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Occupational Risks and Their Potential Impact on Employees’ Health in Kenya Tea Development Agency’s Managed Factories
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The study was conducted within KTDA managed tea factories in Kenya to study occupational risks and their potential impact on employees’ health. The specific objectives included: examining the effect of injuries on employees’ ... -
Online Surveillance and Freedom of Expression in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Individual privacy is one of the building blocks in exercising freedom of expression in the online and offline space. Lately, findings from Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) and Communication Authority of Kenya ... -
Optimization of Electronic Record Management System and Performance in Public Institutions: Case Study of the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning Registry
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The aim of the study was to examine the optimization of electronic records management systems in performance of public institutions with reference to the ministry of lands and physical planning registry.................. -
Organizational Capacity and Implementation of Water Projects in Homa Bay County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Water projects face susceptibility to diverse challenges, potentially resulting in cost overruns, construction delays, and adverse alterations in scope. Despite the obstacles, enhancing organizational capacity could ... -
Organizational Factors and Sustainability of Women Empowerment in Peace-building Projects in Kamukunji Sub-county, Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Historically, Kenya has been seen to be vulnerable to not only internal but also external threats to its peace and security. Ethnic violence especially during the elections seasons is one of the internal threats to Kenya’s ... -
Organizational Reporting Systems and Implementation of Donor funded Health Projects in Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Donor-funded health projects, particularly in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), are noted for significantly improving healthcare services and overall population health. Health projects including reduction of ... -
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 ... -
Palaeo Environmental Reconstruction of Holocene Vegetation in East Turkana, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study demonstrates the importance of phytolith proxy in reconstructing vegetation history and understanding human and climate impact on vegetation changes. Phytoliths are plant silica that preserves for a long period ... -
Participatory Communication and Sedentary Livestock Keeping in Wajir County
(University of Nairobi, 2023)This study was undertaken to establish the role of participatory communication in influencing the uptake of sedentary livestock keeping in Wajir County. The objectives of the study were to examine the role of participatory ... -
Participatory Communication in Kenya’s Large-scale Infrastructural Development Projects’ Planning & Implementation: a Case of Lamu Port in Hindi Ward, Lamu West Sub-County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study examined how developers of Lamu Port in Hindi Sub-County incorporated participatory communication during the design and implementation of the project. The study interrogated four objectives, including the ... -
Perceived Factors Influencing Adoption of Modern Cooking Technologies in Public Secondary Schools in Nairobi County of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Biomass energy usage in Kenya, accounts for about 68% of country’s total energy consumption, the major consumers being households, communal institutions such as secondary schools, and small and medium enterprises. Firewood ... -
Perceived Factors Influencing Project Implementation in Arid and Semi-arid Areas in Uganda: a Case of Integrated Water Management and Development in Arua District, Uganda
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Existing records indicate that the Integrated Water Management and Development (IWMD) Project of Uganda continues to face a number of challenges that hamper its efforts to deliver on its mandate. This study investigated ... -
Perceived Factors Influencing the Implementation of Home-grown School Feeding Programme in Public Primary Schools in Turkana Central Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)Turkana County has1 experienced1 increased1 levels1 of hunger due1 to food1 insecurity, famine, and1 poor economy. The1 hunger has1 greatly affected1 school enrolment, attendance1 and1 progression rates1 of learners1 ... -
Perception of factors influencing indiscipline among Administration Police Officers at Embakasi Area, Nairobi County.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Police Departments worldwide are plagued by numerous incidents of excessive use of force, torture, verbal abuse, dishonesty, abuse of authority, sexual assault, demand for sexual favors, and discourtesy, among other forms ... -
Perceptions and Causes of Suicide Among Members of the National Police Service in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study was mooted in the context of the problem of suicide among law enforcement officials which is rampant across the world and, the lack of a comprehensive study of the phenomenon in Kenya. Subsequently, the study ... -
Perceptions of empowerment among Women involved in Coffee farming in Kirinyaga East Sub-county, Kirinyaga County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Women empowerment play a key role in helping women improve the wellbeing of their households. However, gender systems have remained complex and dynamic. Regions, communities, and countries have different social constructions ... -
Perceptions on the Use of Performance Enhancing Drugs by Athletes in Selected Counties of North Rift, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Some Kenyan athletes have tested positive for medicinal, recreational or prohibited substances that are in the Prohibited list of World Anti-doping Agency. Depending on the nature of their violation, these athletes have ... -
Performance and Literary Exploration of the Nduumo Ceremony Among the Agikuyu Community in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The focus of this research is on the nduumo performance.It first appeared in early 1920s among the Giküyü community. The goal of the research was to determine what elements may have contributed to the nduumo genre's survival ...