Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing Pupils’ Performance in Mathematics in National Examinations in Public and Private Primary Schools in Nyamache Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The purpose of the study was to investigate factors influencing pupils’ performance in mathematics in public and private................ -
Key Account Management Orientation and Organizational Structure in the Pharmaceutical Industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The study sought to determine the effect of Key Account Management Orientation and organization structure of Kenya’s Pharmaceutical Industry. The research used a descriptive research design to achieve the objective. For ... -
Effect of Micro Finance Services on Financial Performance Micro and Small Enterprises in Nairobi, Kenya Hassan Ali Idow Finance
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Micro finance services have attracted attention among scholars because it has been widely acknowledged as a poverty alleviation policy as well as program. Traditionally, larger financial institutions have been reluctant ... -
The efficacy of dog olfaction as a tool in transnational wildlife law enforcement in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
(2020)Transnational Wildlife crimes are on the rise in East Africa. This has led to the need to enhance law enforcement to deter illegal wildlife trade and crimes in the region. The research carried out shows that Kenya, Uganda ... -
Factors influencing human trafficking on the horn of Africa a case of Nairobi County in Kenya
(UoN, 2020)Globally, there has been the subsequent occurrences of the humanitarian crisis which has been caused by the human trafficking, this has caused great concern to the international organizations and governments. However, there ... -
Investigation of factors associated with income from working donkeys among smallholder farmers in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Working donkeys in developing countries play an important role for smallholder farming households through provision of income mainly from draught power. Few studies have documented factors associated with income from these ... -
Effect of Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team Meetings (Mdtm) on Patient-care at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Many of the published studies in USA, Europe and Asia show that multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTM) are beneficial in management of cancer patients. There is paucity of study in our context. Study objective: ... -
Strategies adopted by Kenya electricity generating company PLC limited to achieve competitive advantage
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Managers are expected to make decisions on current and emerging issues on behalf of business owners. Their decisions concern prudent use of resources in a dynamic environment and are aimed at profit maximization and value ... -
Developing a web mapping application for managing and visualization of the location of Kenya Ports Authority land parcels in Mombasa.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)In the year 2017 Kenya Ports Authority land audit, it was reported that Mombasa County has 90% of the land parcels used by the agency for its operations. The number of parcels allocated and owned by KPA in Mombasa is ... -
Electricity Demand, Generation Efficiency and Costs in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The government of Kenya has been making commendable efforts towards providing affordable energy to its citizens. However, the cost of electricity has been increasing despite reform programmes aimed at reducing costs. This ... -
Use of geospatial techniques in selecting suitable areas for rearing dairy cattle, goats and honey bees in Baringo county.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Food insecurity has been a major issue all over developing nations including Kenya especially in rural areas where lives are solely dependent on agriculture. This situation has been worsening with the climatic conditions ... -
Using random forest (RF) to identify key determinants of poverty in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background The World Bank (WB) has defined poor people as those who live on USD 1.9 or less per day. Most of the poor populations live in sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya being one of them. Although Kenya has made tremendous ... -
The effect of innovations in organization performance: a case of tanzania revenue authority
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Globalization and advancement of the technology compels business organizations to be innovative in order to strive in the market and maintain market share as well as penetrating to the new market. In the past decade’s most ... -
Biochemical and Molecular Aspects of Host Recognition and Acceptance by Cotesia Spp. Populations in Coastal and Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Lepidopteran stemborers are among the major constraints to maize production in Africa due to the crop losses they cause. Cotesia spp. are one of the key parasitoids that have been used in biological control of cereal ... -
Challenges in regulating foreign nationals in informal businesses: a case of the directorate of immigration services, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The aim of the study was to assess the overall challenges faced by the investigation and prosecution division at the Directorate of Immigration Services (DIS) Kenya, in regulation of foreign nationals in informal businesses. ... -
Insecticide Resistance And Its Impact On Malaria Transmission Potential Among The Major Vectors In Teso Sub – Counties, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)In Africa, knockdown resistance (kdr) is strongly linked to pyrethroid insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.l; which may have vital implications to the current up-scaled indoor residual spraying (IRS) and ... -
One stop border post as a facilitator of cross border mobility in East African community (a comparative study of Busia and Oloitokitok border posts).
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The regional integration and development of world nations can only be meaningful if accompanied by the modernization of their border crossing points. There is the ever growing desire to put in place a border system capable ... -
The effect of earnings yield on the stock returns of firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The use of valuation ratios as determinants of stock returns is widely being acknowledged. Seminal works present evidence of a return advantage on stocks with high earnings yield, book to market and dividend yield ratios. ... -
Assessment of RBM in the public state department of public service in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Results Based Management (RBM) approach is a key integrative strategy and tool, connecting employees’ goals and responsibilities to the objectives of the organization, and merging major interventions such as rewards, ... -
In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity Of Avicennia Marina (Mangrove)Stem Bark
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: There has been a rising global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pandemic in the recent past with far-reaching health and socio-economic implications.For example, there has been an emergence of Methicillin resistant ...
