Browsing Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM) by Title
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Excise Duty as a Means of Regulating Consumer Behaviour in Kenya; a Case of the Tobacco Industry
(University of Nairobi, 2009)Excise tax is a levy applied selectively on particular goods and services. It has been used world over for two major reasons; as a means of raising government revenue and to regulate consumer behaviour. The major argument ... -
Expedient Humanitarianism in Kenya? the case of Islamic relief Worldwide in Garissa County, 2007-2017
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This project paper is about the humanitarian activities of the Islamic Relief Worldwide in Garissa County of Kenya from 2007 to 2017. It uses that case study to understand whether humanitarian organizations remain ... -
The Experiences of Female Survivors of Gender Based Violence in Recovery Centres in Nairobi City County.
(2022)The main aim of this descriptive study was to examine the experiences of female survivors of GBV in two recovery centres in Nairobi City County. The study intended to document these women’s journeys as they sought support ... -
Experiences of Teenage Mothers in Secondary Schools in Bondo Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The? was a descriptive study with the main objective of exploring the lived experiences of teenage mothers after re-enrollment in public secondary schools in Bondo Sub-County. The specific objectives of this study were to: ... -
Experiences of Women With Breast Cancer During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The global cancer burden is increasing and Breast Cancer is now the top cause of death among women, most in the prime of their lives, the majority of whom are from the poorer nations of the world. Cancer is therefore ranked ... -
Explaining Gambling Behaviour Among the Youth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)In the face of the negative publicity which gaming has attracted recently, this research sought to unearth drivers of gambling behaviour among the youth in Kenya. To this end, indebtedness was introduced as an undesirable ... -
Exploring Intrinsic Factors Motivating Community Health Volunteers to Promote Cervical Cancer Screening, Isiolo Subcounty
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Introduction: Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) provide healthcare services such as basic curative, promoting and preventive healthcare services at the community level. While CHVs role is outlined at policy level, their ... -
Exploring Socio-economic and Psychological Resilience: a Case of Kenyan Distance Runners During the Covid-19 Pandemic
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Resilience as a broad concept has attracted different academic orientations over the years and subsequently, been applied in diverse fields. The concept of developing resilience capacities has also gained prominence among ... -
Exploring Socio-economic Factors Influencing Food Insecurity Among Older Women With Disability Living in Informal Urban Settlements: a Case of Dagoretti South Constituency, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The main objective of this study was to investigate the extent to which socio-economic factors within the context of the triple burden of gender, old age, and disability among women frames food insecurity as an ongoing ... -
Exploring The Effects Of Terrorism On The Education Of Children In Daadab Refugee Camps
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study examined the effects of terrorism on education in Dadaab Refugee Camps in the northeastern part of Kenya. Specifically, the study explored the impact of terrorism on secondary school students' behaviour, ... -
Exploring the Influence of Female Social Science Students' Characteristics on Their Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Emergency Contraceptive Pills (ECPS) at the University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Emergency Contraceptive Pills (ECPs) are highly effective post-coital interventions for preventing pregnancy. However, in low- and middle-income countries, including Kenya, women's access to ECPs and reliable information ... -
Exploring the significance of the effects of reliability of eye witness testimony during investigations and in the trial process
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The justice system in kenya and world over heavily rely on eyewitness testimonies to convict the suspects and therefore extracting maximum credible amount of information from an eyewitness helps to prevent wrongful conviction. ... -
Exploring the Socio-economic and Information Determinants of Teenage Pregnancy in Webuye West Sub-county, Bungoma County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This was a qualitative study on determinants of teenage pregnancy in Webuye West Sub County, Bungoma County Kenya. The study specifically sought to explore the socio-economic and information determinants of teenage pregnancy ... -
Export Intensity and Manufacturing Firm Characteristics in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study of examines the influence that specific firm level characteristics have on export intensity of Kenyan manufacturing firms. Three waves of panel data (2007, 2013 and 2018) from the World Bank Enterprise Survey ... -
Export Marketing Strategies and Performance of Large Scale Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Considering the significance of the manufacturing industry in Kenya's economy, its competitiveness is a top priority for the country. Whereas manufacturing companies are expected to play a critical role in Kenya's economic ... -
Export Marketing Strategies and Performance, Kakuzi PLC
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Export marketing strategies are considered to influence firm performance directly or indirectly if effectively managed. Export marketing strategies are developed and implemented by the organizations with the aim of increasing ... -
Export Potential and Efficiency in Kenya: an Application of the Stochastic Frontier Gravity Model
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The primary aim of this study was to provide estimates of the export potential and efficiency of Kenya’s bilateral trade with its top 20 trading partners using a stochastic frontier gravity approach. The paper’s specific ... -
Export Potential And Efficiency In Kenya: An Application Of The Stochastic Frontier Gravity Model
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The primary aim of this study was to provide estimates of the export potential and efficiency of Kenya’s bilateral trade with its top 20 trading partners using a stochastic frontier gravity approach. The paper’s specific ... -
External actors in State Reconstruction: a case study of Somalia (1991-2015)
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study examines state reconstruction in the context of external actors both state and nonstate and Somali provides the case of study. The study makes use of Structural realism to examine behavior of actors in the ... -
External Borrowing, Political Regimes and Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Public debt management is the act of scheming and executing strategies for a sound management of public debt in order to realize government funding needs, to achieve the objectives and management goals of the management ...