University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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An assessment of East Africa community dispute resolution mechanisms and prospects of sustainable peace (2012-2018).
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Dispute resolution mechanisms have been used as fronts for cultivating sustainable peace in the East Africa Community. However, the success of this approach has not fully been documented. This is because the East Africa ... -
The Impact Of Public Expenditure Effects On Poverty Reduction In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The plan to combat poverty in Kenya was initiated right at independence with the adoption of the Sessional paper number 10 of 1965. Since then, there has been mushrooming of anti-poverty measures that have led to huge ... -
Influence of Marketing Strategies on Implementation of Weather Index in Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Weather Index Insurance is a financial product associated with weather index and correlated to local yields. The contracts for this product are founded on specific perils or events like flood and/or drought that are observed ... -
Challenges to security enforcement in East Africa: case study of the impact of refugees’ influx in Uganda (2010-2017).
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This research study assesses the effects of refugees’ influx to security enforcement primarily in Kampala City, Uganda. The study specifically assesses transnational crime as an emerging threat and thus analyzes the ... -
Implementing a Patient Ereferral Booking System
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Poor communication and coordination of care between primary care and specialty care providers leads to major inefficiencies in health care delivery. As a signatory of the Millennium Declaration, Kenya is committed ... -
National dialogue as a strategy for intra-state conflict resolution in Africa: the case study of Anglophone Cameroon
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Even though National Dialogue is known to have played a significant role in intra-state conflict resolution in Africa, in Cameroon, its effectiveness was reduced due to lack of inclusivity and failure to address the root ... -
Evaluation of the Impact of Multi −agency Counter Terrorism Strategy on Youth Radicalization in Kenya- a Case of Mombasa County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)One of the challenges of tackling violent radicalization lies in the elusiveness of the concept. The possible motivation, ideas and other factors that drive an individual towards violent radicalization can be diverse and ... -
Analysis Of Energy Consumption Patterns And Carbon Footprints Of Selected Units Of The Kenya Defence Forces: Lessons And Policy Implications
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Energy costs accrued from various sources have continued to top the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) budget expenditure to approximately an eighth of its annual budgetary allocation. This has had a direct reflection on ... -
Strategic Leadership and Performance of University Alumni Associations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The study’s aim was to determine how strategic leadership affects performance of University Alumni Associations in Kenya. The study data was collected among 90 managers of University Alumni Associations in Kenya. The study ... -
Customer Experience Management and Loyalty in Fast Moving Consumer Goods in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Customer experience increasingly taking the center stage as an approach firms are using to ensure customer loyalty as a means of improving sales and profitability. The management of a firm focuses on how that customer will ... -
An Examination Of Gender Gaps In Systems Of Land Ownership In Relation To Food Security In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Land has long been shrouded in conflicts and misunderstanding in Kenya, this has led to differed opinions on the subject. The purpose of this research project is to examine the gender gaps in systems of land ownership in ... -
Role of undemocratic leadership and governance in fuelling intra-state conflicts in Africa: The case study of Cameroon.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study explored the role of undemocratic leadership in fuelling intra-state conflict. In addition, the study illustrates tangible policy measures that will mitigate against undemocratic leadership and governance in ... -
The implications of corruption on Kenya’s sustainable development and economic growth
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The aim of this study was to analyze the implications of corruption in Kenya’s Sustainable development and Economic growth. Kenya as a county has faced a number of economic challenges. The most devastating challenge that ... -
Improving Utilization of HIV Viral Load Test Results Using a Quality Improvement Collaborative in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Kenya has the world's fourth largest burden of HIV, with an estimated adult HIV prevalence of 4.8% and 1.6 million people living with HIV (Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2019). In response, the Government of ... -
Gender based violence and International human rights question: a case of female genital mutilation in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Gender based violence (GBV) come in different forms and all go against human rights. From the literature, the study has highlighted some of the GBV and narrowed down to FGM which formed the basis of the study. The study ... -
Effect of water conservation measures on soil moisture and maize yield under drought prone agro-ecological zones in Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study was conducted to assess agricultural practices for generating maximum maize productivity in drought prone agro-ecological zones. The experiment was conducted in Cyili sub-catchment in Southern Province of Rwanda, ... -
Impact of preconception vaginal microbiota on women's risk of spontaneous preterm birth: protocol for a prospective case-cohort study
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Introduction: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and vaginal microbiota disruption during pregnancy are associated with increased risk of spontaneous preterm birth (SPTB), but clinical trials of BV treatment during pregnancy have ... -
Intimate Partner Violence, Human Rights Violations, and HIV among Women in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study presents qualitative results from a mixed-method investigation conducted between May and August 2012 into the prevalence and consequences of four forms of intimate partner violence among women living with HIV ... -
Zika Virus Circulates at Low Levels in Western and Coastal Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Zika virus (ZIKV) was discovered over 70 years ago in East Africa, but little is known about its circulation and pathogenesis there. Methods: We screened 327 plasma samples collected 2-12 months after febrile ... -
What Could "Fair Allocation" during the Covid-19 Crisis Possibly Mean in Sub-Saharan Africa?
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked rapid and voluminous production of bioethics commentary in popular media and academic publications. Many of the discussions are new twists on an old theme: how to fairly allocate scarce ...
