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The Boran of northern Kenya: origin, migrations and settlements in the 19th century.
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Border Management and National Security: an Analysis of the Implementation of Border Policies in Kenya
(University of NairobiInstitute of Diplomacy and International Studies, 2013-11)The study sought to analyze the challenges facing effective implementation of border management policies in Kenya. In particular the study sought to achieve the following specific objective: To determine the impact of ... -
Border Management and the Implications on Régional Security in the Horn of Africa Region: a Case Study of Kenya, Somalia Border
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The aim of this dissertation is toexamine the impact of Border Management And The Implications OnRégional Security in the Horn Of Africa Region: A Case Study Of Kenya, Somalia Border. Border security is very important hence ... -
Border relations between the Luo of Kisumu location and the Luyia of Bunyore and south Maragoli locations: 1880 - 1963
(1972)This paper is an attempt to survey relations between the Luo on one hand and the Abanyole and Abaloogoli on the other on the Luo-Luyia border of Kisumu-BUnyore-South Maragoli. The period covered is roughly from mid 19th ... -
Borders, Frontiers and Security: a Case Study of Marakwet and Pokot Districts, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)The objective of this thesis is to investigate and identify security issues arising from Marakwet and Pokot community interactions across internal boundaries, international borders and into their community frontiers. It ... -
Botanical composition and selection of forage by goats at Machang'a in central-Eastern Rangelands of Kenya
(Department of Agriculture, 1998)The botanical composition of Machang'a Fiel~ Station, Mbee~e, in Central- Eastern Kenya was inventoried by reconnaissance survey. The relative abundance of the various plant species and ground cover were then established ... -
Bottom of the Pyramid Marketing Strategies and Performance of Insurance Companies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The aim of the study was to establish the bottom of the pyramid marketing strategies and performance of insurance companies in Kenya. The specific objectives were to establish bottom of the pyramid marketing strategies ... -
Bottom-Up Design Approach: A Community-Led Intervention In Fighting Lifestyle Diseases Within Urban Informal Settlements In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Health communication programmes in Kenya have mainly used a ‘top-down approach’ in designing health promotion strategies to be used within communities. This approach has not been sustainable in promoting healthier ... -
The boundary-layer flow-field regime over Nairobi
(Department of Meteorology, University of Nairobi, 1992)Logarithmic wind profile equations account for the aerodynamics within the lower atmosphere. This paper employs logarithmic equations in various forms while incorporating changes in atmospheric stability to simulate the ... -
Bourgeois Social Reformism: the Factories Act Revisited
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Bovine lameness in small-scale dairy farms in Kikuyu division, Kiambu district, Kenya
(Department of Clinical studies, University of Nairobi, 1994)Lameness is one of the three most important causes of economic loss inwestern European and North American dairy farms (Weaver, 1986). The current trend towards intensive dairy farming and the importation of exotic breeds ... -
Bovine Mastitis: Establishing Bacterial Diversity, Associated Risk Factors, and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of the Isolates in Embu and Kajiado Counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Bovine mastitis is one of the most important global diseases of cattle in which it adversely affects animal and human health, quality and quantity of milk, and the economics of almost every country. Despite the global ... -
Bovine Papillomatosis and its Management with an Autogenous Virus Vaccine in Kiambu District, Kenya
(Department of clinical studiesDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology and Parasitology, 2009)Six cases of bovine papillomatosis were reported to the University of Nairobi veterinary clinic. Diagnosis was based on presented clinical signs and histopathology of affected skin lesions. The histological samples of ... -
Bovine trypanosomiasis: susceptibility of East African cattle to African trypanosomiasis
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Bowel Function Following Posterior Saggital Repair Of Anorectal Malformations (a Ten-year Retrospective Study)
(University of NairobiFaculty of Medicine, 2001)Posterior sagittal repair was used to repair 352 patients with anorectal malformations· between 1st January 1990 and 31st December 1999. We evaluated 193 patients who were over 3 years of age and with an adaptation period ... -
Boy (A Novella)
(University of Nairobi, 2014-09)Ayub, a year older and with an overactive imaginati on, cannot cope with the ever changing world. He grows up in a loving family whic h comprises his father, an editor for a national newspaper and his mother, a hotel ... -
Brachiaria Brizantha Cv. Xaraes Yields and Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Fertilized Humic Nitisols of Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study evaluated the effects of organic and inorganic soil fertilization on forage grass (Brachiaria brizantha cv. xaraes) yields, soil N availability, and soil greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Central Kenya. A field ... -
Brain abscess: a study of brain abscesses 1970 - 1979
(1980)A series of 41 patients with intracranial abscess over a 10 year period (1970-79) were analysed and discussed. The incidence was 4 cases per year with a male to female ratio of 2:1. The mortality was 29.2 per cent. The ... -
The Brain Death Syndrome In The Intensive Care Unit, Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1988)A retrospective study was carried out on thirty brain dead patients admitted to the intensive care unit (I.C.U.) at the Kenyatta National Hospital (K.N.H.) from January 1976 to December 1985. There were 20 males (66.7%) ... -
Brain Drain And Its Contribution To Globalization And Economic Development In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Brain Drain is generally not a new phenomenon in developing countries. It has been known to rob developing nations of their professionals to the developed world. This research paper aimed at examining the issue of human ...