Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Spatial variability in woody species richness along altitudinal gradient in a lowland-dryland site, Lokapel Turkana, Kenya
(SpringerDepartment of Geography and Environmental Studies,, 2009)The woody species richness patterns in three 2–4 km long transects, approximately 1–3 km apart in a lowland (600–700 m) dryland around Lokapel in Turkana northern Kenya was analyzed in 2003 at 200–500 m intervals using the ... -
The Media We Want: The Kenya Media Vulnerabilities Study
(School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 2010)The Kenyan Media have operating in an predictable and swiftly changing political, social, cultural, economic and technological environment that have heavily influenced its development -
African Politics and the Struggle for the Artist's Freedom: viewpoints from Kenya
(Department of Literature, Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1997)Kenya is one of the three East African Countries (the others are Uganda and Tanzania). It has a population of over 24 million people and has been independent, at least nominally, from Britain, since 1963. (It is the home ... -
Strategies and Tactics of Inauguration of African Underdevelopment: The Case of Christian Missionization Violence in East Africa
(Institute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, 1980) -
The effect of women's role on health: The paradox
(Department of Literature, Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1997) -
Forest and woodland depletion in the Lake Elementeita basin, Kenya
(Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, 1991)Colour infra-red LANDSAT imagery was used to estimate areal changes in forest and woodland vegetation of the Lake Elementeita watershed (335 km2) in Kenya's rift valley. The rate of depletion from 1973 to 1984 was estimated ... -
Segmentation of television audience using demographic data - a case study
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, 1992-06)This case study is concerned with segmenting a restricted TV audience in Kenya using demographic characteristics of the audience. The restricted audience chosen was the staff of the University of Nairobi. A sample of ... -
Fertilizer retailing in the Kenyan Highlands
(SpringerSchool of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1999)Local retailers of agricultural supplies in developing countries occupy an important link in the dissemination of agricultural technologies but little is documented on their business activities in the Highlands of Kenya. ... -
An assessment of the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations on projects partly funded through foreign currency denominated loans
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, 1988-06)Foreign exchange risk is a subject worrying many holders of foreign currency denominated debt, particularly in the developing countries. Foreign currency funds are usually long-term in nature and, in Kenya, are ... -
Domestic violence in Kenya: Why battered women stay
(University of NairobiInstitute of Anthropology ,Gender & African Studies, 2013-03)Domestic violence (DV) is a glaring social problem that occurs with impunity in many homes around the world.Though traditionally accepted as a normal cultural practice, today it has become less tolerable and is viewed as ... -
Vulnerable Childhood in a Global Context: Embracing the Sacred Trust
(Springer New YorkDepartment of Sociology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 552 W. Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USASchool of Social Work and Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, 201 F Berkey Hall, 509 E. Circle Drive, East Lansing, MI, 48824-1118, USA, 2013)There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear ... -
An assessment of the impact of the preferential trade area (PTA) for eastern and southern African states on Kenya’s export trade
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 1989-06)The PTA is an economic cooperation arrangement for all the countries of the Eastern and Southern African sub-region excluding South Africa and Namibia. The organization is meant to promote trade and cooperation in all ... -
Outline of Swahili Literature. Prose Fiction and Drama.(extensively revised and enlarged.)
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The Kenya National Theatre Revival
(Department of Literature, Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1973) -
Internet Reagency: The Implications of a Global Science for Collaboration, Productivity, and Gender Inequity in Less Developed Areas
(Department of Sociology and Social Work, 2010)This article focuses on the nature of scientific research in less developed areas in the context of new information and communication technologies (ICTs). We examine the notion that the internet will globalize the practice ... -
Local Communities and Ecotourism Development in Kimana, Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Environment, People and Planning New Zealand, 2012)This article presents a case study of a wildlife-based ecotourism project in which the people of Kimana have sought to exploit the commercial advantage of their communal land which lies near Amboseli National Park (ANP) ... -
The Kenyanness of Kenyan Literature." In The Nairobi Journal of Literature. No. 13. March
(Department of Literature, 2003)This integrative review on the teaching of reading in Kenyan primary schools provides a foundation for the growing movement there to improve reading education. In gathering sources for this review, we took an inclusive ... -
Cesaire's Responsibilities as a Poet
(Department of Literature, Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 1974) -
Reducing post-harvest losses: perceptions of farmers and extension workers in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1990)A critical analysis of the postharvest management programme for reducing maize losses implemented by the Rural Structures Unit (funded by the Swedish International Development Agency). The technical appropriateness of the ... -
Kiswahili Research in Kenyan Universities: Where Are We Now?
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Kiswahili, 1997)The Depattment of Linguistics and African Languages, in which Kiswahili is a central subject, was established in the Faculty of Aits at the University College of Nairobi in 1969 Since then, ...
