University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Impact of Benefit Sharing Arrangements on Sustainable Management of Public Forests: a Case Study of Karura Forest in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Forests support livelihoods of an estimated 1.6 billion people globally. Besides, forests provide a multiple of direct and indirect benefits to human beings. In Kenya, benefits from forests such as provision of building ... -
Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution to Settle Conflicts From Infrastructural Development Activities: a Case Study of Standard Gauge Railway Project in Nairobi National Park
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This work looks at the consequences of litigation and alternative dispute resolution to settle conflicts from development activities that impact environmental conservation. Conflicts emerging from implementation of ... -
Analysis of Mechanisms for the Protection of Traditional Forest Related Knowledge and Practices to Achieve Sustainable Forest Management; a Case Study of Kaya Forests of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)There is a close nexus between biological and cultural diversity. International instruments that recognize this nexus include the Convention on Biological Diversity (1992) and the Convention Concerning the Protection of ... -
Governance dilemma and sustainable provision of ecosystem services by Mt. Marsabit Forest, Kenya
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The role of Early Childhood Education on Genderedself Conceptof Children in Naivasha Sub County, Nakuru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Gendered self-concept can be described as an individual’s perception or evaluation of himself or herself, including the perceptions about the gender roles the person plays in society. The study sought to examine the role ... -
Challenges to the Implementation of the Constitutional Provisions of the Two-thirds Gender Rule in the National Assembly of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The study aimed at investigating challenges to implementing the Constitution of Kenya provision on two-thirds gender rule in the National Assembly. Specifically, the study examined the judiciary-related challenges, the ... -
Media framing of Intimate Partner Femicide in Mainstream Print Media in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Violence against women is found in every socio-economic group, ideology, class, race, and ethnic grouping. Domestic violence victims are abused based on their sex and/or gender. The violence committed against them, meanwhile ... -
An assessment of the Prevalence and Social determinants of Maternal Mental Disorders in Kenya: a case study of three counties.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Mental illness is a common occurrence in the event of pregnancy and one year postpartum. In essence, all women can develop mental disorders in the course of pregnancy and in the year postpartum, however gender disparities ... -
Sociol- Economic Factors Influencing Participation Of Pupils In Public Primary School Education In Mbita Sub-county
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Effects of Sexual Violence on young Girls’ self Esteem in Makueni County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This is a cross-sectional study on the effects of Sexual Violence on young girls’ self-esteem in Makueni County. Specifically, the study set to establish the types of sexual violence that young girls’ experience, the ... -
Determinants of Continuation on Pre-exposure Prophylaxis: a Case of Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study sought to investigate the determinants of continuation on pre-exposure prophylaxis; a case of Nairobi County in Kenya. More specifically, the study focused on two core objectives; firstly was examination of ... -
Estimating Willingness to Pay and Its Determinants for Nhif Cover Among Boda Boda Operators in Kakamega County
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Analysis Of The Asymmetric Relationship Between Public Expenditure And Tax Revenue In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The concern over widening fiscal deficits has generated a host of debates in many countries globally, driven by literature on the topic of tax revenue and public expenditure termed as the revenue-expenditure nexus. In light ... -
An analysis of Manyatta Housing and Community wellbeing - a case for Kajiado County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Since time immemorial, housing has been singled out as one of the key enablers of an empowered society. Though the patriarchal system in most communities in Kenya have engaged men as main change agents in housing development, ... -
The Turn Of The Month Effect On Listed Stocks At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The Turn-of-the-Month (TOM) effect is the transitory rise in prices of listed shares throughout the initial three days and the last trading day of the month. Most dependable market experts and policy makers attribute this ... -
The Impact of Non-performing Loans on the Lending Behaviour in Kenyan Commercial Banks
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Non-performing loans have posed many challenges to lenders and more so commercial banks all over the world in their quest to act as financial intermediaries. In Kenya, different participants in the monetary sector have ... -
Food Production and Food Security of Smallholder Farmers and their Support by the County Government of Siaya, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Over the years, smallholder farmers in Kenya have been facing several challenges that have contributed to reduced crop production and food security among them. In Siaya County there is food deficit due to reduced crop ... -
Effect Of Exchange Rate Changes On Labour Productivity Growth In Kenya (1985-2018)
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The main purpose of this study was to establish the effect of exchange rate changes on labour productivity growth in Kenya (1985-2018). Specifically, the study tested the granger causality between exchange rate and labour ... -
Effect of Spending in Road Infrastructure on Manufacturing Output in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)There are many factors that influence undergraduate HELB loan default. In spite of the government’s and other stakeholders’ endeavor to improve and make university education accessible, undergraduate HELB loan default still ... -
Information Literacy and its role in Bridging the Digital Divide in Kenyan Institutions of Higher Education and Learning: Survey of the University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The digital age is heavily characterized by the merits of advanced technologies where digital divide is one of the major issues affecting the development of the knowledged geographical society. Due to this development, the ...
