Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Corruption in the Public Procurement Process in Kenya: Case Study of the Ministry of Devolution and Planning
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Public procurement process in Kenya plays significant role in ensuring effective control and supply of inputs, which are important for all levels of any establishment. It plays a key role in promoting good management that ... -
Corrective Maintenance Practices and Operational Performance of Manufacturing Firms Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The study was entitled corrective maintenance practices and operational performance of manufacturing firms listed in the Nairobi securities exchange. The main objective of the study was to determine how the different ... -
Corporate Governance Practices in Kenya Rural Roads Authority
(University of Nairobi, 2016)State Corporations in Kenya have since independence assumed an increasingly significant role in offering critical services that promote economic development especially where it looks unattractive for the private sector to ... -
Integration Flow Management and Operations Efficiency: a Study of the Aviation Industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The essential impacts of flow management originate from a mutual understanding, greater transparency, as well as an improved communication coupled with the information and material flows. The study sought to investigate ... -
The Relationship Between Macroeconomic Variables and Foreign Remittances
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Foreign remittance is one of the largest financial inflows to developing countries with Kenya not being exception. The remittances continue to be a significant source of income for families in developing countries and play ... -
The Fallacy of Mandatory Minimum Sentencing in Sexual Offences
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A Descriptive Study of the Idiom in Lubukusu:a Relevance Theoretical Approach
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This research work presents a linguistic study of the description and comprehension of the idiom in LuBukusu. The research seeks to investigate on the types of idioms in LuBukusu, identify the processes of their ... -
Chronic pesticides poisoning in women of reproductive age and the effects on reproductive outcomes at Naivasha county hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Pesticide exposure is a major health hazard among agricultural farm workers.Counties that rely on agriculture as economic mainstay,like Kenya, may therefore have a big part of their population facing this potential danger.Many ... -
Barriers To Paternal Involvement In Pregnancy And Postpartum Care: A Case Study Of The Banking Sector In Nairobi City County
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)It is important for any country that strategies for improving the health outcomes of pregnant women are developed. One of the approaches is the development of suitable measures to increase paternal involvement in pregnancy ... -
The Influence of Strategic Leadership on the Execution of Corporate Strategies in Investment Companies Listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This study aimed at establishing the influence of strategic leadership on Execution of corporate strategies in investment companies listed on NSE in Kenya. Descriptive survey approach was used. Targeted population consisted ... -
The Contributions Of Social Protection Floor On National Economic Development In Kenya And Other Developing Countries
(University Of Nairobi, 2013)Social protection can play a key role in reducing poverty and inequality. Growing recognition of this potential impact has led social protection to rise up the agenda of policymakers in the international development ... -
E-tendering Adoption and Procurement Performance of Oil Marketing Firms in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)The objective of this study was to explore factors which influence adoption of electronic tendering on performance of procurement among oil marketing firms in Kenya and the relationship between e-tendering and procurement ... -
Marketing Strategies Adtopted by Local Fashion Houses to Enhance Market Penetration
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Marketing plays an essential role in the growth of enterprises. This is mainly because a marketing strategy aids in identifying customers who the business can competitively serve, and tailoring product offerings, prices, ... -
Understanding Refugee Integration: A Case Study Of Southern Sudanese Refugees In Nairobi: 1960-2005
(University Of Nairobi, 2015)This project explores the concept of integration and interrogates the question of what constituted integration for Southern Sudanese refugees in Kenya. The study frames these refugee‘s experiences in Ager and Strang‘s ... -
Factors Influencing The Loan Recovery Performance From Beneficiaries: A Case Study Of Higher Education Loans Board
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)This main purpose of the study is to investigate the factors affecting loan recovery at the Higher Education Loans Board in Kenya. Students benefit from the loans from HELB and their clear understanding that these loans ... -
Identity Formation in Fadia Faqir’s Novel My Name Is Salma
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This research explores identity formation, „Otherness‟, the colonial predicament and the sense of alienation of the character in the diaspora as reflected in Fadia Faqir‟s novel My Name is Salma through postcolonial cultural ... -
Influence of Total Quality Management Adoption on Provision of Quality Water Services in Vihiga County-kenya: a Case of Amatsi Water Company.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)According to Water Services Regulatory (WASREB) Report on Performance Review of Kenya’s Water Services Sector 2011-2012, Amatsi water Services Company limited have total population of 265,000 in the service area, population ... -
Determinants And Distribution Of Catastrophic Health Expenditures And Impoverishment In Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)The Constitution of Kenya, 2010 guarantees citizen the right to health. The Kenya health policy commits the government to offer easy, accessible, reasonable and valuable health care services to the population countrywide ... -
Effect of Mergers and Acquisitions on the Financial Performance of Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The market has become very dynamic, influenced by a myriad of factors; wars, immigration, economic booms, recessions, globalization and technological advancement. Due to these global trends, Nations and organizations are ... -
The Environmental Impact Of China’s Activities In Africa: The Case Of Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)This central research sought to address the impact of China‟s development and industrialization activities and its trade with Kenya on the environment from the period between 2001 and 2011. This study found out that first, ...
