Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Food Security and Agricultural Development:a Case Study of Bogetaorio Ii Sub-location, Kisii District, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts, 1994)This research is about the relationship between food security levels and agricultural development. It examines the existing food policies, the extent to which household attitudes and social behaviour, savings and investments ... -
Students' perception of sex education in public secondary schools of Kikuyu division, Kiambu district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004)The controversy surrounding the teaching of sex education has ranged the world over, with different schools of thought imposing their attitudes and perception towards sex and the teaching of the same with little if any ... -
The effect of maternal education on infant and child mortality in Kenya
(University of NairobiPopulation Studies and Research Institute, 1998)This study was aimed at establishing the effect of maternal education on infant and child mortality in Kenya at the national level. The study also aimed at examining the differentials of infant and child mortality by ... -
The Role of Ecotourism in Environmental Management
(Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Nairobi, 2004-09)Eco-tourism is a more synergetic approach to tourism that tends to bind the tourist, local community and the environment. Tourists are people travelling and staying at a place for 24 hours or more and for various reasons ... -
Impact of infant and child mortality on fertility in Kenya
(University of NairobiPopulation Studies and Research Institute, 2002)The present unprecedented growth of population around the world has made it imperative to understand the causes and look for cure of this growth. Fertility and mortality are the two important factors that contribute to ... -
Some aspects of the Limnogeography of small high altitude tropical man-made reservoirs in the Eastern Rift Valley, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004)The broad objective of this study was to assess the limnological characteristics of man-made reservoirs in the uplands of the Eastem Rift Valley, Kenya from a geographical perspective of spatial comparative analysis. It ... -
Child Survival Determinants in Tile Arid and Semi-arid Lands
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Waste Management Awareness in Nairobi: the Case of "Jua Kali" Metal Workers in Nairobi's Kamukunji Area
(University of Nairobi,Department of Geography and Environmental Studies,University of Nairobi, 2009-10)This research looks at the case of the metal workers in Kamukunji "Jua Kali" industry in Nairobi in order to assess their level of awareness about waste management in order to develop appropriate waste management awareness ... -
The role of the National Council of Churches of Kenya in the post-independence political developments in Kenya (1963-1992)
(University of NairobiUniversity of Nairobi, 1993)This study aims at examining what role, if any, the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) has been playing in the politics of Kenya Between 1963 and 1992. It presents a socio-political and economic survey of the ... -
Human adjustment to solid waste pollution:A case study of Dandora area in Nairobi
(Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2008-07)This study examined the human adjustment to solid waste pollution: a case study of Dandora area in Embakasi constituency in Nairobi Province. Nairobi like other developing world cities is characterized by rapid population ... -
Dynamism in church governance with special reference to leadership conflict in the Full gospel churches of Kenya
(Department of Philosophy, 2007)This is a study on church leadership and the conflict which is part and parcel of its development. It focuses on the problem of an intense leadership conflict which emerged in the Full Gospel Churches of Kenya soon after ... -
China-Africa economic relations in the post Mao era: Case study of Sudan
(Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, University of Nairobi, 2009-10)The twenty first Century has seen a new era of closer ties between China and Africa than ever before. China-Africa formal relations began when Zheng He visited African coastal towns during the early fifteenth century. ... -
The Treatment of Bible References in Christian Communication: a Content Analysis of Family Television, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Journalism, 2009)The research was a content analysis of sermons in Family TV. The specific objectives of the research were to establish the percentage of direct biblical references in the Family TV sermons and consistency of the preaching ... -
Using microcomputers in Kenya’s development planning
(Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies (IDIS), 1990-08)Microcomputers were introduced in the Ministry of Planning and National Development in 1983 in support of national development planning. They are now used daily for word-processing, data management, and spreadsheet ... -
Estimation of Fertility Levels in Kenya Using the Reverse Survival Techniques
(University of NairobiPSRI (Population studies and Research Institute), 1991)In direct technique of estimating fertility levels can broadly be divided into categories. The first category used the retrospective data on the mean number olf children ever born and the births during the last year by ... -
Factors affecting the population size and distribution of the grevy's zebra (equus grevyii) in Northern Laikipia district
(Department of Geography and Environmental Studies,University of Nairobi, 2009-11)This study aimed at comparing the ecology of the Grevy's zebra in private and communal ranches in terms of human-livestock interactions, habitat quality, population size and. structure and spatial temporal distribution. ... -
The impact of sales taxes on demand for beer in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 1994)The objectives off sales taxes include; raising revenue to the government, protecting local manufactures and controlling local manufactures and controlling cree consumption of those commodities believed to be non- essential. ... -
An Evaluation of Crisis Communication at Kenya Railways Corporation
(School of Journalism, University of Nairobi, 2007-11)This study sought to evaluate how Kenya Railways Corporation has used CrISIS communication in managing crisis. Crisis communication IS an important aspect of CrISIS management ll1 corporate organizations .The study ... -
Multilateral Negotiation as a Counter-terrorism Strategy; a Case Study of Ai-shabaab
(University of NairobiInstitute of Diplomacy and International Studies, University of Nairobi, 2009)The specific objectives of this study were to examine the effectiveness of counterterrorism strategies in Somalia and to investigate whether multilateral negotiation as a counter-terrorism strategy would work with ... -
A study of the causes and effects of bullying in public secondary schools in Mwea division, Mbeere district, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007)The purpose of this study was to investigate the causes and effects of bullying in public secondary schools in Mwea Division, Mbeere District. Parents, teachers and pupils are concerned about bullying in schools. The ...
