Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Factors influencing performance of irrigation cooperatives in Embu county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Irrigation cooperatives in the past years were seen as main source of income in communities. Members of these cooperatives depended entirely on cooperatives to cater for health, financial and education needs of their ... -
Influence of stakeholder’s involvement in project management on the performance of road construction projects in Kenya: a case of Bondo sub county, Siaya county
(University of Nairobi, 2018)emphasis by the government due to it being the key incentive to spur economic growth. However, most of the construction projects end up experiencing time overruns and cost overruns and hence exceeding the contract amount ... -
Conversion of aluminium anodizing sludge into aluminium potassium sulphate for use as a coagulant in wastewater treatment
(University of Nairobi, 2018)During the process of aluminium surface treatment, a large quantity of aluminium-rich sludge is generated but its disposal is a great challenge. The main objective of this study was to investigate the potential to recover ... -
Development and validation of a laser induced breakdown spectroscopy method for cancer detection and characterization in tissue via multivariate chemometrics
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Early and accurate diagnosis of cancer is important for proper management and treatment of the disease. The conventional techniques used for cancer diagnosis are expensive, require specialized training and do not carry out ... -
Estimating the economic value and willingness to pay for environmental improvement of recreational services at the Nairobi national park, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Nairobi National Park is a key urban environmental amenity that provides a wide range of ecosystem services, among them, recreation services. The Park faces constant conservation threats mainly due to land use change thus ... -
Influence of financial technology on the performance of micro and small enterprises: a case of Wakulima market Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Financial Technology is the innovative power of technology to carry out financial services. Commercial banks, microfinance institutions, non-banking financial institutions, investors and other companies are nowadays competing ... -
Effect of drought early warning system (DEWS) in drought mitigation and management in arid and semi arid lands (ASALS) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Kenya is a drought prone nation with just 20.0% of the area receiving high, regular rains, and the other 80.0% is either arid or semi-arid land (ASAL). There are 23 ASAL in Kenya, out of which 9 of them are arid and 14 ... -
A framework for assessing readiness of adopting business intelligence in small and medium sized enterprises
(University of Nairobi, 2017)There has been a rise in complexity of making effective and timely business decisions in the current highly competitive markets. For this reason, Data-driven decision-making using Business Intelligence (BI) applications ... -
Corporate governance, strategy implementation, industry competition and performance of companies listed on the Nairobi securities exchange
(2018)The purpose of the study was to establish the effect of strategy implementation and industry competition on the relationship between corporate governance and performance of firms listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange ... -
Critical Analysis of Terrorism and Its Effects: a Case Study of Kenya (1998-2013)
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Terrorism is a global concern because it threatens global security and peace. Its effects vary with individual states. It causes widespread destruction and fear among people. It is against this backdrop, that this study ... -
Evaluation of rice genotypes for agronomic and yield related traits
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The demand for rice in Kenya is high while production has remained far below consumption demand for quite a number of years. Growing of poorly adapted varieties with undesirable traits is one of the major factors limiting ... -
An Investigation On The Challenges Facing Construction Firms In Recruiting Skilled Artisans In Kenya
(2018-08)The purpose of the research was to explore the challenges facing construction firms in recruiting skilled artisans in Kenya. This investigation was steered by the ensuing particular research targets; to establish the ... -
Influence of corporate governance best practices on performance of non governmental organizations’ projects in kenya: a case of Women Education Researchers Of Kenya
(2018)In the context of this study, corporate governance reflects the interaction among different players and stakeholders who contribute to performance of organizations such as members, employees, management teams, board and ... -
An assessment of sustainability of Living Labs in Kenya
(2018-07)Living lab is a research concept that was created by William J. Mitchel at MIT in the year 2003 (Mitchel, 2003); it was based on how the city dwellers would be actively involved in the urban planning and design. It is a ... -
Influence of socio-economic factors on implementation of water projects by Isiolo County Government
(2018)Water and sanitation sector in Kenya is characterized by institutional fragmentation that led to numerous inefficiencies and by subsequent attempts at reform. The government of Kenya has provided legal framework and entered ... -
Determinants of solid waste management in urban centres: case of Narok town, Narok county Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In a developing country like Kenya, the problems associated with solid waste management are more acute than in a developed country (Zerbock, 2013). Lack of financial resources and infrastructure to deal with solid waste ... -
Factors influencing implementation of strategic plans on infrastructure development in public secondary schools in Gem sub-county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Strategic planning process involves the development of vision as well as mission statement, conducting situational analysis, strategy design and choice. The study endeavoured to examine factors influencing implementation ... -
Factors influencing sustainability of small holder irrigation projects in Kenya: a case of selected irrigation projects in Kirinyaga county.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Project sustainability is a very important aspect of any project implementation. Small holder irrigation project is one of the programmes the Government of Kenya has been promoting to guarantee food security throughout the ... -
Determination of premiums payable by Mpesa agents to cover against fraud
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) services provided by Mobile Network Operators (MNO) enable funds transfers made on mobile phones of end-users using digital equivalent of cash (float) without involving the bank(Jürgen Repp∗, ... -
Factors influencing performance of NGOs’ health projects in kenya: a case of maternal health project in Bungoma South Sub-County
(2018)The growth in number and size of NGOs has been met with a growing concern about identifying the achievements of NGOs and their effectiveness. One-way NGOs can demonstrate results and success of their projects to their ...
