Research Papers: Recent submissions
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Currently developing a manual for distance learning undergraduate students, " Principles of Management
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From single parents to child-headed households: the case of children orphaned by aids in Kisumu and Siaya districts
(UNDP, 2003)The socio-economic consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic are felt in a growing number of countries. Increasing mortality rates among adults are threatening economic and social wellbeing. Women and children are bearing ... -
The implications of Motor vehicle thefts on the underwriting processes in Kenya
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Flow of funds for sustainable road maintenance in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Kenya established the Road Maintenance Levy Fund in 1993 to finance road maintenance. The Kenya Roads Board is at the centre of the Fund’s administration and accomplishes this by working in collaboration with various ... -
Scaling-up what works: experimental evidence on external validity in Kenyan education
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Health maintenance by workers in rural and urban production structures
(University of Nairobi, 2001)The paper explores some interactions between production environment and health maintenance by workers in developing countries. We argue that rural occupations, being less highly specialized than occupations in urban ... -
Does abolishing fees reduce school quality? Evidence from Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010-12-30)In2003Kenyaabolisheduserfeesinallgovernmentprimaryschools. We find that this Free Primary Education (FPE) policy resulted in a decline in public school quality and increased demand for private schooling. However,the ... -
Examining “Electronic Fraud” in Kenya and the Impact on Commercial Justice
(2014)Postmodern time has transformed the world status of affairs in doing business, perceiving and conceiving law in society today. One of the key challenges is the strategic shift from the use of analogue to digital means ... -
Effect of physicochemical conditions on growth rates of cyanobacteria species isolated from Lake Magadi, a soda lake in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Cyanobacteria contribute significantly to primary productivity by adding nitrogen into the ecosystem through nitrogen fixation. They are also used as biofertilizers, food and feed while others produce compounds that have ... -
Contribution of Africa’s Coastal and Marine Sectors to Sustainable Development
(University of Nairobi, 2001)More than half of the world's population lives within 60 km of the shoreline, and in Africa trends in population growth indicate that this figure could rise to three quarters by the next century. The lives and reasonable ... -
The impact of climate change on the incidence of cattle diseases in a pastoral area of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Participatory epidemiological methods were used to establish local perceptions and livestock owner’s knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) of risk factors of climate variability, the seasonal variations in incidences ... -
Kenya in transition
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Maize and beans in Kenya: the interaction and effectiveness of the informal and formal marketing systems.
(University of Nairobi,, 1979)The structure and conduct of the marketing systems (for maize and beans in Kenya), both formal (controlled) and informal (uncontrolled) are described and analyzed. The analysis includes an examination of the extent to which ... -
Development policy and educational opportunity: the experience of Kenya and Tanzania.
(University of Nairobi,, 1980)This paper analyzes the extent to which equalization of educational opportunity is possible and the conditions which influence levels of policy achievement, taking Kenyan and Tanzanian experiences as examples. The dimensions ... -
Population growth and agricultural development in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,, 1981)This study has five parts: (1) a description of the Kenyan agriculture sector, (2) an examination of the effects of rapid population growth on the sector, (3) an analysis of how the agricultural sector - its current and ... -
An overall evaluation of the Special Rural Development Programme
(University of Nairobi,, 1972)This report was prepared as a result of a request by the Ministry of Finance and Planning to the Institute of Development Studies that the University of Nairobi should undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the Special ... -
EVALUATION OF THE UNIVERSAL ANAESTHESIA MACHINE IN THREE HOSPITALS IN KENYA: KENYATTA NATIONAL HOSPITAL LEVEL 6, THIKA DISTRICT HOSPITAL LEVEL 5 AND KIAMBU DISTRICT HOSPITAL LEVEL 4
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The provision of anaesthesia in many resource limited countries is compromised by lack of appropriately designed anaesthesia equipment. Modern complex anaesthesia machines are unsuitable for use in areas with challenging ... -
Credit Systems In Rural Kenya: An Example From Kisii.
(University of Nairobi, 1989)Credit savings in rural Kenya are analysed using the case of Kisii District as an example. The established notion of state or donor-funded lending is questioned both in principle and overall impact. The literature is ... -
Community based development: potential and obstacles to implementation in Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1987)This paper describes two examples of primary health care programmes implemented in Mbita Division, South Nyanza, Kenya: the community based health care (CBHC) programme and income generating projects for women's groups. ... -
Measles Seropositivity in HIV-Infected Kenyan Children on Antiretroviral Therapy.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-03)This paper describes results from a cross-sectional study among HIV-infected children 15 months to 12 years of age who were receiving antiretroviral therapy. We found a low prevalence of measles IgG seropositivity (45.7%) ...
