Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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The International Wildlife Conservation Agreements and Protection of Community Rights: a Case Study Conservation in Isiolo, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The rights of indigenous peoples and local communities have been largely overlooked in global biodiversity conservation despite established international legal standards to protect them in environmental management and ... -
Macro-economic Variables and Loan Default Rate: Evidence From the Banking Industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In most of the global economies, one of the key sectors in boosting the economic growth is the banking industry. It facilitates the allocation of capital from surplus to deficit units. In essence, the sector determines ... -
The Prospect of Monetary and Financial Co-operation: a Legal Evaluation of Kenya’s Regional Economic Integration Endeavour in the East African Community
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The thesis interrogates the legal elements and impediments to regional economic integration in the Kenyan-EAC setting. An examination of regional economic integration has to take into account legal factors. The problem ... -
Influence of E-commerce Strategies on Competitive Advantage of Equity Holding Limited
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Businesses that are expanding into international markets need to have strong e-commerce strategies plans in place to succeed. The role of e-commerce in connection with the competitive advantage is often not acknowledged. ... -
Securitisation of Ip Assets: an Examination of the Legal Regime on the Use of Intellectual Property as Collateral in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The study interrogates the low uptake in the use of IP assets as collateral by small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) to obtain capital to fund their businesses. It examines the current legal framework for securitisation ... -
Financial Leverage and Value of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Investors both as a firm and households are keen to create more wealth and value from their investments. However the financing decision debate on whether gearing amplifies the value of the firm has never yielded desirable ... -
The Impact of Political Patronage on Implementation of Public Procurement Law; Slaying the Dragon of Mega Corruption in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Overtime, Kenya’s government has made changes to the country’s public procurement system. Two pieces of legislation govern public procurement: The Public Procurement Regulations of 2001 and the public procurement and ... -
Effect of Macroeconomic Variables on Performance of Real Estate Investment Trusts in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Various macroeconomic variables have been found to determine the performance of REITs as investment platforms. The key variables have been indicated as macroeconomic factors based on the kind of REITs and level of ... -
Eefects of Microfinance Services on the Financial Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Elgeyo Marakwet
(University of Nairobi, 2021)SMEs play a crucial role in the social, economic development across the globe. However, the growth of these enterprises is constrained by various challenges such as insufficient resources, poor financial and managerial ... -
Challenges of Implementing Intellectual Property Protection for Entrepreneurial Innovations Among Selected Agencies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The world economy is in turmoil with great disruptions from the norm. This requires a drastic change in promoting rule of law reforms that foster entrepreneurship and business development for sustainable social-economic ... -
Community Involvement and Performance of Health Care Projects: the Case of Nutrition Projects in Kamukunji Sub County, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The goal of the research is to determine the effect of community involvement on the performance of healthcare projects, namely the nutrition project in Nairobi's Kamukunji sub-county. In relation to the performance of ... -
Determinants of Youth Unemployment in Kenya:an Economic Analysis
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Determinants of Immunization Uptake in Under Five Children in Amhara Region, Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Introduction: Vaccination is efficient and effective communal strategy because it is a long-term effort by humans to combat diseases that damage our health. Vaccination coverage is still a key determinant of child health ... -
Effect of Financal Literacy on Financial Decisions Among Women in Mombasa County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The study focused on the effect of financial literacy on financial decisions among women in Mombasa County, Kenya. Financial literacy plays a vital role in sound financial decision-making and affects the individual’s ... -
A Critical Analysis of the Challenges Facing Countercybercrime in 21st Century Africa: a Focused Comparison of Kenya and Rwanda
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study endeavored to explore the challenges facing counter cybercrime in the 21st Century Africa by having a focused comparison of Kenya and Rwanda. Rwanda was picked on because she is doing better than Kenya in ... -
Relationship Between Unemployment in Kenya and Non Performing Loans at Higher Education Loans Board
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study focused on the relationship between unemployment in Kenya and loans performance at HELB. A major problem of education revolving funds and students’ loan schemes worldwide is low rates of loan recovery, this has ... -
Sports Diplomacy in Advancing Environmental Security in Africa: a Case Study of Forest Conservation in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Environmental security remains a major challenge in the 21st century, whose solution has attracted a number of initiatives. Sports diplomacy has achieved great strides in achieving international, regional and local unity ... -
Relationship Between Technological Deepening and Financial Inclusion Among Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Financial inclusion initiatives driven by government policies make millions of new customers worldwide to enter into formal banking sector every year. Governments and banks have come up with financial inclusion initiatives ... -
Gambling Behaviour of Low-income Youth in Dandora
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Gambling industry contributes significantly to national income directly or indirectly in addition to creating formal jobs which are non-agricultural based. Gambling problem amongst the youths is a risky behavior that cannot ... -
Effects of Liquidity Management on the Financial Performance of the Banks Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2021)For the past few years, the Kenya banking sector has seen some banks collapse despite posting impressive performances. All pointers have always indicated that they had been experiencing liquidity issues. The objective of ...