University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Perceived Factors Affecting The Growth Of Women Owned Small And Medium Enterprises (Smes) In Events Management Sector In Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Small and Medium Enterprises form the foundations of growth for numerous economies particularly African nations. They represent a large number of businesses generating employment and wealth. Women entrepreneurs are ... -
Factors Influencing the Performance of Loan Collection by Commercial Banks Through Outsourcing of Non-performing Loans to Private Firms: a Case of Barclays Bank of Kenya Limited,nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Banks are among the largest lenders of retail, commercial and corporate entities. Aside from deposit taking, lending forms a major part of banks income generating activities which means that depending on how lending as ... -
Transforming the Unep Governance Structure: the Role of the Kenya Permanent Mission to the United Nations Environment Programme
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The Project traced the activities of the Kenya Mission to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) over a period of seven years from 2007 to 2013. This was a time when the issue of strengthening the governing structure ... -
Determinants of Maintenance of Road Infrastructural Projects in Kisii County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Quality of main and rural road network continues to deteriorate as a result of the challenges facing the maintenance of this infrastructure. This study focused on the determinants of implementation of maintenance of road ... -
A Critical Analysis of Natural Resource Management in the Conflict Zones: a Case Study of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
(University of Nairobi, 2017)DRC has experienced conflicts that have affected the populace in various ways. Conflict in DRC has been linked with natural resources, and this has led to the use of natural resource management strategy in managing of ... -
A Situation of Statelessness in Kenya: a Case of Makonde Comunity
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Stateless persons often find themselves in vulnerable situations in their host country or country of origin, with this occasioned by their lack of nationality. The lack of nationality commonly results to discrimination ... -
Factors Influencing Consumer Participation Among Water Users in Selected Water Utilities in Kenya: a Case of the Water Action Groups.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Consumer participation allows for the public to take part in key decision making processes in the governance of the country, thus harnessing ownership and buy-in while ensuring a greater possibility of effectiveness of ... -
E-Tracking System For Solid Waste Management A Case Study Kajiado County, Ngong Town
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Solid waste management is a major problem in most towns in Kenya. The county governments are charged with the responsibility of management county resources including waste management; however they are usually faced with ... -
Turnaround Strategies Influencing Recovery of Commercial Banks Under Receivership Programme in Kenya: a Case of Chase Bank
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Organizations falling under receivership programmes have been prevalent in Kenya as a strategic tool for financially distressed companies. Ailing financial institutions are placed under CBK statutory management in the hope ... -
Performance and Meat Quality of Broiler Chicken Fed Diets Enriched With Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens) Larvae Meal
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Insects are a common feedstuff for wild birds and scavenging poultry. Prospects of insects inclusion in compounded animal feeds as cheaper alternative protein sources has lately attracted intercontinental attention. Black ... -
The Role of Political Diplomacy in Addressing Africa’s Challenges of Regional Integration
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Political Diplomacy as used in the new EAC is proving to bear more fruits compared to when and how it was used in the initial EAC. But even with its little success and the potential of cutting across issues to effectively ... -
Language of Oppression and Quest for Justice in Kithaka Wa Mberia’s Plays
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This study is on the language of oppression and quest for justice in Kithaka wa Mberia‟s plays. The plays are set in post-colonial Kenya, and oppression appears to be the dominant theme. The study identifies different ... -
Characterization and productivity profiles of Aedes aegypti (L.) breeding habitats across rural and urban landscapes in western and coastal Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Aedes aegypti, the principal vector for dengue and other emerging arboviruses, breeds preferentially in various man-made and natural container habitats. In the absence of vaccine, epidemiological surveillance ... -
Determinants of Implementation of County Government Projects: a Case of Infrastructural Projects in Kilifi County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Infrastructural projects contribute towards the socioeconomic development of a country and individuals due to improved standard of living. County governments in Kenya have been implementing infrastructural projects since ... -
Evaluation of the Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Care Cascade Among HIV-Positive Female Sex Workers in Mombasa, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Kenyan female sex workers (FSWs) have a high HIV prevalence, increasing their tuberculosis (TB) risk. Despite recommendations that HIV-positive individuals be offered isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT), uptake ... -
Use of Small and Medium Enterprises Resources to Mitigate Unemployment in Bauchi State of Nigeria
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Resources to SMEs are the important variables to transform the unemployed citizenry in Bauchi of Nigeria into enabling environment of employed people. Unfortunately, the abundance resources at hand in the state are facing ... -
Parents' and teachers' views on sexual health education and screening for sexually transmitted infections among in-school adolescent girls in Kenya: a qualitative study.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: To successfully develop and implement school-based sexual health interventions for adolescent girls, such as screening for Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis, it is important ... -
Category Management Practices and Supply Chain Performance of Supermarkets in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Category management practices was recently introduced in Kenya and it has been deployed by a few multinational retail firms to ensure that goods and services that are commonly used and cannot be purchased separately by the ... -
Soil iron and aluminium concentrations and feet hygiene as possible predictors of Podoconiosis occurrence in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Podoconiosis (mossy foot) is a neglected non-filarial elephantiasis considered to be caused by predisposition to cumulative contact of uncovered feet to irritative red clay soil of volcanic origins in the ... -
Effect of Corporate Governance
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The research project was done with an objective of establishing the effect of corporate governance on the financial performance of listed companies in the NSE. The dependent variable used was ROA as a financial performance ...
