University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Modeling Labor Market Performance In Sub-Sahara Africa Using Convex Optimization Techniques
(University Of Nairobi, 2014-06)In this project, we have modeled labor market performance in Sub-Sahara Africa using convex optimization. Labor market indicators were adopted as a reliable source of information capable of describing Sub-Sahara Africa ... -
Factors Influencing Sustainability Of Economic Stimulus Programmes In Secondary Schools In Kitui County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors influencing sustainability of Economic Stimulus Programmes (ESP) in secondary schools in Kitui County. This study was guided by the following objectives: to determine ... -
Factors Influencing Access To Domestic Water Supply Among Rural Communities: The Case Of Mwingi West Subcounty In Kitui County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the access to domestic water supply among rural communities. The study was guided by the following research objectives i.e to examine the influence of ... -
Factors influencing students’ performance in mathematics in Kenya certificate of secondary education (KCSE); a case of Kathonzweni District In Makueni County, Kenya
(2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing students’ performance in mathematics in the (KCSE); A Case of Kathonzweni district. The study focused on form two, form three and form four students, ... -
Influence Of Banking Agents On The Implementation Of Total Quality Management In Commercial Banks: The Case Of Co-operative Bank Of Kenya In Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The purpose of the study was to investigate the extent of the influence that banking agents have on the implementation of Total Quality Management (TQM) by Commercial banks. The study was guided by the following objectives; ... -
Human Rights And The Genesis Of Counter- Terrorism Practice In Kenya
Counter-terrorism measures adopted by various States and organizations have been accused of lacking human rights standards and threshold of international law. Anti-terrorism operations in themselves may be about good sense ... -
Factors Influencing Staff Performance In Handling External Customers: A Case Of The National Oil Corporation Of Kenya, Nairobi, Head Office, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The oil sector plays a key role in the Kenya’s socio economic development. In fact all other sectors depend on this sector for their functioning. At present the competition in the sector has become intense and this ... -
Factors Influencing Quail Farming In Nyeri Central Constituency, Nyeri County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Protein deficiency has remained a major challenge in the world. In Kenya, the recommended animal protein requirements by the Food and Agriculture Organization have not been met for most citizens. Quail farming is a cheap ... -
Factors Influencing Implementation Of Constituency Development Fund Projects In Kenya: A Case Of Moyale Constituency
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)Constituency Development Fund (CDF) came into existence in Kenya after the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) came to power and enacted CDF Act in 2003 which was later amended in 2007. In line with the constitution of ... -
Frailty models with applications in medical research : observed and simulated data
(2014)Multivariate or cluster failure time data are common in survival analysis and nding an appropriate method to model the correlation among the observations is a very important issue for valid and reliable statistical ... -
Assessment of quality of life of breast cancer patients using principal component analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2014-06)Background: The most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide are those of the lung, breast and colorectum. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. In 2012, 1.7 million women were diagnosed with breast ... -
The effects of dam construction process on household livelihoods: a case of Thiba Dam in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(2014)Development projects in Kenya are proceeding at an increasingly rapid pace as a strategy towards achieving vision 2030. Large scale projects can bring significant benefits to communities as construction of roads, health, ... -
A framework for determining the level of success in the implementation of IFMIS: a case of the national treasury
(2014-07)The Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Finance has implemented IFMIS as its sole accounting system since the year 2005 and from then the system has not been able to fully provide the expected benefits of integrated ... -
Implementation of the Constitutional Right of Access to Environmental Information in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)This study presents findings regarding the implementation of the Constitutional right of access to environmental information in Kenya. The Constitution of Kenya 2010 provides for the right of every Kenyan citizen to access ... -
Religious groups and moral development of pre-school children in Nairobi county, Kenya
(2014)Morality grows in human beings spontaneously alongside physical limbs, basic mental and social capacities. Children evolve maturity in moral thinking with the growing age. Further, children at any age can be presented with ... -
Determinants of readiness to undergo vasectomy, a family planning method for men in Busia county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Kenya is among the sub-Saharan African countries with very high Total Fertility Rates (TFR), currently at 4.6 per woman. The Total Population is 38.6 million with an annual population growth rate of 2.8%. The population ... -
Modelling Exchange Rate Volatility Of KES/USD Using Garch Family Models
(University of Nairobi, 2014-07)Investors, Policy makers, Governments etc. are all consumers of exchange rates data and thus exchange rate volatility is of great interest to them. In this paper, the importance of exchange rate volatility modelling has ... -
Influence Of Internal Communication Channels On Effective Management Of University Academic Programs: A Case Of Aga Khan University, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate influence of internal communication channels on effective management of University’s academic programs with specific focus to Aga Khan University. The study investigated whether ... -
Construction of household asset-based wealth index for Eastern region, Kenya
(2014-07)There are growing concerns regarding inequities in health, with poverty being an important determinant of health as well as a product of health status. Within Eastern region Kenya, disparities in socio-economic position ... -
Knowledge Management System For Knowledge Transfer In Technical Institutions Case Study: Wote TTI
(University of Nairobi, 2014-04)Lack of proper skills has led to mass failure in technical and business national examinations in the Technical Institutions. A committee, in its report, considered the problem of mass failure as due to lack or unavailability ...
