Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Taxation and Development in a Global Economy -laying a Basis for Tax Reforms in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of law, 2005)This dissertation focuses on the relationship between taxation and development on the one hand, and the challenges posed to both taxation and development, by globalization, on the other hand. It starts by rejecting the ... -
Microfinance in Kenya: Growth and Regulatory Framework
(University of NairobiSchool of law, 2008)Although micro finance has played a significant role in providing a wide range of financial products and services, many microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Kenya still face major challenges with efficiently and effectively ... -
Public participation in environmental decision-making in kenya: Analysis of law and policy
(University of NairobiSchool of law, 2011)In recent years public participation has become to be seen as a vital part of addressing environmental problems and bringing about sustainable development. In this context, vacating the limits of solely relying on ... -
African Spiritual Response to Western Christianity With Particular Reference to Abagusii and the Seventh-day-adventist Church in Ogembo Division, Kisii District, Kenya
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1989)When the Western S.D.A. Missionaries carne to Gusii in early twentieth century, they ignored the previous Abagusii traditional cultural experiences, beliefs and practices. All Abagusii customs and values were treated with ... -
A juxtaposition of kenya's antitrust position with american and .european Positions
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Name symbolism and character types in Ngugi wa Thiongo's later novels.
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1989)This thesis deals with character types and name symbolism ln Ngugi's later novels. In the sense of representativeness, this thesis shows that these devices reinforce each other and become a bold artistic way of encapsulating ... -
Regulation of the procedure for acquiring land as a Tool for monitoring land use to attain sustainable Development: A critique
(University of NairobiSchool of law, 2011)Land is very central for human survival and development. In fact, it is so elemental to human survival that it can be said that it is where life begins and it is where life ends. Land is the source of livelihood and ... -
The role of women in the conservation of indigenous leafy vegetables in Suneka division, Kisii district
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1998)This study examines the role played by women in the conservation of indigenous leafy vegetables in Suneka division in Kisii District. The study focuses mainly on the socio-cultural factors which influence women's ... -
Gender perspectives in the creative works of Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye
(Department of Literature, 2001-04)The central ideological relevance of gender as an emerging theoretical concept in the criticism of African literature is the locus of this study. Gender related studies of creative works by Kenyan writers like Ngugi wa ... -
The relationship between corporate Governance practices and financial performance of Saccos in Murang’a county
(School of Business, 2012)The study sought to find out the relationship between corporate governance practices and financial performance of saccos in Murang’a County. The objectives that guided the study were CEO duality, number of board committees, ... -
Negotiation and Conciliation as Methods of Resolving Disputes Over International Watercourses; the Case of the Nile Basin
(University of NairobiSchool of Law, 2005)"Internationally shared bodies of water create political, social and economic tensions and disputes concerning the distribution and use of resource management. Furthermore, when a resource base extends across a political ... -
Access to Environmental Justice in Kenya: an Analysis of the Mechanisms in the Environmental Management and Coordination Act
(University of NairobiSchool of Law, 2005)Access to justice is a very broad notion. The right of justice guarantees that every person has access to an independent and impartial court and the opportunity to receive a fair and just trial when that individual's ... -
Perceived factors that influnce labour turnover at zain kenya Limited
(School of Business, 2010)Every time an employee leaves his or her employer, there are either negative or positive consequences to the organization. Regardless of good planning, organization can’t retain all their employees since in reality; staff ... -
The international seabed authority: Beyond the reach of developing states.
(University of NairobiSchool of Law, 1998)This thesis argues that the deep seabed mining provisions and the International Seabed Authority created under Part XI of the 1982 UN convention on the Law of the Sea are beyond the reach of developing states because ... -
Determinants of Investment for Nairobi's Informal Manufacturing Subsector
(Depatment of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1989)This paper studies the informal manufacturing subsector. As the informal manufacturing subsector is heterogenous, the paper, therefore, subdivides it into woodwork, metalwork and general blacksmith branches. A survey ... -
The environmental impact assessment as a means of achieving sustainable development in kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Law, 2008)This study focuses on the Environmental Impact Assessment as a means of achieving sustainable development in Kenya. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is one of the available environmental management tools used to ... -
The informal sector: an alternative Kenyan strategy for economic development for the urban poor
(Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1986)This research focuses on the informal sector as a solution for poverty in Kenya's urban centres. The existing literature indicates that removing the obstacles facing the informal sector activities and increasing linkages ... -
The transformation of cattle economy in Rongo division
(Department of History, University of Nairobi, 1989-06)This study is an analytical product of archival, oral and library research on the dynamics of cattle economy in Rongo division during the colonial period. The study set out to examine why, how and with what results the ... -
Utilisation of industrial capacity and employment promotion in Kenya's manufacturing sector
(Depatment of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1980)The need for faster rates of growth of both output and employment In Kenya strongly calls for a fuller utilisation of the existing capacity of the industrial sector. It is generally known that there is widespread ... -
An examination of some equity and efficiency implications of the post-graduation employment experiences of a sample of graduates from the university of Nairobi, Kenya
(College of education, University of Washington, 1986)The expansion of educational opportunity in sub-Saharan Africa has been predicated on the assumption that graduates would provide the human capital vital for any modernizing effort and that education would provide an ...
