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Influence of non governmental organizations programme designs on HIV/AIDS prevalence in Nyando sugar belt, Kisumu county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
HIV prevalence among adults aged between 15-64 years has decreased nationally from 7.2% to
5.6% in the year 2012 according to the Kenya Aids Indicator Survey, while among the children
aged 18 months to 14 years it was ...
Determination of withaferin a content of root, stem and leaf extracts of withania somnifera (l) dunal collected in Kenya
(2014)
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal know as Ashwagandha belong to Solanaceae family. It is an
annual herb growing in dry and arid soil as a wild plant. It is extensively used in most of the
Indian herbal pharmaceuticals and ...
The effect of mobile money transfer on the poverty levels among the elderly persons in Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Elderly persons are a group of people exposed to poverty due to lack of financial empowerment
as they are not in a position to earn an income. Access to formal financial services in Kenya is
still low. In particular, the ...
The markedness model approach to the motivation and functions of code-switching and code-mixing: a case study of selected Kipsigis songs
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The aim of the present study was to identify the motivation and functions of Codeswitching
and code-mixing in selected Kipsigis songs. Myers-Scotton (1993:1) defines
Code-switching as the alternations of linguistic ...
Factors influencing sustainability of non government organizations funded community projects in kenya: a case of action aid funded project in Makima location, Embu county
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
NGO funded community projects have been facing serious sustainability issues resulting to little
impact after decades of implementation. Action Aid has been implementing a five years project
called Strengthening Community ...
The holiday effect and stock market volatility: Evidence from Nairobi securities exchange
(2014)
The main objective of this study was to determine whether there is a relationship between
holiday effect and the stock return volatility at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. This study
examined pre-holiday, post-holiday ...
The effect of agency banking on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-08)
The banking business
environment has changed and innovative technology has
remained a key strategy for the banking sector to remain competitive.
The banking
fraternity has really transformed its financial operations ...
Factors influencing successful implementation of community-based projects: A case of food security projects in Kiambu
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Most of the community based projects experience major hurdles in their life cycle and barely overcome the implementation stage. The major factors contributing to this trend have not been clearly understood. Consequently, ...
Institutional factors influencing academic staff turnover in public technical training institutes in Meru county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Academic staff turnover has not only become a major problem in Kenya but also
across many other countries in the world. It comes with high cost and other
adverse effects in the provision of quality services in the ...
Agent-based self study centre management system
(2014)
The education sector is faced with many challenges such as meeting the human resource
requirements for a rapidly changing and more diverse economy and ensuring quality
education that meets the needs of the economy. Formal ...