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Assessment of selemium status in Kenya's livestock
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
Estimating the contraceptive prevalence required to reach a total fertility rate (TFR) of 2.5 by the year 2010 based on the TFR of 4.7 in the year 1998: application of John Bongaarts general model for target setting
(2000)
Fertility in Kenya is declining. This is evidenced by the 1989 and 1993 Kenya Demographic
and Health Survey (KDHS) results. The recently released 1998 KDHS report indicates that
this trend has continued into the late ...
An assessment of the uses of cacros (opunliaficus-indica) in the semiarid areas of Wukro Wereda, northern Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
The study was conducted in Wukro Wereda eastern zone of Tigray to identify and record the
Opuntia varieties found in the area, to retrieve and document indigenous technical knowledge
on management and uses of Opuntia ...
Effect of timing of application of gibberellic acid and ethephon on growth, yield and yield components of beans (phaseo/us vulgaris L)
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
Two parallel field experiments were carried out at the Faculty of Agriculture,
Field Station farm, University of Nairobi during the short rains of 1997 and
repeated during the long rains of 1998, to determine the effects ...
Archaeology as a test of oral traditions: a case study of the Mkunguni mosque ruin and the Digo and Tangana oral traditions
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
The project is based on a study of an historical ruin, Mkunguni mosque. It is an
attempt to establish a relationship between the oral traditions and the occupation of the
ruin. The theme is to test the oral traditions ...
Isolation of soil actinomycetes, characterization and screening of their antibiotics against economically important plant pathogens
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
Forty one actinomycete isolates were isolated from soils collected in three different sites
namely cultivated land, pasture land and cattle shed. The cattle shed had the highest number
of actinomycetes with 19 followed ...
An evaluation of National Convention Executive Council's (NCEC) communication strategy
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
This study endeavors to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of communication
strategies used by the National Convention Executive Council (NCEC) in their
advocacy for change in Kenya
The National Convention Executive ...
The effects of interactions between rural trading centres and their hinterlands: a case study of " Kagio market, Kirinyaga District.
(2000)
There is need to understand the mutual effects of ~ral-urban interaction, especially as
regards - small rural towns and their immediate hinterlands since they constitute the
majority of urban centres in Kenya. This will ...
Effective Environmental Reporting in Kenya: a Content Analysis of the People Daily Newspaper.
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
Past studies conducted to analyze environmental articles in the mass media found that
they tended to present superficial and inadequate stories on the environment (l 'NIP
1988, Ozoh 1992, Nyirenda 1992, Kaberia 1991).
Kenyan ...