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Domestic and External Factors in Public Procurement Reform Programmes in Developing Countries: a Case Study of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
Two audits conducted on public procurement in Kenya by SGS ( in 1987) and the World Bank in collaboration with the Kenya Government( in 1997) revealed that despite the fact that over 60% of government revenue is spent on ...
Factors That Influence the Implementation of New Diagnostic and Treatment Policies of Malaria: a Case of Police Line Dispensary, Garissa District
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
Effective case management is a key element of malaria control. Healthworkers' performance of assessment, diagnosis, treatment and counseling tasks inaccordance with evidence-based standards is critical to ensure adequate ...
Impact of the 2007 - 2009 World Financial Crisis on Share Price Behaviour at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi,, 2010-11)
Numerous studies have been carried out to examine how stock prices respond to various occurances and events. The financial turmoil originating in the developed world in August 2007 spilled over to developing countries, and ...
Strategy, Structure and Performance: a Survey of Food Processing Companies Operating in the Nairobi Metrpolitan Area
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
Organizations with high level of adaptation that have the best prospector strategy mechanistic structure fit, will have the highest performance as measured by value, profitability, and risk, compared to. other high level ...
Regulatory Measures by the Government of Kenya in Reducing Transfer Pricing Manipulation by Multinational Corporations
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
In the present age, majority of cross-border trade is in the hands of multinational enterprises, who transact within different entities under common control. The prevalence of intra-group transactions has facilitated fixing ...
New Words and New Meanings on Facebook: a Lexical Prgmatics Analysis
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
This thesis presents the results of a linguistic study on the language used on Facebook. The study follows the {i'amework of lexical pragmatics. What the study aimed at was to examine new words and new meaning on Facebook. ...
A Literacy Exploration of Selected Kimeru Oral Poetry on Calamities
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
The present work takes a look at how oral poetry responds to historical periods and moments in the Meru society characterized by human suffering. The Meru community is a Bantu tribe living on the Eastern side of the slopes ...
How Listed Firms Finance Their Investment in the Capital Market
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
This paper primarily investigates the role played by both internal and external finance in investment decisions of Kenyan listed firms. The objectives were to find out the sources of funds for listed firms, and whether ...
An Investigation of the Factors Influencing the Development of Corporate Bonds Market: the Case of Kenyan Financial Market
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
The role of corporate bonds in achieving the vision 2030 cannot be down played. Corporate bonds are considered as the source of diffusing stresses on the banking sector by diversifying credit risks across the economy, ...
Impact of Micro-finance Services on Poverty Alleviation at the Household Level
(University of Nairobi, 2010-10)
Microfinance programs are increasingly publicized as one of the most successful tools for
development with the ability to positively affect its participant’s economic and social status.
Measuring this impact can be ...