Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Determinants of Alcohol Consumption of University Student-Athletes: The Case of University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
(Department of Physical Education and Sport, 2012)Alcohol consumption among university student athletes is a global health issue attracting attention from different stakeholders. The purpose of this study was to establish the determinants of alcohol consumption among ... -
The Impact of Improved Bean Varieties on the Social and Economic Lives of Farmers in Embu District: A Gender Focused Analysis
(University of NairobiDepartment of Sociology, 2006)The agricultural sector plays a significant role in the lives of the rural population in African countries. It not only acts as their major occupation but it also supplies them with the basic needs for survival. Research ... -
Training in Land Economy
(2003)Over the last six years there has been a tremendous development of infrastructure projects in virtually all corners of Kenya. This has taken the form of Road Improvement Project, Water and sewerage improvement project and ... -
Trace Element Profiles of Geothermal Field Matrices Associated with a High Background Radiation Area (HBRA) Analyzed Using Chemo metrics-Assisted XRF Spectroscopy
(2010)Trace elements have been widely used to study geothermal systems around the world, for the purpose of resource exploration and exploitation. Each geothermal system exhibits a unique elemental composition and thus also ... -
Towards an Understanding of the Informal Housing Markets: A Review of Literature in W.H.O
(2002)Over the last six years there has been a tremendous development of infrastructure projects in virtually all corners of Kenya. This has taken the form of Road Improvement Project, Water and sewerage improvement project and ... -
The Dialectics of Sustainable Neighborhood Development for Nairobi
(2010)In contrast with mammalian cells, little is known about the control of Ca2+ entry into primitive protozoans. Here we report that Ca2+ influx in pathogenic Trypanosoma brucei can be regulated by phospholipase A2 (PLA2) and ... -
Radio Isotope Photon Excited Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence Technique for the Analysis of Organic Matrices
(1998)A preliminary study of microbiological quality of honey was carried out using 26 samples obtained from the National Bee Keeping Research Station. Total viable counts (TVC) of aerobic bacteria, yeasts and moulds, and ... -
Mineral micronutrient density characterization using energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis in four on-farm Kenyan wild African fruit tree germplasm
(2010)Kenya has over 400 marginalized indigenous fruit species. A majority found in natural habitats are allegedly high in micronutrients that could help mitigate the prevailing micronutrient nutrahealth deficiencies. Amplifying ... -
Governance, Democracy and Development in East Africa. In P. Samanta and Risen (ed).
(Department of Political Science, 2001)No Abstract -
The Power of Knowledge: The Impact of Voter Education and Electoral Behaviour in a Kenyan Constituency
(ClariPressDepartment of Political Science, 2001)No Abstract -
The Practice of Governance.Making Informed Choices
(Department of Political Science, 2001)No Abstract -
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Reflections on electoral system and practice in Kenya
(Department of Political Science, University of Nairobi, 2003)The current electoral system in Kenya was adopted at the Lancaster House Conference in 1962 during the negotiations for Kenya's independence. Numerous laws and regulations that have their origins in the current constitution ... -
The Significance of Voter Education in the Democratization Process. In The Road to Democracy.
(Tema Publishers, Dar Es Salaam, TanzaniaDepartment of Political Science, 1998)No Abstract -
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Re-inventing the Future: Linkages between Human Rights, Foreign Policy and Regional Integration
(Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies, University of Nairobi, 2009-12)This paper raises questions concerning the emerging trends of regional and international relations. In this endeavour, it examines new insights from traditional perspectives. The paper explores the outer contours of the ... -
Oginga Odinga. In: The Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara
(Macmillan Publishing, USADepartment of Political Sciences, 1997)No Abstract -
Justifying Non-Violent Civil Disobedience within the Kenyan Context: A Moral Perspective
(Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011-06)
