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The Pattern Of Glaucoma In Patients Attending The Eye Clinic At Juba Teaching Hospital, South Sudan
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Glaucoma is an irreversibly blinding eye disease which damages the optic nerve head fibres. The disease may be asymptomatic in certain clinical types, until advanced stage, so much emphasis is to be given for ... -
The Impact Of The Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) Criminal Activities On Social And Economic Activities Of Households In Kilifi County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Criminal activities cause negative implications in the society. In addition to the fact that it affects society as far as money spent is concerned with the end goal of apprehending and rebuffing criminals or to help fix ... -
Effect of Government Funding on Operational Efficiency of Public Universities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The causal nexus between government spending and operational efficiency in the economy has not received much attention in literature. The few available theories conflict on the actual effect of increased government ... -
Effect of Ethnic Conflict on Women and Children in Mount Elgon Region (2008-2012)
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The existence of land disputes and related issues of unequal access and distribution of resources in Mount Elgon is the catalyst to the conflict under study. The conflict is further complicated by the recurring history of ... -
The Gender Variable In The Meanings Assigned To Three English Address Terms By Teachers In Kenya
(UoN, 2018)This paper investigated the range of meanings assigned to the address terms madam, boss and my dear in English usage in Kenya, with gender as an independent variable. It started from three working hypotheses: a) both men ... -
Understanding Cattle Rustling And The Role Of Indigenous Conflict Resolution Mechanisms Among The Tugen, Ilchamus And Pokot Of Baringo County, 2000-2015
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study was on understanding cattle rustling and application of indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms among the Tugen, Ilchamus and Pokot of Baringo County. The study sought to assess the hypotheses that cattle ... -
The Impact of Risk Based Internal Audit on Operational Efficiency of Deposit Taking Saccos in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Organizations are facing changes in every aspect of their operations in terms of emerging technologies and processes. This has led to emergence of new business risks which previously were not in existence. These developing ... -
Topic, Focus, And Word Order In The Kiswahili Clause
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The Kiswahili language has been classified as an SVO language. This paper argues that the SVO word order is dependent on the occurrence of both the subject and object overtly. When the two do not surface overtly, the word ... -
The Effects of Pastoral Conflicts on Secondary Education in Kenya: a Case Study of East Pokot
(university of nairobi, 2018)This study assesses the effects of pastoral conflicts on secondary education with a focus on East Pokot sub-county. This therefore will assist in determining possible interventions. Importantly, the research was motivated ... -
The Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Programmes for Juvenile Delinquents: a Case of Kabete and Kirigiti Rehabilitation Schools’ Programmes
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The purpose of the study was to assess the effectiveness of the rehabilitation programmes for the juvenile delinquents’. The study was carried out in two statutory rehabilitation schools; Kabete and Kirigiti rehabilitation ... -
Refugees and Internationalization of Internal Conflicts in Africa: a Case Study of South Sudan
(university of nairobi, 2018)The conflict in South Sudan has attracted interests from both regional actors as well as international actors driven by various interests. Presence of ethnic groups jostling for power as well as the resources within the ... -
Impact of Information Management Systems in Disaster Management: a Case of Reliefweb
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Information plays an important role in almost every human activity. There is a common saying, “information is power”. This is more apparent during a disaster or a crisis, where the availability and dissemination of information ... -
Public Perceptions On Community Service Order Programme In Nairobi County: A Case Study Of Makadara Community
(University of Nairobi, 2018)It has previously been found that imprisonment has little or no effect on deterrence while prisoners lose professional skills, their family life is interrupted and they are at risk of drug abuse and homosexuality or ... -
Role of Donor Funding and Multi-national Corporations in Healthcare Financing in Africa: Case Study of Kenya (2000-2015)
(university of nairobi, 2018)Healthcare financing in Africa is a major challenge due to the many problems ranging from poverty, corruption, misplaced priorities just to name but a few. Most of the African Countries are under developed but still try ... -
An Assessment of the Effect of Irrigation Projects on Wetlands: Yala Swamp, Siaya County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The relationship that exists between irrigated agriculture and its effect on the wetland ecosystem has been depicted as one of the trade-offs between increased human demand for food verses the natural environment. This ... -
Effect of Strategic Collaborative Partnerships on Service Delivery at Kenya Revenue Authority
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Global business scene has witnessed heightened competition coupled with various challenges including ethics and moral discourses. In order to surmount these, strategic collaborative partnership has been employed by ... -
Experience Of Profiling By Security Agents On The Rights Of Non-Refoulment And Freedom Of Movement Among Somali Asylum Seekers In Eastleigh Sub-County In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This research was undertaken to determine the impact of profiling of Somali asylum seekers on their human rights in Kenya with reference to Eastleigh in Nairobi County. Specifically the study sought to determine how ... -
The Use of Allegory in Presentation of Disintegration in Nuruddin Farah’s Hiding in Plain Sight and Crossbones
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Somalia is a nation that has been reeling in civil strife for more than two decades after the overthrow of Said Barre’s government in 1991.This study examines the use of allegory in presentation of Somalia’s disintegration ... -
Access to village community banks by women and its impacts on household gender roles and relations: a case study of Kijitonyama ward, Dar es salaam Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The establishment of microfinance institutions including Village Community Banks (VICOBA) is based on the belief that empowering a woman leads to improvement of the entire family wellbeing. This strategy have been used and ... -
Linguistic Versus Geographical Boundaries: a Lexical Semantic Assessment of Luhya Dialects
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study provides a mutual intelligibility assessment of Luhya dialects focusing on Lumarama, Luwanga, Lushisa and Lubukusu. This is through a lexical semantic approach using Johannes Schmidt’s Wave Theory. The main ...
