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Taming Predatory Lending for a Resilient Financial System and Economic Growth
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-02)Kenya’s credit market has gone a full circle in just about three years. Before2016, interest rates were to a large extend liberalized, and relatively high to the frustration of policymakers. ... -
Managing Fragmentation of Agricultural Land for Livelihood Security in Kenya
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-02)survey was conducted in fifteen rural sublocations in Kenya in 2018 and 2019. The purpose of the study was to (a) establish the current rural household land size, (b) determine the existing land uses and the impacts they ... -
Is Kenya ready to Leverage Blockchain Technology in Horticulture Traceability
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-02-26)The Blockchain technology (BCT) can offer traceability in the food supply chain thus guaranteeing food safety, efficient transactions and reduced food frauds. This study sought to investigate the existing traceability ... -
COVID-19 Impacts on Water Burden among Households in Turkana
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-01)This research was carried out through household interviews in the water diaries study, key informant interviews involving a range of stakeholders involved in water, health, and sanitation sectors in the county, and ... -
Transformational Leadership in Adopting Online Learning
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-02-26)The Government of Kenya has continually urged universities to come up with innovative ways of delivering higher education and meeting human resource needs in the country in support of vision 2030 social pillar. In the wake ... -
Drastic Massive Loss of Women’s Diets Diversity Due to Changes in Season
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2020-05)Most causes of women’s nutritional problems are preventable. Lack of variety, poor quality, and sufficient food during pregnancy are important factors contributing to the health problems of expectant mothers and newborn ... -
Replenish Millions of Kenyan Household’s Granaries Through Forest Restoration.
(2020-05)Deforestation is estimated to have deprived Kenya’s economy of Kshs. 5.8 billion (US$68 million) in 2010 and Kshs. 6.6 billion in 2009, far outstripping the roughly Kshs. 1.3 billion earned from forestry and logging each ... -
Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: How Can They Make Informed Nutritional Decisions?
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2020-05)In chronic kidney disease (CKD), the kidney’s functions of removal of waste product from the body are gradually impaired, causing the death of over 2.4 million people globally (International Society of Nephrology, 2018). ... -
Key Fire Disaster Prevention Factors in Informal Settlements in Nairob
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2020-05)Rapid and haphazard urban development has often placed homes dangerously close together. When fires start, they often spread easily and quickly. Given the density of many of these settlements, evacuations are chaotic and ... -
Policy Implementation and Performance of HIV Prevention Projects.
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-05)According to the most recent data from government agencies and media reports on the sexual escapades and drug and alcohol abuse by Kenyan youths, it is evident that teenagers are faced with major challenges that require ... -
Dairy Goat Sector Enhancement Strategies for Sustainable Livestock Farming Communities
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021)Livestock production remains a critical sector in the agricultural economy of developing countries. Among the livestock production systems, dairy goat production has increasingly gained popularity as a significant contributor ... -
Oxygen Access and Affordability in Health Facilities in Kenya
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-01)Insufficient oxygen levels in the blood, referred to as hypoxaemia, is a potentially fatal complication of many causes of mortality. A topical example is the current COVID-19 pandemic, a result of the Coronavirus disease ... -
Integration of Mental Health-Nutrition Counseling for Perinatal Women in Primary Care.
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-02-26)Background: Nutrition deficiencies during pregnancy may expose women to the risk of maternal depression. The objective of this study was to identify nutritional factors associated with maternal depression among pregnant ... -
Enhancing our care for the urban air we breathe
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-01)Living in a city or a metropolitan area is a great promotion for human well-being, given its convenient mode of life and efficient way of working. This is so for Kenyan cities, Nairobi included. However, concerns are ... -
Revisiting Kenya’s Ban on Plastic Carrier Bags. Kenya Policy Briefs
(Office of DVC Research, Innovation and Enterprise, 2021-03-30)Plastic waste is one of Nairobi’s and to a greater extent Kenya’s most visible environmental problems, with most of the flooding witnessed in cities attributed to plastic waste that clogs drainage systems, key among them ... -
2020/2021 Almanac College of Biological and Physical Sciences
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2020/2021 Almanac College of Architecture and Engineering
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2020/2021 Almanac College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences was established in 1985 by the University of Nairobi Act (now appealed under the Universities Act 2012 and University of Nairobi Charter). It is situated about 14 kilometers ... -
2020/2021 Almanac Career Services
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
