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Radio Listening Habits and Preferences: a Study of Children Between Ages 10 – 15 in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)There is need to understand the place of radio in this era of proliferation of new communication technologies and in an age apparently dominated by electronically generated visual information via the internet or television. ... -
Radio Listening Habits and Preferences
(University of Nairobi, 2022)There is need to understand the place of radio in this era of proliferation of new communication technologies and in an age apparently dominated by electronically generated visual information via the internet or television. ... -
Code-mixing English and Sheng Into Kiswahili Utterances: a Case Study of Pastor T’s Sermons
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study examined the linguistic nature of code-mixing in Pastor T’s sermons. It sought to determine the dominant language of utterances in Pastor T’s sermons, identify the intraword mixed constituents and evaluate their ... -
Youth and Organized Criminality in Informal Settlements: the Case of Huruma-mathare Informal Settlements, Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The persistent increase in the number of organized criminal groups (OCGs) worldwide poses a significant threat to societal cohesion and is therefore a national, regional, and transnational problem that has caught the ... -
Settlement Patterns of the Hominids During the Pleistocene Period: a Case Study of Lower Okote Member Sites; East of Lake Turkana; Marsabit County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The common denominator for early Pleistocene sites is hominid tool manufacture. The majority of excavated sites contain dozens of hundreds of stone artifacts. Although not all stone artifacts found at sites were manufactured ... -
Print Media Coverage of the First Female Chief Justice in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study sought to examine print media coverage of the first female Chief Justice in Kenya. It analyzed two of the major dailies in Kenya; Daily Nation and The Standard newspaper. The study aimed at establishing the ... -
Factors Influencing the Performance of Youth Owned Small Businesses Initiatives: Case of Mathare Informal Settlement, Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The purpose of this study was to determine the factors influencing performance of youth owned businesses initiatives. More specifically, the study focused on how individual factors and business socio-ecological factors ... -
Independence Without Liberation: the Relevance of Franz Fanon's Diagnosis of the Post-colonial African State to Contemporary Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Almost sixty years after Kenya obtained independence from the British, the perception that the fruits of liberation have yet to manifest, despite decades of self-internal rule has spurred debate in regards to the crisis ... -
Analogue to Digital Broadcast Migration: Communication and Local Broadcast Audio-visual Content Ecosystem.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study sought to analyse three aspects of analogue to digital broadcast migration: communication, audiences, and local audio-visual broadcast content. The objectives of the study were to document the communication ... -
The Impact of Online Reviews on Purchase Decision; Evidence From Buyers of Smartphone in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The opinions of consumers are drastically altered after reading the evaluations and comments of other consumers posted online. Some academics even go so far as to claim it is more effective than more conventional kinds of ... -
Print Media Coverage of the Refugee Crisis in Kenya: a Comparative Analysis of the Daily Nation and Standard Newspapers
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The study sought to investigate print media coverage of the refugee crisis in Kenya by the Daily Nation and Standard newspapers. The study objectives included establishing the amount of coverage of the refugee crisis by ... -
Effect of Corporate Governance on Budgetary Control Among Government Agencies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Good corporate governance practices are critical for both private and public sector organizations. This study was prompted by the inability of government agencies to operate within their approved budgets. It is in the ... -
Effect of Liquidity Risk on Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms Listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The manufacturing industry is one of the significant sectors of Kenya’s economic development. However, the manufacturing sector has witnessed a slow pace of industrial growth and weak performance by most of the enterprises ... -
Assessing the Impact of Virtual Learning and Online Teaching Platforms on Academic Performance of Senior School Students Taking International Curriculum: a Case Study of Shah Lalji Nangpar Academy Nakuru
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The main objective of this research was to assess the impact of virtual learning and teaching platforms on the academic performance of high school students taking international curriculum. The study was based on the ... -
Origins and Evolution of Luo People’s Folklore Music: the Case of Ohangla Genre in Siaya County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study focuses on the origins and evolution of the luo folklore music (ohangla) in Siaya county, Kenya. The study sought to establish whether the cultural, social and economic aspects of ohangla music have evolved over ... -
Demographic Factors Influencing Board of Management Competencies in Human Resource Management in Public Secondary Schools in Chepalungu Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Human resource is a vital asset to the school which must be valued. For the board of management to derive the best out of teachers, students, and non-teaching staff, they must be competent in motivating, supervising, ... -
Effect of Financial Technology on Profitability of Publicly Listed Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Financial technology endures to alter and shape the Kenyan banking sector. The Kenyan banking sector has progressively focused on financial technology as a strategic instrument to achieve organization goal of reducing costs ... -
Effect of Capital Structure on Financial Performance of Agricultural Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study paper focused on capital structure and financial performance of agricultural firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The main objective of the study was to determine the relationship between capital ... -
Strategy Implementation and Perfomance of Co-operative Bank of Kenya During Covid 19 Pandemic
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The commencement of covid-19 Pandemic in December 2019 led to economic shocks that were experienced in the world. Policy makers responded by putting in place measures such as lockdowns, curfews, social distancing among ... -
Residential Mortgage Portfolio, Product Innovation, Firm Characteristics and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)In the recent times, residential mortgage portfolio has received much attention from academics, investors and managers as well as from policymakers. This is mainly because of the different aspects through which mortgage ...
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