Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Udhanaishi na fumbo la Mungu: Uchanganuzilinganishi wakichwamaji (Euphrase kezilahabi) nalapeste (Albert Camus)
(Depatment of Linguistics, University of Nairobi, 2006)Katika tasnifu hii tumeshughulikia riwaya zaLa peste (1947) ya Albert Camus na Kichwamaji ya Euphrase Kezilahabi. Tumeangaziajinsi waandishi hao wameshughulikia maswala ya udhanaishi na fumbo la Mungu kwa jumla. Uhakiki ... -
Improvements Through Benchmarking: a Survey of the Kenyan Construction Firms.
(Department of Business Administration, 2005)This study explores the extent to which benchmarking has been used as a tool for continuous improvement by the Construction industry in Kenya. Benchmarking is a technique for developing business ... -
Factors affecting participation rates of students in public Secondary schools in kamwangi division of gatundu district Kenya
(2008)The purpose of the study was to investigate challenges influencing participation rates of students in secondary schools in Kamwangi division of Gatundu district using the descriptive survey design. Simple random and ... -
Impact of improved water and sanitation on under- five mortality in urban Kenya :an investigation of slum and non- slum areas
(University of NairobiDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies, 2006)The study is set out to investigate the impact of water and sanitation on under-five mortality in urban Kenya and mainly focusing on slum and non-slum areas. Specifically, in addition to these two environmental factors, ... -
Children’s literature: an analytical study of the content value of tintin comics
(University of NairobiDepartment of Literature and Languages, 1992-05)This study analyses the values contained in the Tintin comics as they relate to the Kenyan children who read these comics. The actual and potential effects of the comics on the values and value systems of the children ... -
Factors affecting enrolment in adult literacy programmes in Kenya:
(2005)Adult literacy is important for any country's economic and social development. For various reasons not all adults in any community are literate. All over the world the problem of illiteracy has not been solved despite ... -
Linguistic properties of senile dementia: a case study of the speech of a 73 year old gikuyu female subject
(University of NairobiDepartment of Linguistics and Languages, 2008)Senile dementia is a brain condition associated with old age. Bromley (1974) describes it as intellectual deterioration that leads to speech becoming incomprehensible, inappropriate. and finally a meaningless babble. This ... -
An Evaluation of the Static, Dynamic, and Static-dynamic Geodetic , Densification Models on a Part of the Kenyan Geodetic Network
(1997)A fundamental consideration in densification of geodetic networks is how to handle the position values of the already established datum stations. The question is: shall they be considered as stochastic or as fixed, ... -
Aids and marital status: a study of women's hiv/aids knowlegde and preventive behaviour in sabatia division of vllllga district, kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Sociology, 1999)This study focused on married women in Sabatia division ofVihiga District. It had the main goal of investigating their levels of awareness and knowledge of AIDS as well as examining their HIVI AIDS preventive behaviour. ... -
The spatio - temporal structure of periodic livestock markets and their associated Environmental effects in laikipia district, Kenya.
(1998)Lack of access to the market and poor Spatio- Temporal integration of the marketing space present one of the most serious drawbacks in Kenya's economic development.. The rural market centres of this nation are fundamentally ... -
Agricultural productivity, environmental conserv ation and poverty: The case of Kenya
(Depatment of Economics, University of Nairobi, 2003)This study examines the link between environmental conservation practices and agricultural productivity in a fragile ecological environment in Kajiado district, Kenya. The study was carried out against the background of ... -
Socio-cultural factors influencing women's reproductive health (WRH) in Katolo sub location, Kisumu district
(University of NairobiInstitute of African studies, 1997-10)This study examined some of the factors influencing women's reproductive health (WRH) in Katolo sub-location of Kisumu district, Kenya. It was prompted by a recognition that women's health is of utmost importance for ... -
Aids and levirate among the luo: A case study of ukwala division, siaya district
(University of NairobiSchool of African Studies,, 1999)The AlDS pandemic is having greater socio-economic impact than any other disease as it selects mainly those in the prime or lire. This study examines the relationship between the spread of AIDs and the practice of levirate ... -
An assessment of the factors influencing media training in the 21st century in kenya:A Study on Public and Private Middle-Level Colleges in Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of journalism & mass communication, 2008)The purpose of the study was to investigate factors influencing media training in Kenya. The study was guided by the following objectives: 1. Examine the entry qualification of students in diploma and certificate media ... -
The transitional woman in the Kenyan Novel:A character portrayal in the novels of Stanley Gazemba and Tobias Otieno
(Department of Linguistics, 2005)This study sets out to analyze the character and personality of the woman in transition as reflected in the novels of Stanley Gazemba and Tobias Otieno: award-winners of the first and second prizes respectively of ... -
Implementation and impact of cost-sharing in Kenya’s health care sector
(University of NairobiDepartment of Government, 2001-02)Introduction The basic aim of this study is to examine the Role of Information in the Implementation of Cost-Sharing in Kenya's Health Service Sector, specifically among the middle income groups and the low income slum ... -
Factors influencing the supply of sugar: an Analysis for Kenya 1970-2003
(Department of Arts-Economics, 2004)Domestic demand for sugar in Kenya has continued to outstrip domestic production levels over the last three decades. Over the last ten years the country has registered an average annual deficit in ... -
Women and urban agriculture: A case study of Nairobi, Kenya
(Depatment of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2003)This study focused on women urban cultivators in the city of Nairobi. It had the objective of investigating the motivational factors to women's involvement in urban agriculture. The specific objectives of the study ... -
An investigation of the challenges facing enterprise resource planning systems (erps) implementation in Kenya
(Department of Business Administration, 2002)In the past five years, many companies in Kenya have invested a lot of capital in information systems that range from transaction processing systems to complex inter organisational systems. Companies have implemented ... -
Towards a comprehensive HIVv/AIDS behaviour change communication strategy for house girls: a KABP study of house girls in Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Journalism, 2004)In conceptual ising this study, three important aspects were considered. Firstly, in spite of the determined efforts to confront the AIDS pandemic, HIV infection levels still remain high. Secondly, no studies have been ...
