Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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An analysis of fish farming post economic stimulus program in Kibwezi, Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Communities living in Arid and Semi-arid Lands (ASALs) face many challenges such as poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition, and limited means of livelihoods. This has been worsened by the rapid changing climate that has ... -
Developing a GIS web based information system for population data management
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The status of population data currently is not up to date and largely based on manual systems. This is so because despite the biggest databank being at the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics custody, a large amount of the ... -
Factors influencing implementation of health projects in Garbatula Sub-county, Isiolo County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Project implementation consists of challenging processes in the project management plan to satisfy the project specifications. This involves coordinating people and resources, as well as integrating and performing the ... -
Role of vitamin D in iron status and the risk of malaria infection in Kenyan children: a case of Kilifi County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Introduction: In Kilifi County, malaria infection is a major cause of mortality with children under the age of five years being the most vulnerable. Iron status influences susceptibility to malaria while Vitamin D status ... -
End users’ involvement and the performance of economic stimulus fish farming projects in Mwea constituency,Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The overall of this study was to establish the relationship between end user involvement and the performance of Economic stimulus programme (ESP) fish farming project in Mwea constituency, Kirinyaga County. The specific ... -
Biometrics class attendance management system
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Transfer of knowledge in most institutions of higher learning is done through lecturing where students are expected to attend classes and a lecturer dictates notes and share the contents of the lesson with the students. ... -
Metagenomic characterization of enteric bacterial pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes detected from dairy cow feces and rumen fluids
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The dairy cow contributes to the nutrition and well-being of humans by providing a variety of dairy products. It harbors a complex microbiome composed of numerous microorganisms in the reticulo-rumen and dominated by ... -
Socio-economic factors influencing performance of fish farming in Kwanza constituency-Trans-Nzoia County,Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The purpose of this study was to investigate socio-economic factors influencing the performance of fish farming in Kwanza Constituency, Trans-Nzoia County. Specifically, the study sought to investigate how farmer knowledge ... -
Influence of non-governmental organization intervention on poverty eradication: case of Tana river sub- county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The study sought to establish Influence of NGOs intervention on poverty eradication in Tana River Sub- County. NGOs have been regarded as the new alternative after the government, for people centered pro-poverty eradication ... -
Factors influencing implementation of community based development projects by the devolved government in Homa Bay county in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study sought to investigate factors influencing implementation of community based development projects by county governments in Kenya, with specific focus on Homa-bay County. The study was informed by the objectives: ... -
Access and Utilisation of Instructional Materials in Teaching and Learning of Biology in Secondary Schools: The Case of Dagoretti South Sub County, Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The goal of this study was to identify the level of access and utilization of instructional materials in teaching and learning of Biology in secondary schools. Instructional materials are items both print and non-print ... -
Influence of internal control systems on financial performance of Saccos in Kirinyaga county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Internal control of a company constitutes the procedures outlined and influenced by those tasked with governance, personnel and management to give sensible confirmation about the accomplishment of institution’s objectives ... -
Technical assistance, community participation, socio-economic environment and sustainability of selected donor funded projects in Samburu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Donor funded projects continue to complement government socio-economic developmental initiatives in Samburu Country aimed at empowering the locals. With budgetary pressures globally, however, the continued support towards ... -
The Impact of Lack of an Acceptable Basin Wide Agreement on How to Share the Nile Waters
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Scarcity of freshwater in certain regions of the world has led to international conflict based upon competition for shared water. An example of such international cooperation over shared water is the Indus Waters Treaty, ... -
Assessing compliance with charcoal laws and regulations in Kitui County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Following the enactment Kitui County Charcoal Management Act many charcoal producer and transporter associations have been registered to enhance regulation and sustainability of charcoal production in the county. Despite ... -
Investigating renewable energy potential for rural electrification in Rwanda: technical and economic viability
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Rwanda is a country with many hills, thus expansion of electricity is expensive. Hence no wonder that at the present, the major energy resource used in Rwanda is fuel wood biomass where the current national electrification ... -
Factors influencing sustainability of open defeacation free environment in Nyando Sub-county, Kisumu County,Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The research examined factors which influence sustainability of Open Defeacation Free (ODF) condition in Nyando Sub-County in Kisumu County. The study concentrated on four research objectives namely: to assess social ... -
Statistical Quality Control and Operational Performance of Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Quality management is key to the performance of any firm .There are several quality management practices that are used in the operations if various firms to facilitate cost reduction, improvement in quality of products, ... -
Use of GPS, GSM and GPRS technologies to alert for speeding vehicles real time on Kenya highways
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In Kenya highways, there is still a high rate of road accidents. Most of these accidents are caused by over speeding and reckless driving. Most of the drivers are reckless and do not obey the speed set for given road places. ... -
Simulating common bean performance under selected environmental stresses for improving index-based insurance model and its uptake among farmers in three districts of Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Index based crop insurance products such as Area Yield Index Insurance (AYII) are widely promoted as a means of addressing climate related constraints for bean crop production. However, in Rwanda, farmers are reluctant to ...
