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An investigation of police preparedness and experience in management of disaster incidents: a case study of police in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)Throughout generations and civilizations, humanity has been confronted by natural catastrophes, and man-made hazards that often lead to suffering and fatalities. Throughout history, disasters have inflicted a heavy cost ... -
Investigation of Portable Water Quality and Provision in the City of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of nairobi, 2022)Water quality is one of the indicators that can provide consumer confidence in drinking water distributed in the City of Nairobi. A safe water supply is crucial to public health hence the quality of portable water may have ... -
An investigation of prevalence and risk factors of Porcine Cysticercosis and human Taeniosis in Teso district, Kenya
(Department of Public Health, Pharmacology & Toxicology, University of Nairobi, 2005)Cysticercosis due to Taenia solium is a disease of both public health and economic importance, which has been reported in developing countries of Africa, Asia and America. Infection in humans and pigs is a disease of the ... -
An investigation of private/public partnerships in tourism-the case of Eselenkei conservation in Kajiado District-Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Private/public partnerships are today an integral part of the sustainable tourism thinking. Conceptualised as vehicles through which local people could benefit from tourism, these partnerships have been on the increase in ... -
An Investigation of Probable Factors Contributing to Industrial Accidents Among Manufacturing Firms in Kenya: an Empirical Study
(University of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, 1995-10)The study's principal objective was to identify the possible factors that contribute to industrial accidents and injuries among the manufacturing firms ln Kenya. Since most companies have scarce resources factors compared ... -
Investigation of Public-private Partnerships in Health Care Delivery in Nakuru District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Faculty Of Commerce, 2003)Over the past decade some of the best enterprises in the world have adopted the practice of continuous improvement. Partnership sourcing has been attributed as one of the success factors of such ventures which builds on ... -
An Investigation of Relationship Between Noise Pollutants and Stress Levels
(University of Nairobi, 2012)The study is aimed at establishing noise pollutants in a certain printing company through a survey. It further seeks to establish if there is any relationship between, the noise pollutants and the ... -
An Investigation of Risk Assessment Techniques Applied by Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The goal of this study was to investigate the risk assessment techniques being applied by the commercial banks in Kenya a well as evaluate the risk exposure level of the commercial banks in Kenya. Risk assessment involves ... -
An Investigation of Rokeach's Belief Race Hypothesis Using Interpersonal Proxemic Behaviour and a Paper-and-pencil Measure
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An Investigation of Safaricom M-pesa Strategies in Enhancing Mobile Money Transfer Services in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2013-11)The business environment in which organizations are operating has over the years witnessed drastic changes. The changes are both complex and ‘chaotic’ and organizations have found it difficult to cope with increasingly ... -
Investigation of shared antigens between schistosoma mansoni and the intermediate host, biomphalaria pfeifferi
(school of biological sciences, 1988)schistosomiasis is a major health problem especially in the developing countries within the tropics. The search for an effective vaccine has however been frustrated by two main contraints namely, the antigenic complexity ... -
An investigation of social cost-benefit analysis practice in the appraisal of public development projects in Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, University of Nairobi, 2003-10)Social Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) is the most useful branch of welfare economics especially in the appraisal of public projects in developing countries. In practice it is controversial due to its basis in value judgments. ... -
Investigation of some clinical pharmacokinetic factors in Kenyan Africans
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1996)This is the first broad based clinical pharmacokinetics study carried out in Africans aimed at determining whether disease states have an influence on the pharmacokinetics of xenobiotics. It has been shown, in this study ... -
An investigation of some economic impacts of feeder roads in rural areas: a case study of Thika district, Kenya
(Department of Arts-Economics, 2005). In the rural areas of Kenya, the nature of roads is identified as, but one of a number of interrelated constraints to development. In these areas, the cost of transport is a significant factor affecting agricultural ... -
An Investigation of Speaker Intention in Monologue Discourse of Lubukusu
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)This research examines speaker intent as an organizing and classification principle of monologue discourses. Speaker intent is a concept based within inferential models of communication. Such an inquiry, as it was found ... -
An Investigation of Strategic Planning Practices of Local Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Firms in Kenya and Factors Influencing the Practices
(Univesity Of NairobiFaculty of Commerce, University of Nairobi., 2002)The aim of this study was two prong; (i) to determine the strategic planning practices of the local pharmaceutical manufactures in Kenya, and (ii) to identify the key factors influencing the strategic planning practices ... -
An investigation of strategies for competitive advantage and their effect on performance of tea processing companies in Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2009-05)Organizations are dependent on the environment for inputs. and also for outputs. The environment provides them with opportunities as well as threats and the organization has to constantly align itself to forces in the ... -
An Investigation of students involvement in enhancing public secondary school discipline in Mosocho division, Kisii central district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, CEES, Kenya, 2007)The major purpose of this study was to investigate and establish the extent and areas of involving public secondary school students in enhancing public secondary school discipline in Mosocho Division in Kisii Central ... -
Investigation of surgical dressings used in the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University Of Nairobi, 2002)This project was carried out to investigate the surgical dressings used in Kenyatta National Hospital do comply with the British Pharmacopoiea specifications of sterilization, storage, packaging, labeling and quality. ...
