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Transport Infrastructure Investment On Economic Growth In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The study sought to analyze transport infrastructural investment effect on economic growth and investment effect of various modes of transport on economic growth in Kenya using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag and the ... -
Off-Farm Participation And Farm Households’ Vulnerability To Food Insecurity In Ghana Otoo Emmanuel
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Food insecurity and poverty remain severe and predominant in farming areas in Ghana, and the situation is on the upswing as the population grows at a faster rate (GSS, 2018). In order to improve their wellbeing, farm ... -
Socio- Economic Impact Of Electrification On Micro And Medium-Sized Enterprises In Kibera Slum, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Illegal electricity connection is a challenge in urban slums in developing countries. Kenya is facing illegal electricity connections especially in informal settlements. This is associated with risks such as danger to human ... -
Effects Of Area - Yield Index Crop Insurance (AYII) On Food Security
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Achieving food security in developing countries is the main objective of every country especially those whose economy is largely controlled by the agricultural sector. Nevertheless, the escalating impacts of climate ... -
Relationship Between Investment Portfolio Choice And Financial Performance Of Insurance Firms In Kenya.
(UoN, 2019)The study sought to determine the relationship between investment portfolio choice and financial performance of insurance firms in Kenya. The study used a descriptive research design. Data for a 5-year period (2014-2018) ... -
Responsiveness Of Horticultural Production To Infrastructure Development In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Empirical evidence indicates that development of infrastructural such as irrigation, education, roads and electricity, has a positive effect on agricultural production. In Kenya, road transport, electricity and irrigation ... -
Determinants Of Choice Of Health Insurance Plan Among Rural Households In Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)In Kenya, health insurance coverage is low with approximately 17 percent of the country’s population having a form of prepayment health insurance cover. Health insurance coverage has largely remained an urban phenomenon ... -
Effect Of Corporate Governance On The Dividend Payout Of Manufacturing Firms Listed At The Nairobi Securities Exchange
(UoN, 2019)The outcome hypothesis gives a suggestion that dividend payout is an output of governance quality. In organizations with poor administration, managers who are self-seekers have the ability of retaining a lot of the cash ... -
Effects Of Occupational Stress On Employee Job Performance At State Department For University Education And Research
(UoN, 2019)Stress has been analyzed as a major contributor to employee absenteeism and turnover limiting the potential success of an organization. It has been attributed to have negative impacts on employee emotionally, behavioral ... -
Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Bacterial Isolates in Patients at Moi County Referral Hospital, Voi
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasing worldwide concern to global health. Infections caused by these resistant organisms increase morbidity, mortality and treatment costs. This study was conducted at ... -
Perceived Effect Of Terms Of Employment On Satisfaction With Talent Management In Kcb Bank Ltd: A Case Study Of Contact Centre Employees
(UoN, 2019)Talent management is critical to the success of any organization as it helps to manage, retain and develop talented personalities at all levels. Banking sector is an environment that is viewed as full of volatility, ... -
Change Management Strategy And Asset Control: A Case Study Of The United Nations Department Of Safety And Security In Somalia
(UoN, 2019)Globalization has led to an increase need to improve the management of the assets in order to create value. Asset management has been increasingly been becoming digitized in order to improve their management. The study ... -
Modeling the Trend of Malaria Reported Cases in Kisumu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Although there has been an extensive scale up of Malaria interventions in Kenya, Malaria infections persist at unacceptably high levels in some of the regions. Even with renewed calls to eradicate the disease ... -
Information Security Management Practices And Risk Exposures Among Commercial Banks In Kenya
(UoN, 2019)This research is about implemented information security management practices and information security risk exposures in Commercial Banks in Kenya. The research was motivated by the need to determine the extent of implementation ... -
Determinants Of Loan Repayment Default Among Small And Medium Enterprises In Kisumu Central Sub County, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)Loan repayment default has been a challenge among SME`s in Kenya. This study checked determinants of loan repayment default among SME`s at Kisumu Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive cross sectional ... -
Primary School Enrolment In South-Sudan: Evidence From Cross-Sectional Survey Data
(University of Nairobi, 2019)In spite of the important role of human capital investment in a country’s socioeconomic development, primary school enrolment in Sub-Sahara Africa and particularly in South-Sudan remains very low. This study examines the ... -
Integrated Database System for Hiv/aids Management: a Case of Kicoshep-kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Kicoshep is a national NGO founded in 1990 in Kibera slums with the aim of supporting communities to cope with the impact of HIV/AIDS and provide home-based care services to the people living with HIV (PLHIV) and their ... -
Information and Decision Making on Assisted Reproductive Technologies Among Families Experiencing Infertility in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study sought to explore the information on infertility and information on Assisted Reproductive Technologies available in Kenya and how it was packaged and disseminated; to find out whether those suffering infertility ... -
Socioeconomic Determinants Of Treatment Choice For Childhood Fever In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The existence of fever, especially in young children, gives an indication of existence of an underlying health condition that would require treatment. Acute fever in most cases is caused by respiratory infections that ... -
Demand For Caesarean Delivery In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background. Caesarean delivery is a method of child birth whereby an incision is made through the abdominal muscles and uterine wall to remove the baby. Historically, it was done only if the mother had died before delivery. ...
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