Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Determinants of contraceptive use in Ena, Embu District
(Department of Arts-institute of population studies and research, 1992)The study examines how certain demographic, socio-cultural, socia-economic, and accessibility factors affect contraceptive use among a cohort of married women age 25-34 years in Ena, Embu district. The objective ... -
Economy and subsistence of iron age Sirikwa culture at Hyrax hill, Nakuru: a zooarchaeological approach
(Department of History, University of Nairobi, 1989)The purpose of this study is to define the subsistence patterns associated with a Pastoral Iron Age culture referred to as the Sirikwa. Traces of this culture are found in archaeological sites in the central rift valley ... -
Insecurity situation in Kenya: its economic and social costs on businesses within Nairobi’s central business district
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts, 2007)The relationship between Insecurity and Development in Kenya is still a highly under explored area of research, indeed a scantily explored phenomenon as evidenced by scarcity of literature in this area of study. In Kenya's ... -
The effects of single motherhood on child welfare and development: a case study in Kibera Division - Nairobi
(1993)This is an investigation of the effects of single motherhood on child welfare and development. It discusses and analyses the various aspects of single motherhood which hold significant and ramifying consequences to child ... -
Anaerobic treatment of cane sugar effluent from Muhoroni sugar factory
(Department of health, 1997)Cane sugar mill effluent is characterized by high COD, BOD and Suspended solids (SS) contents and its treatment by aerobic biological methods is usually difficult. Due to the high content of lignin-cellulose in the SS ... -
The Determinants of the Advancement of Women in Organisations in Kenya - A Case Study of Organisations in Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts, 2007)This study sought to find out what determines the advancement of women in organisations in Kenya today. Women in Kenya are disadvantaged in many fields but it is paramount that they be given an equal voice as they have a ... -
Household structure, decision making and technical change in small holder farms of Laikipia District, Kenya
(Department of sociology, 1993)The present study attempts to identify the structure of, and the factors that influence. decision-making and technical change in Arid and Semi-Arid lands (ASAL) of Laikipia District. Kenya. The study was carried out in ... -
The Response of the Anglican Church of Kenya In The Fight Against HIV/AIDS: An Assessment of The All Saints Diocese, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Sociology, 2004-09)This project paper is entitled "The response of the Anglican church of Kenya in the fight against HIVIAIDS: an assessment of the All Saints Diocese, Nairobi, Kenya". Today HIV/AIDS presents the single most important ... -
Catholic Church and rural development in Kenya; a case study of Makueni division in Machakos district
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1991)Rural development focuses on the improvement of the living conditions of the rural people, the majority of whom have been neglected in the past by policy makers. Indeed, it is a vital subject that most developing countries ... -
Socio-economic factors affecting access to basic formal education among the nomadic pastoralists: a case study of the Samburu.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts Sociology, 2002-10)The purpose of this thesis was to examine factors affecting access to basic formal education among the nomadic pastoralists in Kenya and the Samburu were taken as a case study. The need for the study arose from the fact ... -
The Impact Of Rural-Urban Migration On Rural Farm Production Capacity the Case Of Nyeri District
(University of NairobiDepartment of Sociology, 1991)The study aimed at an assessment of the effects of the rural male outmigration on the rural family's farm production level. The problem of rural male out-migration is traced back to the pre-colonial, colonial and ... -
Determinants of exchange rates in Kenya: 1970-2005
(School of Economics, 2007-08)The study examines both structural and short-run factors determining variations of real exchange rates (RER) and nominal exchange rates (NER) in Kenya. The structural factors exam ined are terms of trade (TOT), net capital ... -
A study of teachers' attitudes towards supervision in primary schools in Bahati division of Nakuru district, Kenya.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Education, 1998-07)The study embarked on the problem of examining teachers' attitudes towards supervision in primary schools in Bahati Division ofNakuru District. The relationship between teachers' attitudes towards supervision and selected ... -
The impact of household and community level environmental factors on infant and child mortality in rural Kenya
(Department of Population Studies, 1992)This study attempts to determine the impact of household and community level environmental factors on infant and child mortality in rural Kenya. A broader definition of environment is used in this study to include the ... -
The application of international instruments toward combating child prostitution in kenya: a critical analysis
(Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, 2003)This study focuses on the application of international instruments towards combating child prostitution. The study has three objectives. The first is to explore the phenomenon of child prostitution ... -
The effectiveness of public relations in the management of crisis: a case study of Safaricom.
(Department of Arts- Communication, 2009)This study sought to examine how effective was Public Relations used while handling a Crisis at Safaricom Limited, by first identifying the types of crisis the organization has encounter in the past, examining what ... -
Challenges facing the implementation of community policing in Kenya: a case study of Kibera, Nairobi.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts Sociology (Criminology), 2007-10)The study sought to identify implementation-related constraints facing the community policing initiative at the Kibera community policing pilot site, Nairobi. The rationale was that the challenges facing the residents ... -
The impact of women's group movement in rangwe division: A socio-economic profile
(1993)The central thesis of this study is that the pursuit of economic processes in the rural areas of Kenya through Women's Group Movement causes economic development and thus elimination of poverty among the rural women and ... -
Effects of industries and other land use systems on the water Quality within the Nairobi river sub-catchments, Kenya.
(Department of Civil Engineering,, 1992)This thesis examines water quality status and deterioration in the Upper- Athi-Nairobi sub-catchments which covers an area of 1154.4 km2 with an annual discharge rate of 99242 m3/year (9.9 X 104 m3/yr). It is based on ... -
Mortality situation in selected hiv/aids prevalence regimes of Kenya
(Department of Arts-institute of population studies and research, 2000)This study attempts to determine differentials til mortality by socio-economic, demographic and household environmental factors by prevailing HIV regimes, taking recourse to ...
