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A study of the effectiveness of the rural housing loan scheme in machakos district, Kenya
(1991)
The Rural Housing Loan Scheme was started by the government of Kenya in 1967. Its main objective was to assist the low income rural households in the improvement of their housing. This would be done by making loans available ...
Infant and Child Mortality Differentials in Kisumu District
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
The genesis, classification and erosion susceptibility of the soils of the semi - arid Sirima and Mukogodo catchments, Laikipia District, Kenya.
(1991-12)
The two study catchments are Mukogodo and Sirima in Laikipia
District. The objectives of this study were: to study the influence
of soil forming factors on the development of the soils of the
study areas; to study the ...
The effects of maturity stage at harvest, sex, harvest date and postharvest treatments on the keeping quality of stored papaya fruits (Carica Papaya L.).
(1991)
Fruits of the variety sunrise were collected from a
experimental design was a factorial experiment of ~4 x 4 and
commercial plantation at the Mwea Prisons farm for the study.
x 3 in first and second harvest, respectively, ...
Determinants of Perinatal Mortaligy Hour and Day of birth and method of delivery at the central maternity
(1991)
Maternal height, pregravid weight, weight gain during pregnancy, fundal height, McDonald's measurement, uterine width, uterine height, abdominal girth, and station of the fetal head were measured in 44 laboring, nulliparous ...
Retirement and ageing experience the case of Muranga district, Kenya
(1991-07)
The study explores retirement and aging experience in Murang’a district, Kenya. The study set out to investigate the consequences of retirement on the retiree and the family and also the determinants of such consequences ...
A descriptive study on the anaesthetic management of patients undergoing surgical removal of phaeochromocytoma. a retrospective review
(University of Nairobi, 1991)
The anaesthetic management of 14 patients undergoing
surgical removal of phaeoch romocytoma is described.
Hypertension was present in a 11 the pat ients. A 24
hours urine specimen for the determination of
vani11ymande1ic ...
Economic analysis of factors affecting tea production in the smallholder sector in Kericho, district
(1991)
The existing yield disparities between the smallholder and the estate sectors led to the
formulation of this study. The study started off with the main objective of investigating the
factors causing low yields in the ...
Selection and evaluation of pigeonpea (cajanu5 cajan (l) millsp.) genotypes for resistance to fusariuh wilt pathogen (fusariuh oxysporuh f.sp. udum) and other agronomic traits.
(1991)
Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium udum Butler has
been identified as an important factor in YIeld
reduction of pigeonpea in maJor growing areas of Kenya.
Studies to develop varieties resistant to the Fusarium
wilt were ...
Determination of regional and aggregate price elasticities in the Pyrethrum industry
(1991)
Pyrethrum production has over time been declining. This decline is a serious problem given that it reflects loss of foreign exchange earnings. The aim of this study was therefore to identify and analyse the factors responsible ...