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The causes of non-performing mortgage loans in Kenya's Residential property market
(2003)
Mortgages have generally been understood to comprise the lending of money by mortgage
financial institutions against the security of a fixed property that should hold a value greater
than that of the value advanced. This ...
Are we mortgaging our lives? The Politics of Trusteeship and Development of Mwea Irrigation Scheme
(University of Nairobi, 2003-10)
This study is about the politics of trusteeship in local development. As a concept,
trusteeship means the intent expressed by one source ofagency to develop the capacity of
another. On account of trusteeship, one agency ...
A survey of stock based compensation schemes for employees of public companies in Kenya
(2003-11)
This is a survey seeking to establish the extent to which stock based employee
compensation schemes are used in public companies in Kenya. The study covered a
sample of thirty-nine companies listed in the Nairobi Stock ...
Access to credit by smallholder cane farmers: A case study of Butere/Mumias District - Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003-09)
Agriculture remains the backbone of the Kenyan economy glVen its contribution to
employment, foreign exchange, food and its linkages with other sectors of the economy.
Indeed the sector's performance directly mirrors ...
Strategic change management practices in Kenya: the case of Nairobi bottlers limited
(2003-09)
The study was conducted by carrying out in-depth interviews with senior
managers of the company. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to
collect data from the managers.
The study intends to identify whether Nairobi ...
An investigation into unit trusts investment by savings and credit cooperative societies (SACCOS) in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2003-09)
The study establishes the attractiveness of unit trusts to SACCOs based in
Nairobi. The hypothesis of the study was that unit trusts would be attractive to
SACCOs. The expectation then was that SACCOs would include unit ...
The demand for antenatal and obstetric care Services in Nairobi slums
(2003)
The general performance of Kenya's health sector has been varied, with infant mortality
rate increasing from 64 per 1,000 in 1993 to 72 per 1,000 in 1998. It is estimated that 36
per cent of the children die before ...
An investigation into the challenges facing in-service training of secondary school teachers in Nairobi province
(2003)
The concern of quality teachers is becoming increasingly important with
most Kenyans becoming increasingly enlightened. It is no longer a matter
of having teachers in a school but the quality of teaching is important.
This ...
An investigation of factors contributing to common deviant behaviour patterns among Secondary school students in Mtito-Andei division - Makueni District
(University of Nairobi, 2003-08)
This research was carried out to investigate some of the factors contributing to common
deviant behaviour patterns among secondary school students and the possible ways of
eradicating such behaviour in secondary schools.
The ...
The relationship between interest rate spread and profitability of commercial banks in Kenya
(2003)
This research project sought out to determine the relationship between
interest rate spread and profitability of commercial banks in Kenya.
To achieve this objective, three regression models were developed using
interest ...