Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Soil Health, Sustainable Land Management and Land Degradation in Africa: Legal Options on the Need for a Specific African Soil Convention or Protocol
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This chapter explores the situation on soil health management, and the responses to land degradation in Africa, and examines whether the current multiplicity of international law instruments is sufficient or whether an ... -
Community perceptions of ecosystem services and the management of Mt. Marsabit forest in northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Identifying and characterizing ecosystem services (ES) has been shown to have an important role in sustainable natural resource management. However, understanding communities’ perspectives is critical in determining ... -
Accumulation Of Nitrogen And Phosphorous By Vetiver Grass (Chrysopogon Zizanioides) In A Model Constructed Wetland Treatment System For Polishing Municipal Wastewater
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Kenya is classified as water scarce country yet the existing fresh water resources are under constant threat of pollution resulting from wastewater inflows. Wastewater contains nitrates and phosphates that stimulate excessive ... -
Soil Organic Carbon Content and Stocks in Relation to Grazing Management in Semi-Arid Grasslands of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Rangelands cover approximately 85% of Kenya’s land mass and is a major resource for livestock farming with a considerable potential to mitigate climate change, yet these lands are stressed differently by various management. ... -
Health-seeking pathway and factors leading to delays in tuberculosis diagnosis in West Pokot County, Kenya: A grounded theory study
(2018)Background Patients’ health-seeking behaviour can lead to delays in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis, how- ever little is known about the experiences and treatment pathways of patients diagnosed with TB in ... -
Operationalizing food system resilience: an indicator-based assessment in agroindustrial, smallholder farming, and agroecological contexts in Bolivia and Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018-09)Resilience is often considered a precondition for sustainable social-ecological systems. But how can this understanding of resilience be applied to food systems? We operationalized the concept by subdividing it into different ... -
Evaluation of Resistance of Cassava Half-Sib Progenies to Cassava Mosaic Disease and Their Agronomic Performances in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) caused by Bemisia tabaci is among the major contributors to low cassava yield in Africa and therefore requires instituting control measures. Due to genetic diversity in cassava, only clones ... -
Living But Leaving: Therapy In Light And Right Of Life And Death In Traditional-Cum-Contemporary Societies
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Dealing with death can be demanding and anxiety provoking for counselling practitioners. There is need to focus on therapeutic strategies aimed at assisting persons deal with loss and grief. This paper explores the concept ... -
Discourse On Ecumenical Implications Of Pneumatological Vital Force Towards University Students' Welfare
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An Investigation Of Blending Inculturation And Liberation Approaches Towards New Evangelization In Contemporary Africa
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Problems Faced by Today's Christian Families Among the Agikuyu in Kiambaa Sub-County, Kiambu County, Kenya
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The Parenting Environment In The Contemporary Agĩkũyũ Community Of Kenya
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Determinants Of Pastoral And Agro-pastoral Households
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Fodder production has been regarded as one of the suitable strategies for increasing feed availability for enhanced livestock production among pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in the drylands of Kenya. Previous studies ... -
Stratified cattle production in pastoral areas of Kenya: Existing forms, driving factors and management practices Bulle Hallo Dabasso 1 # , Oliver V ivian Wasonga 1 , Patrick Irungu 2 & Brigitte Kaufmann
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Seasonal fluctuations in forage availability in African drylands significantly affect the body condition of pastoral livestock. The result is lean animals that, besides falling short of market requirements, often fetch low ... -
Social Capital as a Coping Mechanism for Women Small Scale Traders in the Informal Economy in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Gender relations are increasingly being transformed in the informal urban economy in Kenya. Women small scale traders (WSSTs) have had to cope by neither relying on their spouses as traditionally expected nor on profit ... -
Validation of monoclonal antibodies in detection of cassava brown streak viruses using triple antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunoassay technique
(2018)Cassava is an important food crop in tropical and semi-tropical regions. Its production in East and Central African regions has been devastated by Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD), caused by two distinct virus species, ... -
An analysis of the effects of gender and institutional support services on smallholder maize farmers’ commercialization decisions in transitional systems in Western Kenya
(2018-08)Smallholder staple cereal farmers in many developing countries are often characterized by low levels of commercialization due to various challenges limiting their ability to effectively access and participate in markets. ... -
Co-designing systems for sustainable energy technologies in informal settlement households in Nairobi a case study of Mathare Valley informal settlement
(2018)Empirical data shows that there is limited adoption of sustainable energy technologies especially by residents of urban informal settlements in Kenya. This is because informal settlement dwellers, such as those living in ...
