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Care-kenya’s Local Links Project: It’s Contribution to the Economic Empowerment of Women in Kibra, Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Savings schemes for women play an important role. They are one of the economic empowerment tools for uplifting living standards of households. The study was conducted by exploring its general objective of investigating how ... -
Centering the Maker in Makerspaces; an Exploratory Study of the University of Nairobi’s Makerspace
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Makerspaces are creation spaces, equipped with digital fabrication tools and equipment for use by makers. Access to these expensive tools and networks has made makerspaces popular globally. Internationally, universities ... -
The Centrality Of Plato’S Philosopher Genius In Contemporary County Governance:
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study explores the Centrality of Plato's Concept of the Philosopher Genius in Contemporary County Governance in Kenya. Its point of departure is thus interrogating the veracity of the assumption by both the Republic ... -
The Centrality of Plato’s Philosopher Genius in Contemporary County Governance: Professor-governed Counties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study explores the Centrality of Plato's Concept of the Philosopher Genius in Contemporary County Governance in Kenya. Its point of departure is thus interrogating the veracity of the assumption by both the Republic ... -
The Challenge of Dealing With Speech Acts Involving Threats and Cultural Insensitivity by Novice Interpreters
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study discusses interpretation errors made by novice interpreters during simultaneous interpreting of threats and cultural insensitive statements from French into English. It highlights how these errors shift the ... -
Challenges in Teaching Visually Impaired Students in Kenya- the Case Study of Kitui Secondary School in Kitui Central
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The general objective of the study was to investigate the obstacles encountered by teachers who teach students with visual impairment. The specific objectives were; (a) To understand the level of knowledge of the teachers ... -
The Challenges of Interpreting Figurative Language From Kiswahili to English With Focus on Reduplication and Euphemism
(university of Nairobi, 2020)This study set to find out if interpreters faced any challenges while interpreting reduplicative words and euphemistic language and the strategies they use. The key objective was to investigate how reduplicative words and ... -
Challenges of Peacekeeping Operation: Case Study of South Sudan 2011-2016
(university of Nairobi, 2020)This study investigated the challenges of Peacekeeping Operations in South Sudan between 2011 and 2016. The first objective was to analyze the conflict dynamics in South Sudan. The second objective was to examine the peace ... -
The Challenges of Translating Nonstandard English as a Writing Technique in Literary Works: a Case Study of Betrayal in the City and Usaliti Mjini
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The study investigated the challenges of translating nonstandard English as a writing technique in literary works. To achieve this, the research was guided by three main objectives: To identify instances where nonstandard ... -
Challenges that hinder Women from Trade Union leadership positions: the Case of Kenya's Electrical Trades and allied Workers Union
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Participation of men and women in all spheres of socio-economic and political development is a basic human right that is enshrined in all the international conventions and treaties that the Kenyan government is a signatory ... -
Challenges to the Implementation of the Constitutional Provisions of the Two-thirds Gender Rule in the National Assembly of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The study aimed at investigating challenges to implementing the Constitution of Kenya provision on two-thirds gender rule in the National Assembly. Specifically, the study examined the judiciary-related challenges, the ... -
China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Infrastructural Relations in East Africa Region: Case Studies of Kenya and Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study analyzes China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and infrastructural relations in East Africa Region using case studies from Kenya and Uganda. In Kenya, the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport Corridor ... -
Classroom Assessment Practices by Mathematics Teachers in Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET) Institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Classroom assessment is an integral part of the teaching learning process. Information generated from this assessment serves formative, diagnostic and summative purposes. Over the years, Technical Vocational Education ... -
Classroom Assessment Practices in Public Secondary Schools Regarding Academic Performance
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Assessment of Christian Religious Education show that CRE performance trend have gradually dropped, and certain factors are responsible for the declining standards which include learners’ attitude, teacher competence and ... -
Climate variability adaptation using fodder crops: a case study of Marakwet East Sub -county, Elgeyo – Marakwet County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study was done to assess climate variability adaptation by farmers using fodder crops in arid and semi - arid lands of Marakwet East Sub - County. This study sought answers to the following research questions; what ... -
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 ... -
A Cognitive Analysis of Ekegusii Riddles
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This project study, A Cognitive Analysis of Ekegusii Riddles, is an analysis on the classification, conception and interpretation of Ekegusii riddles. The study also sought to establish whether the Gusii culture and context ... -
Communicating Corporate Social Responsibility Programmes To Youth: The Case Of Kenya Commercial Bank’s 2jiajiri Youth Empowerment Programme
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The study investigated the communication of corporate social responsibility programmes focusing on Kenya Commercial Bank’s 2jiajiri youth empowerment programme. The objectives for the study were: to assess the communication ... -
Communication Challenges Between Teachers and Learners Based on Linguistic Resolution Features. A Case Study of Bahati Sub County, Nakuru.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Communication is the passing of information between interlocutors and receiving of feedback from contexts such as the one under study in secondary schools in Bahati subcounty. Interlocutors are participants in a discussion ...