Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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HIV/Aids lifeskills capacities among young people in Dandora area
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2008)HIV/AIDS is the greatest challenge worldwide and most pressmg public health problem. Many strategies have been employed to cub the spread of HIV/AIDS especially in Sub-Saharan countries where the epidemic has continued ... -
The management of foreign service in Kenya since Independence: A critical analysis of posting policy
(2006)The prime purpose of this research is to look at the management of the foreign service vice a vice the foreign policy. A lot has been written and said on foreign policy of almost all countries but a negligible if at all ... -
The female autobiographical voice in Independent Kenya
(Department of Philosophy, 2008)This study sets out to analyse the female autobiographical voice In independent Kenya. The study investigates the body of female autobiographies as it exists In Kenya, focusing on the nature and function of autobiography ... -
Total Factor Productivity Change in the Garment Industry in Nairobi: a Data envelopment Analysis
(School of Economics, 2005-09)The main aim of this study was to estimate total factor productivity (TFP) change of the firms in the Garment industry in Nairobi using panel data for the year 1989 and 2000. We employ data envelopment analysis (DEA) to ... -
The role of NGOs in fostering good governance in Kenya
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2003)The study on the 'Role of NGOs in Fostering Good Governance in Kenya' aimed at investigating the factors that influence the ability of NGOs to foster good governance in the Kenyan society. Specifically, the study aimed at ... -
Rawlsian Justice and poverty Reduction In southern Sudan
(Department of Philosophy, 2009)This thesis deals with three independent but interconnected themes. The first theme is John Raw!s' Philosophy of Justice. The second theme is the problem of poverty in Southern Sudan. The third theme is the Policies and ... -
The climatology of drought in the Upper Tana River catchment of Kenya
(Department of Geography & Environmental studies, University of Nairobi, 2008-08)Drought is an abnormal low rainfall condition over an extended period of time and is different from aridity, which is a condition of average low moist re availability and is a permanent feature of a region's climate. Drought ... -
3D visualization for cultural heritage Documentation: a case study of the old pc's office Building in Nairobi. By
(Department of Surveying, 2005)The old Provincial Commissioner's (PC's) office building in Nairobi forms the case study in this thesis. The currently available form of visualization for this monument at the National Museums of Kenya (NMK) is in the ... -
Emergency preparedness of floodplain communities in Zubaku And Raya Location, Tana And Garissa Districts
(Department of sociology, 2012)This study focuses on emergency preparedness for excessive flooding in Tana and Garissa districts. The objectives of the study were; to examine the characteristics of district administration's emergency preparedness ... -
A synchronic analysis of the phonological Processes of the Gikuyu vowel system
(2007)Our study covers the phonological processes that involve vowels III Gikiiyii using the natural generative phonology framework. Chapter one has the research proposal which constitutes the background to the language under ... -
The role of community participation in the district focus for rural development planning strategy: A case study of Busia district Kenya
(Dept. of Geography, University of Nairobi, 2005)This study is on the role of community participation in the District Focus for Rural Development (DFRD) planning strategy in Kenya. using Busia district as a case study For many years in Kenya, the planning and implementation ... -
Factors influencing performance of non formal education learners in tailoring dressmaking course in Kisumu district.
(2013-04-27)The inspiration to' conduct this study was derived from a Ph.D. thesis of Dr. Gathenya based in the Ministry of Education, Science and technology (MOEST) headquarters who conducted a research ·on the street children of ... -
Urban Agricultural and Its Role in Ensuring Food Security in Nairobi Thumbnail
(University of Nairobi,School of Economics, 2005-09)The need for urban centers to provide adequate food for a healthy and active labour force key to the development of any economy. In Kenyan urban centers and particularly Nairobi. the rapid growth of population has placed ... -
The dispersion and control of domestic biodiversity in Nairobi
(Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Nairobi, 2006-03)The spread of invasive species requires adequate knowledge of the presence and absence of species within various ecosystems. One such ecosystem is the domestic arena which plays host to various species that may be grouped ... -
Mysticism, Science and the Understanding of Religious Doctrines
(Department of Philosophy, 2001)It is recognised that religion plays an important role in individual and societal life. On the one hand, the advent of science and rationalism heralded a sustained critique on the basis on which religious beliefs are ... -
Management of used oil and oil filters
(Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nairobi, 2007-07)This thesis is a study of used oil and used oil filters in selected parts of Nairobi City. Approximately 26.6 million litres of used-oil is generated annually by automobiles during servicing and a further 750,000 litres ... -
Sexual behaviour among university of Nairobi resident undergraduate Students in the era of Hiv / Aids
(School of Medicine, 2006)University students constitute a high risk group for HIV infection. This is hugely contributed by their youthful age and lack of strict regulations in institutions of higher learning leading to students engaging in ... -
The effects of foreign Aid on human development in Kenya
(School of Economics, 2007-07)Countries in sub-Saharan Africa depend heavily on foreign aid to finance their development efforts. In this paper an account of the effect of foreign aid on human development in Kenya is provided. Several analytical ... -
Abortion as a basic right: its assumptions, Implications and challenges
(2006)The current debate on abortion has given rise to a group of feminists who hold that unrestricted access to abortion and complete reproductive freedom is a woman's basic right. This study is premised on he understanding ... -
Coping with poverty : A study of peasant households in Kithimu Location,Embu District
(School of Economics, 2001-08)This paper studies the poverty status of people in Kithimu location, Embu District and the coping activities that the poor resort to. The study used primary data collected through administration of questionnaires to the ...
