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Development Of High Strength Lime Pozzolana Pastes
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)
Non - hydraulic hydrated lime is a binder obtained by heating rocks, sand or shells containing calcite to temperature between 900 °C an d 950 °C to produce CaO, which is then slaked with water to produce Ca(OH) 2 . It sets ...
State driven conflict in the Greater Horn of Africa
(1997)
This paper examines the conflicts in the Greater Horn of Africa by looking at the causes or
origins of these conflicts, their major characteristics and their impact. The paper also highlights the
specific ways in which ...
Security, urban dynamics and privatisation of space in sub-Saharan African cities
(2003)
One of the major social maladies that has in the recent times plagued urban centres of
the world in general and Africa in particular, is insecurity. On the streets of major
African cities and in almost all the residential ...
The relevance of Odera Oruka’s political thought to early twenty-first century Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
The late Prof. Odera Oruka recognised that while hi
s sage philosophy project was important as a
liberating venture, African philosophers had other
important facets of inquiry to attend to. In
particular, he called for ...
Law Regulation and Politics in Kenya since 2002
(2008)
The paper discusses the impact of legal and regulation framework on mass media in Kenya. It argues that weak, irresolute and inadequate legal, regulatory and policy framework inherited from the colonial administration and ...
Narrative Structure and Metaphor: Towards a new aesthetics of the Kiswahili novel
(Univesity of Nairobi, 2011)
For a long time the Kiswahili novel has been firmly rooted in the classical realism associated with 19th Century European novel. There are a number of features that are associated with that mode of representing reality. ...
The Role of Mass Media During the 2007 Post-Election Violence in Kenya
(2008)
The paper discuss the role of mass media during the 2007 post-election violence in Kenya. The paper argues that while few media houses were responsible, the majority were irresponsible. However, it is not what they did ...
Media score Card Report: The Coverage of the Referendum Campaigns 2005
(2005)
The study systematically quantified media content on indicators such as independence, accuracy, fairness, diversity of opinion and open access to media institutions. The study gave the media a clean bill of health on ...