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The relationship between inflation rates and liquidity of commercial banks in Kenya
(2014)The study sought to establish the relationship between the inflation rates and the liquidity of commercial banks in Kenya. Management of a firm’s short term assets and liabilities plays an important role in the success ... -
Critical Analysis of the Implementation of the Principl e of Progressive Realisation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: A Comparative Study of the progressive realisation of the right to adequate housing in Kenya and South Africa
(2014-11)This research addresses the implementation of economic, social and cultural rights in particular the right to adequate housing under the constitution of Kenya 2010. Although economic, social and cultural rights are ... -
Molecular characterization of erythrocyte receptor genes, CR1, DARC and band 3 required for malaria parasite invasion
(University of Narobi, 2014-11)Malaria is still among the most severe infectious diseases at the dawn of the twenty-first century and remains a major global health problem. Five species of the Plasmodium parasite cause malaria. The parasite life cycle ... -
Determinants of demand for health facility delivery in western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Health facility delivery is an important component of maternal health care aimed at ensuring safety of the mother and the baby given the risks of developing complications during child birth that may lead to death .It is ... -
Oil politics in Africa: the role of China in southern Sudan: 1990 - 2011
(University of Nairobi, 2014-09)The research examines geo-politics of oil in Africa, with particular focus on the Sino-Sudan and Sino—Southern Sudan relations. It analyses the role of resource based conflicts in Africa, with reference to Sudan. The ... -
The relationship between loan policy and financial performance of commercial banks in kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Nature of loan terms and conditions have a large effect on the bank's competitiveness, the loan policies a bank adopts affect the volume of loan applications that a bank attracts ( Said and Mohd, 2011). The nature of ... -
Analysis of affective disorders and its association with resilience and other socio demographic factors among primary school children in Kenya using binary logistic regression
(University of Nairobi, 2014)One out of every four people in Kenya is depressed. However, resilience conceptualized as an individual’s ability to cope with adversities has been shown to be one of the most protective factors against affective disorders ... -
Effects of the global financial crisis on the financing of non-governmental organizations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The Division of Vaccines and Immunization under the ministry of health strives to ensure that vaccines are available at all levels of the health care system. This is in line with the vision 2030 where all forms of health ... -
Patterns of prescribing practices in Makueni County Referral Hospital, Kenya
(University of Narobi, 2014-11)Introduction: Irrational prescribing is widespread across the globe and is a major problem in many healthcare facilities, especially in developing countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), statistics ... -
Indications and outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implants in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Title: Indications and outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implants in Kenya. Objective: To establish the indications, efficacy in control of intraocular pressure , complications and need for additional anti - glaucoma ... -
Knowledge, attitude and uptake of antiretroviral therapy for HIV prevention among discordant couples: Pumwani maternity Hospital cohort
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Background: The consistent use of a combination of antiretroviral drugs referred to as Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) has been shown to reduce the viral load in body fluids especially in blood and genital ... -
Characterisation of micro- and minisatellite DNA markers for genetic diversity analysis of the tick vector rhipicephalus appendiculatus (acari: ixodida)
(University of Narobi, 2014)Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (Acari: Ixodidae) is the tick vector of Theileria parva, the causative agent of East Coast fever (ECF), considered to be the most important disease of cattle in 11 countries in Sub-Saharan ... -
Poverty reduction strategies: An evaluation of Kathonzweni Sub-County in Makueni County, Eastern Kenya
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Factors influencing sustainability of community water projects in Shianda division, Kakamega county - Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Project Sustainability is a desire of every community, private agency or Government as a means of ensuring that positive gains are delivered to the target communities in long term. This phenomenon is brought to focus in ... -
An information systems security framework for Kenyan public universities
(University of Narobi, 2014)There has been rapid expansion of university education in Kenya. This has been a spontaneous response to the increasing demand for higher education necessitated by the increasing flow of students from the many secondary ... -
Influence of competitive strategies on performance of hotels: a case of Thika town, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The hotel industry in Kenya has in the past few years experienced a lot of changes and growth which have affected the state of competition. This has demanded that the hotels formulate and implement competitive strategies ... -
The relationship between stock splits and liquidity of companies listed at the Nairobi securities exchange
(2014)Stock splits have attracted the attention of scholars and practitioners for a long period. A great deal of discussions have been done on this phenomena that has at times been called a cosmetic accounting change with no ... -
Specific language impairment in the speech of Meshack, an Ekegusii speaker
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Research on SLI, mostly on European languages like English, German and Italian, has suggested that it mainly affects inflectional morphology and, to a lesser degree, syntax and phonology. The present study researched SLI ... -
Challenges affecting the implemention of strategic reproductive Health programmes among level Five Hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya
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Exploration of nurses use of time at work at the medical units of Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Introduction: Nurses are the basic building blocks of healthcare and main professional component of the work force in the health care system. Nurses work performance undoubtedly affects the overall quality of patient ...
