adopted by the Kenyan Ministry of Health and disseminated in February 2016. ... -
Modelling Fatalities Associated With Road Traffic Accidents And Other Factors Using Poisson Model
(UoN, 2019)According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2018), 1.35 million people died in 2016 on the world’s roads, with road tra c injuries being the leading cause of death for children and young adults aged 529 years. Road ...
