University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Contribution of Cargo Transport Policy on Public Service Delivery: a Case Study of Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)The study investigated the contribution of the Standard Gauge Railway policy on transportation of imported cargo on public service delivery in Kenya. The study had the following specific objectives: investigating the effects ... -
Effects of Climate Variability on Livelihood Choices and Gender Roles Among Pastoral and Agro-pastoral Communities in Marsabit County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Climate variability significantly affects agricultural production worldwide, with changes in precipitation and temperature leading to extreme weather events and negative effects on agricultural production. Findings from ... -
Evaluation of Drug-related Problems, Health-related Quality of Life and Survival Outcomes Among Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancers at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2024)The prevalence of gastrointestinal cancers is increasing in Kenya. Most of the cases are diagnosed late since the initial symptoms are vague. Patients are subjected to different treatment modalities, including radiotherapy, ... -
Entrepreneurial Orientation, External Environment, Business Model Innovation and Performance of Annual Top 100 Medium Sized Enterprises in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)While entrepreneurial orientation is often portrayed as an important factor contributing to enhanced enterprise performance, evidence suggests that the role of entrepreneurial orientation on enterprise performance is still ... -
Effect of Environmentally Sustainable Manufacturing Practices on Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Mombasa County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)There were two reasons for doing this study. The first being to explore the relation between environmentally sustainable manufacturing practices and how firms based in Mombasa County perform. The second was to understand ... -
Adoption of Climate-smart Agricultural Practices Among Smallholder Farmers and Implications for Climate Change Adaptation in Southern Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Climate change is a major concern for agriculture in East Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, with direct implications for smallholder farmers' incomes and food security. Despite the promotion of climate-smart agriculture ... -
The Application of Cost Leadership Strategy on Performance of Chinese Construction Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The study's overarching goal was to draw conclusions on the relationship between CCF performance in Kenya and the cost leadership strategy. We were able to achieve these objectives by dissecting the effects of automation ... -
The Contribution of Institutional Governance to Water Services Delivery in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)This study explored why water service delivery in Kenya continues to face significant challenges, despite multiple governance reforms efforts to address these challenges. The overall objective was to establish how the ... -
The Effects of Liquidity Management on Performance of Financial Institutions Westlands Sub-county
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The iobjective iof ithe iresearch iwas ito idetermine ithe ieffect iof iliquidity imanagement ion ifinancial iinstitutions using the Nairobi example of Westlands Sub-County. The two theories proposed to form the basis and ... -
The Portrayal of Non-gusii People in Banasungusia and Sagero Band Songs and Its Significance for Communal Coexistence
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study set out to investigate how Banasungusia and Sagero Band songs portray non-Gusii people and the significance for communal coexistence of such portrayal. It leaned on the premise that Abagusii oral poetry has ... -
Internal Controls and Financial Sustainability of Public Chartered Universities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study aimed at establishing the effect of internal controls on financial sustainability of public chartered universities in Kenya. Descriptive survey design was adopted targeting at 35 public chartered universities ... -
Decriminalisation of Companies Act, 2015 Offences in Kenya: a Problem of Enforceability and Compliance
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This research project addresses the use of criminal sanctions in enforcing minor infractions in the Companies Act, 2015. It analyses the origin of criminal sanctions in company law in general by looking at the introduction ... -
Organizational Determinants of Project Performance of International Humanitarian Non-governmental Organizations in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The main goal of this study was to assess the impact of organizational elements in the context of humanitarian international non-governmental organizations in Nairobi County, Kenya. Establishing the impact of top management ... -
Effects of Accessing Childcare Services on Women’s Economic Empowerment
(African Women Studies Research Centre & Women's Economic Empowerment Hub, University of Nairobi, 2024-09)Childcare has gained traction in recent times as the need for childcare services has increased. Globally, over 40% of all children under primary school require structured childcare but lack access to it. While taking care ... -
Contribution of Childcare Centre to the Nutritional Status and Dietary Practices of Children Aged Two to Four Years and Wellbeing of Caregivers
(African Women Studies Research Centre & Women's Economic Empowerment Hub, University of Nairobi, 2024-09)In the last twenty years, the number of women in the labour force has increased leading to heightened challenges for women engaged in formal and informal employment as they navigate the paired roles as employees and childcare ... -
Influence of Human Activities on Land Use Changes and Environmental Quality of Riparian Ecosystems: "a Case Study of Saiwa Swamp Watershed, Western Kenya"
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study focused on the Saiwa Swamp watershed in western Kenya an area with mixed farming systems. The watershed is drained by Saiwa and Sitatunga rivers that feed the River Nzoia system that flows into Lake Victoria. ... -
Effects of Mango Value Addition on Employment in Makueni County
(UoN, 2023-12)The mango crop is an important fruit crop in Makueni County. However, it’s potential when it comes to value addition and its influence on employment generation has not been studied and documented. This study sought ... -
Fecal Shedding, Antimicrobial Resistance and In Vitro Biofilm formation on Simulated Gallstones by Salmonella Typhi Isolated from Typhoid Cases and Asymptomatic Carriers in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024-04)Typhoid fever, caused by the human restricted pathogen Salmonella Typhi, remains a major global public health concern. Even after successful treatment, approximately 3–5% of patients with typhoid fail to clear the bacteria ... -
Salmonella Typhi Haplotype 58 biofilm formation and genetic variation in isolates from typhoid fever patients with gallstones in an endemic setting in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024-11-13)Although typhoid fever has largely been eliminated in high-income countries, it remains a major global public health concern especially among low- and middle-income countries. The causative agent, Salmonella enterica serovar ... -
Energetic costs of social dominance in wild male baboons
(University of Nairobi, 2025)In vertebrates, glucocorticoids can be upregulated in response to both psychosocial and energetic stressors, making it difficult to identify the cause of elevated glucocorticoid concentrations when both types of stressors ...
