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Factors influencing work attitude among ‘y’ generation (a case of Africa Nazarene University
(University of Nairobi, 2014-06)There are three generations active in the work force today that include Baby Boomers (born before 1950), Generation X (born between 1950s and 1980s) and Generation Y (born in the late 1980s to 2000). These generations ... -
Zea mays pollen for the optimization of colony rearing of Anopheles arabiensis Patton (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes under laboratory conditions
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background & objectives: Supplements that make food source attractive are crucial as they enhance consumption and optimize on nutrient acquisition from the said foodstuff. In this study we evaluate phagostimulatory effect ... -
The Ethnic Hate Speech was Networked: What Social Media Online Political Discussions Reveal about the 2013 General Elections in Kenya
(2013)This chapter examines if the increased political discussions on social media especially Twitter and Face Book before and after the March 4th, 2013 general elections in Kenya translated to a more robust Alternative Public ... -
A grounded theory study for antenatal care in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013-08)The purpose of the study was to analyze nurse–client interaction processes in rural health facilities. This was an inductive, qualitative, grounded theory study. Constant comparative analysis of data was used to generate ... -
Testing the Marshall–Lerner Condition in Kenya
(2014)In this paper we examine the Marshall–Lerner (ML) condition for the Kenyan economy. In particular, we use quarterly data on the log of real exchange rates, export/import ratio and relative (US) income for the time period ... -
Factor influencing mobile number portability (MNP) in Kenya: the case of Africa Nazarene university.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)The much awaited mobile number portability took effects in Kenya on April 1st 2011. The objective of porting was to accord consumers flexibility of shifting from one service provider to another without worrying of loosing ... -
Persistence, long memory and seasonality in Kenyan tourism series
(2014)This article investigates the statistical properties of the total number of arrivals and departures in Kenya for the time period 1975Q1–2011Q4 by looking at the degree of persistence of the series. We use long range ... -
Virtue Ethics in Marketing FMCGs in East African Common Market
(2014)The existing disparities in ethical standards of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCGs) in East AfricanCountries (EAC) and the ethical difficulties in distribution, is underpinned by little understanding of our ethical needs ... -
Diaspora Nationals and Their Role in Promoting International Business: A Case of Kenyans in Dispora.
(2014)Nationals in diaspora from any country are a national resource that needs to be harnessed. Tremendous contributions to the national economies have been made by diaspora Nigerians, Tanzanians, Indians, Kenyans, Rwandans, ... -
The development and practice of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)This paper provides an analytical description of the emerging Kenyan Strategic Environmental assessment (SEA) system as an example from Sub - Sahara Africa, focusing on its form, purposes and implementation. Three feature s ... -
Attitudinal Factors as Determinants of Language of Educational Instruction in Kenya: A Case Study of Nairobi
(2013)Using Nairobi as a case study of attitudinal factors determining language in education in Kenya and my familiarity with Kenyan language attitudes at large I in this paper try to make a case for and against the use of ... -
Media as the main choice for sex education amongst the youth: the case of radio in Nairobi, Kenya
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A New Language Policy But Old Language Practices: The Case Of Kenya After 2010 Constitution
(2013)Linguistic diversity like the one obtaining in Kenya poses lots of socio-political, economic and educational challenges to concerned nations and so this forces them to have language plans with relevant language policies. ... -
The Language of Politics: A CDA of the 2013 Kenyan Presidential Campaign Discourse
(2014)This paper applies critical and descriptive methods of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to analyze and unpack linguistic persuasive strategies, concealed meanings and ideologies in the presidential campaign discourses ... -
Review of agricultural extension interventions in unlocking agriculture potential through medium sized farms, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-12)The rural population of semi - arid lands in Kenya face multiple challenges that result from population growth, poor markets, land use and climatic cha nges. In particular, subsistence oriented farmers face various ... -
The effect of capital structure on the financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Thika sub-county, Kenya
(2015)Whether the capital structure of a firm should have some effect on the financial performance of small and mediumenterprises is a matter for empirical determination. The objective of this study was to determine the effect ... -
Spectral Analysis And Imaging Platforms For Trace Analytics In Disease And Environment
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
