Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Wife Inheritance among the Luo Community: Its nature, functions, practice and potential for the spread of HIV /AIDS in Siaya District
(2002)This study explores the controversial cultural practice of wife inheritance among the Luo ethnic group of Kenya, specifically those living in Siaya District. It compares responses obtained from Siaya residents with those ... -
Determinants of motivation levels among the parastatal sector employees
(Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2008-09)The main objective of the study was to establish the determinants of motivation among the employees of the National Social Security Fund in Nairobi. In order to do this, the study investigated the following specific ... -
The role of propaganda in influencing voter choices in the 2007 general elections in Kenya
(School of Journalism, University of Nairobi, 2008)The deliberate use of information, images, and ideas to affect public opinion, propaganda is a policy tool deployed by all politicians and respective governments during political campaigns, although its effectiveness is ... -
Use of GIS techniques in Real Estate business analyses.
(2008-03)This project implements a systematic approach by applying potential customer data and spatial marketing techniques to identify a suitable location for a new retail outlet. GIS technology is used as a tool for analyzing the ... -
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Community based organisations and Natural (water) resources management: a Case study of tharaka women water users Association (TWWUA) A project paper submitted in partial Fulfillment for the master of arts in Sociolgy (rural sociology and community Development) at the university of Nairobi
(Department of sociology, 2008)Natural resources mobilisation and management at times has not been an easy task for communities and especially so for those living in arid and semi arid areas of Kenya. In other cases, like in the case of Tharaka and ... -
Factors influencing the role of radio in peace building processes in Somalia
(School of Journalism, University of Nairobi, 2008-10)Intensified efforts towards the Somalia peace building process started two years ago. The African-driven process, has given the continent an opportunity to seek solutions specific to African conflicts. The key players in ... -
The determinants of cognitive achievements in primary schools in Kenya
(School of Economics, 2005-09)This study analyses the relationship between educational inputs and cognitive achievements in reading English and Mathematics for primary schools in Kenya with a view to identify inputs, which are most effective in raising ... -
A comparative study of the effects of institutional care and home based-care on social development of HIV positive adolescents.
(School of Business, 2008)The focus of the study was to compare the effects of institutional care and home based-care on social development of HIV positive adolescents. The study sought to establish the following: the process of the institution ... -
Social Capital and Adoption of Land and Water Technologies Among Smallholder Farmers in Kaloleni Division, Kilifi District, Kenya
(Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2007-08)Coastal Kenya is a food deficit area producing only 20 percent of its food requirement and is referred to as a net importer of food. However, technologies that can improve food production in the area exist and continue ... -
The impact of the privatization programme on the company's performance : A case study of sopyrwa in Rwanda
(School of Economics, 2005)After independence, especially in Africa, Public enterprises were considered as one of the surest ways the Government could use to ensure fair and equitable distribution of National resources. However in the past twenty ... -
Performance of journalists in Kenya: An assessment of the working conditions.
(School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Nairobi, 2008)Journalism is an exciting and challenging career where journalists work long and irregular hours with evening and late night work a common feature. This is because an assignment cannot be dropped just because a shift has ... -
Factors that account for the marginal participation of women in the political processe: The case of Maasai women
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2008)The aim of this study is to identify factors that account for the marginal participation of Maasai women in political processes. The objective of the study is to establish why women do not actively participate in the ... -
Activity Areas at Gvjm 47, Lukenya Hill an Assemblage Composition and Site Structure Analysis
(2001-08)Pastoral Neolithic (PN) sites in Eastern Africa represent the earliest settlements. Middens at such sites attest to prolonged occupation by social groups with a predominately lithic technology. In the absence of ... -
Kenya Government Health Communication: An assessment of intervention communication on bird flu.
(School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Nairobi, 2008)Following the threat of bird-flu outbreak in Kenya in 2006, the government identified communication as one of the intervention measures to contain the public anxiety and manage the crisis in the event that the perceived ... -
Do the Kenyan media violate children's rights?: an assessment of select content in the daily nation and nation television against the existing conventions and laws on children's rights
(School of Journalism; University of Nairobi, 2007-11)Children are generally reported in the media as victims of adults' chaos. And in reporting children the media tends to violate their rights by exposing their identity in negative stories such as crime and defilement. Yet, ... -
The development of Islam in Kendu-Bay from 1912 to 1992
(Department of Sociology, University of Nairobi, 2002-09)This study traces the development of Islam in Kendu-Bay from the beginning of the 20th century to 1992. The study argues that the establishment of the colonial administration and the building of the railway led to the ... -
Newsroom computerization: hardware-software solutions to speed up copy processing
(School of Journalism; University of Nairobi, 2007-10)Some of the newsroom computerization requirements are the opposite of the usual office automation. For example, copy download requires - unlike the usual office - lower download speed since it is lighter than the ... -
Comparative study of the Nation and The Standard newspapers coverage of the post 2007 general election violence
(School of Journalism; University of Nairobi, 2008)The media are charged with providing an important service to their citizen or consumer thorough and unbiased information that will aid them make conscious and conscientious decisions in many aspects of their consumer and ... -
Public relations: a critical study of the Kenyan practice
(School of Journalism; University of Nairobi, 2008-11)This paper is a presentation of a research done to assess the state of Public relations practice in Kenya. It has covered in detail relevant and pertinent aspects of Public relations in Kenya and the west taking comparisons ...
