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Service exports and economic growth in Kenya: a time series analysis 1980-2018
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The view that strong economic performance can be export led has been explored critically on the merchandise exports front however service exports, whose importance is seen to have increased in the last decade, have ... -
Effect of climate variability on crop Diversity and Household Nutrition in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Agriculture is one of the leading sectors in the Kenyan economy and central to the country’s development strategy. The sector hires over 40 percent of the total Kenyan population, contributes to a quarter of the country’s ... -
Cost-effectiveness of Emergency Obstetric Care in Bomet County: Comparing Ambulance Transfer and Self-referral
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Obstetric complications are difficult to predict and may require referral, expedited by ambulance use. We conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis among women admitted with obstetric emergencies through comparing ... -
Private Sector Social Franchising and Its Effects on Contraceptive Utilization
(university of Nairobi, 2020)Partnerships such as social franchising have been voted as some of the best approaches to remedying the challenges faced by the public health sector. Yet, though considered an important model of healthcare delivery, ... -
Role of Private Insurance on Economic Growth in Kenya
(university of Nairobi, 2020)The study analysed the role of private insurance sector on Economic growth in Kenya. The main aim was to scrutinize the effects of insurance activities on growth in Kenyan economy. Type of data used was time series for the ... -
Determinants of Women Occupation Choice in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)According to ILO (2018) 44 % of women across the world are employed in formal occupations compared to 66% of men, representing a gender-employment gap of 22%.Women in Kenya continue to be underrepresented in technical, ... -
Do Access to Urban Infrastructure Influence Rental Housing Prices in Kenya?
(university of Nairobi, 2020)Increased urbanization caused by increased birthrates and accelerated rural-urban migration has caused the mushrooming of low-income residential neighborhoods in major towns in Kenya. The growth of these low-income areas ... -
Determinants of Uptake of Immunization Services Among Children Aged Below 12 Months in Aldai Sub-county, Nandi County.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Immunization remains as one of the most powerful tool of disease prevention and control worldwide and is thus considered to be a very crucial part of global and national disease prevention and control policies. Kenya’s ... -
The Effects of Magistrates’ Transfer on the Administration of Justice in Kenya- a Case Study of Courts in Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Although studies have been carried out on staffing and transfers of judicial officers, there is limited empirical data on the effect of frequent magistrates’ transfer on the administration of justice in Nairobi City County. ... -
Determinants of Choice of Cesarean Section Among Women of Child-bearing Age in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Improving the availability, accessibility, quality and, use of maternal health services is an important WHO policy to reduce maternal mortality globally. The WHO sets a threshold of 10% -15% of live births as a quality ... -
Determining the Existence of Calendar Anomalies on Stock Returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange Market- Pre and Post the 2015 Reforms
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Random movements of stock returns have been studied since the introduction of the Efficient Market Hypothesis in the 1960s. Particularly, a range of stock calendar anomalies such as the Monday effect, the incredible January ... -
The effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Productivity: a comparative analysis between Central and Eastern Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Most countries have been taking advantage of the contribution of the inflows from FDI to improve the state of their economic performance. However, FDI inflows in Central and Eastern African regions are still low as compared ... -
Analysis of the Supply and Demand Side Determinants of Maize Food Security in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This research paper examines maize food security in Kenya by analyzing the supply and demand-side factors. The objectives of the study include: scrutinizing the prevailing trends of maize food security; establishing the ... -
The Effect Of Fiscal Decentralization On Economic Growth In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)This study is anchored towards examining the effect of fiscal decentralization on economic growth in Kenya between the years 2013 to 2018.The main motivation towards conducting this study is the fact that1the effect1of ... -
The Impact of Foreign Aid on Public Expenditure in Kenya (1970 - 2018)
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The main objective of this study was to investigate the impact of foreign aid ion public expenditure in Kenya in the period 1970-2018. -
The Effect of Remittances on Child Schooling in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Developing Countries grapple with inadequate public resources to finance education. Constrained public resources necessitates household income like remittances to complement public resources in their quest to finance ... -
Variation Of Catastrophic Health Expenditure By Chronic Disease In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Protection of households from financial risk as a result of seeking healthcare is one of the fundamental goals of universal health coverage (UHC). Out-of-pocket health expenses create barriers to healthcare ... -
Gender, Credit Access And Small And Medium-Sized Enterprise Performance In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are key in employment and wealth creation in Kenya. Nonetheless, their level of operation is sub-optimal due to the challenges they face most notably limited credit access. Access to ... -
The Efficiency of County Governments’ Expenditure in Kenya
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Effects of uncertainty on domestic private investments in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)The domestic private investment serves as a prerequisite for the development and modernization of any economy. In Kenya, macroeconomic and political uncertainties play a significant role in influencing private domestic ...