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Using JAD to Bridge the Design-Reality Gaps; a Major Cause of ISProjects’ Failures in the Developing Countries; in the proceedings of The 2 nd AnnualInternational Conference on Sustainable ICT Capacity in Developing Countries, MakerereUniversity, Kampala, Uganda 6 - 9 August 2006.
(2006)
Information Systems (IS) projects failure is ‘a gap between what the users expect
from an IS and how well these expectations are met by the perceived performance
of the delivered system’. IS projects fail more than they ...
New & merging health priorities: NCDs and NTDs. Cervical cancer knowledge and screening uptake among women in Embu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)
Background:
Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in developing countries. Population-based screening and early treatment reduces morbidity and mortalityassociated with cervical cancer.
Aim: ...
Integration of HIV and Non-communicable Disease (NCD) services in primary care: Comparison of characteristics and outcomes in people living with HIV/AIDS and those without who had concurrent NCDs in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-11)
Background: With successful scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes, life expectancy of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) has increased. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in resource-limited settings areincreasing ...
Fault-related Soil Efflux of Mantle-derived CO2 in the Magadi and Natron Basins, East African Rift
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The Magadi (Kenya) and Natron (Tanzania) basins of the East African Rift are in an early stage (< 7 Ma) of continental rifting. The many normal faults observed in these areas create sediment-filled basins and a large number ...
Gas geochemistry of volcanic and geothermal areas in the Kenya Rift: implications for the role of fluids in continental Rifting
(University of Nairobi, 2013-12-26)
The East African Rift (EAR) is an active continental rift and ideal to investigate the processes of rift initiation and the breaking apart of continental lithosphere. Mantle and crust-derived fluids may play a pivotal role ...
The Challenges to Literature in Research and Development
(Kenya DAAD Association (KDSA), 2005)
Factors that influnce the dropout of boys in public primary schools in Kenya, case of Kakamega Central district
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)
School dropout is a serious issue resulting from various causes. There is overwhelming statistics that higher number of boys is dropping out of school as compared to the girls. The underlying causes of dropout remains ...
Roles of children's homes in provision of care to vulnerable children a case of Bamburi division, Mombasa county
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)
The study provides an insight into the roles of children's homes in provision of care to the vulnerable children. The study was based on three objectives namely provision of basic needs to the vulnerable children, provision ...
Influence of cash crops on small scale rural farmers' livelihood sustainability: a case of Stevia Rebaudiana in Kericho county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)
Small-scale fanning in Kenya plays an important role in the country's food production and it is the sustenance of rural populations' livelihoods. However, due to the diminishing production of agricultural food produce, as ...
A survey of contract manufacturing as a collaborative supply chain process:Case study of selected firms in Kenya
(2011)
The study was carried out to determine if there was any competitive advantage when
organizations undertake contract manufacturing in Kenya. The firms selected represent
different sectors in Kenya’s manufacturing industry. ...