Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Economic Determinants of Crime Trends in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Economics, 2013-09)The paper was intended to establish the major economic causes of crime upsurge in Kenya by using the Johansen Cointegration and VEC model, using annual data from 1975-2012 of gross per capita income, public expenditure on ... -
E-waste Management in Kenya: a Case Study of Mobile Phone Waste in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,Department Of Geography And Environmental Studies,, 2013-10)This study focused on the management of mobile phone E-waste in Nairobi, Kenya. The mobile phone sub-sector in Kenya has been recording a phenomenal increase in the number of mobile phone users, which continues to act ... -
Terrorism as a Threat to International Security, a Case for Self Defence: Kenya’s Experience With Somalia
(University of NairobiSchool of Law, 2013-08)Chapter one deals with background, literature review and theories of self defense generally to expose gaps, distortion or different perspectives on the right of self defense vis a vis terrorism. This chapter sought to ... -
Islamic Education in Kenya a Case Study of Islamic Integrated Schools in Garissa County
(University of Nairobi,Department of Philosophy and Religious, 2013-07)This thesis explores the challenges facing Islamic education in Kenya with specific reference to Islamic Integrated schools that combines the national secular public school curriculum and Islamic education curriculum as ... -
Host Preference in Aedes (Stegomyia) Species Mosquitoes With Special Reference to the Anthropophilic and Non Anthropophilic Forms of Aedes (Stegomyia) Simpsoni Theobald (Diptera, Culicidae) in Uganda
(1971)Host preference in Aedes (Stegomyia) species mosquitoes was investigated with special reference to the anthropophilic and non-anthropophilic forms of Aedes (Stegomyia) simpsoni Theobald in Uganda. Four aspects were ... -
Gravity and Seismic Measurements in Kenya
(1979)This thesis is mainly concerned with the use of gravity data to study the structure of the crust and upper mantle beneath the Kenya Rift Valley. Following a review of previous geophysical studies of the Rift there are ... -
Selective Reactivities to Some Mono and Disaccharides
(University of Detroit,, 1975)The rate of the base-catalyzed transesterification of sucrose and ethyl myristate was shown to vary somewhat as a function of solvent and base catalyst, but the most significant effect was the 2-4 fold acceleratin ... -
Terrestial Heat Flow Studies in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geology, 1975)Temperature logs have been made at 26 sites in Kenya, in boreholes 100 to 300 metres deep, and thermal conductivities were determined from laboratory measurements on drill cuttings from 13 of the sites. Seven of the ... -
"Fresh Water Forcing of the North .atlant.ic,"
(McGill UniversityDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, 1992-06)Several numerical experiments are carried out using the Bryan-Cox Ocean General Circulation Model to investigate the variability of the North Atlantic thermohaline circulation under steady, non-zonal, surface forcing and ... -
Emergence or Virtual Organizations in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatic, 2003)Abstract Different organizations conform to one type or other of virtual organization. The level of conformance varies from one organization to the other (Kurtakko J. et al). This paper assumes one type termed as "virtual ... -
Seismological Studies of the East African Rift System
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1970)The East African rifts have ranked as a major geotectonic structure ever since Suess (1891') recognised the continuity of the structures of the Red Sea wi th those of the African rift system. The discovery ot a ... -
Tectonics of the Kenya Rift Valley
(University of NairobiCollege of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1970)The more important contributions of previous work to an understanding of the structure and evolution of the Kenyarift valley are reviewed, and the various hypotheses of origin of the Kenya and other rift valleys are ... -
Energy Poverty and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Lpg) in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Economics, 2013)The role played by energy in social, economic and political development of a country is vital. Access to energy encourages development via improvement in education. It also accelerates economic development through mechanization ... -
Library Service Provision to Students With Disabilities: a Case Study of Jomo Kenyatta Memorial Library, University of Nairobi: Problems and Prospects
(University of Nairobi,Department of Library and Information Science, 2007-08)This study examined the challenges faced by students with disabilities in seeking library services at the Jomo Kenyatta Memorial Library (JKML) of the University of Nairobi. The aim was to specifically examine the ... -
Influence of Headteachers’ Motivational Practices on Teacher Performance in Public Primary Schools in Ikerege Division, Kuria West District, Kenya
(University of NairobiFacuty of Arts, 2013)The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of headteachers’ motivational practices on teacher performance in public primary schools in Ikerege Division, Kuria West District, Kenya. The objectives of the ... -
Water but Wine
(University of NairobiFacuty of Arts, 2013)This project focused on the writing of a play based on the question of morality in a private secondary school. The play addresses the challenges that female students face in a morally decadent society that has none or ... -
School-based Factors Influencing Pupils’ Academic Performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary Education in Tetu District, Nyeri County, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Education, 2013)The purpose of the study was to investigate the school based factors that influenced pupils’ academic performance in KCPE in Tetu district. The study sought to determine the influence of head teachers’ professional support, ... -
Access to Essential Medicines and the Utilisation of Compulsory Licensing and Parallel Importation in Kenya and South Africa
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Factors Influencing Youth to Engage in Conflict in Garrissa Municipality, Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, 2013)The purpose of the study was to investigate factors influencing youth to engage in conflict in Garrisa municipality, Kenya. Five research objectives were formulated to guide the study. The research design used in this ... -
Barriers to Antiretroviral Treatment Adherence Among Hiv Infected Tuberculosis Patients in Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital Kisumu, Kenya
(University of NairobiFacuty of Arts, 2013)To achieve long-term viral suppression, near perfect ART adherence is required. Parallel administration of antiretroviral and antituberculous therapies among HIV and TB infected patients poses significant challenges, ...
