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The Impact of Pass Through Costs in Electricity Consumption in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Electricity consumption is important for both economic growth and wellbeing of households. As the government implements its growth agenda by increasing investments in energy infrastructure, this has seen increased growth ... -
The Impact Of Public Sector Investment In Human Capital On Economic Growth: A Case Study Of Healthcare And Education In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The paper sought to explore how investment in human capital by the public sector impacts on growth of Kenyan economy. To establish the impact specific components of such investments, human capital was disintegrated into ... -
Impact Of Sacco Societies Act On The Growth Of Deposit Taking Saccos In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of Sacco Societies Act, 2008 on the growth of deposit taking SACCOs in Kenya. By using a sample of 10 deposit taking SACCOs, the study conducted a panel regression model ... -
Inclusive Finance, Bank Regulation, Concentration And Financial Stability In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Kenya has over the years supported the expansion of financial infrastructure and implemented major reforms in bank regulations to ensure efficiency and stability of the financial system. Despite these reforms, the financial ... -
Income Inequality and Primary School Enrolment in Kenya: an Empirical Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The level of income inequality plays a vital role in determining the level of school enrollment in any particular economy, especially in the contemporary world. Enrollment is core in preparing students for the various ... -
The Influence of an Adaptive Culture on the Competitive Advantage of Mobile Telecommunication Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The current business environment is continuously changing, and corporations are operating in an era of risk and instability. Technological innovations, competition and globalization are examples of the factors many ... -
Influence of Career Progression Guidelines on Employee Performance in the Kenyan Civil Service- a Case of State Department for Livestock
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Successful companies recognize that improved career growth will maintain and boost their competitiveness. For all workers, promotion in one’s career is a necessary phase. Each employee of every company hopes to advance ... -
Influence of Corporate Governance in Financial Performance of Law Firms in Nairobi City County
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The Influence of in-store Marketing Activities on Consumer Purchase Decision in Supermarkets Within Kisumu County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The concept of In-Store Marketing has gained much attention in the scholarly circles. The purpose of this study was to determine whether In-Store Marketing activities/strategies do influence shopper purchase decision in ... -
Influence of Social Capital on Adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture: Evidence From Nyando Basin, Southwestern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Climate change is threatening smallholder farmers’ livelihoods, specifically in the sub-Saharan region. In Kenya, floods, droughts and temperature rise have had an adverse impact on livestock and crop production resulting ... -
Influence of Socio-economic Factors on the Access to Free Maternal Healthcare Program Services in Embu East Sub-county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Maternal health1care services are health services provided to mothers of reproductive ages and their children. Over the past ten years, the interest in maternal1health1care services has been increasing across the globe. ... -
Infrastructure Development, Trade, and Economic Growth in the East African Community: an Empirical Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Infrastructure holds a central position in a country’s economic activity, hence the need to do a comprehensive analysis of its specific contributions to an economy. In the last decades, the East African Community (EAC) ... -
Infrastructure Governance And Agricultural Development In Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This research project examines the causal relationship between infrastructure governance and agricultural development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Researchers have recognized infrastructure as an important determinant of ... -
Infrastructure, Institutional Quality, and the Intensity of Kenyan Firm Exports
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This research explained export intensity in Kenya using infrastructural development and institutional quality, among other factors. The research applied linear panel regression model. The research utilized panel data ... -
Long-run Relationship Between Macroeconomic Factors and Private Sector Corporate Debt
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Industries in the private sector are key drivers of growth in an economy. Through creation of employment and production of goods and services, these industries contribute greatly to growth of the gross domestic product. ... -
Macroeconomic Determinants of Diaspora Remittances. A Case Study in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The World has become a global village with interaction moving from only physical interactions but also through online platforms. Traveling abroad for work has come a long way in that, it is easy to get a job in another ... -
Maternal Health Care Services And Infant Mortality In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Infant mortality is an important estimate used to measure the quality of healthcare service, welfare and socioeconomic status of a nation. Across the globe, remarkable strides have been made in decreasing child mortality ... -
Nexus Between Income Inequality and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Disparities in income and degradation of the environment are issues that have given rise to international debates and await immediate resolution. This paper scrutinized the nexus between income inequality and carbon dioxide ... -
The Nexus Between Public Debt and Gross Capital Formation in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Governments seek financial resources from domestic as well as external sources to supplement tax revenues in meeting the financial needs. Kenya has been increasingly borrowing to finance expenditures with an increased ... -
Nile Perch Pricing in Mfangano Island of Lake Victoria, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2021)One of the causes of excessive depletion of natural resources is their low price at the production level. The Nile perch continues to face depletion in its natural stock and is in this category of natural resources with ...