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The Impact of the Depiction of Children in Selected Swahili Children Stories
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This research paper interrogates the portrayal of the boy child and the girl child in selected Kiswahili Children‟s Stories with a view of investigating the likely impact of the manner in which this has been done. Children‟s ... -
The Role of Kiswahili Children’s Literature in formulating their Worldview
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This Paper will examine how characters in Children’s Literature are portrayed by different authors with the probable ramifications.Children’s literature in Kiswahili Language has grown tremendously in the recent past.For ... -
The Lingering Question of Neocolonialism in Selected Swahili Plays
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This paper examines how the question of neocolonialism has been addressed by Kiswahili writers by focusing on some selected plays by Timothy Arege and K.W. Wamitila. The paper’s main objective is to identify how the theme ... -
Interlanguage Variability in the Use of French Auxiliary Verbs by Low-proficiency Learners of French in Kenya
(university of Nairobi, 2018)This paper set out to identify the variants of the rules governing the choice of the auxiliary (whether avoir, ‘to have’ or être, ‘to be’) in the passé composé tense in the French of low-proficiency learners in Kenya. Data ... -
The Relevance of Ethnobotanical Studies to Linguistic Vitality: The Case of Plant Use and Classification Among the Digo of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)This article summarises the findings of ethnobotanical research conducted among the Digo people of Kwale District, Kenya, together with applications of this research for the benefit of the local community and implications ... -
Guidelines and Editorial Policy.
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2023-06-27)Africa Design Review Journal is an Online & Print Quarterly issue. The aim of the journal is to encourage scholarship in the area of design. It emphasizes the production of knowledge and exchange of ideas. Invitation ... -
Design Intervention for Sustainability in Women’s Crafts in Kenya.
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2023-06-27)omen in Kenya and the world over engage in craft design using traditional skills passed on from one generation to the other. These are mainly inspired by motifs and designs obtained from nature and items within their ... -
Participatory action research (PAR) for community based conservation in Kenya.
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2023-06-27)According to UN Biodiversity Agreement Cop 15, one of the targets is to ensure equitable, inclusive, effective and gender-responsive representation and participation in decision-making, and access to justice and information ... -
Art and design aiding children living with autism in Nairobi
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2023-06-27)Background: The number of children affected by autism has risen, with 1 in every 59 children being diagnosed within the spectrum (WHO, 2022). In Kenya, the disorder affects approximately four per cent of the population ... -
Editorial, Africa Review Journal.
(Africa Design Review Journal, 2023-06-26)With our last edition in volume three titled “African visual design in the digital world”, we hope to have ignited your passion for design and its extraordinary potential to shape our world. In this fourth issue of volume ... -
Kenya’s CBC crisis as a call to the boardroom not courtroom: why dialogue will best remedy the uncertainties towards Kenyan children receiving the desirable quality education in the new education system
(University of Nairobi Law Journal, 2023-07-10)The Kenyan 8-4-4 education system is in transition to the new Competence Based Curriculum (CBC). The latter aims at not only having the students grasp what they learn but also specialize at an early age in what they can ... -
"When they are all grown, I will tell them": Experience and perceptions of parental self-disclosure of HIV status to children in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: There is mixed evidence on the influence of self-disclosure of one's HIV status on mental health, health behaviours and clinical outcomes. We studied the patterns of self-disclosure among parents living with ... -
Geographical Associations of HIV Prevalence in Female Sex Workers From Nairobi, Kenya (2014-2017)
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Kenya's HIV epidemic is heterogeneously distributed. Although HIV incidence in Kenya has shown signs of recent decline, focused interventions are still needed for female sex workers (FSWs). Geospatially informed ... -
Impact of Foreign Aid on Economic Growth in Somalia: 1991-2020
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The fundamental aim of aid is to create a platform for socio-economic growth. However, foreign aid has been criticized for only creating a cycle of economic dependency among recipient countries with no meaningful economic ... -
The Effect Of Foreign Portfolio Investments On Stock Market Performance At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)While the role of foreign investments in the development of a country’s securities market is often touted in policy, there is inconclusive evidence on the effect of foreign portfolio investment on stock exchange performance ... -
Urban Sprawl and Its Impact on the Morphology of Homa Bay Town
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Rapid urbanization is experienced across the developing world with the fastest growth in Sub-Saharan Africa. The migration of people from rural to urban areas in search of better education, jobs, and higher living standards ... -
Earnings Management and Financial Performance of Companies Listed With Nse in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Earnings management activities have become a technique utilized by many institutions in today’s business operations. Despite the concept being applied wrongly by some companies which has led to the collapse of major firms ... -
Effect of Trade Openness on Foreign Direct Investments in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Kenya launched its 2030 vision in 2008 with the goal, among other things, of attaining global competition for FDI and economic growth. Inconsistent FDI inflows have occurred in Kenya since the 1970-1980s. In response to ... -
Assessment of Rational Use of Eye Medication by Health Care Workers in Public Health Facilities in Machakos Town Subcounty.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Irrational use of medicines remains a significant global problem and more so in Low and Middle-Income countries where the burden is higher. It can cause serious harm to patients through suboptimal treatment ... -
Effects of Board Structure and Market Segment on Capital Structure of Firms Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study’s objective was to determine the effect of board structure and market segment on the capital structure of firms listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Capital structure is the mix of debt to equity firms use ...