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Adjustment and Kenya’s food security: the domestic maize market under liberalization
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Since the inception of Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) in Africa, debate has raged
on their impact on the various sectors of African economies. Many observers have expressed
doubts on the ability of SAPs to ...
The performance of unit trusts in kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
This study aims at evaluating the performance of unit trusts in Kenya in terms of
the risk/return tradeoff and comparison with the benchmarks namely the NSE 20
Share Index and the 91 day treasury bill rates. The first ...
Socio-economic and cultural factors influencing food security status of children under five years in Siaya district, western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
This study investigated the socio-economic and cultural factors
that affect the food security of children under five years in Boro
and Usigu Divisions of Siaya District in Western Kenya. Food
insecurity is a common ...
Determinants of foreign direct investment in sub-Saharan Africa, with inferences on Kenya
(2001)
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is an important source of capital jar African countries
where massive capital amounts are needed to finance development. FDI inflows into
Africa have remained stable throughout the I990s, ...
The impact of external debt on Economic growth. An empirical Investigation for kenya: 1970 - 2002
(2001)
This paper deals with the impact of external debt on economic growth in the Kenyan
context.
With the rapid build-up of external debt and the poor economic performance of the
domestic economies, Sub-Saharan Africa Is ...
Interest rate liberalization and private financial savings in Kenya
(2001)
This paper examines whether financial savings are responsive to real deposit rates in Kenya Time series data covering the period 19S0 - 2000 was analyzed First, ...
Belligerents as Conflict Managers: An Analysis the Lusaka Peace Process and the Agreement
(2001)
This study sets out to examine the efficacy of the Lusaka peace process, the management and the resultant agreement. It explores process, the mechanisms and the methodology that is used
to manage the conflict ...
The influence of cassia siamea hedgerows on plant water use of cowpeas (vigna unguiculata (l) walp) in the semi arid area of kibwezi in Kenya
(2001)
The aim of this work was to quantify the impact of a modified agroforestry microclimate on
water use of a cowpea crop as compared to a sole stand in the Arid and semi-arid lands
(ASALs). Agroforestry systems have been ...
An empirical investigation of the application of promotional mix elements within multinational pharmaceutical companies in Kenya
(2001-10)
The study reported here analyzed the application of promotional mix elements within
multinational pharmaceutical companies in Kenya. These promotional mix elements
are personal selling, sales promotion, direct marketing, ...
Particle retention and ionic strength effects in thermel field-flow fractionation
(2001)
Field-Flow Fractionation (FFF) of which thermal field-flow fractionation (ThFFF) is
a member of, is a family of separation techniques applicable to the separation of
macromolecules and particles. FFF spans a wide mass/size ...