Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Die widerspiegelung der samburu-kultur und umwelt in ihren marchen
(1996)Samburu Kinder werden unter anderem durch die Erzahlung von Marchen erzogen. Ihnen werden dabei verschiedene Traditionen, Sitten und Gebrauche der Gesellschaft beigebracht. Tiergeschichten werden am haufigsten zu ... -
An analysis of the causes of road traffic accidents in the city of nairobi, kenya
(University of NairobiFaculty of Arts, 2008)This study analysed road traffic accidents in the City Council of Nairobi, with particular reference to the main causes of such accidents and the relationship of driver behaviour to the problem. The research further discussed ... -
The impact of foreign aid on public: expenditure and its Fungibility in Kenya (1974-1992)
(Department of Arts-Economics, 2004)The role and effectiveness of foreign aid in promoting economic development in the recipient countries has been a matter of controversy. The available empirical studies are notable for their conflicting findings on the ... -
The impact of hiv/aids communication strategies for adolescents: a case study of hiv/aids education programme in Kenya’s secondary schools
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts in Communication Studies, 2004)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of HIV/AIDS communication strategies for adolescents. It was a case study of HIV/AIDS education programme in Kenya's secondary schools. AIDS Education consists ... -
Effectiveness of foreign aid: the case of Kenya
(Department of Arts-Economics, 2006)The principal economic rationale for aid is to increase growth rate of GDP in recipient countries. The recipients are low-income countries faced with two fundamental constraints, or financing gaps, viz, insufficient domestic ... -
Post-egalitarian society: women and competitive elective political leadership in Kangundo constituency, Machakos district
(University of NairobiDepartment of sociology, 2007)This study is an analysis of the factors that inhibit women from participating in competitive political leadership and the problems faced by elected women leaders in Machakos District. The study focuses on the role played ... -
Economic imp act of relocating hawkers from Nairobi central business district to the new Ngara market
(Department of Arts-Economics, 2008)This paper describes the economic impact of relocating hawkers from NCBD. Working from the existing literature and interviews, this paper assesses the impact of relocating hawker's businesses from the NCBD to the Ngara ... -
Rural development in the arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya: a general model with lessons from Wajir District
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts in International Studies, 1990-08)Development of the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) of Kenya is a key element in the nation's overall development strategy. The ASAL region comprises some 80% of the total land area in the country, but contains only about ... -
Factors considered important in the successful usage of an advertising program
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 1999-11)This study reported was to find out the factors considered important in the successful usage of advertising program and the problems commercial banks in Kenya encounter in their efforts in using advertising to promote ... -
Land ownership and cultural practices among the rural women household heads in the Rwandan post conflict reconstruction: a case study of Kinigi district of Ruhengeri province, Rwanda
(University of NairobiDepartment of sociology, 2003)It is unfortunate that discrimination over land ownership and use perpetuated by cultural beliefs and practices continue to prevail in our modem societies. This study aimed at identifying the impact of cultural practices ... -
The impact of globalization on selected human rights -a case study of Kenya’s export processing zones.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts in International Studies, 2006)This study investigates the impact of globalization as manifested by the operations of Export Processing Zones (EPZ's) on selected human rights, namely: trade union rights, right to personal dignity and the right to work ... -
The role of financial intermediation in savings mobilization in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 1994-09)Savings mobilisation is quite a complex issue and the factors that enable this process to run is also incricace. These factors tend to differ from one economy to the other and depend too on the stage of economic ... -
An empirical analysis of the relationship between deposit portfolio and profitability: the case of publicly quoted banks and financial institutions in Kenya.
(Department of Business Administration, 1999)Deposits constitute a significant proportion of the total liabilities of banks and financial institutions and their role in financing the operations of these institutions cannot be disputed. Banks and financial ... -
An empirical assessment of the link between Kenya’s indirect taxation and economic growth
(Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2003-09)This study analyses the impact of indirect taxes as a whole and the different types of indirect taxes in particular, on economic growth within the context of a simple endogenous growth model. Using a time series analysis ... -
An empirical investigation on factors determining trade in an FTA: a case study of comesa
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2006)This paper looks at an empirical analysis of the factors determining trade in an ITA taking the case of COMESA and the trade effect of the recently formed COMESA ITA using the gravity model. The analysis covers the years ... -
A survey of the disabled persons perceptions of human resource managers
(Department of Business Administration, 2003)The survey for the study was carried out between August and September 2003. The study sought to determine the perceptions of disabled persons in employment towards Human Resource managers. It also sought to find out some ... -
Pornography as a challenge to the youth in the contemporary churches in Kenya: a case of Nairobi city
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts in Philosophy and Religious Studies, 2007-06)The influx and proliferation of pornography is a common global menace that demands global effort to curb its spreading. It is aggressively penetrating and encroaching every setting of the human society in unnoticed manner ... -
Poverty Situation in Kenya:the Case of Kakamega District
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 2005)This research paper assesses empirically the poverty situation in Kakamega District. The third Welfare Monitoring Survey data was used. The survey was done by Central Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Finance and ... -
Impact of Retrenchment on Service Delivery: a Case Study of University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi,Department of sociology, 2008)Retrenchment in the Public Sector is a government-initiated policy to cut down the number of employees and subsequently reduce costs. The objectives of this study were to establish the quality of service delivery ... -
Reintegration of child soldiers in Africa: a case study of Uganda 1986-2008
(Department of Political Science & Public Administration, University of Nairobi, 2010-11)Child soldiers are one of the major problems in modern society. In the case of Northern Uganda, child soldiers (or formerly abducted children) have been used for decades in the conflict between the government and the ...
