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Elements of Performance in Toddobobax Ceremony of Somali People of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study investigates the elements of performance present in the Toddobobax ceremony. The ceremony is a post-wedding ritual and is the last stage of the Somali wedding process. Toddobobax which takes place on the seventh ... -
Enforcement of International Humanitarian Law: a Critical Analysis of the Jurisprudence of the International Criminal. Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (Icty) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (Ictr)
(University of Nairobi, 2005)The research examines enforcement of international humanitarian law as codified in the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their two Additional Protocols of 1977. The study looks at early attempts to enforce international ... -
Engaging Customers as Stakeholders to Enhance Quality Management in Public Institutions- a Case of Kenya Power Company Use of Twitter
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study aimed to find out how engaging stakeholders through the use of social media impacted on quality management public institutions. The study mainly focused on Kenya Power Company. Kenya Power Company operates the ... -
Enhancing Electronic Government Services in Public Organizations in Kenya: Case of Huduma Postal City Square in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Across the world governments are transforming public organizations services in order to provide services that are customer centered, cost-efficient and user friendly. With Huduma Centres, the Government of Kenya has ... -
Entrepreneurial Training, Orientation, Size, and Performance of Selected Government-funded Youth Groups Enterprises in Taita-taveta County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The study is about entrepreneurial training, orientation, size and performance of youth group enterprises that are funded by the government in Taita-Taveta, Kenya. The government, in its bid to reduce the soaring levels ... -
Environmental Migrants: A Case Study Of Refugees In Dadaab Camps
(University of Nairobi, 2022)In a time of rapid Environmental Changes, this project focuses on the problem of bridging the widening disparity between universal human rights and the changing face of migration. Environmental change continuously displaces ... -
Evaluating the Implementation of the Policy of Deinstitutionalization in Charitable Children Institutions in Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The study evaluates the implementation of the policy of deinstitutionalization in Charitable Children Institutions (CCIs) in Kiambu County. This was mainly a descriptive research carried out in Eighty-two CCIs in Kiambu ... -
Evaluating the Role of Participation in the Realization of Sustainable Development in Kakamega County: the Case of One-acre Fund Project in Ikolomani Sub-county
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Participation in community driven projects cannot be understood in isolation without considering the role of project innovators, the aggressiveness of the beneficiary community members, and above all, project sustainability ... -
An Evaluation of Information Literacy Initiatives: a Case Study of Taita Taveta University Library
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Information Literacy (IL) skills are integral in today’s information society. Efforts and initiatives put in place have a great impact on how Information Literacy skills are imparted to the targeted population. The aim of ... -
Evaluation of Knowledge Sharing
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Informetrics is simply the study of quantitative aspects of information. It uses statistical and mathematical aspects to reveal the growth of literature in many fields of study. This study sought to examine the trends of ... -
Examining Nairobi Internet Users’ Attitudes Towards Newspaper Paywalls in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The study was conducted to assess internet users’ attitudes towards newspaper paywalls. The study had three specific objectives namely; to determine the level of awareness of newspaper paywalls among internet users, identify ... -
Examining the Contribution of Libraries in Promoting Use of Open Government Data in Kenya: Case of the University of Nairobi Library
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Open Government Data initiatives have gained momentum in many parts of the World with key emphasis being on promoting transparency and enhancing public participation in governance. Central to this tremendous development ... -
Examining the Nature of Sports Betting Among Motorcycle Riders: a Case of Motorcycle Riders Community in Umoja Estate, Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Sports is a widespread activity among the youth with most of them being at high risk of developing betting-related problems. Globally, between 39% and 92% of young people have participated in sport betting at least once ... -
Examining the Role of the Ombudsman in Promoting the Right to Fair Administrative action in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Fair administrative action is a core principle in public administration and a guarantee of fairness in decision making by persons whom power has been bestowed to exercise on behalf of others. It is also a human right ... -
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 ... -
Exploring Audience Perception of Ramogi Fm’s Duond Mine Programme in the Fight Against Defilement in Homa Bay County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Communication is a vital tool that people use to share knowledge and solve problems. Mass media are a key tool for aiding communication between an individual or a group of people and audience who are scattered in various ... -
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 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. ... -
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 ...