University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
The Bacterial and pathogenic landscape of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) whole blood and serum from Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2025)Background: African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) is a significant reservoir host for many zoonotic and parasitic infections in Africa. These include a range of viruses and pathogenic bacteria, such as tick-borne rickettsial ... -
Sexual Violence, Genital Cytokines, and Colposcopy Findings: A Cross-Sectional Study of Women Engaged in Sex Work in Mombasa, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2025)Background: Sexual violence (SV) increases human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) susceptibility in a sustained manner. This study evaluated genital cytokines and colposcopy findings in women reporting both recent and more ... -
Inheritance of resistance to maize lethal necrosis in tropical maize inbred lines
(University of Nairobi, 2025-01-09)Maize (Zea mays L.) production in sub-Saharan Africa can be improved by using hybrids with genetic resistance to maize lethal necrosis (MLN). This study aimed to assess the general (GCA) and specific combining ability ... -
Complex tissue regeneration in Lophuromys reveals a phylogenetic signal for enhanced regenerative ability in deomyine rodents
(University of Nairobi, 2024-12-30)Identifying why complex tissue regeneration is present or absent in specific vertebrate lineages has remained elusive. One also wonders whether the isolated examples where regeneration is observed represent cases of ... -
Without a man's decision, nothing works": Building resilience to Rift Valley fever in pastoralist communities in Isiolo Kenya
(UON, 2025-01-28)Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a zoonotic disease that affects both livestock and humans. Men and women in pastoralist communities are vulnerable to RVF risk exposure because of their different roles and reliance on livestock ... -
Study protocol for a multi-center stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial to explore the usability and outcomes among young people living with HIV in Kiambu and Kirinyaga counties of Kenya, using an online health portal
(University of Nairobi, 2025)While the incidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is decreasing in most age groups worldwide, it is rising among adolescents and young adults, who also face a higher rate of HIV-related deaths. This ... -
Beyond the jab: Unravelling the complexities of vaccine adoption for East Coast Fever in rural Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2025)East Coast Fever (ECF) is one of the leading causes of livestock mortality and reduced productivity across Eastern Africa, and while a live vaccine against it known as the Infection and Treatment Method has existed for ... -
Bacterial vaginosis is associated with transcriptomic changes but not higher concentrations of cervical leukocytes in a study of women at high risk for HIV acquisition
(Bacterial vaginosis is associated with transcriptomic changes but not higher concentrations of cervical leukocytes in a study of women at high risk for HIV acquisition, 2025)Background: The association between bacterial vaginosis (BV) and increased HIV acquisition risk may be related to concentrations of HIV-susceptible immune cells in the cervix. Methods: Participants (31 with BV and 30 ...
