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Middleware for Mobile Phone Grid based on Android
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
The mobile phone has been dubbed the “the single most transformative tool” for development, its usage has
increased coupled with lots of technological advancement. This dissertation describes and reports on
mobile grid ...
Farming systems and household food security in Kasikeu Division of Eastern Province, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This study examined the relationship between farming systems and household food security in Kasikeu Division of Eastern Province. The study sought answers to the following questions: One, how does the farming system employed ...
Kenya's role in conflict management: a comparative study of the Somali and Sudanese Peace processes, 1991-2010
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This research project aims at exploring and understanding Kenya's role in conflict management in the Horn of Africa (HOA) with a comparative study of the Somali and Sudanese peace processes. The study highlights Kenya's ...
Phytochemical investigation of the roots of millettia usaramensis subspecies usaramensis for antiplasomodial principles
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The family Fabaceae is the third largest family of flowering plants with about 20,000 species in 650 genera. The family is subdivided into three sub-families, namely Caesalpinoideae, Mimosoideae and Papilionoideae sub-families, ...
Mobile phone adoption and marriages: a study of Nairobi families
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The inception of this research was informed by the numerous media reports of marital challenges and breakups that included issues related with mobile phone usage. A popular column by Phillip Kitoto in the Daily Nation ...
The Kamba popular songs: a study of performances by Bosco Mulwa and Kennedy Wambua
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
In this study I set out to examine the performance of the popular song in Kikamba by investigating through fieldwork research the elements of performance that the selected artists; Bosco Mulwa and Kennedy Wambua incorporate ...
The relationship between debt servicing and economic growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This paper analyses the relationship between debt servicing and economic growth in Kenya for the period 1970 - 2008, focusing on both Internal and External debt service. Results of the study show that economic growth is ...
Social and Economic consequences of early marriage in low income area of Kibera slums, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This research project brings out the social and economic condition of married adolescents girls in slum areas of Nairobi. It explore the counterintuitive assumptions that early marriage is a rural phenomenal. It is commonly ...
An investigation into emergency management preparedness of children's physical safety in pre-schools in Thika West District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The government of Kenya being a signatory to international conventions and protocols that have emphasized the rights of every human being is committed to promoting safety of children. The launch of the Early Childhood ...
The impact of climate variability and extreme weather events on gender and household vulnerability to food insecurity
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Climate variability is a challenge to ensuring food security among populations that mainly depend on rain-fed agriculture. It affects rural women and men differently. However, there is inadequate information to link climate ...