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Subsidized shelter for Kenya’s urban poor case study of Dandora site and service scheme
(University of Nairobi, 1987-06)
The housing market process is a slow and
inefficient method of increasing the national housing
stock, and in providing shelter fpr all income groups.
For this reason Governments and other actors in urban
housing have ...
A taxonomic study of the acacia pollen grains in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1987-05)
The genus Acacia which is the largestest in the subfamily
Mimosoideae and second largest within the family Leguminosae,
is one of the most widespread and important, having 38 indigenous
species in Kenya.
Its species ...
The effects of ions on mortar cubes made with Kenyan cements and sands
(University of Nairobi, 1987)
A study of the effects of aggressive solutions
on mortar cubes made from Kenya~ cements and sands
has been conducted. The study is important because
failure of concrete structures exposed to rain water,
domestic and ...
Evaluation of malaria control in Kisumu municipality, Kenya: A case study
(1987-08)
A study was carried out from September, 1986 to
February, 1987 in Kisumu Municipality, Kisumu
District, Kenya; to evaluate the current antimalaria
activities and the present status of
malaria infection and transmission.
The ...
Psychiatric morbidity among patients attending a primary health care centre in a deprived community in Nairobi
(1987)
Studies done in recent years have shown that previous
estimates of the prevalence of psychological disorders
have had to be revised upwards, the majority of this
evidence emanating from the West (Reeler, 1987).
Research ...
Contract farming : A comparative study of smallholders in the Mumias area of Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 1987)
The increasing interest in and incidence of contract farming, organised
by the peripheral state and international agribusiness and financed by the
international lending and aid agencies, has created a debate as to ...
Intercensal fertility estimation in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1987-09)
This study examines indirect techniques of estimating
intercensal fertility levels in Kenya. Parameters,Crude birth
Birth Rate, Total Fertility Rate, Net Reproduction Rate, Gross
Reproduction Rate and the Mean Age at ...
The diversity factor in the history of Islam in Nairobi 1900 - 1963
(University of Nairobi, 1987)
After the death of Prophet Muhammed (s.a.w.) the Muslim Uinnah was rocked by succession disputes. One group was in favour of the principle which was devoid of the notion of heredity, while the other favoured succession by ...
Assessment of body iron stores in rural pregnant women
(University Of Nairobi, 1987)
A group of 184 pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic at Kangundo hospital, in Machakos District, had their blood samples taken for the estimation of the body iron stores at term. This was
done by measuring serum ...