Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Production, Utilization and Processing of Kenyan Guavas: Development of Nutrient-enriched Guava Nectars From Local Varieties
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In Kenya, guava (Psidium guajava L.) is a neglected nutrient-dense fruit that grows from randomly dispersed seeds. Despite being highly nutritious, the industrial processing of the fruits is non-existent in the country, ... -
Climate-smart Agriculture Options for Enhanced Resilience and Food Security: a Case Study of Yatta, Machakos County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The Kenya’s agriculture sector is key for rural livelihoods though highly impacted by climate change. The agriculture is mostly rainfed and dominated by smallholder farmers which increases vulnerability to climate variability ... -
Social Class and Access to Public Healhcare in Kenya: a Case Study of Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Access to public healthcare is necessary because it improves the general well-being and productivity of a people, and is good for sustainable development. However, despite the fact that access to public healthcare is ... -
The Context of Viewership and the Production of Television Serial Drama Fiction in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The study, ‘the context of viewership and the production of television serial drama fiction in Nairobi, Kenya’, explores how audience watch and interrelate with the producers and the TV station executives in the consumption ... -
Analysing the Relationship Between Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Renewable Energy Utilization, and Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study analyzes the relationship between Carbon Dioxide emissions, renewable energy utilization, and economic growth in Kenya for the period 1971 -2015 using the Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Model. The main ... -
Factors Influencing Effective and Efficient Delivery of Road Construction Projects in Kenya: a Case of Nairobi County
(UON, 2014)Globally many road contractors have failed in performance. In addition, performance measurement systems are not effective or efficient to overcome this problem. Road contractor‟s performance problem appears in many aspects ... -
Characterization and Evaluation of Entomopathogenic Nematodes for the Management of Tomato Leafminer (Tuta Absoluta Meyrick)
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of most known and grown vegetable globally. However, its production is constrained mainly by insect pests among them Tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta Meyrick.) that causes yield losses ... -
The Role of Information Microfinance Institution in Resilience of Rural Livelihoods to Climate Variability a Case of Tharaka Sub County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Successful response to climate variability builds on the proper understanding of the local climatic context and existing strategies such as informal microfinance because the impacts are context specific. However, limited ... -
Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse: mhealth Based Peer-mentoring Among Students
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Background: The use of alcohol and substance abuse is rising in Kenyan institutions of higher learning. The University of Nairobi trains peer-mentors to reach out to and counsel students on the effects of and prevention ... -
How Far Is Too Far? The Separation of Powers Doctrine and Judicial Review of Legislative Action in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)While it is generally held that the Kenyan Constitution facilitates the judiciary’s independent exercise of its power of judicial review of legislative action as a check and balance on the legislature, the problem is that ... -
Strategic Responses of Public Secondary Schools to Environmental Challenges in Matungulu Division, Machakos County
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Organizations need to continuously identify opportunities and threats in the business environment and adapt their resources and competences so as to get maximum advantage. The organizations exist in an environment which ... -
Influence of Monitoring and Evaluation Practices on Sustainability of County-funded Indigenous Chicken Projects: a Case of Mitoto Local Chicken Projects in Kiminini, Trans-nzoia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Most of the agricultural projects funded by governments have not been sustainable. This Study focuses on indigenous chicken projects in Kiminini Sub-County, Trans-Nzioa County. Four objectives, namely guided the course; ... -
Government Expenditure and Public Sector Corruption in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study aims to establish the relationship between public sector corruption and government expenditure in Kenya. Whereas it is widely agreed in literature that corruption is a constraint to economic development and ... -
Top Management Diversity and Performance of Levels Four and Five Hospitals in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(UON, 2018)Top management diversity has been frequently depicted as a positive power in an organization that is expected to affect the efficient functioning of the firm since diversity is claimed to result in a wide variety of ideas, ... -
Representing the contemporary Iranian woman: a reading of Parinoush Saniee’s the book of fate
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In this thesis, I explore Parinoush Saniee’s The Book of Fate to establish how the contemporary Iranian woman is represented in the novel. The study aims at investigating the depiction of Iranian woman against the ... -
Clinical profiles and angiographic patterns of patients undergoing coronary angiograms in two Hospitals in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background An emerging principle threat in Africa is Coronary Artery Disease. Previous studies have focused on the analysis of risk factors of patient undergoing coronary angiography but no study has looked into the ... -
Impact of conflicts on development initiatives of Non-Governmental Organisations in Northern Kenya: the case of Isiolo District
(University of Nairobi, 2002)This project paper discusses the impact of conflict on the development activities of the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) working in Isiolo district. The document provides a typical case of what relations there are ... -
Grain sorghum as an energy source in broiler chicken diet
(1993)Three experiments were conducted to determine the effect of partly or wholly substituting high tannin sorghum (HTS) and low in broiler chicken tannin sorghum (LTS) with maize diets. In Experiment One, the chemical composiTion ... -
Influence of conflict management strategies on performance of youth projects - a case of Amani Kibera Youth Communitybased Organization, Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Historically, conflict at the workplace was viewed as unwelcome and to be avoided, the most recent data though shows that this thinking has shifted to an increased willingness to address the conflict early and in more ... -
Tenure Security, Infrastructure and Livelihoods Nexus in Slum Upgrading in Eldoret Municipality, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)One billion people (32 percent) of the world’s urban population live in deplorable living conditions in informal settlements, according to estimates by the United Nations. In Kenya, they estimate to be at 56 percent (and ...
