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Influence of Community Empowerment on Sustainability of Water Supply Projects: Case of Ng’uuru-gakirwe Water Project Tharaka South Sub-county, Kenya
(university of Nairobi, 2020)
Globally, a huge financial input has been disbursed in the public to augment the livelihood of people in communities. Although there exists substantial investment in water supply infrastructure and piped water supply ...
Hydrochemical Characteristics of Aquifers in Mwingi North - Kenya
(university of Nairobi, 2020)
The arid to semi-arid area of Mwingi North, Kenya, suffers from low access to potable groundwater in part due to salinity, but also due to uneconomical development of groundwater because of the lack of understanding of the ...
Assessment of the Role of Media in Conflict-a Case of South Sudan Conflict 2012 -2019
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
With key focus on assessment of the role of media in conflict, a case of South Sudan, this study
sought to examine the role played by media in South Sudan conflict, examine the link between
media, conflict in south Sudan ...
Factors Influencing Women Participation in Economic Development Projects: a Case of Women Enterprise Fund in Kilome Constituency, Makueni County, Kenya
(university of Nairobi, 2020)
Women form an important part of the economic development matrix of nations and continue to lack access to and control over resources, the purpose of this research therefore was to identify and examine the factors influencing ...
Electricity Demand, Generation Efficiency and Costs in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The government of Kenya has been making commendable efforts towards providing affordable energy to its citizens. However, the cost of electricity has been increasing despite reform programmes aimed at reducing costs. This ...
Developing a Nomogram for Assessing Nutritional Status in Surgical Patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Background: Poor nutritional status in the background of a disease process is associated with a prolonged hospital stay, increased economic burden, and higher morbidity and mortality. Robust nutritional assessment tools ...
The Effect of Interest Rate Capping on Stock Returns of Commercial Banks Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Interest rates are among the crucial macroeconomic variables that the Central Bank may use to control variables such as inflation and investments. Interest rates are among the macroeconomic variables that influence banks’ ...
Effects of Banking Sector Innovation on Financial Inclusion in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The banking sector innovations are bringing millions of new customers and especially millions of people who are unbanked and have access to the mobile phone are increasingly getting banking services. However, it is also ...
Narrating the Nation- Images of Kenya Through Individual and Collective Narration in the Dragonfly Sea by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
In this thesis, I explore Yvonne Owuor’s The Dragonfly Sea and how individual and
collective narratives in the novel mirror, interrogate, examine and reimagine the nation
– particularly Kenya. This study contends that ...
Application of Raman spectroscopy in comparative study on the influence of ibuprofen and asparagus racemosus (herbal extract) on female reproductive hormones in Wistar rats
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Hormonal variation is a condition in which the body has less or more of a specific hormone which is a major cause of miscarriages, infertility, dysmenorrhea, breast cancer, among others in females. Measurements and detection ...