University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Public Sentiments Analysis on Judicial Outcomes Against Expected Outcomes in Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2018)The Kenyan judiciary has for a long time struggled to gain the confidence of the public. Judicial decisions in some cases do conflict with the expectations of the public and this serves to erode the public‟s confidence in ... -
An Experiment to Determine the Effect of Ethical Hacking on It Administrator's Patch and Vulnerability Management Attitudes, a Case of a Leading Telecommunications Company
(university of nairobi, 2018)As the adoption of information processing and the integration of various information systems via the internet increases, so does the risk to information systems. Electronic attacks are likely via the exploitation of ... -
Effect Of Fertilizer Microdosing And In Situ Moisture Conservation On Yield And Resource Use Efficiency Of Pearl Millet In Makueni County-Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Pearl millet productivity in semi-arid areas of Kenya is constrained mainly by moisture deficit and inherent low soil fertility. A field study was conducted in Makueni, Kenya during the 2014 short and long rains to determine ... -
Influence Of Fertilizer Application, Time Of Pinching And Harvesting Method On Growth, Yield And Nutritional Quality Of Cowpea (Vigna Unguilata L.) And Spider Plant (Cleome Gynandra L.)
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Introduction of exotic vegetables in mainstream agriculture has seen a decline in the utilization of African indigenous leafy vegetables (AILVs) such as cowpea and spider plant. This has caused inadequate, imbalanced ... -
An Economic Analysis Of Poultry Production Efficiency And Marketing In Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In developing world, poultry subsector has gotten prominence both as a means of livelihood, reduction of poverty and malnutrition. However, there sector does little less than to Rwandan economy. The share of agricultural ... -
Weed Diversity And Their Response To Glyphosate Applications In Coffee Farms In Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The problem of weed control in the east and west of rift in Kenya differs quite remarkably between the coffee growing areas. This has been verified by past studies conducted with the aim of improving coffee production by ... -
Factors Influencing Choice Of Irrigation Systems And Crop Water Requirement Of High Value Crops In Mwala, Machakos County, Kenyaong’Ina
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Selecting the best-suited irrigation system for a specific site considers a number of factors. These include initial and operating costs, labor and energy requirement, adaptability to farming operations, soil, climate and ... -
Molecular Analysis of Antimalarial Resistance Markers in Parasite Samples Obtained From Children Recruited Into a Drug Efficacy Trial in Kwale, Kenya, 2013.
(university of nairobi, 2018)Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) have resulted to a significant drop in malaria incidences by 18% from 2010 to 2016. Unfortunately, ACT resistance reported in Western Cambodia in 2008 poses a consequential ... -
Culture and Food Consumption in Kenya: a Semiotic Analysis of Food Advertisements on Television
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study aimed at analysing messages and their meanings that are conveyed through food television advertisements in Kenya. The study was conducted in Parklands and Gatina wards in Nairobi County. The study involved ... -
Cyber Security Preparedness Assessment Toolkit Presented
(university of nairobi, 2018)The internet is becoming an important thing in people’s daily life and has grown at an explosive rate. According to GlobalWebIndex (2018), internet users (population) around the world are over 4 billion, which corresponds ... -
Countering Violent Extremism In Lamu County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study sought to analyse the fear factor in government messaging of oral narratives amongst local community residents in Lamu County meant to Counter Violent Extremism. The main objective of the study was to analyse ... -
The Role Of Leadership Communication On Crisis Management In The Oil Industry In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The main aim of this study was to investigate the role of leadership communication on crisis management in the oil industry in Kenya with a special focus on Sinai fire tragedy. The study was anchored on two theories; the ... -
Role of Traditional Forest Conservation Systems in Sustainable Forest Management: a Case of the Kipsigis Sacred Hill
(university of nairobi, 2018)Kenya continues to lose its forests despite developing relevant policies, legal mechanisms and institutions to curb this trend. Traditional Forest Conservation Systems (TFCs) are another alternative to conserve forests; ... -
Impacts Of Bayer Life Science Corporate Social Responsibility Project On Sales Of Agro-Products Among Smallholder Farmers In West Pokot County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The objective of the study is to investigate the impact of corporate social responsibility on sales of company products. Using the case of Bayer Life Science Project in West Pokot in 2017, the study sought to achieve the ... -
An Analysis of the Communication Derived From the Graffiti Layered on Public Service Vehicles (Psvs) in Kenya: a Receiver’s Perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study investigated the communication through the graffiti on Public Service Vehicles. The main objective was to determine the communication derived from the graffiti layered on Public Service Vehicles in Kenya from ... -
Examining Communication Techniques Adopted By The Senate To Promote Mandatory Public Participation In Kenya
(UoN, 2018)The aim of this study was to examine the communication strategies adopted by the Senate of the Republic of Kenya to promote mandatory public participation. This study was guided by participatory communication theory and ... -
An Assessment of Newsroom Convergence: Case Study of Nation Media Group’s Business Desk
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study examined convergence at Nation Media Group using the business section as the case study. The study‘s objectives were; to find out how convergence has evolved at Nation Media Group‘s business desk since its ... -
An Assessment of the Legal Tools for Management of Human-wildlife Conflicts Within Mt.kenya National Park in Meru County, Kenya.
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Willingness to Pay for Cancer Screening in Dagoretti North Constituency: Contingent Valuation Estimates
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Statistical estimates indicate that cancer is the third highest cause of mortality in Kenya with an estimated 7% of deaths per year (20,000 deaths per year) and 28,000 new cases per year. Globally, cancer is recognized ... -
Effect of intercropping maize and promiscuous Soybean on growth and yield.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)An study was carried out in Kenya to assess the suitab ility of three promiscuous soybean varieties (SB19, GAZELLE and TGX1990-5F) intercropped with Mai ze (Duma 43). A randomised complete block design ...
