Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing Performance of Routine Health Information System: the Case of Garissa Subcounty, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Health information plays a critical role in supporting evidence based decision making for all health system pillars. Kenya Ministry of Health uses an online health information system. However, its capacity to provide ... -
Factors Influencing Implementation Of Centralized Government Advertisement Project In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The Government of Kenya centralized all government advertising at the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology from July 2015 with the aim of ensuring value for money. The Kenyan government spends hundreds of ... -
The Effect of Corporate Governance on the Financial Performance of Financial Institutions Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Corporate Governance has taken centre stage in many organisations due to the important role it plays in these organisations and in the economic status of the nation. The intent of this study was to determine the effect it ... -
The Print Media Portrayal Of Women Politicians In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This study sought to assess the impact of print media portrayal of women politicians in Kenya. The main objective was to explore how the media portrays female politicians in Kenya with a specific reference to Hon. Martha ... -
Health Status Of Potato Seed And Host Resistance Against Late Blight Disease Under Greenhouse And Field Conditions In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Importation of potato seed into Kenya has become common in light of the persistent shortage of clean seed potato in the country. The performance of imported potato varieties under Kenyan conditions and disease reaction ... -
A Critical Review Of Kenya’S Legal Framework On Transparency And Accountability In Oil Exploration And Extraction
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Many countries can attribute their development to financing through the extractive industry. However, there are many risks related to the extraction of natural resources. This research reviews the effectiveness of the legal ... -
Empowerment Of Women Entrepreneurs Through Mobile Telephony Technology: A Case Of Isinya, Kajiando County, Kenya
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Electronic waste disposal in the university of Nairobi premises: a case study of computer e-waste in four selected campuses
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Cow Milk Fermentation Trials With Streptococcus Infantarius Subsp. Infantarius and Its Effect on the Growth of Selected Pathogenic Bacteria
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Streptococcus infantarius subsp. infantarius (Sii) is a lactic acid bacterium predominant in most traditional African fermented dairy products such as suusac, fene and gariss. Most lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have antagonistic ... -
Population Estimate and Distribution of the Western Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes Verus) in Sapo National Park, Liberia
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) has recently been uplisted from endangered to “Critically Endangered category” in the IUCN Red List. It is therefore key to monitor population status and trends of the remaining ... -
Loan Words From English and Orma Languages in Kipokomo
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This work is an attempt to describe the phonological adaptations of English and Orma loanwords into Upper Kipokomo within the Optimality Theory framework developed by Allan Prince and Paul Smolensky (1993, 2002). The study ... -
Perceived parenting behaviour and its relationship to early sexual initiation among adolescents in urban secondary schools in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Introduction: Parents play an important role in shaping their children‟s character and are considered an important determinant in several aspects of their children‟s outcome including initiation of sex. Adolescents in Kenya ... -
Influence of Project Evaluation Approaches on Performance of County Government Projects: a Case of Water Projects in Wajir County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The main aim of the study was to investigate the influence of project evaluation approaches on performance of county government projects, a case of water projects in Wajir County, Kenya. The specific objectives were to ... -
Social Cultural Factors Influencing the Participation of Women in the Implementation of Community Projects in Kilifi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)All over the world, review of advancement achieved by women in community development is of immense concern. There is still an imbalance between women and men in the work place in the world today. This has resulted in to ... -
A correlation of ultrasound and clinical fetal weight estimation at term with actual birth weight in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Accurate estimation of fetal weight is of paramount importance in the management of labour. Some cases of maternal morbidity and mortality as well as perinatal morbidity and mortality can be prevented by antepartum and ... -
An Assessment of the Influence of News Media in the Development of Environmental Governance in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The influence that news media reporting brings to bear on the process of environmental governance is one that is arguably difficult to lucidly illustrate. This relationship can be obscure at times, with no clear lines of ... -
The Nexus Between Conduct of Elections and Delimitation of Electoral Boundaries in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Traditionally conflicts arising from the process of review and/or delimitation of boundaries 1 have been approached in a very theoretical and compartmentalised way, such that theory is emphasized and the practical aspect ... -
Predictors of gestational trophoblastic neoplasms chemotherapy outcomes at Kenyatta National Hospital:a retrospective cohort design study
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Gestational trophoblastic neoplasms (GTN) span a spectrum of abnormal neoplastic trophoblastic proliferation that include choriocarcinoma, persistent Hydatidiform mole, invasive mole, placenta site trophoblastic ... -
Prevalence of rotavirus infection among children with acute diarrhoea after rotavirus Vaccine introduction in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background Rotavirus is the commonest cause of severe and fatal diarrhoea among young children in the world with mortality occurring more in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia. Majority of these deaths are due to ... -
Influence of Electronic Customs Management Systems on Service Delivery at the Eldoret Kenya Revenue Authority Station
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The use of information communication and technology in Customs operations has led to rapid transformation. The traditional paper based procedures are being eliminated in favour of electronic procedures that incorporate ...
