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The effects of livestock rustling on livelihoods of pastoral communities in the Turkwell river belt along the Turkana/Pokot border
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Livestock rustling is not a new phenomenonamong pastoral societies in Kenya. Traditionally, various pastoral communities use raiding as a cultural practice for restocking of herds, especially after periods of drought or ... -
Clinical Application of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Diagnosis of Intracranial Mass Lesions: A Nairobi Outpatient Radiology Practice Perspective
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Conventional MR imaging provides highly detailed anatomic information with unrivalled soft tissue contrast making it the mainstay in the diagnosis of suspected brain and spinal cord lesions. Despite this, MRI alone at ... -
Health provider factors associated with reporting of adverse drug reactions in Kenyatta national hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: Medicines are an important component of public health because they are used to prevent and treat disease; however the use of medicines may cause harm to the patient. An adverse drug reaction is harm that ... -
Financial products advertising on television and the internet: a case study of Faulu Kenya DTM’S ‘ chini kwa chini’ Advert
(2014-09)Advertising has been seen as a tool to assi st as many consumers as possible through a challenging decision making process. In order to sustain business, financial institutions must look for effective and efficient ways ... -
Dynamic subset difference revocation using one binary tree
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)Broadcast Encryption (BE) means transmitting information that anyone listening can access but only those selected by the transmitter, using a suitable criteria, can understand. An example is the pay TV system. An existing ... -
Exploring outsourcing options for technical services in university libraries: case of University of Nairobi library system
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study assessed and evaluated the practices of outsourcing at University of Nairobi’s library technical services section with the main objective of finding out the outsourcing options available for such a library system. ... -
Rural electrification and micro enterprises performance: some lessons from Muranga county Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The purpose of this study was to assess rural electrification adoption by microenterprises in Muranga County Kenya. The study was guided by two specific objectives which are; to establish the determinants of rural ... -
Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration in postconflict societies: a case study of south Sudan
(University of Nairobi, 2014)In the study of international conflict management, special interest in post-conflict peace building was developed since the question of peace-building has become the major focus in the contemporary world and more especially ... -
Influence of enterprise resource planning system on expenditure management at Kenya Sugar Research Foundation
(University of Nairobi, 2014)A central pillar of the government’s governance and anti-corruption strategy is the reform of the internal management of public resources and administration aimed at reducing the opportunity and incentives for corruption. ... -
Managing endemic conflicts analysis of regional mechanism for response to DRC conflict
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Regionalism has emerged as a new mechanism for conflict resolution after the Cold War and has succeeded in bringing peace and prosperity to Europe and South East Asia. Inspired by these successes the present study analysed ... -
Gender roles in a dairy value chain in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This paper discusses the gender roles in a dairy value. It builds from an assumption that women are confined in the lower levels of the value chain where daily routine work is performed and no income is realized at these ... -
The Rubicon
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Section one introduces the value of creative works and their role in creating awareness on issues afflicting society. It contains the statement of the problem, the objectives, hypotheses, justification, literature review, ... -
Institutional factors influencing implementation of adult basic literacy programmes in Teso north sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The purpose of the study was to investigate institutional factors influencing implementation of Adult Basic Literacy Programmes in Teso North Sub-County, Kenya. It was guided by the following research objectives: to ... -
Analysis of symbolism and transience in the oral literature of Abagusii of western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)It is frequently argued that the oral artist has no control over his material, and, therefore, no raw material to work on since everything is handed down to him/her. Much as the argument may not be dismissed off-hand, ... -
Estimation of fertility in Kenya: an application of the relational gompertz and reverse survival models
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Fertility in Kenya has been declining since 1980s. However, this decline experienced a stall during the period 2000-2007. The objective of this study was to determine levels and trends of fertility in Kenya. Specifically, ... -
|Household factors influencing students’ dropout in public secondary schools in Kitui Central District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Education is an important life process that plays a vital role in forming the foundation for a student's future better being, as it equips the learner with basic knowledge, skills and altitudes that will enable her/him ... -
The information content of treasury bill rates: The case of Nairobi Securities exchange
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)The efficient markets theory stipulates that market prices fully reflect all available information. Market efficiency can be in the weak form, semi-strong form or strong form. Weak form efficiency refers to a situation ... -
Psychosocial factors associated with antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV positive partners in discordant relationships
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Introduction ; The HIV discordant sexual partners in stable relationships account for 5 % of all couples in Kenya (KAIS , 2012). New HIV infections have been noted to be highest among this segment of the community. ... -
Organizational resources, corporate governance structures and performance of Kenyan state corporations
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study conceptualized a relationship between organizational resources, corporate governance structures and performance. Organizational resources have been posited to influence performance however; this position has been ...
