University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions Announcements on Stock Returns of Listed Companies in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Globalization has opened up many countries to foreign direct investments placing Kenya on the forefront as the hub of East Africa. This has been enhanced by the rapid rise of mergers and acquisitions deals as the most ... -
The Influence of Cross-border Dispute in Peace and Security in the Horn of Africa Region: a Case Study of Kenya - Somalia Maritime Dispute
(University of Nairobi, 2024)The study centers around the issue of maritime border disputes, providing a significant challenge in the field of international law. Many nations are increasingly prioritising the demarcation of their marine boundaries in ... -
Effect of Corporate Governance on the Financial Performance of Firms Listed at Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2024)As the business landscape continues to evolve, the significance of corporate governance in driving financial success is expected to become even more evident. Corporate governance serves as a vital factor in determining ... -
Validation of User-submitted Images Using Machine Vision
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The current manual validation of digital passport-sized photographs submitted to various institutions is subjective and inefficient. This paper addresses the need for an automated system to validate the quality of these ... -
Institutional Factors and Performance of Event Projects: a Case of Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi: Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The purpose of this research is to investigate how institutional factors that affect the performance of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in implementing large scale event projects. The institutional factors ... -
Effect of Budgetary Controlson the Performance of Non-governmental Organizationsin Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study addresses the critical intersection of budgetary controls and the performance of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Nairobi County, Kenya. Given the pivotal role of NGOs in social development, understanding ... -
Assessment of the Implementation of Energy Conservation Opportunities Arising From Energy Audits; a Study of Four-star and Five-star Hotels in Nairobi Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Hospitality Industry suffered heavily from the effects of Covid-19 pandemic. Despite of this, there is increased desire to provide high quality and sustainable services to the guests in an energy-efficient and environmentally ... -
Strategic Leadership and Core Competencies at State Department for Public Works in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)This study examines the influence of strategic leadership on core competencies within the State Department for Public Works in Kenya. It was based on Upper Echelons Theory as well as Transformational Leadership Theory. It ... -
Child Justice System in Kenya: Working Towards a Human Rights Based Approach
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The child justice system in Kenya is a key component of the criminal justice sector in making sure that juvenile offenders do not revert to crime and as such they are effectively enabled to fit back into society. Child ... -
Influence of Technology Use on Academic Performance of Students in Public Day Secondary Schools in Teso North Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)This study investigated the influence of technologies enabling social media use on the academic performance of students in Teso North Sub-County, Kenya. The specific objectives included: to assess the relationship between ... -
An Analysis of Social Media Influence on Juvenile Delinquency in Murang’a East Sub County, Murang’a County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Juvenile delinquency pertains to the involvement of minors in criminal conduct. Juvenile criminality is on the increase around the globe and this could be attributed to the social, economic upheavals and transformations ... -
The Role of Information and Communication Technologies (Icts) Messaging in Agricultural Productivity in Kieni-west Sub-county, Nyeri in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Many networks and media channels are used to distribute information to improve agricultural efficiency by reducing farming risks, getting higher yields, and improving people’s livelihoods. Some of the channels, among others, ... -
Contributing Factors to Effective Waste Management on Construction Sites a Case for Designed Green Buildings in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Designed green buildings are structures intentionally designed, constructed, operated and maintained to minimize their environmental impact. This study investigated the contributing factors to effective waste management ... -
Effect of a Hundred Percent Transition Policy on Internal Efficiency in Public Secondary Schools, Samburu East Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Education is crucial in shaping individuals' future prospects as well as its impact on global socio-economic progress. The purpose of the study was to assess the effect of a hundred percent transition policy on internal ... -
scheme-level determinants of Fund performance of Registered pension Scheme in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The performance of individual pension schemes holds immense importance in any nation's economic landscape, given their integral role. On a global scale, countries are 1increasingly 1relying on 1individual 1pension 1savings ... -
Deep Learning Approach for Pediatic Pneumonia Classification in Chest Radiographs Using Convolutional Neural Networks and Transfer Learning Models
(University of Nairobi, 2024)Pneumonia, a severe respiratory infection characterized by high morbidity and mortality rates, poses a significant global health challenge, particularly among pediatric populations in resource-constrained settings, claiming ... -
On Some Decompositions of Operators in Hilbert Spaces
(University of NairobiUniversity of Nairobi, 2024)In this project, we study the Cartesian, polar, and direct sum decompositions of operators in Hilbert spaces to explore the properties of their components. We start by decomposing an operator T into its real and imaginary ... -
Environmental Factors Influencing Growth of Micro and Small Enterprise Projects in Nandi Hills Town, Kenya.
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Effectiveness of Foreign Aid on Socio-economic Development in Africa. A Case Study of Usaid Intervention in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study focuses on assessing the effectiveness of foreign aid, particularly the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) intervention in Kenya, and its impact on socio-economic development in Africa. ...
