Journal Articles: Recent submissions
Now showing items 16741-16760 of 29992
-
Representing the Gendered Subaltern in Postcolonial Kenyan Fiction
(Department of Literature, University of Nairobi,, 2012) -
Soil quality and fertilizer use rates among smallholder farmers in western Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009-09)Studies of fertilizer use in sub-Saharan Africa have been dominated by analyses of economic and market factors having to do with infrastructure, institutions, and incentives that prevent or foster increased fertilizer ... -
Mental Impediments to Desirable Social Transformation in Contemporary Africa
(University of NairobiDepartment of Philosophy and Religious Studies, 2009)Africa’s current socio-economic predicament is often solely attributed to political and economic mismanagement. However, such an analysis is far from comprehensive, as it fails to account for the historical, sociological ... -
An Unsettled Hearth: Womens Voices in Postcolonial Kenyan Fiction
(Department of Literature, University of Nairobi,, 2012) -
President Museveni and the politics of presidential tenure in Uganda
(2010)There are various reasons why President Museveni is so determined to hold on to power in Uganda. These are similar to the ones motivating other African presidents seeking to entrench themselves in office. Museveni believes ... -
Elite Corruption and Politics in Uganda
(2008)We consider the nature of high-level state corruption in Uganda under the NRM. We discuss why elite corruption has occurred, what forms it has taken as well as why attempts to control it have proven so limited. We argue ... -
State-conditional Fertilizer Yield Response on Western Kenyan Farms
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)Fertilizer interventions have attained prominence in rural poverty reduction programs in Africa. Using data from maize plots operated by small farmers in western Kenya, we find a von Liebig-type relationship between soil ... -
A Unified Orthography for Kalenjin Languages of Kenya
(Department of Linguistics, University of Nairobi, 2012) -
Artisanal fisheries of Lake Victoria, Kenya : Social and economic aspects of production and marketing
(University of NairobiDepartment of Philosophy and Religious Studies, 1989) -
Politics, donors and the ineffectiveness of anti-corruption institutions in Uganda
(Cambridge, 2006)Elite corruption in Uganda constitutes an essential means of consolidating the present government in power. Political leaders have therefore shown little commitment to act to curb practices that could affect their political ... -
Motherhood, Childhood & Human Rights by the Tugen of Kenya
(Department of Linguistics, University of Nairobi, 2011) -
Productivity Growth of Smallholder Sugarcane Farms in Kenya: A DEA Decomposition
(Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Project and Regional Planning, Germany, 2005)A study on Kenyan agriculture by Njue (1993) showed that while production and input use have grown, productivity has stagnated. This includes the sugar sub-sector, which holds a key position in the Kenyan Agricultural ... -
Household-level determinants of adoption of improved natural resources management practices among smallholder farmers in western Kenya
(Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007-08)Integrated natural resources management (INRM), of which integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) is a component, offers considerable promise for increasing food production in Kenya. It nonetheless remains unclear whether ... -
Personalizing Power in Uganda
(National Endowment for Democracy, 2007)A dozen years after the adoption of Uganda's new constitution, the democratization process has been thrown into reverse. Uganda today is sliding backward toward a system of one-man rule engineered by the recently reelected ... -
CRS 560: African Christian Theology
(Dept. of Philosophy and Religious Studies, 2012)The Unit consists of twelve inter-related Lectures. Each Lecture has some in-text questions as a guide to deeper thinking and a considerable number of activities for your academic attention. You will be expected to ... -
Nadharia ya Eksibaa katika Kiswahili
(2008) -
Usaliti
(Department of Linguistics, University of Nairobi, 2007) -
Patronage politics, donor reforms, and regime consolidation in Uganda
(Oxford University Press, 2005)Using the state and its resources has constituted a vital form of consolidating power for Africa’s rulers. However, donor-sponsored reforms have threatened to curtail the opportunities of African leaders to maintain their ... -
Kiswahili Timilifu-Kidato cha Kwanza
(Department of Linguistics, University of Nairobi, 2007) -
Ownership and co-management: towards the integrated management of Lake Victoria
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Biology, 2000)The management of Lake Victoria is a high priority to the riparian countries that benefit directly from its resources. Management regulations have been formulated and implemented with the aim of maintaining the lake's ...
