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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 ...
The Effects of Changes in Exchange Rate on Horticultural Exports Earnings in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
The study evaluated the effect of real exchange rate (RER) on the horticultural exports.
Empirical evidence revealed that when the RER increases, it implies that the domestic currency
depreciates against the foreign ...
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 ...
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 ...
Effects of Interest Rate on Bank Sector Asset Quality in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
In the Kenya vision 2030, financial services were designated as one of the six key priority sectors within the plan framework. The plan framework was introduced in 2008 to be implemented through a series of medium-term ...
Essays on Tobacco in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Despite Kenya being a signatory to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and passing of the Kenya Tobacco Control Act (KTCA) of 2007 as a commitment to reducing consumption and ...
Determinants of Health Seeking Behavior Among Households With Chronic Non-communicable Diseases in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
Chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) contribute to over 70 % of total global mortality, with over 50% of Kenyans reported to suffer from more than one NCD. Over 55% of the Mortalities in Kenya are from CNCDs. There ...
Government Expenditure, Efficiency, Institutional Quality and Economic Growth in Sub-saharan African Countries
(University of Nairobi, 2021)
The aim of this thesis was threefold. First, the study scrutinized the role of government spending on output growth for SSA countries. SSA countries’ economic growth has been low compared to other developing regions. ...