Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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An inquiry into a philosophical justification for the socio-cultural factor in development
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts Philosophy, 2000)While development implies change, it is not just any change, but a specific kind of change. It is a change that is dialectic. That is, it must have a point from which to deviate, the process and the end result. The process ... -
Men's knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning in Kenya
(Department of Arts-institute of population studies and research, 2000)The Family Planning Programme in Kenya has always approached the issue of fertility regulation with females as the target group, while ignoring men who are equally involved in the process of reproduction/procreation, ... -
Language in Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's fiction
(1997)Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye is a British-born Kenyan writer whose consistent interest in the experiences of women in a rapidly modernizing society is increasingly attracting critical response. Because of her dual cultural ... -
A critical analysis of the implementation of the 1951 Geneva convention on refugees: a case study of Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, 2003)Not so long ago, the status that the refugee problem has acquired in international politics today was unimaginable. What was viewed as a passing cloud by the international protection regimes until last mid century has ... -
Contraception: knowledge, attitude and practice among university / Students in Kenya,
(1991)This study has its main objective the examination of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of contraception among University students. It is a Case Study of the University of Nairobi. It uses a sample of 500 students randomly ... -
The role of International organizations in the fight against HIV/AIDS among refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa: The case of International rescue committee at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya (1992 - 2002)
(Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, 2003)The study sets out to investigate and analyse the role that is played by international organizations in the combat against HlV/AIDS among refugees in sub-Saharan Africa. Two categories of international organizations are ... -
Unmet needs for contraception and their demographic significance in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts Population Studies, 1997-10)A large proportion of women in Kenya who say that they want no more children or that they want to delay the next birth fail to use any contraceptive method. Most of the women in Kenya know at ]east one method of contraception. ... -
Recruitment procedures of the Kenya police force: challenges and opportunities
(University of NairobiDepartment of Sociology, 2005-02)The study examined the recruitment procedures and practices of the Kenya Police Force, and sought to determine their consequences. Jolted by rapid and continuing developments in technology, changes in organization ... -
Responses of micro-finance institutions ( MFls)) to Hiv/Aids crisis in Kenya
(Department of Business Administration, 2003)Microfinance institutions provide small loans and in some cases saving products to low-income people. Their client base is dominated by people who are characterized by poverty, low literacy levels and poor access to ... -
A study of theological education in Africa inland church-Kenya:
(1997)The Africa Inland Church founded by Africa Inland missionaries a century ago (1895) has expanded to become one of the largest protestant churches in Kenya with a membership of 2.4 million. Since 1928, it has been involved ... -
Tariff Reduction / Removal Effects and Effective and Defective of the Implementation Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comes a) on Keny a's Sugar Industry
(Department of Arts-Economics, 2002)Sugar tariff reduction / removal by reducing sugar prices within Kenya, discourages production in this import competing industry while at the same time boosts demand for imported sugar, which finally lead to ... -
Commercialization of agriculture: economic and health implications for the household in Mumias Division,Kakamega District
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts Anthropology, 1992)This study was done in the out growers, sugar scheme in Mumias Division. The study was prompted by the general outcry about food shortage in the Division. It was argued by administrators and scholars that the agro-industry ... -
A study of women small scale entrepreneurship in the urban informal sector:
(Department of sociology, 1990)This study is a socio-economic analysis of the activities of women entrepreneurs in Nairobi's informal sector with specific reference to the market women. The main objectives of the study were (a) to examine the ... -
Occupational stress among Kenyan police: a case study of police officers in Nairobi Province
(University of NairobiDepartment of Sociology, 2005)The study focused on the problem of occupational stress among Kenyan police officers. Using the case of six police stations from Nairobi area, respondents were interviewed to answer the overall research questions on the ... -
Determinants of unintended child bearing in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts Population Studies, 2001-05)The study attempts to identify some of the socio-economic and demographic factors influencing unintended childbearing in Kenya The general objective of the study is to estimate the magnitude of wrintended childbearing ... -
Costs, economies of size and resource use relationships in wheat production in Nakuru district, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Economics, 1995-12)Wheat production in Kenya has slumped during the last two decades due to among other factors the high cost of productisn and subdivision of former large-scale wheat farms. The broad objective of this study was to examine ... -
Transformational leadership for development and national security: a case for women's participation with specific reference to Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts International Studies, 1994)This study exammes the place of transformational leadership for development and national security of nations, with specific attention to the role that women participation can contribute to the process. In examining this, ... -
Child abuse:- a survey in Nairobi
(University of NairobiDepartment of Sociology, 1992-07)The study on child abuse was carried out in Nairobi between 1989-1992 to determine the magnitude of the problem (child abuse). The increased rate of press reports on incidents of child-abuse, sometimes leading to the ... -
The nature, process and outcome of industrial strikes in Nairobi
(Department of sociology, 2005)Industrial harmony is very important in the development of a country. Work stoppage is costly both to the employers and the employees. Man days lost translates to loss of profits and striking workers can find themselves ... -
Structural adjustment programmes and sub saharan Africa: an assessment of the role and impact of saps in agriculture, poverty alleviation and environmental conservation. [1980 - 2000)
(Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, University of Nairobi, 2001)This project analyzes the role and impact of Structural Adjustment Programmes in Agriculture development, poverty alleviation and environmental conservation in Sub- Saharan African, in the last two decades of the 20th ...
