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A Study of the Role of Contracting Parties in Preventing Escalation of Construction Claims Into Disputes Through the Claim Management Processes
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Poorly managed claims result in antagonism, disputes, and disruption in construction projects. This raises the need for construction parties to manage claims well and avoid disputes. This research explored how construction ... -
Culture and Armed Conflict: Towards an Understanding of the Maasai-kuria Conflicts; 1950s to 2008.
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The postcolonial period in Kenya witnessed many inter-ethnic conflicts across the country for various reasons. The Maasai and Abakuria too engaged in armed clashes which were mainly done through cattle raids and counter ... -
Application of Geospatial Technologies in Monitoring Urban Growth: a Case Study of Ahero Town
(University of Nairobi, 2023)With over 80% of global GDP created in cities, urbanization may contribute to long-term growth if properly managed. Cities must act fast to plan for expansion and provide the fundamental services, infrastructure, and ... -
Organizational Capacity and Sustainability of Water Development Projects in Mavoko Sub County, Machakos County
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Influence of Strategic Leadership on Performance of Micro-finance Institutions in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The study’s aim was to examine the influence of strategic leadership on performance of micro-finance institutions in Nairobi County, Kenya. Specifically, the study examined the correlation between strategic leadership ... -
Determinants of Performance of Road Safety Programs Implemented by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Road traffic accidents represent a significant worldwide public health issue, resulting in countless injuries and fatalities each year. The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of safety protocols on road ... -
Building Information Modelling in Urbanising Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)With the largest economy is East and Central Africa, Kenya serves as a regional centre for banking, technology and infrastructure. In the last ten years Kenya has experienced strong growth and development, largely anchored ... -
The Division of Matrimonial Property in Kenya: a Feminist Critique
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An Investigation on the Extent of Awareness of Existing Onsite Training and Certification Programmes by Semi-skilled Construction Workforce in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The construction industry has a chance to close the knowledge and skill gap by offering on-the-job training and certification programs for semi-skilled workers. The government has taken steps to ensure that more semi-skilled ... -
Role of Smart Villages in Preservation of Farmlands and Rural Livelihoods -a Case of Kimunyu Sub-location, Gatundu South Sub-county, Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)In 1954, Kenya colonial government introduced the Swynnerton Plan aimed at intensifying agricultural practice with a focus on cash crops through improved markets, infrastructure, farm inputs and land amalgamation. The ... -
Comparative Analysis of Quantum Encoding Methods in Quantum Neural Networks for Image Classification on the MNIST Dataset
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Quantum computing, a paradigm that utilizes the concepts of quantum mechanics, has emerged as a transformative force in various fields, including machine learning. Within this setting, Quantum Neural Networks (QNNs) have ... -
Challenges of the Implementation of Mergers and Acquisition Strategy at NCBA Bank Kenya PLC
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The External Environment and Performance of Tea Processing Firms in Bomet County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)External environment is important to organizations as it affects the readiness of resources and is a source of opportunities as well threats. Organizations are viable if they can take advantage of available opportunities ... -
Factors Associated With an Increase in Caesarean Section Births in Kenya: Evidence From 2014 Kenya Demographic Health Surveys
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study set out to examine factors associated with the increase in caesarean sections in Kenya. Using data from the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS-2014), However in order to show trends in C-Section, data ... -
Female Education and Economic Growth: Evidence From Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Education has long been considered to be a significant contributor to economic growth. Kenya's Vision 2030 envisages social transformation through education and training. The Government of Kenya has consistently allocated ... -
Enhancing Named Entity Recognition in Low Resource Domains Using Deep Transfer Learning: a Case of Rt&b Crop Diseases in Scientific and Online Text
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Named Entity Recognition (NER) is important in fields where researchers have to review large amounts of scientific text, such as plant pathology. However, NER is especially difficult in low-resource domains, for ... -
Application of Geostatistics to Mineral Resource Modelling and Estimation: Case Study of Gofolo Hill Iron Ore Deposit, Western Liberia
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The Gofolo Hill deposit, situated over a regional northwest trending shear zone (Todi Shear Zone) on the margin of the Archean West African craton, occurs in one of Liberia's historic iron ore mining districts notable for ... -
Strategic Operations Management and Performance of Petroleum Marketing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The main objective was to establish the relationship between strategic operation management and performance of oil marketing firms in Kenya. The specific objectives were to establish the strategic operations management ... -
The Effect of Government Sectoral Expenditure on Poverty Reduction in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The study aimed to examine the correlation between public sectoral spending and its effect on poverty reduction in the Kenyan set up. Poverty remains to be a global phenomenon and no country is insusceptible to the menace ... -
Determinants of Adoption of Micro-services in Digital Banking Solutions Among Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Microservices architecture is a major trend in software development presently. It promotes the componentization concept where a single application is broken down to small and independent services. This study was founded ...