University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Influence of non governmental organisations activities on sustainability of community peace projects in Uasin-gishu county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Project sustainability has been a great hindrance to the social-economic development of a community. The main reason as to why this has been the case is the failure by the project implementing organizations to consider ... -
Sms Based System to Provide Cattle Health Care Information in Mandera County
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background: The livestock sector in Mandera County provides livelihoods for majority of the residents who are mostly small-scale livestock producers. Not only is it a key source of food and nutritional refuge for consumers ... -
Influence Of Socio-Economic Factors On Implementation Of Inclusive Education In Public Primary Schools In Kibwezi Sub County, Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Inclusive education has garnered significant recognition regionally and globally. It demands that schools should be able to meet needs of learners with special education needs. There is need to eliminate discrimination and ... -
Estimating Large Carnivore population using Mixture Distributions
(University of Nairobi, 2016-07)Context. In order to manage any animal species well, the knowledge and understanding of how abundant they are in their habitats and their spread around the same habitat ought to be as accurate as possible. However, this ... -
Factors influencing performance of women entrepreneurs in kenya: a case of bungoma south
(University of Nairobi, 2016)For a country to achieve its development goals, women must be incorporated in the entrepreneurship activities. A lot of literature supports the role of women in economy building. This study sought to determine factors ... -
Factors Influencing Teachers’ Attitudes Towards Performance Appraisal in Public Secondary Schools in Imenti North Sub County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing teachers’ attitudes towards performance appraisal in public secondary schools in Imenti North Sub County, Kenya. Four research objectives guided the ... -
Photo-degradation of pentachlorophenol and dimethoate on the surface of loam soil, Nairobi river sediment and spinach from Ngara market in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-08)This research endeavours to investigate the photo-degradation of pentachlorophenol and Dimethoate by incandescent bulbs and fluorescence light on Nairobi river sediment, Limuru loam soil and spinach leaf surface. This is ... -
Determination of the Main Reservoir Hosts of West Nile Virus Among Wild Birds in Tana River County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Re-emerging infectious diseases can cause serious health and economic effects in a society. West Nile virus fever is a zoonotic arboviral infection maintained in nature within a cycle between mosquito vectors and birds. ... -
Factors influencing implementation of telecommunication network equipment projects in kenya: a case of safaricom limited
(University of Nairobi, 2016)As telecom operators around the world continue to upgrade their network technologies to improve performance and increase capacity, many of them are confronted with the challenge of how to best implement these projects. ... -
Influence of Supply Chain Management Strategies in Mitigating Challenges in Supply of Anti Retrovirals in Kenya Health Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)Approximately 1.6 million Kenyans are HIV Positive which poses both social and economic challenges for the country. The HIV/AIDS target set by The Joint United Nations Program states that 90% of all HIV positive people ... -
Case Based Reasoning For Treatment And Management Of Diabetes
(University of Nairobi, 2016-03)This study focused on the use of case based reasoning (CBR) for treatment and management of diabetes. CBR is a field of artificial intelligence where one uses past cases as resolution for similar problems. The concept is ... -
Association of Morbidity of Children Less Than 5 Years of Age With the Utilization of Vegetables Produced Using Sewage Water. Case Study of Dandora- Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Use of wastewater for growing vegetables has become a common practice among the Nairobi residents living in slum areas. Indeed, a good number of the city’s residents ignorantly feed on these food crops grown in the sewer ... -
Child Labour in Rural and Urban Kenyan Settings: a Comparative Study of Kakuzi Location, Murang’a County and Kibera Slum, Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2016-04)This study focuses on child labour-a typical issue of concern in Kenya and beyond. Child labour is still a common phenomenon, particularly in the developing world. More specifically, the study explores in detail the ... -
A Morphosemantic Study Of Toponyms: Lulogooli Place Names
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)This study discusses the meanings and morphology of Lulogooli placenames in Sabatia constituency, using the Causal theory of Names as proposed by Gareth Evans (1985) and the Frame theoretical framework as proposed by Charles ... -
Distribution of normalized relative strontium in the femur of an adult Kenyan population
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Elemental density has a determinant role in bone mineral disorders like osteoporosis and osteopetrosis. Studies in bone elemental density show that other elements exist in bones besides the predominant element, Ca. Recent ... -
Influence of head teachers’ leadership styles on teachers’ job satisfaction in public primary schools in kirinyaga west sub county, kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of head teachers’ leadership styles on teachers’ job satisfaction in public primary schools in Kirinyaga West Sub-County. Four research objectives were formulated ... -
Genetic Control of Photoperiod Sensitivity, Selection for Short-day Adaptation in Runner Bean and Validation of Multiple Disease Resistance in Snap Bean in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus L.) and snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are the most cultivated species of Phaseolus. These crops offer a great potential for addressing food insecurity, income generation and poverty ... -
The Influence Of Strategy Implementation On Performance Of Cisco Academy Support Center In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016-11)Strategy Implementation is a process of turning strategies and plans into actions in an effort to achieve strategic goals and objectives. Organization of the resources of the firm and staff motivation with a view of attaining ... -
New media and business: adoption and use of mobile phone technology services in empowering women entrepreneurs in Machakos county
(University of Nairobi, 2016-07)This study sought to investigate the adoption and use of mobile technology for the empowerment of women entrepreneurs in Machakos County. It sought to investigate why, despite the worldwide knowledge of the boost to ... -
Effects of teacher absenteeism on pupils’ kcpe performance in public and private primary schools in kitui central sub-county, kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of teacher absenteeism on pupils’ KCPE performance in public and private schools in Kitui Central Sub- County, Kitui County, Kenya. The research formulated four ...
