Institute of Development Studies (IDS)

The Role of Information and Communication Technology (Ict) in Market Information Access Among Smallholder Potato Farmers in Buuri Sub County, Meru County. A Case Study of Viazisoko Digital Platform.

Mbaya, Ann K (University of Nairobi, 2023)

Agriculture plays a very significant role in social economic development of most African countries. The sector is a key contributor to economic growth, employment creation, and foreign exchange earnings. Despite the critical ...

Youth Enterprise Financing Through Public Procurement in Nandi County Government

Sanga, Jonesmus K (University of Nairobi, 2023)

Youth enterprise financing faces many challenges in Kenya and around the globe. The current study seeks to analyze youth owned enterprises’ access to procurement finance and the influence on their delivery on government ...

Households Coping Strategies With Violent Conflicts in Plateau State, Nigeria

Pwol, Lilian L (University of Nairobi, 2023)

This study examined the impacts of violent conflicts on households in Plateau State, Nigeria, how households mobilise or access resources for coping and the factors that impede on the effectiveness of processes and ...

Assessment of Experiences With Virtual Learning Among Students in Universities in Nairobi, Kenya

Okuto, Diana A (University of Nairobi, 2023)

This study sought to assess experiences of students in universities in Nairobi county with virtual learning. The objectives of the study were to explore the learning conditions prior-to introduction of virtual learning ...

Understanding Roscas’ Resilience in Providing Informal Social Protection Amidst Covid–19 Pandemic in Ongata Rongai Ward Kajiado Kenya.

Ratemo, Dennis S (University of Nairobi, 2023)

In Africa, social protection has been lauded and now stands out to be a very strategic tool and modality in responding to poverty and the many eventualities that cause it, like shocks and exposure to different risks ...

The Role of Information and Communication Technology (Ict) in Market Information Access Among Smallholder Potato Farmers in Buuri Sub County, Meru County. A Case Study of Viazisoko Digital Platform

Mbaya, Ann K (University of Nairobi, 2023)

Agriculture plays a very significant role in social economic development of most African countries. The sector is a key contributor to economic growth, employment creation, and foreign exchange earnings. Despite the critical ...

Kenya-somalia Maritime Dispute and the Economic Development in the Horn of Africa: a Case Study of Kenya

Ndolo, Benard M (University of Nairobi, 2023)

This study examines the Kenya-Somalia maritime dispute and the economic development in the horn of Africa. The maritime dispute which has existed for several decades has had a lot of effects on the economies and social ...

Land Reforms and Pastoralists’ Land Access: Implementing Community Land Law in Kenya

Rahma, Hassan A. (University of Nairobi, 2023)

Access to land is an indispensable right of pastoralists. It is the source of their livelihoods and the basis of their long-term resilience towards external stresses associated with climate change. The rights to land by ...

Assessment of Gender-based Violence Response Through Policare Centre; the Case of Central Police Headquarters in Nanyuki

Muiruri, Faith M (University of Nairobi, 2023)

Survivors of Gender Based Violence (GBV) have continued to face challenges both in access to post GBV services and justice. Most survivors therefore have had to grapple with access to medical treatment and care, psychosocial ...

Teacher Preparedness for Inclusion and Support of Children With Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) in Public Schools: a Study of Mutituni Zone in Machakos County

Mutuku, Evalyne S (University of Nairobi, 2023)

Quality education is a key public good that should be a guarantee for all learners at all levels. However, there are a percentage of learners who face various difficulties in receiving proper accommodations in the classroom ...

Gendered Access to Management of Forest Resources in Ngong Hills Forest, Kajiado North Sub-county

Nyambura, Tabitha (University of Nairobi, 2023)

This study explored gendered access to and participation in management of forest related resources in Ngong Hills Forest, Kajiado North Sub County. It sought to identify resources in Ngong Hills Forest; assess the level ...

Exploring the Socio-economic and Information Determinants of Teenage Pregnancy in Webuye West Sub-county, Bungoma County, Kenya

Mwongeli, Mercy (University of Nairobi, 2022)

This was a qualitative study on determinants of teenage pregnancy in Webuye West Sub County, Bungoma County Kenya. The study specifically sought to explore the socio-economic and information determinants of teenage pregnancy ...

An Assessment of Uptake of Reproductive Health Services Among Unmarried Adolescents in Kangemi Informal Settlements

Otieno, Mercy A (University of Nairobi, 2023)

Adolescents constitute a significant number of urban populations, a majority of them are in the various informal settlements in Nairobi. Access and uptake of reproductive health services by adolescents are compounded by a ...

The Effect of Retiree Financial Resources on the Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises in Murang’a Township

Lenjo, Scholastica M (University of Nairobi, 2022)

Using the continuity theory as a lens, this study recognizes that retirement is not the end of working for retirees. Retirees establish continuity in their lives through MSEs. The focus of the study was the effect of ...

Relationship Between School Preparedness and Effective Implementation of the Competency Based Curriculum: a Study of Teacher’s Knowledge in Nairobi County

Kuria, Annrita W (University of Nairobi, 2022)

Competency-based curriculum was put in place at the same time that Kenya was working hard to reach its Vision 2030 goals, which require a skilled workforce. The goal of the study was to figure out how school readiness ...

Infrastructure Governance and Agricultural Development in Sub-saharan Africa

Pflomm, Georg B (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 ...

Motor-cycle Crashes and Socio-economic and Demographic Characteristics of Riders. A Case Study of South Imenti Sub County, Meru County

Munene, Brenda K (University of Nairobi, 2022)

This study acknowledges the rise in the usage of commercial motorbikes as a transportation mode in Kenya. The increase is attributable to among other factors, transport system inability to satisfy Kenyans transport needs ...