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Challenges Facing Kenya Prisons in Implementing Reform Strategies
(University of Nairobi, 2011-11)
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to find out the challenges facing Kenya Prisons in implementing
reform strategies.
The investigation was anchored on the state of the overcrowding in the Country’s prisons, ...
Translation Challenges of Swahili Plays: a Case Study of Maua Kwenye Jua La Asubuhi by Kithaka Wa Mberia (2004) and Kinjeketile by Ebrahim Hussein (1986)
(2011)
This paper presents the results of a Case Study on the challenges encountered by translators when translating Swahili Plays as a source text into English as a target text. The plays under study are: Maua Kwenye Jua la ...
Regional Peace Support Initiatives in Capacity Building: Case Study of the International Peace Support Training Centre
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
Modern peace support operations are a response to the shift from inter to intra state conflict
encompassing complex mandates in volatile, polarized, distressed and dysfunctional
environment. Additionally, the new mandates ...
Negotiations in Civil Wars: a Case Study of the Somalia National Reconciliation Process, 2002-2005
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This thesis is located in the post cold war period which has witnessed an increase in internal conflicts as opposed to inter-state ones especially in Africa. The civil wars also referred to as 'new wars' defy efforts to ...
The Influence of Social Computing in Corporate Institutions in Kenya: an Actor Network Perspective
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
study aimed at analyzing the influence of social computing applications in corporate institutions in Kenya using an actor network perspective this was to be achieved through three objectives, first by establishing motives ...
Managing Civil Wars in Africa: a Case Study of the Somali Conflict Mediation 2002-2004
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The effectiveness of mediation as a technique in managing civil wars has gained increasing attention in today's international arena. Nonetheless, the outcome of mediation whether successful or failed- is dependant on a ...
The Relationship Between Market Capitalization and Taxes for Firms Listed at the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Investment in the capital market decisions are among the most important decisions of firms. Investment decisions are part of economic policy debates as economic growth heavily depends on investment. The starting point when ...
Strategic Capabilities for Competitive Advantage in British Broadcasting Corporation-global News, Africa
(University of Nairobi,, 2011-11)
The study aimed at establishing strategic capabilities as a source of competitive
advantage at BBC Global News, Africa. Strategic capabilities of a company form an
important strategic role to create value and improve ...
Organizational Structures Adopted by Kenya Commercial Bank as a Strategic Response to Competition Within the Banking Industry in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2011)
Stiff competition has characterised the Kenyan Banking Industry Environment in the past ten
years. The Industry consist of 43 banks offering various types of financial services which are
largely homogeneous, only ...
Information Systems Usage and the Operational Effectiveness of Multinational Oil Marketing Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2011)
Businesses globally require timely, relevant, reliable and accurate information to
survive and be competitive in the current global market environment. The market exit
trend by the multinational oil marketing firms in ...