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Provision of health care by the state in Kenya: a fragile state versus civil society
(University of Nairobi, 1996-07)
This dissertation focuses on two major development actors in Africa as providers of
health care: the state versus civil society (non-state actors). Using the case of Kenya,
it examines the limitations of the state in the ...
Mathematical modelling of the Olkaria Geothermal Reservoir
(1996)
The basic equations which govern the flow of fluids in a geothermal
reservoir (often a two-phase mixture of steam. and water) are outlined. The
governing nonlinear system of partial differential equations that arises ...
Regionalisation of seismic velocities for precise earthquake localisations in Kenya.
(1996)
The essential part of this study has involved the determination of seismic velocities for
different regional waves using natural earthquake data. The analysis was based on
available catalogues. The whole territory of ...
An evaluation of the extent of and factors limiting information technology (IT) usage in publicly quoted companies in Kenya
(1996-07)
The principal objective of this study was to evaluate the factors limiting use of
information technology (IT) in publicly quoted companies in Kenya. A subsidiary objective was
to investigate the extent to which the same ...
Causal agent of pyrethrum wilt and factors influencing the disease development
(1996)
Pyrethrum production has recently been threatened by a disease characterized by wilting
and subsequent death of pyrethrum plants. Information on etiology and epidemiology of the
disease is scanty and generally not reliable. ...
Maternal occupation and the nutritional status of mothers and children under the age of five years in Msambweni location, Kwale District -Kenya.
(1996)
This is a comparative study, which was carried out in
Kwale District, Msambweni division from December 1994 to
September 1995. This study focuses on the maternal
occupation as it influences food consumption patterns, ...
The potential of condensed camel milk in contributing to food security in greater Baragoi, Samburu district
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
This study was carried out in Baragoi and Nyiro divisions of Samburu district with the main
objectives of, first, determining the financial, social and physical accessibility of both fresh and
condensed camel milk to the ...
Forage intake and nutritive value of sheep and goat diets in South-eastern Kenya
(1996)
The forage intake, botanical composition and nutritive value
of diets selected by free-ranging sheep and goats grazing together
in south-eastern Kenya were determined. Forage intake was estimated
using chromium sesquioxide ...
Evaluation of infiltration using the green-ampt model and rainfall-runoff data for lagan and sambret catchments, Kericho, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
The Green-Ampt model was used to evaluate the infiltration
parameters by testing it on Sambret and Lagan catchments of Kericho
district, Kenya. The comparison of observed and predicted surface
runoff formed the basis ...
Types and quality of street foods and vendor characteristics at selected construction sites in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
Due to rapid urbanization prompted by high population growth
rates, street food vending has proliferated in many developing
countries, mainly as a means of survival for the urban poor and
the unemployed. In this study, ...