University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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State’s Response To Refugee Crisis: The Case Of Kenya’S Refugee Law, 1991 – 2016
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The focus of this dissertation was the articulation, implementation and impact of Kenya refugee law in the period between 1991 and 2016. Kenya has hosted refugees since independence mainly from neighbouring countries. It ... -
The Dynamics of street Robbery in urban areas: a case study of Nairobi Central Business District, Nairobi City
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Street robbery is one of the most common crimes in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) and adjacent areas. It has continued to permeate the county despite concerted efforts made by the people, county and national ... -
The Relationship Between Interest Rate Regulation and Financial Performance of Listed Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Interest irate iis iessentially ithe iprice iof ideposits. iLike ithe iprice iof iproducts iand iservices iin ifree imarkets, iinterest irate ishould ibe idetermined iby ithe imarket. iThis icauses ithe ieconomy ito irun ... -
Social And Economic Constraints Affecting The Welfare Of Households Headed By Children In Mathare Slums, Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The purpose of this study was to investigate the social and economic constraints facing households headed by children in Mathare slums Nairobi City County. The specific objectives were: To outline the social, psychological, ... -
Technical Vocational And Education Training (Tvet) And Entrepreneurship Development Among Graduates Of Karen Technical Training Institute For The Deaf - Nairob
(University of Nairobi, 2019)For centuries, technical skills and entrepreneurship has been widely regarded as a strategy to boost economic development. In recent decades, there has been a resurgence of interest in technical skills and entrepreneurship ... -
Effect of Capital Structure on Cash Holdings Among Commercial and Services Firms Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The study aimed at establishing the connection between capital structure on cash holdings of commercial and services companies quoted at the NSE. This study used financial capital structure as the independent variable while ... -
Perceptions of empowerment among Women involved in Coffee farming in Kirinyaga East Sub-county, Kirinyaga County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Women empowerment play a key role in helping women improve the wellbeing of their households. However, gender systems have remained complex and dynamic. Regions, communities, and countries have different social constructions ... -
The Effect Of Community Participation On The Performance Of Namelok Water Project In Kajiado County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Community participation in water projects is key to the development of the project and its sustainability. To achieve the participation all the local members of a community have to be involved in giving out their opinions, ... -
Integration of Cloud Computing and Service Delivery in Academic Libraries with reference to South Eastern Kenya University
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Cloud computing is one of the recent Internet related computing paradigms being implemented by academic libraries across the globe in bringing information services closer to their diverse and remote users. This leads to ... -
Effect of Organizational Culture on Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The objective of this study was to investigate effect of organizational culture on the performance of Commercial Banks of Kenya. The study population comprised all the Commercial Banks in Kenya as at 31st July 2019, which ... -
Fragmentation As An Allegory Of The Somali Nation In Nuruddin Farah’s Maps
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study sought to critically analyse whether fragmentation has been employed as an allegory of the Somali nation in Nuruddin Farah’s Maps. The objectives of this study were to critically evaluate the use of fragmentation ... -
Influence of Strategy on Structure at British American Tobacco Kenya Ltd
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The determination of whether a company’s strategy precedes structure or whether the structure precedes strategy has been under considerable debate on forums for effective corporate leadership as well as on reecent studies. ... -
Reconceptualising Investor-state Dispute Settlement in Africa: Challenges, Developments and Solutions
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Country dynamics on the application of responsibility to Protect (R2p): a case of Syria between 2011 and 2019
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study was conducted in the backdrop of contending political discourses on the application of the principle of the responsibility to protect. This was particularly in the international prevention and reaction to ... -
The Influence Of Public Participation On Public Accountability In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)In the world over, there is an increasing recognition for the centrality of public participation in ensuring effective public accountability. Direct citizen participation in identification of community needs, development ... -
Market Forces Motivating Cross-border Banking by Commercial Banks in Kenya: a Case Study of Kcb Group Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This research sought to understand market forces motivating regional money-lending of Kenyan commercial money-lenders with a specific reference to KCB Limited Group. It was driven by the point that financial markets in ... -
The Relationship Between Type Of HIV Prevention Method, Community Perception And Adherence To HIV Prevention Methods, Among Women Aged 18-49 In Embakasi South-Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention remains one of the world's top priorities for public health and development. In Kenya, despite the fact that several prevention methods have been introduced, both by the ... -
Assessment of Households’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Solid Waste Management in Nakuru Town
(University of Nairobi, 2019)A significant obstacle to implementing solid waste management (SWM) in our cities is lack of awareness and limited knowledge on SWM, negative attitudes, poor practices, lack of political goodwill and limited technical and ...
