Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Computer Aided Design Of Microwave Line Of Sight Radio - Relay Systems With Special Application To Kenya Posts And Telecommunications Corporation
(University of Nairobi.Electrical Engineering, 1991)The propagation of radio waves at microwave frequencies and the various types of noise that affect the performance of terrestrial microwave line of sight radio-relay systems are discussed. A computer terrain database ... -
Attitudes and motivation, language learning strategies and achievement in French in Kenya: a correlational analysis and an experiment
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts, 1982)This is a two-part study involving an enquiry and an experiment into the role of attitudes and motivation, on the one hand, and into the learning strategies of the foreign language learner, on the other hand. Tests ... -
Legal Restraints On Presidential And Parliamentary Elections In The African One Party State: A Comparative Analysis Of Kenya, Tanzania And Zambia
(University of Nairobi.The National Law Center of The George Washington University, 1988-05-22)The central concern of this dissertation in this: what is the nature of constitutional and the legal restraints seeking to circumscribe presidential and parliamentary elections in the liberal democratic orientated on e-party ... -
The Western Kenya sugar industry; with specific reference to Nyanza and Western provinces
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geography, 1980)This study examines "The Hestern Kenya sugar industry with specific reference to Nyanza and Western Provinces". It gives a detailed economic development analysis of the Western Kenya.Sugar Industry and its general impact ... -
The Impact Of Economic Factors On Household Fertility Behaviour In Rural Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Department of Arts, 1981-12)The main objective of this study was to identify the economic determinants of household fertility behaviour which was analysed ln a consumer-theoretic frame-work. Utilizing a static cross-sectional model, a household ... -
A Case Study On The Impact Of The Villagization Programme In Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi.Department of Arts-Sociology, 1998-10)In this case study we have attempted to investigate the impact or effects of the villagization programme in Ethiopia. The case study set out with three main objectives namely to identify and assess the impact of the ... -
Land and labour: women and men in agricultural change, Murang'a District, Kenya, 1880-1984.
(University of OttawaArts-Geography, 1986)The motivation behind the research documented here was the observation that an incongruence existed between the experienced reality of agricultural change by women and men, on the one hand, and the theories which ... -
Buyaaye as an adaptive response to social, economic and political disorganisation in Kampala during the period of millitary rule
(Arts-Sociology, 1980)In this study a definition of Buyaaye is developed. Its historical origin, manifestation, causes and objective basis are presented. Its upsurge during military rule is the major focus. The study was guided by research ... -
Environment And Development: An Environmental Impact Analysis Of The Proposed Upper Athi Dam
(University of Nairobi.Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, 1985-05)This study undertakes an Environmental impact analysis of the proposed upper Athi dam on the Mbagathi river, the natural southern boundary of Nairobi National Park. Impacts have been examined on two major environments ... -
The impact of socio-economic variables on the spatial and structural patterns of rural houses in Ukambani, Kenya
(Institute of population Studies and research, 1984)The different forms taken by houses are complex phenomena, for which no single explanation will suffice. All possible explanations, however, are variations of a single theme: people with different attitudes and ideals ... -
Urban development in Kenya:financing the delivery of services
(Institute of Diplomacy & International Studies, 1987)An efficient urban system will help increase productivity in both urban centers and rural areas. Factors which positively affect the provision of efficient urban services are fundamental to a nation's overall ... -
Rural Water Develdpment in Kenya : A Case Study of Vihiga Division, Kakamega District
(Arts-economic Geaography, 1987)The last fifteen years have witnessed increasing attention being focused by the Kenya Government on the needs of the rural areas in the country in an effort to raise rural standards of living as part of the overall strategy ... -
An Economic Analysis of Fresh-water Fish Marketing on the Landing Beaches of Lake Victoria (Kenya)
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts in Economics, 1986-06)The understanding of the marketing problems of such an important fishery as Lake Victoria provides a framework within which the management, production and institutional roles can be handled. The efficient production ... -
Investigations on response to cattle prices by small scale traditional farmers in Botswana the case of the Mahalapye sub-district
(Arts-economic Geaography, 1981)The question of response to price by the traditional livestock farmers in Africa has been a -vexed issue for a long time. Some researchers contend that response is basically a matter of perception among these farmers~ ... -
The mechanics of drawing polygonal tube from round on a cylindrical plug
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts in Philosophy, 1981-10)Economic factors such as the expense of raw materials, labour and power, are compelling manufacturers of polygonal section rod and tube to seek new production routes. One such method generating considerable industrial ... -
Conncepts of health and disease among the Ariaal Rendillec herbal medicine, ritual curing, and modern health care in a
(1980)The Ariaal Rendille are a nomadic pastoralist population who torm a cultural bridge between the Samburu cattle-herders and Rendille camel-herders of northern Kenya, East Africa. The Ariaal. utilize the intermediate ... -
The impact of building design on maintenance costs of residential housing estates owned by Mombasa municipal council
(University of NairobiDepartment of Land Development, 1985)This study constitutes an investigation of the impact of building design on the subsequent costs of maintaining buildings in use. It s restricted to residential buildings owned and maintained by Mombasa Municipal Council ... -
Determinants Of Intra-rural Labour Migration: A Case Study Of Mumias Agro-industry In Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi.Population studies and Research Institute, 1985)This study attempts to uncover some of the causes of rural-rural migration in Kenya. It is based on the 1983/84 Population-Agriculture Interrelationship Sample Survey conducted by a team of researchers from the University ... -
The Contribution Of Rural Institutions In The Development Of Southern Sudan Through Self-help: The Case Of Magwi People's Rural Council Area
(University of Nairobi.Department of Arts-Sociology, 1986-03-28)One of the main problems the 8udan continues to face after almost three decades of independence is equity in socio-economic development. At independence while certain parts of the country witnessed unprecedented expansion ... -
Differences in resource utilization in rural Kenya: a case study of a heterogeneous Settlement scheme, with particular reference to dairy farming innovation in the Nzoia Scheme, Kakamega, Kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1989)This study examines the individual socio-economic and other governmental extension factors which make for differences in the levels of sustaining innovation in the Nzoia Scheme. This was a case study of a rural planned ...
