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Socio-economic and phytoecological environment of nomads in smallholder irrigation schemes in Isiolo district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
This study was motivated by the fact that natural
resources need to be understood within the context and in
relation to the surrounding socio-economic environment. The
two objectives of the study were firstly to identify ...
Economic change in Bunyore - Kenya, 1902 - 1963
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
The onset of colonialism in Bunyore began in 1902 when the whole of
Western Kenya, including the area occupied by the Abanyole, was separated
from Uganda and became part of the British East Africa Protectorate under
British ...
A comparative study of industrialization strategies in sub-Saharan Africa and south¬ East Asia:Case study of Kenya and south- Korea
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
The Kenyan and South Korean economies have had highly varied industrial performance in the last three decades and this difference is likely to continue in the foreseeable future. Between 1960 and 1995, the period covered ...
Determination of nutritive value of Acacia Tortilis and its effect on body weight gain of Goats
(1997)
The study was conducted in the south western low lands of
Eritrea at Shambuko Agricultural Research Station in Gash Setit
Province, 260 Km West of the capital, Asmara, at an altitude of
1000 m.
A total of fifteen Barka ...
Nitrogen nutrition of giant chincherinchee (ornitbogalum saundersiae l.)
(1997)
The study was conducted to investigate the influence of nitrogen
fertilization and size of mother bulbs on growth and flowering of
Giant chincherinchee (Ornithogalum saundersiae). It was also
carried out to assess the ...
Identification of some of the host-derived attractant Compounds for adult tick, rhipicephalus appendiculatus from Cattle ears.
(1997)
Control of ticks and tick-borne diseases is of paramount importance to the development
and sustanability of the livestock industry in Africa. It is especially essential to control the brown
ear tick, Rhipicephalus ...
Analytical method for on-line determination of thermal properties of materials in an absorption calorimeter
(1997)
A Microsoft FORTRAN 77 computer program for on-line
determination of thermal properties (absorptance a and emittance E)
of materials has been developed. It uses data from sample heating
and cooling histories obtained ...
Unmet needs for contraception and their demographic significance in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1997-10)
A large proportion of women in Kenya who say that they want no more children or that they want to delay the next birth fail to use any contraceptive method. Most of the women in Kenya know at ]east one method of contraception. ...
Language in Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's fiction
(1997)
Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye is a British-born Kenyan writer whose consistent interest in
the experiences of women in a rapidly modernizing society is increasingly attracting
critical response. Because of her dual cultural ...
An empirical study into the pass rates in KASNEB CPA examinations
(University of Nairobi,, 1997-07)