University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Factors Influencing Sustainability of Youth Group Projects Funded by Youth Enterprise Development Fund in Bomet County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Unemployment is a critical issue in developing countries. Besides, the great numbers of those who depend on the few earners, majority of the young people who are unemployed are kept on the very brink of misery and ... -
The Role of Language in Maintaining Peace and Security in Africa-lessons Learnt From Kenya and Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Peace initiatives within states have evolved to counter the ever increasing intra and inter-state conflict situations. Scholars and researcher have lobbied for the positioning of language in upcoming policies to boost state ... -
Legal Parentage in Surrogacy Arrangements: an Immediate Concern in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)This study is divided into four chapters. Chapter one is a broad overview and layout of the research. It outlines the research project. This provides an overview of the essence of the research. It covers the background of ... -
Teacher Factors Influencing Application of Information Communication Technology in Learning of History and Government in Secondary Schools Inbungoma South Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Over the last few decades, Information ICT has become increasingly important in all organisations in modern societies including schools (World Bank, 2014). Expectation about ICT and its role in developing and transforming ... -
The Effect of Changes in Interest Rates on the Performance of the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The research project reviews the effect of changes in interest rates as on the performance of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). The interest rates used in the study are the 91 and 182 Treasury Bill (TB) rates while ... -
School Based Factors Influencing The Headteachers’ Implementation Of The Private Tuition Ban Directive In Secondary Schools, Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)In a low resource context like in Kenya where there are not enough Maths and science teachers, poor learning and teaching facilities, overcrowded classrooms or higher student-teacher ratios, and such factors, private tuition ... -
E-procurement Implementation and Performance of County Governments in Kenyaorganizational Resources, Dynamic Capabilities, Evironmental Dynamism and Organizational Performance of Large Manufacturing Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Strategic management is concerned with how firms develop and sustain competitive advantage. Performance being the ultimate goal depends on the sustenance of the competitive advantage in the end. Several theories have been ... -
Credit Officer Characteristics and Loan Delinquency in Commercial Banks in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)It is the intention of all commercial banks, just like any other business unit, to operate profitably and maximize the shareholder value. However, due to high number of non-performing loans existing as a result of the ... -
Competitive Strategies Adopted By Safaricom Kenya Limited To Maintain Market Leadership In The Internet Market In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Rapid evolution in the internet and telecommunications technology has resulted in an increase in the numbers and modes of internet access as well as its use. Traditional internet service providers have found themselves ... -
Influence of school factors on public primary pupils’ academic performance in Yatta division, Yatta sub-county, Machakos county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The goal of primary education is to provide access to quality education to all children of primary school going age on an equitable basis thus ensuring education for all at this level. This study was carried out to investigate ... -
Growth Strategies Adopted by North Kinangop Catholic Hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Growth is necessary for organizations to survive and achieve their goals and objectives. However, in order for the growth to be realized, appropriate strategies are supposed to be crafted by the top management of the ... -
Factors Associated With Utilization of Post-partum Care in Dagoretti Sub-county, Nairobi: a Comparison Between Adolescents and Older Women
(University of Nairobi, 2011)Background: The high maternal mortality and morbidity continues to be an important public health concern internationally. Adolescents face even higher risk compared to older women. Quality postpartum care is a key intervention ... -
Prevalence Of Drug Manipulation To Obtain Prescribed Dose In The Paediatric In-Patient Units In Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background xiv Manipulation of drug dosage forms is frequently conducted in children due to lack of age appropriate formulations. Manipulation involves physical alteration of a dosage form to extract a proportion of ... -
Effect of internal audit functions on fraud detection in insurance companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)Financial fraud has become one of the challenges of firms operating in the 21st century both in developing and developed countries. For instance in Kenya, insurance companies have continued to record declined financial ... -
Relationship Between Working Capital Management and Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Financial performance is influenced by management of current assets and liabilities. These current assets can be described as the assets which will be turned into physical cash in a year, if the business runs smoothly, ... -
Role and impact of civil society on Kenya’s development agenda
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) are crucial players in any county‟s developmental agenda. They play crucial roles socially, economically and politically. For any country to grow economically, it requires large presence ... -
Challenges and Prospects of Regional Integration in Africa: A Case Study of East African Community
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)The overall objective of the study was to examine the challenges and prospects that play in the regional integration in Africa. In order to achieve this feet, the study examined literature on other Regional Integration ... -
Factors Limiting Small and Medium Enterprises Access to Credit in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)SMEs have been recognized as the engine that drives economic growth and development through creation of job opportunities as well as providing most of the needed goods and services. Despite SMEs significant contribution ... -
Growth Strategies Adopted by Incubated Start-up Enterprises in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)This research project was a study on the growth strategies adopted by Incubated Start-up enterprises in Nairobi, Kenya. The study also focused on the factors influencing the growth of incubated Start-up Enterprises. The ... -
Cyber threats and cyber security in ISO certified organizations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-10)This research is about cyber threats and cyber security in ISO certified organizations in Kenya. The research was motivated by the need to establish the cyber threats facing the ISO certified organizations in Kenya, the ...
