Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Toni Morrison's feminist agenda in beloved
(Department of Literature, University of Nairobi, 2005)This study analyses Toni Morrison's Feminist project in Beloved. It explores feminist consciousness in the social content of the novel and the mode through which the writer expresses her message. In order to do this, the ... -
A survey of the practices and features of boards of directors in mission hospitals in Kenya
(Department of business, 2003)In today's turbulent environment the survival of organizations is dependent on the credibility and professionalism of its management. This means that, organizations that survive must be governed by people who know what ... -
Adolescent Pregnancy: a Case Study of Muthithi Location of Murang'a District
(Depatment of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 1999)This is a study of pre-marital adolescent pregnancy in Muthithi Location ofMurang'a district. Its objective was to investigate the extent to which socio-economic factors which includes adolescents' level of education, ... -
Challenges in providing free primary education to children with disabilities in public primary schools in Kenya:a case study of Nairobi district
(Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2007-07)Education plays a vital role in individual improvement and national development. Education for children with disabilities is faced by many challenges which limit the children's benefit from Free Primary Education in ... -
Gender relations in ben OKRI'S trilogy: the famished road, songs of enchantment and infinite riches
(Department of Literature' University of Nairobi, 2004)This study examines Ben Okri' s exposition of gender relations in three interrelated novels: The Famished Road, Songs of Enchantment, and Infinite Riches. The premise of the study is the elision of the woman's experience ... -
Comparison of the modified gould's probability matrix and the behaviour analysis method of reservoir capacity determination
(Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Nairobi, 1992)This study mainly consisted of a quantitative comparison of the Behavior Analysis (BA) and the Modified Gould's Probability Matrix (MGPM) method of reservoir capacity determination. By a qualitative analysis that evaluated ... -
An investigation on the impacts of HIV/AIDs pandemic on human resources. A case study of the ministry of health head quarters.
(College of Education and External Studies, University of Nairobi,, 2006)The research design was explorative on a cross-section of MoH staff. It entails: a) Quantitative research design- involving collection of statistical data gathered through questionnaires and interviews. This was thus ... -
The quest for justice in Buchi Emecheta's fictional works
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2002)In this thesis, we investigate Buchi Emecheta's treatment of the quest for justice in four of her fictional works, namely: The Joys of Motherhood, Kehinde, Destination Biafra and Gwendo/en. We scrutinize how the writer ... -
Intra - Sentential relationships of Logooli NPs: A government and binding approach.
(Depatment of Linguistics, University of Nairobi, 1992)The core of this work is an examination of the relations that could hold between the NPs of Logooli sentences. Chapter one is the introduction. Here we introduce the Language and state our research problem. Matters ... -
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(1994)This study is about environmental factors and how they relate to the health of pre-schoolage chil -
Ulinganisho wa muundo wa kikundi nomino cha kiswahili sanifu na wacha Kikuyu cha Kabete.
(Depatment of Linguistics, University of Nairobi, 1999)Katika tasnifu hii tumelinganisha muundo wa Kikundi Nomino cha Kiswahili Sanifu na ule wa Kikuyu cha Kabete huku tukionyesha kufanana na kutofautiana kwake. Hivyo basi tasnifu hii imejikita katika Isimu Linganishi. Sura ... -
The woman's role in Alex la Guma's fiction
(Depatment of Linguistics, University of Nairobi, 1996)This study investigates the role of the woman character in Alex La Guma's fiction. Available criticism indicates that this role has received scant attention from literary critics, though it is part of his aesthetic and ... -
Water pollution bacteria in Kenya
(University of NairobiMicrobiology Department, Colorado State University, 1971-06)WATER POLLUTION BACTERIA IN KENYA An investigation into the growth and sporulation requirements of two laboratory strains of Clostridium perfringens was undertaken in order to elucidate the type of nutrients the natural ... -
Environmental problems and human health in urban informal settlements: a case study of Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Nairobi
(Department of Geography and Environmental Studies,University of Nairobi, 2005-03)Rapid urbanization especially in developing countries coupled with poor economic performance has led to the proliferation of urban informal settlements which currently house 850 million people or approximately one in ... -
Financing higher education in Kenya
(Department of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2003)The Kenyan government has made tremendous strides in the provision of education at all levels. The importance of universities providing the technical, managerial and professional skills needed for sustained development ... -
Estimation of sediment loading into a reservoir in agricultural area using WEPP (95.7) model
(Faculty of Engineering, University of Nairobi., 1998-08)The study aims at using a newly developed process-based model, WEPP(95.7), to estimate sediment loads in an agricultural reservoir in a semi arid area using easily available data, and to identify conservation strategies ... -
Environmental impacts of a burst reservoir: A case study of Kibubuti dam in Kiambu, Kenya
(Department Of Geography, 2005)Dams have made an important and significant contribution to human development, and the benefits derived from them have been considerable. The need to conserve water resources through the construction of dams and reservoirs ... -
Plastic waste management in Kenya an evaluation of policies and regulations on plastic bags and plastic bottles waste in Nairobi
(Department of Geography and Environmental Studies,University of Nairobi, 2006)Plastic waste issues have attracted widespread concern and attention III Kenya, particularly in the last five years, due to the widespread littering throughout the country. The rapid rate of urbanization throughout the ... -
Probability in Legal reasoning: Its problems in the quest for Justice
(Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Nairobi, 2003)This is a multi-disciplinary research study. It focuses on the area of philosophy of law. It attempts to examine the nature of probabilistic reasoning and the inherent problems that it occasions in the course of the quest ... -
Study of treatment of high-strength industrial waste water by a recycled Biomass anaerobic process: A case study of Thika brewery
(1999)Performance and effectiveness of anaerobic process with biomass recycle, analogous to activated sludge process, in the treatment of high-strength brewery wastewater was investigated. Using laboratory bench scale anaerobic ...
