Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Examining the Minimum Age for Sexual Consent Under the Kenyan Criminal Justice System
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The age of consent in Kenya is set at 18 years. Any sexual intercourse with a person under this age is illegal and attracts dire consequences to the extent of serving a life imprisonment even though the law accords a defense ... -
Dietary Habits and Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women: a Study of Pregnant Women Seeking Anc Services in Othaya Constituency, Nyeri County, in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Owing to increased nutritional requirements, pregnant women stand a higher risk of malnutrition. Their nutrition is of paramount importance as it affects not only their health and survival but that of their unborn babies. ... -
Reform Interventions, Participatory Monitoring and Perfomance of Agricultural Projects Funded by the World Bank in Trans-nzoia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Participatory monitoring is at the center of a global conversation as useful tool in tracking the progress of interventions and has been cited as a critical contributor to improved performance. The practice has largely ... -
Effect of Ownership Structures on Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In theory, the nexus between firm shareholding indicates that distribution of equity among various ownership categories affect firm performance. Whilst ownership structure influences decision making, the effect on firm ... -
Disaster Management Cycle and Performance of Community Health Projects: a Case of Kangemi Informal Settlement, Nairobi County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Community health is the health of a specified group of people, as well as the public and private activities and circumstances adopted to improve, preserve, and conserve their health (McKenzie, Pinger and Kotecki 2005) ... -
Corporate Information Technology Strategy, Information Technology Governance, Information Quality and Service Delivery of State Corporations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study contributes to the strategic information systems literature through empirical investigation on the effect of corporate IT strategy, IT governance and information quality on service delivery of state corporations ... -
Infrastructure Development, Trade, and Economic Growth in the East African Community: an Empirical Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Infrastructure holds a central position in a country’s economic activity, hence the need to do a comprehensive analysis of its specific contributions to an economy. In the last decades, the East African Community (EAC) ... -
Effects of Socio-economic Factors on Household Utilization of Improved Sanitation Facilities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Realization of ODF communities and progression on the sanitation ladder to 100% utilization of improved sanitation facilities has become an elusive goal for the WaSH sector both globally and in Kenya. The development WaSH ... -
The Effect of Corruption on the Productivity of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study sought to determine the effect of corruption on productivity of manufacturing firms in Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to investigate the extent to which the productivity of firms in the manufacturing ... -
Enterprise Risk Management Integration in Strategic Planning, and Performance of CPF Financial Services Limited in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Integrating corporate strategy and enterprise risk management is critical for making informed business decisions for organizational performance. The motivation of the study was the potential of far-reaching consequences ... -
Innovation Strategies Adopted by Equity Bank Limited to Gain Competitive Advantage in Kenya
(2021)The purpose of this study was to evaluate innovation strategies adopted by Equity Bank to gain competitive advantage in Kenya. This study considered Equity Bank because of its continued growth in the financial sector due ... -
The Role of International Organizations in the Attainment of Sustainable Development Goal 2 in Kenya- a Case Study of the World Food Programme
(University of Nairobi, 2021)As Kenya is striving to maintain the momentum in its race towards achieving sustainable development by 2030, its food security situation remains precarious. If Kenya is to achieve zero hunger by 2030, it will need efforts ... -
Effect of Private Equity and Debt Financing on the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kakamega County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The principal reason for the review was to set up the impact of private value and obligation financing on the development of small and medium enterprises in Kakamega County, Kenya. Specifically, the study sought: to assess ... -
Effectiveness of Information and Communication Technology in Accessing Government Services at GPO Huduma Centre in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The purpose of this research was to determine the efficiency of information and communication technology (ICT) in gaining access to government services. It was carried out at Nairobi's GPO Huduma Centre, a government ... -
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 ... -
Strategic Leadership and Competitive Advantage of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Organizational competitiveness is an important parameter that determines the long-term sustainability and the entity's ability to meet its obligations to internal and external stakeholders. Consequently, the understanding ... -
Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The objective of this review was to perceive what mergers and acquisitions meant for the financial performance of Kenyan commercial banks. Various commercial banks in Kenya have undergone mergers and acquisitions as strategic ... -
Effect of Capital Structure on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya -A Case Study of Family Bank Kenya Ltd
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The study was to establish the effect of capital structure on the financial performance of Family Bank Kenya Ltd for the 11 years period from the year 2010 to 2020. The study used Returns on Total Assets (ROA) and Returns ... -
Determinants of Private Savings in the Commercial Banking Sector of Liberia
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Liberia is a developing nations with a challenging savings rates that have persisted for decades. Gross savings as a percent of GDP was -39.11% as of 2019 (The World Development Indicator, 2021). The rate of saving in ... -
Effect of Portfolio Mix on Financial Performance of Unit Trust Investments in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Unit trust investments are separate, independent legal trusts set up to meet some stated investment objectives. They are collective investment schemes that pool money together from many investors to form a portfolio and ...