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Morphophonological Processes in the Noun: a Case Study of the Benadiri Dialect of Somali
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
This study is a descriptive research of the morphophonological processes involved in the noun formation in the Benadiri dialect. The study aimed at describing the inflectional morpheme used in the plural formation as well ...
Usasa Katika Ushairi Wa Kithaka Wa Mberia: Uchanganuzi Wa Maudhui Na Mtindo
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Themes and style are two inseparable aspects in a literary work. This research mainly focuses on modernity of themes as enabled by the unique style in Kithaka wa Mberia’s poetry. The objectives of this study are: to ...
A pragmatic analysis of metaphors in HIV/AIDS discourse a case of Ekegusii
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
This research is based on a Pragmatic Analysis of Ekegusii metaphors used in HIV/AIDS discourse. This follows the fact that among the Abagusii people, metaphors are ubiquitous. These metaphors are basically used to relay ...
Language preferences and attitudes towards local languages: a case study of Makongeni Estate in Thika Town
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
This research work was aimed at establishing language preferences and attitudes towards local languages in a multilingual setting with particular reference to Makongeni Estate in Thika Town. The objectives of the study ...
Self-inscription in Becoming by Michelle Obama
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Autobiography as an interface of the self and experience is pivotal in the study of "what" and "how" people represent their stories. Since her appearance as the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama has been a ...
Narrating the Nation- Images of Kenya Through Individual and Collective Narration in the Dragonfly Sea by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
In this thesis, I explore Yvonne Owuor’s The Dragonfly Sea and how individual and
collective narratives in the novel mirror, interrogate, examine and reimagine the nation
– particularly Kenya. This study contends that ...
Footwear Design as an Intervention to Alleviate Post Long-distance Running Induced Fatigue
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Besides being one of the most participated in leisure sports activities, running is also the cheapest and most accessible, organized sport in the world. More and more people in the last decade have taken up the sport or ...
The Aesthetics of Crime Fiction in Kenyan Film: an Examination of the Paradox of Painful Art in Nairobi Half Life and the Kitchen Toto
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
This study analyses two films: Nairobi Half Life and The Kitchen Toto, with a view to establishing why people would enjoy watching a film full of criminal activities, and which elicit pain when they avoid painful situations ...
Incorporating Biophilic Design in Modern Apartments Spaces in Kileleshwa.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Urbanization in Kenya is growing at an extra ordinary rate. Construction has become two-fold and Nairobi has expanded to additional counties as a metropolitan city. Exclusive estates like Kileleshwa, Kilimani, Lavington ...
Effect of interactive approach instruction on standard six learners’ achievement in reading comprehension in Primary Schools in Vihiga County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Learners’ achievement in reading comprehension is a function of the instructional methods applied by teachers. Extant literature hypes the interactive approach instruction as an effective approach for improving learners’ ...