University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Rights of Children of Imprisoned Mothers: Towards Non-custodial Sentencing for Women Offenders in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This study is premised on the universal understanding that in any society, children remain the most vulnerable category and in dire need of care and protection from parents, community and the government in order to survive. ... -
A Critical Analysis of the Extent to Which the National Land Commission Addresses the Land Question in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The land question in Kenya has never been solved. Land is a pertinent source of livelihood, the problem has persisted and in a number of years caused chaos as people grow impatient. Over time, there have been complaints ... -
Relationship Between Interest Rate Capping and Supply of Credit by Kenyan Commercial Banks
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Perceived Influence of Strategic Planning and Strategy Implementation on Performance of Environmental Non-governmental Organizations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The main objective of this study was to determine the influence of strategic planning and strategy implementation on performance of environmental Non-Governmental Organizations in Kenya. Organizations from both the private ... -
Structural, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of X2yz Heusler Compounds Mn2vz (Z = Al, in), Co2yin (Y = V, Nb, Ti) and Xyz Half Heusler Compounds Coyin (Y= V, Nb, Ti) for Spintronic Application
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Heusler compounds have been predicted to be half-metallic possessing integer magnetic moments due to complete spin polarisation at the Fermi level, a property highly desirable in spintronics. However, there are yet to be ... -
The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Stock Market Development in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The equity market around the world has been expanding and integrating leading to developing countries changing the makeup of the capital flows in their economy. Therefore, this paper tried to examine the effect of FDI on ... -
Determinants of the implementation of table banking as a source of project financing for women, a case of Lamu county, Kenya.
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The Effect of Exchange Rate on Stock Market Performance in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Exchange rates are encountered by humanity in different aspects of life since time in memorial. The current paper analyzes the impacts of exchange rate changes on stock market performance in the Nairobi Securities Exchange ... -
Development of Polyacrylic Acid Based Electrochemical Sensor for Detection of Selected Heavy Metals in Water
(University of Nairobi, 2017)A simple differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetric sensor based on Polyacrylic acid/Glassy carbon electrode has been developed for simultaneous analysis of lead(II), cadmium(II) and cobalt(II) ions. Electrochemical ... -
Detecting Abandoned Vehicles in Public Vehicle Parking Environment-based on Time
(University of Nairobi, 2017)It is common to come across Abandoned Vehicles (AVs) in many of the public Vehicle Parking Environment (VPE) facilities. Very few if any of these vehicles are really abandoned; in most scenarios Motorists drive into a ... -
Influence of Leadership Style on Performance of Construction Projects: a Case of Housing Projects in Westlands Sub-county, Nairobi Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The purpose of the study was to determine the influence of leadership styles on performance of housing construction projects. To achieve this objective, relationship between components of leadership style, team commitment ... -
The Relationship Between Monetary Attitudes and Investment Behaviour Among Teachers in Swaziland
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Despite its above average GNI per capita among sub-Saharan Africa nations, the rate of savings in Swaziland is below the average for the region. Savings theories allude to a favourable association between income and savings. ... -
The Relationship Between Agency Costs and Dividend Policy Amongst Listed Firms at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The paper investigates the relationship between agency costs and dividend policy in the context of developing economy of Kenya. Dividend policy has been and still remains a tricky topic as the results are not conclusive ... -
Peripheral Arterial Disease Among Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Attending the Chest Clinic at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been shown to be the leading causes of death among COPD patients, with ... -
The Effect of Public Debt on Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Debt accumulation is a common feature of many developing countries economy. Kenya, being a developing country has overtime relied heavily on borrowings, aids and grants to fund its development projects. Kenya recorded a ... -
Comparison of Activation Functions for Nse Stock Price Prediction.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)ANN timeseries prediction has been successfully implemented and tested on NSE stocks prediction by Barack (2014) and other stock exchanges (Safi & White 2017) however these studies focused on factors like training algorithm, ... -
The Effect of Bank Distress on the Kenyan Economy
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The study aimed at establishing the various factors that affect the real GDP of the Kenyan economy, however great emphasis is on the effect of bank distress on the performance of the economy. The study used a time series ... -
Testing the Firm Size Effects on Stock Market Returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
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Factors That Influence Students Perception of Counselors Roles and Functions in Institutions of Higher Learning: a Case of Universities and Colleges in Mount Kenya East Region
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The purpose of this study was to critically examine university students’ perception of counselors’ roles and functions in Kenyan universities located in the East region of Mount Kenya. The objectives were to establish the ...
