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Factors influencing small holder households access to extension education and its impact on food security in Kalama location, Machakos County
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Extension Education was. designed to empower the rural population with skill and knowledge that would improve their lifestyles as well as improve farming methods. Extension is a non formal educational function that applies ...
A critique of the mapping and construction of gender identity and authority in selected Kiswahili novels
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The objective of this study was to analyze and evaluate the construction of gender identity and authority in the Kiswahili novel in E. Africa. The works that were analyzed were Euphrase Kezilahabi's Rosa Mistika (1971), ...
Factors hindering outdoor play in preschools in Makadara District-Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The problem of this study is that despite the government of the Republic of Kenya providing pre-school education, learning through play by learners (in this education sub sector) has been dismally below expectation. Not ...
Influence of soil fertility management on striga reproduction and grain yield of sorghum in semiarid areas of Tanzania
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Kudra A., 2011. Influence of soil fertility management on Striga reproduction and sorghum grain yield in semiarid areas of Tanzania. PhD thesis, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi. Witchweed (Striga), a root ...
Challenges to food aid targeting: the case study of Darfur
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This research is on the challenges of food aid targeting: the case of Darfur which aims at establishing whether food aid relief agencies consider the most essential factors when distributing the food aid that is who, when ...
Determinants of health insurance choice in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
In Kenya, the out-of-pocket health expenditure by households accounts for around 36 percent of the total expenditure on health. Large out-of-pocket payments may reduce consumption expenditure on other goods and services ...
Factors leading to adoption of biogas as an alternative source of energy among farmers in Mukurwe-ini constituency, Nyeri County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
In Kenya biogas production has been practiced for more than 30 years. However, widespread adoption has been hampered by inadequate information on its production, and potential benefits, and the prohibitively high costs of ...
The relationship between financial risk management practices and profitability of airlines in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This paper reviews the use of financial derivative instruments by airlines in Kenya to manage financial risk exposure and its relationship to profitability. It provides the main objectives of an airline to enter into ...
Influence of Television viewing on Pre-school children's language performance in Municipality Zone of Meru County
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This study sought to find out the influence of TV watching on preschool children's language performance, the relationship between television presentations and role modeling in language development among pre- school children ...
The impact of mobile schools system in pastoralist areas of Kenya: a case study of Wajir district
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Education among the Arid and Semi Arid Lands has been faced with various challenges. Communities that inhabit. ASAL regions are frequently politically, socially and economically marginalized and often seen as out of step ...