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Narrating Publicness In Selected Contemporary Kenyan Women’s Autobiographies
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study examines how Kenyan women who have been occupiers of public or privileged spaces narrate their publicness. The study focuses on three contemporary Kenyan women’s autobiographies: Ciarunji Chesaina’s Run Gazelle ... -
Narrating the Nation- Images of Kenya Through Individual and Collective Narration in the Dragonfly Sea by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
(University of Nairobi, 2020)In this thesis, I explore Yvonne Owuor’s The Dragonfly Sea and how individual and collective narratives in the novel mirror, interrogate, examine and reimagine the nation – particularly Kenya. This study contends that ... -
Narrating the Self in Apartheid Through Humour in Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study examines the narration of self and apartheid through humour in Trevor Noah‟s Born a Crime. The autobiography captures Trevor Noah‟s childhood in South Africa and unravels the events through memories. Humour ... -
Narratological Examination Of The Narratee In Christopher Okemwa’S Sabina And The Mystery Of The Ogre And Sabina The Rain Girl.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study set out to examine the narratee in Christopher Okemwa’s Sabina and the Mystery of the Ogre and Sabina the Rain Girl. The study analyses the narratee notion focusing on its definition, its signals and identification. ... -
National dialogue as a strategy for intra-state conflict resolution in Africa: the case study of Anglophone Cameroon
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Even though National Dialogue is known to have played a significant role in intra-state conflict resolution in Africa, in Cameroon, its effectiveness was reduced due to lack of inclusivity and failure to address the root ... -
National Innovation System Factors, Incentives, Culture And Institutional Linkages In Kenyan Ict Innovation Firms
(UoN, 2019)National Innovation System (NIS) is the set of institutions and their institutional institutional linkages that allow movement of information and technology among organizations and persons which is vital to the innovative ... -
National Response Mechanisms in the Mitigation of the Corona Virus Pandemic in the East African Region: a Comparative Analysis of Kenya and Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The Coronavirus Disease 2019 outbreak has revealed both systemic fractures in East Africa and the potential to solve them through better regional coordination. By contrasting Kenya and Tanzania, the study evaluated the ... -
Natural Resources Conflict in Kenya the Case of Meru and Borana in Isiolo County, 2008-2019
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study examined natural resource conflict using the case of the Meru and the Borana communities in Isiolo County between 2008 and 2019. The project paper set out to establish the main causes of the violent conflict, ... -
Negotiation and Supply Chain Agility of Supermarkets in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study was on Negotiation and Supply Chain Agility of supermarkets in Nairobi County. The objectives of the study were: to determine the issues negotiated by supermarkets in Nairobi, to find out the relationship ... -
New Product Development Strategies and Performance of Multinational Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)To survive and get a competitive advantage over their industry competitors, firms need a variety of new product development strategies which can be defined as a sequence of steps that includes the conceptualization, design, ... -
Nexus between emerging modes of transport and national security: a case study of Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The name 'Boda boda' is synonymous to cycle taxis (both motorized and bicycles) in many parts of East Africa, especially Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania (motos in Rwanda). It originated from the small border town of Busia in ... -
Nexus Between Financial Management Practices and Financialistability of Deposit Taking Microfinance Institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)business in the current world... -
Nexus Between Income Inequality and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Disparities in income and degradation of the environment are issues that have given rise to international debates and await immediate resolution. This paper scrutinized the nexus between income inequality and carbon dioxide ... -
The Nexus Between Inflation And Fiscal Deficit In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study investigates the connection between fiscal deficit and inflation in Kenya. It also checks for structural breaks, causality between the two variables and their form of association. To achieve these objectives, ... -
The Nexus Between National Security Concerns and Protection of Refugee Rights: a Case Study of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Globally the increased flow of refugees has become a global challange. More often than not the burden of accommodating the asylum seekers and migrants often falls on the host country and refugees’ bodies like UNHCR. With ... -
The Nexus Between Public Debt and Gross Capital Formation in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Governments seek financial resources from domestic as well as external sources to supplement tax revenues in meeting the financial needs. Kenya has been increasingly borrowing to finance expenditures with an increased ... -
Nile Perch Pricing in Mfangano Island of Lake Victoria, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)One of the causes of excessive depletion of natural resources is their low price at the production level. The Nile perch continues to face depletion in its natural stock and is in this category of natural resources with ... -
Non Governmental Organizations’ Interventions Influencing Performance of Agricultural Projects in Kenya : a Case of Webuye West Sub-county, Bungoma County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of NGO intervention approaches on the performance of agricultural projects in Bungoma county. The specific objectives of the study was to establish the influence of ... -
Non- Performing Loans- Are Credit Reference Bureaus the Solution?
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Note Taking and Directionality: an Investigation of the Effect of Language Choice in Note Taking by Trainee Interpreters
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study set out to investigate language choice in note taking by trainee interpreters, errors arising from poor note taking and and the impact of directionality in faithful rendition. To do so, the study analysed ...