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Chapter 3 – Relief, Physiography and Drainage
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Kenya's relief stretches from sea level to just over 5000 m at the peak of Mt. Kenya. Combined with its tropical latitudinal location, this relief range creates varied physical environment with characteristics that are ... -
Marketing of food crops and purchase of industrial commodities by Nyanza smallholders, 1970-1971.
(University of Nairobi, 1975)We consider the i).lioca.tionproblem of A rurfll household whose income is Awdlable in the form of c+r inventories of farm produce and an Rmount of cash income from non-farm !lctivity. The inventories avail~ble may be ... -
The Methodology Of Economic History
(University of Nairobi, 1975)This discussion of tho methodology of economic history sets out to justify the presentation of rigorous Gconomic models to test : historical hypotheses. It 2rguos for the legitimacy of attempting both directional and ... -
A Study Of Intense Ionospheric Scintillation Observed During A Quiet Day In The East African Low-latitude Region
(University of Nairobi, 2013)[1] Ionospheric plasma density irregularities are a common feature of the equatorial and low-latitude ionosphere. These irregularities are known to cause fading and phase fluctuation (scintillation) of L-band radio navigation ... -
The Role Of Competitive Forces In The Determination Of Wage Increases In Less Developed Economies:The Case Of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1975)The theoretical literature concerned with rural-urban migration in LDCs has almost always assumed that the real wa~e differential between these sectors is fixed by the institutionally determined modern sector urban money ... -
The impact of uniojiza1ion on negotiated wages in the manufacturing sector In kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1975)The paper examines a large number of wage agreements between emloyers and trade unions in Kenya's manufacturing sector. An attemp is made to explain inter-firm negotiated wages for unskilled labour with the aid of ... -
An analysis of the variation in modern sector earnings among the Districts and major urban centres in kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1975)The paper analyses a large body of unpublished data collected by the Annual 2numeration of Employees. Occupational and industrial wage differentials are examined at the national level and then the technique of standardization ... -
Discussion Of A Food And Nutrition Policy For Kenya (Paper Prepared For The United Nations World Food Conference Rome, 5 - 16 November 1974; Kenya-Delegation: Item 9 (B)
(University of Nairobi, 1975)The paper was produced on request of the Head of the Kenya Delegation to the 1974 World Food Conference in Rome. It reflects the authors views on basic policies to improve the nutritional status of vulnerable groups in ... -
Levels, Trends and Differentials in Primary Infertility in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008)The study focused on the levels, trends and differentials of primary infertility in Kenya, its three objectives were: to re-examine the levels of primary infertility in Kenya, to determine the trends of primary infertility ... -
Regional Analysis of Determinants of Age at First Marriage in Kenya
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Literacy for and by the people: Kenya Kamirithu project.
(University of Nairobi, 1980)This paper is an extract from Working Paper 340, entitled On Literacy Content, of the University of Nairobi's Institute of Development Studies. Community and development changes since the 1950s are briefly described. The ... -
Feeder and access roads planning in rural development: A Case study of Busia District, Kenya
(1978)In Kenya as in other less developed countries, most of the poor people are found in the rural areas. The rural areas are less developed than the urban areas, despite the fact that about 90% of the people live in the ... -
The Applicaton of planning standards in low cost - low income urban residential Areas
(University of Nairobi,, 1978-06)Kenya is experiencing a rapid urbanization growth. The population increase is both in terms of natural growth and rural - urban migration. As long as urban centers continue to offer better facilities, more employment, ... -
Community participation in research: Proceedings of a workshop held in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1991)This publication is based on a workshop, coorganized and cosponsored by the Unit of Applied Nutrition, University of Nairobi, and the Health Sciences Division of the International Development and Research Centre (IDRC), ... -
The History of Investment in Kenya Before 1945
(University of Nairobi, 1975)This paper will examine some aspects of capitalist development in Kenya before 1945. The role of the state will be evaluated in the' context of opposing interests: those of local and foreign capitalists, respectively. ... -
Nutrition and infection in national development
(1976)This paper was written at the request of the Editor of the American journal "Science" for their special issue devoted to the world food problem published in 1975. The important synergistic relationship between malnutrition ... -
Alternatives for improving production, employment and income distribution in Kenyan agriculture.
(1981)Various ways in which the Government of Kenya can concentrate its scarce resources to accelerate growth of production and employment in agriculture to at least keep abreast of population growth are explored. These measures ... -
Community based development: potential and obstacles to implementation in Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1987)This paper describes two examples of primary health care programmes implemented in Mbita Division, South Nyanza, Kenya: the community based health care (CBHC) programme and income generating projects for women's groups. ... -
Kerio Valley: past, present and future; proceedings of a seminar held in Nairobi, 21-22 May 1981.
(University of Nairobi, 1982)The seminar on the Kerio Valley was held at the Institute of African Studies at the University of Nairobi, 21-22 May 1981. In addition to introductory material and a list of participants, this volume contains 12 papers on ... -
Identifying potassium-deficient soils in Kenya by mapping and analysis of selected sites
(University of Nairobi,, 2006)Potassium (K) deficiency is emerging in intensively cropped soils of Kenya, but the magnitude of the problem has not been determined. This study was conducted to ascertain the possibilities of mapping K-deficient soils by ...
