University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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The Impact of Lack of an Acceptable Basin Wide Agreement on How to Share the Nile Waters
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Scarcity of freshwater in certain regions of the world has led to international conflict based upon competition for shared water. An example of such international cooperation over shared water is the Indus Waters Treaty, ... -
Assessing compliance with charcoal laws and regulations in Kitui County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Following the enactment Kitui County Charcoal Management Act many charcoal producer and transporter associations have been registered to enhance regulation and sustainability of charcoal production in the county. Despite ... -
Investigating renewable energy potential for rural electrification in Rwanda: technical and economic viability
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Rwanda is a country with many hills, thus expansion of electricity is expensive. Hence no wonder that at the present, the major energy resource used in Rwanda is fuel wood biomass where the current national electrification ... -
Factors influencing sustainability of open defeacation free environment in Nyando Sub-county, Kisumu County,Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The research examined factors which influence sustainability of Open Defeacation Free (ODF) condition in Nyando Sub-County in Kisumu County. The study concentrated on four research objectives namely: to assess social ... -
Statistical Quality Control and Operational Performance of Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Quality management is key to the performance of any firm .There are several quality management practices that are used in the operations if various firms to facilitate cost reduction, improvement in quality of products, ... -
Use of GPS, GSM and GPRS technologies to alert for speeding vehicles real time on Kenya highways
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In Kenya highways, there is still a high rate of road accidents. Most of these accidents are caused by over speeding and reckless driving. Most of the drivers are reckless and do not obey the speed set for given road places. ... -
Simulating common bean performance under selected environmental stresses for improving index-based insurance model and its uptake among farmers in three districts of Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Index based crop insurance products such as Area Yield Index Insurance (AYII) are widely promoted as a means of addressing climate related constraints for bean crop production. However, in Rwanda, farmers are reluctant to ... -
Co-design in the development of effective museums in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)In today’s changing world, attention for people’s time is increasingly growing and museums across the world are crafting means of reaching a wide range of new audiences and repeat visitors to remain relevant in the market. ... -
Factors that influence farmers decision to adopt IOT sensing and monitoring greenhouse farming solutions in Kenya: a case study of illuminum green house
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The aim of this study was to understand the factors that influence farmers to adopt IoT sensing and monitoring solutions, how they affect and what can be done in order to scale up the technology beyond the early adopters ... -
Factors influencing use of interlocking red bricks technology in housing projects: a case of Isiolo County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The failure of interlocking red bricks technology in Isiolo County construction project is mostly related to the problems attributed to technical data of ISSB technology is still insufficient, leading to skepticism of ... -
Influence of project sustainability on performance of community health projects in Githunguri sub-county of Kiambu, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Project sustainability is an aspiration of every community or regime as a means of ensuring that constructive advances are delivered to the target societies in long term. This phenomenon is brought to attention in this ... -
Enhancing realtime reporting of maternal and new-born mortality through DHIS2
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: An audit by WHO (2010) revealed that there were low levels of maternal deaths reporting, lack of reporting forms, and lack of understanding of classification of various causes of death according to the International ... -
Project design factors, utilization of indigenous knowledge, project leadership and sustainability of dairy goat projects in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Evidence from the literature indicates that sustainability of development projects such as dairy goat projects is seldom realized, especially where sustainability predictors are not scrutinized. Dairy goat projects have ... -
The Suitability of Kenya’s Criminal Law on the Derivatives Market
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The expansion and development of Kenya’s financial markets have led to the diversification of services and products in the capital markets. These measures aimed at expanding and developing the financial markets are in ... -
Implementation of Corporate Governance in Selected Public Universities in Kenya in the Context of the Universities Act, 2012
(University of Nairobi, 2018)To govern public universities, the Government has enacted the Universities Act, which came into force in December 2012. In the discharge of their functions under the Act, public universities are required to embrace corporate ... -
Effect of plant spacing and inorganic fertilizer rate on tomato seed production
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum ) is rated as high market value horticultural crop in Kenya with a ready market both domestically and regionally. Moreover, tomato is among horticultural crops with great potential for improving ... -
Factors influencing community participation in NG-CDF projects in Kitui County, Kenya: a case of Mwingi west sub County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Community participation mean an open process in which the rights of the community to be informed, to provide comments to the government and to receive a response from the government are met through expression of needs ... -
Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Land Use Change on Rivers in Tropical Watersheds: a Case Study of Ruiru and Ndarugu Basins, Kiambu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Land use dynamics are known to cause considerable modifications to the environment which can cause severe impacts to aquatic natural resources. This study addressed the impacts of land use change in the Ruiru and Ndarugu ... -
Board Structure, Chief Executive Tenure, Firms’ Characteristics and Performance of Financial Institutions in Kenya Nebert
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The corporate scene has witnessed boardroom tussles and corporate collapses around the globe. Kenya has not been spared by this wave of corporate scandals and collapses, and neither has the financial services' sector ... -
Influence of county social services programs on the welfare of street children: a case of Turbo sub county, Uasin Gishu county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The purpose of the current study was to determine the influence of county social services programs on the welfare of street children in Turbo sub-county, Uasin Gishu County. The study was guided by the following research ...
