University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Phytochemical investigation of selected tephrosia species for antiplasmodial and anti-inflammatory principles
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Malaria is one of the major diseases affecting human beings, whose symptoms include pain and inflammation. It is caused by five Plasmodium species of which P. falciparum and P. vivax are the important causative agents of ... -
Evaluating institutional capacity for landslide disaster risk reduction: a case study of Mount Elgon region, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Uganda is a high landslide disaster risk country that has put in place several risk reduction institutions. However, the capacity of formal institutions to achieve landslide disaster risk reduction in the Mount Elgon region ... -
Strategies to reduce microbial and chemical contamination in waste water irrigated vegetables in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The use of wastewater in urban agriculture is continually increasing due to lack of clean water for irrigation and this has made contamination of produce to be witnessed in many countries. The study was on evaluation of ... -
Effects of project organizational structures on an organization’s performance: a case of Nyankoba tea factory,Nyamira County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The study focused on the effects of project organizational structure on an organization’s performance: a case of Nyankoba tea factory, Nyamira County guided by four specific objectives namely: To establish the extent to ... -
Development of in vitro multiplication and acclimatization protocols for melia volkensii.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Melia volkensii is a medicinal and ornamental tree plant which contributes to the farmer’s income generation in dryland areas of Eastern Africa. It is normally propagated using seed which has been reported to be hard and ... -
Institutional factors influencing innovation of technological products and processes: a case of firms in the telecommunications sector in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The main purpose of the study was to determine the influence of various institutional factors on innovation of technological products and processes in Kenya’s telecommunications sector. The study was guided by five research ... -
On equivalence of some operators and topology of invariant subspaces
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In this project we investigate the invariant and hyper-invariant subspace lattices of some operators. We give a lattice theoretic description of the lattice of hyper-invariant subspace of an operator in terms of its ... -
An analysis of fish farming post economic stimulus program in Kibwezi, Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Communities living in Arid and Semi-arid Lands (ASALs) face many challenges such as poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition, and limited means of livelihoods. This has been worsened by the rapid changing climate that has ... -
Developing a GIS web based information system for population data management
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The status of population data currently is not up to date and largely based on manual systems. This is so because despite the biggest databank being at the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics custody, a large amount of the ... -
Factors influencing implementation of health projects in Garbatula Sub-county, Isiolo County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Project implementation consists of challenging processes in the project management plan to satisfy the project specifications. This involves coordinating people and resources, as well as integrating and performing the ... -
Role of vitamin D in iron status and the risk of malaria infection in Kenyan children: a case of Kilifi County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Introduction: In Kilifi County, malaria infection is a major cause of mortality with children under the age of five years being the most vulnerable. Iron status influences susceptibility to malaria while Vitamin D status ... -
End users’ involvement and the performance of economic stimulus fish farming projects in Mwea constituency,Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The overall of this study was to establish the relationship between end user involvement and the performance of Economic stimulus programme (ESP) fish farming project in Mwea constituency, Kirinyaga County. The specific ... -
Biometrics class attendance management system
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Transfer of knowledge in most institutions of higher learning is done through lecturing where students are expected to attend classes and a lecturer dictates notes and share the contents of the lesson with the students. ... -
Metagenomic characterization of enteric bacterial pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes detected from dairy cow feces and rumen fluids
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The dairy cow contributes to the nutrition and well-being of humans by providing a variety of dairy products. It harbors a complex microbiome composed of numerous microorganisms in the reticulo-rumen and dominated by ... -
Socio-economic factors influencing performance of fish farming in Kwanza constituency-Trans-Nzoia County,Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The purpose of this study was to investigate socio-economic factors influencing the performance of fish farming in Kwanza Constituency, Trans-Nzoia County. Specifically, the study sought to investigate how farmer knowledge ... -
Influence of non-governmental organization intervention on poverty eradication: case of Tana river sub- county, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The study sought to establish Influence of NGOs intervention on poverty eradication in Tana River Sub- County. NGOs have been regarded as the new alternative after the government, for people centered pro-poverty eradication ... -
Factors influencing implementation of community based development projects by the devolved government in Homa Bay county in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study sought to investigate factors influencing implementation of community based development projects by county governments in Kenya, with specific focus on Homa-bay County. The study was informed by the objectives: ... -
Access and Utilisation of Instructional Materials in Teaching and Learning of Biology in Secondary Schools: The Case of Dagoretti South Sub County, Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The goal of this study was to identify the level of access and utilization of instructional materials in teaching and learning of Biology in secondary schools. Instructional materials are items both print and non-print ... -
Influence of internal control systems on financial performance of Saccos in Kirinyaga county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Internal control of a company constitutes the procedures outlined and influenced by those tasked with governance, personnel and management to give sensible confirmation about the accomplishment of institution’s objectives ... -
Technical assistance, community participation, socio-economic environment and sustainability of selected donor funded projects in Samburu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Donor funded projects continue to complement government socio-economic developmental initiatives in Samburu Country aimed at empowering the locals. With budgetary pressures globally, however, the continued support towards ...
