Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Testing the Marshall–Lerner Condition in Kenya
(2014)In this paper we examine the Marshall–Lerner (ML) condition for the Kenyan economy. In particular, we use quarterly data on the log of real exchange rates, export/import ratio and relative (US) income for the time period ... -
Factor influencing mobile number portability (MNP) in Kenya: the case of Africa Nazarene university.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The much awaited mobile number portability took effects in Kenya on April 1st 2011. The objective of porting was to accord consumers flexibility of shifting from one service provider to another without worrying of loosing ... -
Persistence, long memory and seasonality in Kenyan tourism series
(2014)This article investigates the statistical properties of the total number of arrivals and departures in Kenya for the time period 1975Q1–2011Q4 by looking at the degree of persistence of the series. We use long range ... -
Virtue Ethics in Marketing FMCGs in East African Common Market
(2014)The existing disparities in ethical standards of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCGs) in East AfricanCountries (EAC) and the ethical difficulties in distribution, is underpinned by little understanding of our ethical needs ... -
Diaspora Nationals and Their Role in Promoting International Business: A Case of Kenyans in Dispora.
(2014)Nationals in diaspora from any country are a national resource that needs to be harnessed. Tremendous contributions to the national economies have been made by diaspora Nigerians, Tanzanians, Indians, Kenyans, Rwandans, ... -
The development and practice of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This paper provides an analytical description of the emerging Kenyan Strategic Environmental assessment (SEA) system as an example from Sub - Sahara Africa, focusing on its form, purposes and implementation. Three feature s ... -
Attitudinal Factors as Determinants of Language of Educational Instruction in Kenya: A Case Study of Nairobi
(2013)Using Nairobi as a case study of attitudinal factors determining language in education in Kenya and my familiarity with Kenyan language attitudes at large I in this paper try to make a case for and against the use of ... -
Media as the main choice for sex education amongst the youth: the case of radio in Nairobi, Kenya
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A New Language Policy But Old Language Practices: The Case Of Kenya After 2010 Constitution
(2013)Linguistic diversity like the one obtaining in Kenya poses lots of socio-political, economic and educational challenges to concerned nations and so this forces them to have language plans with relevant language policies. ... -
The Language of Politics: A CDA of the 2013 Kenyan Presidential Campaign Discourse
(2014)This paper applies critical and descriptive methods of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to analyze and unpack linguistic persuasive strategies, concealed meanings and ideologies in the presidential campaign discourses ... -
The effect of capital structure on the financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Thika sub-county, Kenya
(2015)Whether the capital structure of a firm should have some effect on the financial performance of small and mediumenterprises is a matter for empirical determination. The objective of this study was to determine the effect ... -
Spectral Analysis And Imaging Platforms For Trace Analytics In Disease And Environment
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Analysis And Spectral Imaging Approaches To Disease Diagnostics: Forays Into Malaria And Cancer
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Special issue of nomadic peoples on securing the land and resource rights of pastoral peoples in east Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The land question in many African countries has geographical, political, economic, social and demographic nuances. These factors color land and resource rights for pastoral and forest dwelling communities. Land as property ... -
I want it and i want it now: women and land in Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In Africa, as elsewhere, land rights have remained a bastion of male power and privilege. Since land is a fundamental resource for improving living conditions and economic empowerment, the lack of land rights for women ... -
Is the promise of methadone Kenya’s solution to managing HIV and addiction? A mixed-method mathematical modelling and qualitative study
(BMJ, 2015)Background and objectives: Promoted globally as an evidence-based intervention in the prevention of HIV and treatment of heroin addiction among people who inject drugs (PWID), opioid substitution treatment (OST) can help ... -
Having Their Say: Sex W orkers Discuss Their Needs and Resources
(Routledge, 2015)In many countries where HIV/AIDS is prevalent, social, cultural, and economic factors often mitigate the adoption of healthy reproductive behaviors and practices. One group that is particularly susceptible to mitigating ... -
Factors associated with establishment-based female sex workers accessing health care services in Shanghai
(2015)Female sex workers are a priority population for HIV prevention and health promotion in China. This paper examines the patterns of and factors associated with the utilisation of HIV-related and general health services by ...
