University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Risk response in commercial properties
(University Of Nairobi, 2001-11)Commercial properties are exposed to financial, physical and legal risks that affect the profitability and the value of the property once they occur. The losses that result from these risks are direct, indirect and ... -
A Study of problems facing a recently settled agricultural community: A Case study of Njoro Location.
(University of Nairobi, 1987-06)Rural development has and still is a major emphasis of the Kenya Government since attainment of independence. Agricultural development is one way in which the state has attempted to improve the livelihood of Kenyans. ... -
Socio-economic implications of miraa cultivation in Igembe Division of Nyambene District Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 1996-09)The ever .increasing role of agriculture 1n the developing countries led the researcher to carry out a study on the socioeconomic implications of miraa cultivation in Nyambene district. This work dealt with the roles of ... -
An Assessment of the impact of Relic Forests on urban greening in the City of Nairobi, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2005-03)Greening programmes can influence the sustainable development of urban areas thereby enhancing their green status. Urban greening is important due to continuous devegetation and threat to remaining relic forests and other ... -
Age and Polarity of the Turkana Lavas, North-west Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1966-06)THE extension of the Trap Series of Ethiopia into north-west Kenya has previously been suggested on stratigraphical and petrological grounds1. This area has recently been mapped on the basis of a reconnaissance2, and the ... -
Employee Empowerment Practices at Equity Bank Limited Kenya
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Effects of Price Regulations on the Performance of Kenya's Oil Sector
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Determinant of Ideal Family Size Among Young Women in Kenya
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Determinants of desired family size among married men in Kenya
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Adolescent Pregnancy And Its Implications Among Ethnic Groups In Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1993)Adolescent pregnancy in Kenya is among the highest in the world. The adolescent fertility rate in the 15-19 age group rose from 141/1000 in 1962 to 168/1000 in 1977. The rate of those aged 20-24 rose from 304/1000 to ... -
The African Family Between Tradition And Modernity.
(University of Nairobi, 1997)This book chapter studies the African family as being caught between tradition and modernity. The African family is a social unit with norms and beliefs and an economic unit for the survival of its members. Families include ... -
Some Aspects Of Mortality Levels And Differentials In The City Of Nairobi Kenya
(Universty of Nairobi, 1992)The paper first looks at mortality studies in Kenya in general and urban areas in particular in light of the available data.... [It then] focuses on the mortality levels and differentials using the 1979 population census. -
Genetic Variations and their Association with Diseases among Kenyan Ethnic Populations
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Human populations are polymorphic for many loci. The inhabitants of different regions of the earth can be characterised on the basis of the relative gene frequencies. These gene frequencies have been associated with certain ... -
Fertility Decline and Demand for Family Planning in Kenya
(Universty of Nairobi, 1994)Kenya held its first population census in 1948. The census data showed a total population size of 5.4 million and a growth rate of 2.5 percent per annum. In 1962 and 1969, the total population had risen to 8.6 million and ... -
Kenya's Population Growth And Development To The Year 2000
(Universty of Nairobi, 1988)This is a collection of 13 studies by various authors on aspects of the relationship between population and development in Kenya. "The first group [of studies] deals with methodological problems the solution of which has ... -
Demographic Situation In Kenya
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Community participation in sustainable urban infrastructural and environmental planning: A Case study of Voi town.
(University Of Nairobi, 1994-08)Roads, water and sanitation are among the most important infrastructural packages which form the environment. Improved environment in urban areas depends among other things on the provision, utilization and maintenance ... -
Urban Land Use Planning Policies For The Physical Developmentof Peri Urban Areas Case Study Of Shirere Kakamega
(University of Nairobi, 1978)The Physical Development of peri-urban areas has raised considerable concern in planning policy for the urban areas in Kenya. These peri-urban areas have shown considerable inconsistency with the orderly planned ...
