University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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An Investigation Into the Use of Construction Management Softwares: a Survey of Construction Firms in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Despite unprecedented growth of the construction industry in Kenya, it is still bedeviled by numerous challenges in delivering construction projects efficiently particularly because of poor construction project management. ... -
An Assessment of the Effect of Micro-insurance on the Financial Performance of Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)The principles of Micro insurance are not new. Risk pooling and risk transfer can be traced back to some of the precursors of insurance, such as the Roman burial guilds. The products are not new as small policies, such as ... -
The influence of utilization of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms by leaders on sustainable conflict resolution in Bungoma county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of utilization of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms by leaders on sustainable conflict resolution in Bungoma county, Kenya. The study focused on identifying ... -
An assessment of the management of clinical alarms in the nursing care of critically ill patients at the critical care unit, Kenyatta National hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)Alarms play a crucial role alerting people on emergency situations. Clinical alarms in the hospital in the same sense are very crucial in determining the patient’s condition. This is more so in the critical care units where ... -
Outsourcing of Cash Management Services and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)The study sought to investigate the effect of outsourcing of cash management and handling services on performance of commercial banks in Kenya and to establish the challenges of outsourcing of cash management and handling ... -
The Effect of Lending Interest Rates on the Performance of the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(2014)The stock market fulfills a central function in the economy, bringing together savers and investors (providers of capital) on the one hand with companies and the state (borrowers) on the other. Without this mediator, the ... -
The Effect of Corporate Governance on Financial Management Efficiency of Constitutional Commissions in Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2014)Corporate governance encompasses how an organization is managed; it’s corporate and other structures, its culture, its policies and strategies, and the ways in which it deals with its various stakeholders. The need for ... -
Factors Influencing Household Energy Consumption: the Case of Biomass Fuels in Kikuyu District of Kiambu County, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2014-08)Biomass dominates energy consumption in Sub- Saharan Africa even in relatively well-off countries such as Botswana and prominent oil producing countries such as Nigeria. The main consuming sectors are residential, ... -
E-government Information Systems Management Practices and Service Delivery in Kenya Government Ministries
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)Since the widespread commercial availability of computing technologies, information systems have been the dominant application area of computing. Organizations large and small, private and public, have come to rely on ... -
Environmental Scarcity and Trans-boundary Conflicts: the Case of Lake Victoria, 1994 - 2011
(University of Nairobi, 2014-10)There has been an upsurge of conflicts between Kenya and Uganda over resources in Lake Victoria, more so due to water as a shared resource. This study therefore intended to establish the root causes of these conflicts, ... -
Effect of Table Banking on Investment Decisions of Small and Medium Enterprises in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2014-09)The purpose of the study was to establish the impact of table banking on investment decisions of small enterprises in Nairobi County. To achieve the purpose, the study carried out the following specific objectives. The ... -
the Law Relating to Auditors' Liability in Kenya With Particular Emphasis on Third Party Liability
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Insider Trading: a Case for Regulation
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Co-operatives in a Liberalised Economic Environment
(University of Nairobi, 2004)'No man is an island of himself' so goes the old popular English saymg, which emphasizes co-operation of mankind in all spheres of everyday activities, be they personal or social dealings. A co-operative society is an ... -
Applicability of International Humanitarian Law in Iraq -2003
(University of Nairobi, 2004)War is a phenomenon of organized collective violence that affects either the relations between two or more societies or power relations within a society. In early 2003, the United States claimed that it had proof and ... -
Sexual Oppression Against the Maasai Woman: a Major Focus on Fgm and Forced Marriages and Their Recurrent Consequences Adversely Affecting Her Sexual Worth
(University of Nairobi, 2002)For a long time women have been regarded as second class in all societies across the world and though the problems faced by each group/society take different forms each and every woman has an issue which needs to ... -
Pyrethroid susceptibility of malaria vectors in four Districts of western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Increasing pyrethroid resistance in malaria vectors has been reported in western Kenya where long lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are the mainstays of vector control. To ensure the ... -
Primary immunodeficiency diagnosed at autopsy: a case report
(University of Nairobi, 2014)DiGeorge syndrome may manifest as severe immunodeficiency diagnosed at infancy. The diagnosis of primary immunodeficiency is based on characteristic clinical features, immunophenotyping by flow cytometry, molecular diagnostics ... -
Farm technology adoption in Kenya: a simultaneous estimation of inorganic fertilizer and improved maize variety adoption decisions.
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)This paper models inorganic fertilizer and improved maize varieties adoption as joint decisions. Controlling for household, plot-level, institutional and other factors, the study found that household adoption decisions on ... -
Mother tongue and education in Africa: Publicising the reality
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Varied realities surround the use of mother tongue education in Africa. These realities are entrenched in the attitudes and misconceptions that have gone unchallenged due to inadequate literature on the successful use of ...
