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Marketing strategies, Industry competition and export performance of fresh produce Firms in Kenya
(Ajbuma, 2022-03-22)Despite the increasing number of firms pursuing export market, little is known about the moderating role of industry competition on the marketing strategy and export performance link. To address this gap ... -
Does market information risk influence price discovery for stocks listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange?
(Ajbuma, 2022-03-25)This study sought to determine the influence of market information risk on price discovery for stocks listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Price discovery for financial instruments trading in an exchange ... -
Prevalence of Ticks Infesting Dairy Cattle and the Pathogens They Harbour in Smallholder Farms in Peri-Urban Areas of Nairobi, Kenya
(INDAWI, 2021-12-10)(is study aimed at determining the tick species infesting dairy cattle in Nairobi, Kenya, and the pathogens they harbour. While ticks are well-known vectors of major bacterial pathogens of both veterinary importance and ... -
Health Related -Intellectual Property Rights in Africa in Light of the Covid- 19 Pandemic
(Journal of cmsd, 2022)This article argues that suspending IP rights considering the current COVID19 pandemic would not necessarily lead to a win-win situation for African countries and Western Pharmaceuticals. The first part introduces ... -
Diversity of Gut Methanogens and Functional Enzymes Associated With Methane Metabolism in Smallholder Dairy Cattle
(Research Square, 2022)Methane is a greenhouse gas with disastrous consequences when released to intolerable levels. Ruminants produce methane during gut fermentation releasing it through belching and/or flatulence. To better understand the ... -
Systemic and Mucosal Concentrations of Nine Cytokines Among Individuals with Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in Nairobi Kenya
(2022-03-16)Introduction The human-restricted sexually transmitted Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) has been shown to modulate the immune response against it and consequently the cytokines produced. The levels of cytokines in NG infection ... -
Antimicrobial resistance profiles of E. coli isolated from pooled samples of Sick, Farm and Market chickens in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Research Square, 2022-03-29)Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an emerging global threat to both human and animal health. This is mainly because the same antimicrobial molecules are used for treatment and prophylaxis in both humans and ... -
The Kenya Ministry of Education's response to the Covid-19 pandemi
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Diversity of Escherichia coli isolates from milk obtained along the Nairobi dairy value chain by DNA fingerprint analysis
(Research Square, 2022-03-14)Background The Nairobi dairy food system is highly complex and involves informal and formal dairy production and marketing channels. The sector comprises numerous small-scale interlinked actors characterized by diverse ... -
Trends and Gaps in African Legislative Research: Major Topics From the 1960s–2021
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This article takes stock of African legislative studies, focusing on trends and gaps between the 1960s and 2021. It begins with a discussion on the nature of African legislative research by reviewing common research ... -
China-driven rail development:lessons from Kenya and Indonesia
(University of Nairobi, 2022-01)China’s considerable success in expanding its domestic railway network, especially its high-speed rail capacity, has drawn the attention of Global South governments. This, together with rail’s prominent place in the Belt ... -
Socio-demographic, economic and mental health problems were risk factors for suicidal ideation among Kenyan students aged 15 plus
(Elsevier, 2022-01-12)Background: About a third of youth with suicidal ideation develop suicidal plans and about 60% of youth with suicidal plans make suicidal attempts. This study aimed to study different types of suicidal ideation and the ... -
Evaluation of vegetable pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp] genotypes for yield stability
(CABI, 2021-10-30)Background Vegetable pigeonpea is an important food security crop in the marginal dry areas of the Eastern region of Kenya. The adaptation and stability of vegetable pigeonpea genotypes across different agro-ecological ... -
Utilising the due diligence standard to interrogate Kenya's accountability efforts with regard to survivors of sexual violence in the 2007-2008 post-election violence
(SciELO, 2021)Sexual violence is a human rights violation and is addressed under a growing number of international agreements including the 1993 Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, among others. This article uses ... -
The relationship between corporate social investment and financial performance of companies listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(African Development Finance Journal, 2021-12-22)This study visualizes that companies seem to have, for far too long, relied on crude business analytical methods that only consider direct investment with its subsequent occasioned income. The companies have continued to ... -
Securities Market Development and Economic growth in the common market for Eastern and Southern Africa Member States
(African Development Finance Journal, 2021-12-22)Purpose:The purpose of this paper is to investigatethe effect of securities markets development on the economic growth of the Common Markets for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)member states. Design/Methodology:Thestudy ... -
The relationship between information technology investment and financial performance of companies listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(African Development Finance Journal, 2021-12-14)This study sought to establish the effect of information technology investment on financial performance of companies listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The entire 64 firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange ... -
Corporate diversification, firm size and performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(ADFJ, 2022-02-04)This study sought to establish the effect of size on the relationship between corporate diversification and performance of commercial banks in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to; determine the effect of corporate ... -
Management and treatment of symptoms and signs of trauma among the survivors of arson attacks in Kenya: a case of High schools in Nairobi County
(Academic Journals, 2022-01-31)Arson attacks in high schools in Kenya began in 1908. The fate of survivors subdued by symptomatology remains unknown. The study established that symptoms and signs of trauma can be managed and treated. The study adopted ... -
Adequacy Assessment of Government’s Budgetary Allocations for the Provision of Lecture Halls in Nigeria’s Federal Universities
(UON, 2017)The purpose of this study was to assess the adequacy of federal government’s budgetary allocations on the provision of lecture halls for undergraduate students in federal universities in North-Central Zone of Nigeria. Apart ...
