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Slum growth and space transformation: the implication on service delivery and environment
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This research study investigated slum growth and transformation and the associated implications on the environment and service delivery in Mukuru Settlement between September 2013 and October 2014. The study particularly ... -
Slum Upgrading Programs in Kenya: Performance of Kiberasoweto Upgrading Project, Nairobi.
(University of Nairobi, 2013) -
Small and intermediate urban centres and their implications for local economic development: A case study of Kitengela Township Kajiado County
(School of The Built Environment, 2013)Urbanisation is a process through which a society evolves from being rural to an essentially urban setting. Small and intermediate urban centres are particularly important for regions undergoing rapid economic and social ... -
Small and medium enterprises in regionalism: a comparative study of Kenya and Rwanda
(2014-09)The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) dominate private sector enterprises in all the East African States. The SME sector in the region is considered as the engine of economic growth. The sector requires to be supported ... -
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Nairobi East Tax District
(University of Nairobi, 2016)In this study the researcher sought to explore the different factors that determine tax payers’ compliance in Nairobi East Tax District. Using a linear regression probit model the researcher found some similarities and ... -
Small and Medium Sized Manufacturing Enterprises in Central Kenya: Structure, Role and Location
(University of Nairobi,Institute for Development Studies (IDS), 1992) -
Small and Micro Enterprises Adoption of ICT for Competitive Advantage in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)ICT has been viewed as the driver for both the countries that have developed and those that are developing. Due to the increased competition and the need to enter the global market and remain relevant, most businesses have ... -
Small Area Estimation With An Application To Bivariate Spatial Modelling Of Hypertension And Diabetes Prevalence In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Comorbidity of hypertension and diabetes leads to signi cant risks of mortality and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart attacks and strokes. Kenya, like many low and middle-income countries ... -
Small Enterprise in Nairobi: Golden Opportunity or Dead End?
(University of Nairobi,, 1988)This study, based on interviews of 248 owners of small-scale manufacturing businesses in Nairobi, Kenya, explores the potential of small enterprise to contribute to economic development. Set within the context of an ongoing ... -
Small firm effect on stock market returns at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The study sought to investigate the existence of small firm effect at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The secondary data for analysis was gathered from the firms listed at the NSE. The listed stocks were divided into 4 ... -
Small holder food production: A geographical analysis of maize production in Rongo division, South Nyanza district
(University of NairobiDepartment of Agricultural Geography, 1990)This study is an investigation of small-scale maize production in Rongo Division, south-Nyanza District, Western Kenya. It is an attempt to analyse the factors responsible for spatial variations in maize yield, field ... -
Small holder household labour allocation in food production: a case study of Ikolomani Division, Kakamega District.
(Department of Arts geography, 1996)This study was based on Ikolomani Division of Kakamega District in Western Kenya. It deals with a rural part of Kenya where the standards of farming are still low and the majority of the farmers ... -
Small Office Home Office WLAN Security Framework
(University of NairobiSchool of Computing and Informatics, 2012)The adoption of wireless networks is mostly due to their ease of installation and since there is minimal cabling cost is also reduced when compared with the wired networks. However, it is not easy to confine the radio ... -
Small scale business loan repayment performance in Kenya: a study in the East lands regions of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)A large number of Kenya's total population earns their living from income received from small scale businesses. Businesses depend mainly on stock of goods to be sold. These, however, are not enough to expand businesses. ... -
Small scale farmers' perceptions of the effects of deforestation on their livelihoods : a case study of Loitoktok ivision, Kajiado District
(University of Nairobi, CEES, Kenya, 2006)The main purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of hlrmers on the effects of deforestation on their livelihoods in Loitoktok division. The objectives of the study focused on farmers' perceptions of deforestation ... -
Small Scale Industries in Rural Areas:a Study of Informal Metal Work Enterprises in Bunyore, Vihiga District
(University of Nairobi,Department of sociology, 2001)This work is about the informal metal work sector, popularly known as the Jua kali sector, in rural areas. The study sought to establish the social characteristics of entrepreneurs ... -
The small size effect in the Kenyan stock market: An empirical study
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2004)The objective of this research project was to determine whether the small size effect is experienced in the local stock market, The Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). The small size effect, also called the size anomaly, is a ... -
Small-holder Farmers Against the State in a Liberalized Market Economy: a Case Study of the Boycott by Mwea Irrigation Scheme
(University of Nairobi,, 2003)The study's main objective was to investigate the existing problems at the Mwea Irrigation Scheme that contributer to the farmers violent severing of their links with the National Irrigation Board. The study therefore ... -
Small-holder utility-based phyto-ionomic diversity mapping at Lake Basin sites in the interest of nutraceutical-implied security
(Department of Plant Science & Crop Protection, University of Nairobi, 2011-06)Continued land sub-division in the smallholder Traditional Agro-Ecologies (TAGEs) together with the changing circumstances of climatic variability, reduced land productivity, external influences, commercialization ... -
Small-scale farmers’ perceptions and adaptation measures to climate change in Kitui County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy, 2013-11)Climate variability and change is affecting weather patterns and seasonal shifts with serious repercussions on rural households. Semi arid environments such as Kitui County, are extremely vulnerable to climate change because ...