Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Board Of Directors And Strategic Planning Within Deposit-Taking Savings And Credit Cooperative Societies In Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Given the highly competitive nature of the world, organizations are fast embracing modern approaches in management as a way of enhancing their competitiveness. However, one of the areas that has not been fully exploited ... -
An evaluation of Linguistic and Cultural implications of Localising software in Kiswahili: the case of google
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Localisation of software products and computer Applications from English into major world languages has been going on for a fairly long time. The motivation behind this endeavor is business related, where global companies ... -
The Effect Of Postharvest Handling Practices On The Quality Of Selected Kenyan Sweetpotato Varieties
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas) is a versatile crop that serves the roles of food and nutrition security, cash crop, feed for livestock and can provide raw materials for processing in the commercial industry. The hidden ... -
Factors Influencing Intercommunal Conflict Resolution- the Case of Pastoral and Agricultural Communities in Gilgil, Nakuru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Peace and stability among different communities in a country have an important bearing on social economic development of a nation. Most African countries have majority of their citizen living in extreme poverty despite ... -
The Influence Of Devolution On Access To Public Healthcare Services In Kenya: A Case Study Of Kisumu County, 2013-2018
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study examined the influence of devolution on access to public healthcare services in Kenya between 2013 and 2018, by taking the case of Kisumu County. Financial resources allocation to the healthcare system, people ... -
Analysis Of The Evolution And Functionality Of Income-generating Pastoral Community Groups In Northern Kenya
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Assessing the adaptive capacity of Households to Water scarcity during drought in Kasali Sub-county, Kyotera District, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Approximately 4 billion individuals globally are experiencing water scarcity due to drought. In Uganda about 10% of the population per year experience water scarcity due to drought especially in the south and north-eastern ... -
Aflatoxin In Market Peanuts And Pre-Treatments Prior To Roasting To Reduce Levels
(University of Nairobi, 2020)In the recent past aflatoxin in peanuts and the products has been a subject of controversy in Kenya. Brands of locally manufactured peanut butter were withdrawn from the market shelves on account of them containing levels ... -
Influence Of Socio-Economic Factors On Sustainability Of Rural Community Based Afforestration Projects, Nyatike Sub County, Migori County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Based on the fact that agriculture is a key driver of deforestation, there is need to examine the ramifications of socio-economic factors on sustainability of rural Community Based Afforestation (CBA) initiatives. The ... -
European Option Pricing Using Truncated Normal Distribution
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Option trading is one of the activities that take place in the nancial market. Pricing these option is key for investor to ensure that the position they take o ers good returns. The Black & Scholes model is widely used ... -
An Archaeological Study Of Siyu Old Town On The North Coast Of Kenya From The 9Th Century Up To The 19Th Century Ad: An Exchange Systems Perspective
(University Of Nairobi, 2020)This study was an archaeological investigation into the early settlement of the ancient town of Siyu. The objectives of the study were to determine the strategic factors that influenced initial settlements and growth of ... -
An Economic Evaluation Of The Role Of Land And Livestock Dynamics In Livelihood Diversification In Baringo County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Land in the rangelands of Kenya has been subdivided since 1968 following legislation for privat-ization with the aim of improving productivity, tenure security and reducing land degradation. This transformation has reduced ... -
Comparing different Classification Algorithms to predict the Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment for new cases in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study determines factors that are associated to non-adherence to tuberculosis treatment in Kenya. In the African Region, over 25% of the tuberculosis deaths occur. Kenya is among the 30 high burden countries accounting ... -
Influence of Community Involvement on Implementation of Cereals Enhancement Programme in Mwingi Central Sub-county Kitui County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The purpose of the study was investigating the influence of community involvement on the implementation of the Kitui Cereals Enhancement Project in Mwingi Central Sub County. The study had four objectives which included ... -
Participation In Contract Farming And Its Effects On Technical Efficiency And Income Of Vegetable Farmers In Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Contract farming is becoming popular in most developing countries. Most African farmers operate relatively smaller farm sizes and are resource-poor, characterized by poor access to farm and financial inputs and operate ... -
Range-Based Approach To Volatility Modelling And Forecasting Value-At-Risk
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The purpose of this thesis is to model and forecast value-at-risk based on range-measuring rather than the commonly acknowledged volatility models that are based on closing prices. The use of close-to-close prices in ... -
Small Area Estimation With An Application To Bivariate Spatial Modelling Of Hypertension And Diabetes Prevalence In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Comorbidity of hypertension and diabetes leads to signi cant risks of mortality and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart attacks and strokes. Kenya, like many low and middle-income countries ... -
On Aluthge Transforms and Spectral Properties of different classes of operators in Hilbert spaces.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)For any linear operator T acting on a Hilbert space H, its Aluthge transform T˜ where T˜ = jTj 12 UjTj 12 is another linear operator on H: It is known that T˜ preserves the spectral properties of T and more importantly ... -
A Market Basket Analysis Model to Adress Visitors Cold Start Prediction Using Association Rules
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
