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Introduction: Kenya–A democracy in retreat?
(2008)The post-election crisis of January 2008 brought Kenya close to collapse and the status of a failed state. Following the abrupt proclamation of Mwai Kibaki, the incumbent president, as victor in a highly contentious ... -
Biographical essays on imperialism and collaboration in Colonial Kenya
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Combined Antibacterial and Antifungal Activities of Eucalyptus citriodora and Syzygium aromaticum Essential Oils-Supporting Information
(2014)Background: The increasing proportion of skin infections encountered in general practice represents a substantial level of morbidity. The emergence of multi-drug resistant strains is a formidable threat to the fight against ... -
Prospects for a rapid in vitro regeneration system for propagation of the pesticidal tree Melia volkensii, Gurke.
(1987)An in vitro system for regeneration of Melia volkensii Gurke shoots is described. M. volkensii, a drought-tolerant tree native to East Africa, has under-utilized potential as a source of botanical pesticides. Extracts ... -
Isolation Of Bacteriophage Infecting Haloalkaliphilic Bacteria In Lake Magadi, Kenya
(2013)Samples of water were taken from Lake Magadi, a soda lake in the Rift Valley of Kenya. Bacteriophage lysate was prepared and stored in the dark at -4°C. Bacteria isolated using media for haloalkaliphiles and Aiba and Ogawa ... -
Efficacy of a low-cost agrochemical thidiazuron in induction of regeneration from cotyledons of melia volkensii gurke
(2013)Mass propagation via tissue culture technology could rescue threatened indigenous medicinal, pesticidal and timber plants. However, its application remains underutilized locally due to high costs of tissue culture consumables. ... -
Regional topography of the internal carotid artery
(2015)We studied the extra cranial portion of the internal carotid artery and structures associated with it, which are vulnerable to iatrogenic injury during surgical approach to the neck region in 18 individuals. Distances ... -
An appraisal of rabies occurrence and control in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Background: Rabies is a serious neglected disease which occurs worldwide. In urban areas, the control of the disease is expected to be hampered by several unique constraints. Objective: To appraise the occurrence and ... -
The Prevalence of Ecto and Endoparasites in Pigs in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas of Mwanza City, Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2012)Parasitism is the most serious constraint causing continuous ill-health and lowered productivity in livestock in Tanzania and sub-Saharan Africa as a whole. This study was carried out in urban and peri-urban areas ofMwanza ... -
Electronic Funds Transfer: Legal Implications and the Law in Kenya
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Anatomical measurements of the distal clavicle in a Kenyan population
(2015)Anatomical measurements of the distal clavicle are important in the design of clavicular implants for fixing clavicular fractures and reconstruction of the coraco-clavicular complex in acromio-clavicular joint dislocations. ... -
Contextual variability in the acceptability of Kenyan English grammatical features
(2013)The present study set out to find out whether a number of grammatical features assumed to be characteristic of Kenyan English would be accepted at different levels depending on three parameters of linguistic context: ... -
Challenges of Implementation of e-learning in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education (MSTE) in African schools: A Critical Review
(2010)This paper discusses the general ICT challenges in education and poses questions, the attempt of whose answers establish the manner in which e-learning technology could be appropriate for understanding and communicating ...
