Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Performance investigation of solar photo-voltaic water pumping systems; a case study of Abakore borehole water supply system, Wajir County Kenya
(School of Engineering, University of Nairobi, 2018-08)The performance of a directly-coupled solar photovoltaic water pumping system was investigated under field conditions. The objectives of the study were to establish the technical performance indicators of solar photovoltaic ... -
Molecular characterisation of microsporidia mb species and correlation with plasmodium presence in anopheles mosquitoes in Mwea and Mbita, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Much of sub-Saharan Africa suffers from high malaria infection rates in spite of several vector-control strategies set up to control Plasmodium transmission. Currently, these approaches are only partially effective, ... -
Effectiveness of the modified approach of birth preparedness health education through mobile phone messaging reminders among mothers attending public antenatal care clinics in Migori county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: Various approaches have been established to address maternal mortality, which is a major problem in developing countries. Birth preparedness (BP) is one approach that has been found to effectively prevent ... -
Relationship Between Participation in Adult Education and Self-esteem, Self-efficacy and Awareness of Women’s Rights Among Women in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This case study sought to find out the relationship between adult education and women‟s self-esteem, self-efficacy and women‟s rights awareness. These 3 areas are key elements of psychological empowerment and are a ... -
Drivers of project portfolio management practices influencing performance of county projects, a case of Isiolo County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Project portfolio management is becoming established as a tool for prioritizing and managing multiple projects at the enterprise level and organizations are increasingly recognizing that portfolio management can help ... -
Factors influencing performance of county government projects: a case of Gatundu modern market, Kiambu County, Kenya
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2018)Performance of projects is a concern for most project managers since this will guide in accounting for the resources provided and leads to customer’s satisfaction. The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors ... -
Influence of teacher pedagogical competencies on students’ performance in writing skills in Kiswahili composition (insha) in public secondary schools in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Competence in writing skills in Kiswahili among the secondary school students in Kenya is significant in determining students‟ performance in the overall Kiswahili examination and consequently their overall performance of ... -
Institutional factors, political environment and public participation in monitoring and evaluation: a case of pre-primary school projects in Migori county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Public participation in monitoring and evaluation of county government projects is aimed at ensuring that the government is accountable in spending public finance, diverse public inputs and public project ownership by a ... -
Contribution of pigeon pea (cajanus cajan l. Millsp.) to soil fertility and productivity of maize (zea mays l.) cropping systems in semi-arid Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Pigeonpea breeding programs in Kenya have focused mainly on developing high yielding varieties that are resistant to Fusarium wilt and adaptable to a broad range of ecological conditions. However, few studies have evaluated ... -
The Relationship Between Liquidity Risk and Failure of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The objective of this study was to establish the relationship between liquidity risk and failure of commercial banks in Kenya in the years 2013 to 2016. Additionally, the study endeavoured to establish the effect of ... -
Critical success factors, government policy compliance and completion of construction projects in public secondary schools in Bungoma county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The construction industry in Kenya and the public sector in general has not been efficient and effective in projects delivery. Projects are costly and high risk undertakings that need to be accomplished by certain date, ... -
Factors influencing implementation of infrastructural development project in public secondary schools in Meru Central Subcounty in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The purpose of this study was to establish influence of the selected factors in the implementation of infrastructural development projects in public secondary schools in Meru central subcounty in Kenya. The specific ... -
Modeling tail risks and systemic risks using copulas
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2018-08)Understanding the relationship between financial variables is an essential part of managing financial risk. Such relationships in the context of risk management are of sensation interest in the modern world in which modeling ... -
Analysis of pragmatic strategies for improving chemistry performance in secondary schools in Migori county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This project has used philosophical analysis to look into the challenge of poor performance in Chemistry in Migori County in terms of other factors dependent on the learner, the teacher and the environment. The researcher ... -
Influence of project management practices on completion of Constituency Development Fund projects in Kenya: a case of Kabete Constituency, Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The purpose of the study was to analyse the influence of project management practices on completion of Constituency Development Funds (CDF) project in Kenya. It was guided by four objectives namely; to establish how project ... -
Laplace distribution and its generalizations
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In this project construction of Laplace distribution has been reviewed using the difference method,method of mixture,product of Rayleigh and normal distributions.The properties of Laplace distribution including mgf,skewness ... -
Influence of monitoring and evaluation on performance of county funded social development projects in Makueni County, Kenya
(School of Open and Distance Learning, University of Nairobi, 2018)It has so far been established that monitoring and evaluation of projects is both necessary and warranted. However, there is need to consider the factors that influence the monitoring and evaluation process particularly ... -
Institutional factors influencing financial institutions uptake of corporate social responsibility in Kenya: a case of financial education programmes in Nairobi city county.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Corporations across the globe understand that all their operations wield a certain effect to the society and the community from which they operate. In sectors such as oil and gas, drilling activities aimed to extract the ... -
Assessment of drivers of community participation in participatory forest management: a case of Kessup forest, Elgeyo-Marakwet county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The Forests Act 2005 enacted in 2007 revised 2016 has brought a paradigm shift in forest management as it upholds the principles of public participation in forest resources. The study examined the drivers of community ... -
Homotopy Perturbation Method and the Korteweg-de Vries Equation
(School of Mathematics, University of Nairobi, 2018-08)In this research project paper, our main aim is to solve linear and non-linear di_erential equations by perturbation methods. This study include the following aspects: (1) Give some basic concepts of the regular, singular ...
