Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The Role Of Multi-purpose Cooperatives In Village Developlvient: A Case Study Of Participation In The Kawangware Cooperative Society
(University of Nairobi,Faculty of Arts, university of Nairobi, 1978)The Kawangware Cooperative Society is a multipurpose, multi-commodity society with the goal of economic development of Kawangware , The society is part of a larger community development project Local participation has ... -
An investigations on seasonal supply patterns and pricing efficiency for slaughter cattle in Kenya with th particular reference to Kajiado And Nakuru Districts
(1976)The objective of this study Was to examine the pattern of the variation in supply of slaughter cattle, occurring differently j n pastoral and agricultural areas, and also to analyses the problem of pricing efficiency ... -
Demand for health services in Nairobi
(Arts Economics, University of Nairobi, 1988)This study analyses factors that influence demand for selected types of health services in the City of Nairobi. The services studied are: Outpatient care, Immunization, Obstetric, Ante-Natal and Family Planning ... -
Alexander Pushkin: An examination of themes of love, honesty and freedom
(Arts Literature, University of Nairobi, 1982)Though Russian literature is becoming increasingly popular among English-speaking literary scholars, and even more so, among literary scholars of African background, Pushkin, the founder of Russian literature is not ... -
Members' Participation In Kenyan Rural Cooperative Organization:The Case Of Kirinyaga District
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts. university of Nairobi., 1974)This study intended to be part fulfilment for a Master of Arts Degree, was carried out in Kirinyaga District. It emphasized several factors: 1. The vitality of studies based on rural development in the context of ... -
A study of knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to visceral Leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in Tseikuru Location, Kitui District, Kenya
(Arts, University of Nairobi, 1986)In the last few years, there has been growing interest and research in the area of social medicine. Today, more research is being conducted in this area in an attempt to understand how social and cultural factors impact ... -
Analysis of some seasonal rainfall characteristics in the Lake Victoria region of Kenya
(Arts Geography, University of Nairobi, 1984)Unlike any other part of Kenya, the Lake Victoria Drainage Basin is a complicated area both in terms of its geography and weather systems. The interplay of geography and the meso-scale lake-induced circulation systems, ... -
Unskilled and semi-skilled factory workers: Major determinants of their modernization levels and attitudes towards their work
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, 1979)In this study, we have tried to examine some of the major factors which influence individual modernization among factory manual workers (semiskilled and unskilled) and the factors which ·influence their acceptance of ... -
The role of roads in rural and regional development in E. Africa : Case studies in Kenya and Uganda
(Arts, University of Nairobi, 1975)This study has been undertaken as a result of the recognition of the significance of the relationship between roads and rural and regional development.Regional development disparities exist in East African and the study ... -
Attitude to discharge of mental patients at the Matsapha mental Hospital in Swaziland
(Arts, University of Nairobi, 1983)This thesis is on the attitudes to discharge of mental patients at the Matsapha Mental Hospital in Swaziland. It is intended to ascertain the factors which influence patients' attitudes to discharge - namely, factors ... -
A survey of training needs of agricultural project managers in the Ministry of Agriculture in Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, 1983)In this research, a survey has been carried out on the training needs of agricultural project manager in the Ministry of Agriculture in Kenya. Data was collected by examining personnel records in the Ministry, interviewing ... -
An evaluation of male participation in family planning activities a case study of Karambaini Sub-Location of Limuru Division, Kiambu District - Kenya
(Sociology, University Of Nairobi, 1991)This study evaluates male involvement in Family planning activities. This evaluation was done through the testing of four main hypotheses based on the socio - cultural factors thought to influence male involvement in ... -
Risk Aversion By Small Farmers- Can It Be Measured ?results Of A Survey Of 69 Small Farmers In Kabare Location, Kirinyaga District, March 1977
(University of Nairobi,Departatent of Economics, University of Nairobi,, 1977-06)Small farmers in developing countries have to contend with many risks. One of the most important is the risk of less than adequate rainfall. Risk aversion by farmers can be a constraint on the transition from a subsistence. ... -
Social aspects of malaria control: a case study among the Luo of Karateng, Kisumu District
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The Boran of northern Kenya: origin, migrations and settlements in the 19th century.
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Lamu: A case study of the swahili town
(Arts, University of Nairobi, 1974)The Swahili coast between Kismayu in the north and the Zambezi river in the south, and many of the islands facing it have been the locations of important settlements. Artime trade brought these settlements into contact ... -
Linear programming: an identification of the strategy for peasant application to the best existing farming farmers in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1977-06)It is likely that raising the levels of income in the rural sector depends upon, and in part consists of, the identification and utilization of the best farming strategy by farmers, most of whom are peasants. The decision ... -
Southern Nyanza historical texts (containing field texts for the thesis on "A traditional history of the Abakuria AD 1400-1914")
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Methods of Land Use Surveys for Rapidly Developing Settlements (Kenya)
(University of Nairobi,Engineering (Surveying and Photogrametry), University of Nairobi, 1976-06)The aim of this study was to seek a workable method(s) for quick compilation of land use maps and data for rapidly developing settlements. The settlements viewed ranged from those of typical rural setting to those of ...
