University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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The role on gender policy in ‘scaling up’ girls access to secondary education in Kenya
(2013)The Kenya government‟s commitment to increase girls‟ participation, retention, transition and completion at secondary school level is well documented in official government documents. It is also part of the Governments ... -
Parental socio economic status academic achievement in selected secondary schools in urban informal settlements in Westlands Division,Nairobi county
(2016)This study sought to investigate critical parental socio-economic factors affecting the academic achievement of students in selected secondary schools in urban informal settlements in Westlands District in Nairobi County. ... -
The practice of African indigenous education and its relevance to theory and practice of modern education in Africa
(2015)This paper explores the concept and practice of education in traditional African societies. It attempts a critical examination of general aspects that surround African indigenous education. The writer begins by defining ... -
Investigation of Day of the Week Effect on Stock Returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015-09)This study aimed to determine the effect of the day of the week effect on stock returns at the NSE so as to address the methodological gap identified of inconsistent results reported by previous researchers who adopted ... -
Strategic Change and Leadership at Madison Insurance Company Kenya Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)Strategic change and leadership is important for any organization because, without it, businesses would likely lose their competitive edge and fail to meet the needs of the stakeholders. To remain competitive, organizations ... -
Cash transfers and household food and non-food expenditures: a case study of the hunger safety net programme in Lodwar town
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) is an unconditional cash transfer programme that has been used to reach out to the food insecure people residing in Northern Kenya. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ... -
Shifting international balance of power in Africa: an analysis of Kenya's relations with China and the United States of America, 2003-2012
(University of Nairobi, 2014)ABSTRACT This study has focused on the shifting balance of power in Africa within the context of its relations with China and the United States of America. This has been due to the perceived competition by both China ... -
E-Waste Management in Kenya: Challenges and Opportunities
(2015-12)The production and use of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) continues to grow in both developing and developed countries therefore increasing the amount of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) at its ... -
Enhancing Access to Information in the Gender Discourse: A Case of University of Nairobi Library
(2015)Gender concerns in the African setting can be traced to the pre-colonial period, gaining momentum with the advent of colonization of the continent and further accelerating after attainment of independence. During the ... -
A Stochastic Model for Planning a Compartmental Education System and Determining Stable Student Population Distribution
(2014)In most developing countries, populations grow exponentially thus directly impacting on student populations in education systems. In an ecosystem, a stable predator/prey population ensures the survival and sustenance of ... -
Hydromagnetic Steady Flow of Liquid Between Two Parallel Infinite Plates Under Applied Pressure Gradient when Upper Plate is Moving with Constant Velocity Under the Influence of Inclined Magnetic Field
(2014)This paper studies steady laminar flow of viscous incompressible fluid between twoparallel infinite plates when a constant pressure gradient is imposed on the system and upperplate is also moving with constant velocity ... -
Fabrication of Dye Sensitized Solar Cell Based on Titanium Dioxide (TiOz)
(2015)The Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC)plays an important role because of low material cost, ease of production and high conversion efficiency as compared to other thin-film solar cell technologies. The main objective is ... -
Controlled Texturing of Aluminum Sheet for Solar Energy Applications
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Aluminum sheets were polished to reduce ruggedness and then textured in varying acid-ethanol concentration etchant to form pores. The textured surface was characterized structurally by using X-ray diffraction (XRD)which ...
