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Free Market Of Ideas Or Free Market Of Money? Media Capital And The Financialization Of Corporate Media In Kenya
(2011)
The idea that the media can only effectively play their watchdog role in the society if they operate in a free market independent of government control is near universal. This conception of media performance, which has ...
Challenges of e-banking adoption among the commercial banks in Kenya
(ORSEA, 2011-10)
Digital divide; the glaring reality
(2012)
The power to access information and technology is important in daily global
operations in different aspects of the society,
be it economical, political or
social.
Each and every country has different levels
of information ...
The effect of introduced forage legumes on improvement of soil fertility in natural pastures of semi-arid rangelands of Kajiado District, Kenya
(2011)
A two phase study was carried out from 2002 to 2005 in the semi-arid rangelands of Kajiado District, Kenya to determine the effect of introduced forage legumes on soil fertility improvement of natural pastures. During ...
Strategic Management: An Empirical Investigation Of Selected Strategy Variables On Firms Performance: A Study Of Supply Chain Management In Large Private Manufacturing Firms In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2011-01)
This paper focuses on the joint effect of selected strategy variables on performance of large private
manufacturing firms of the supply chains in Kenya. To guide the study, two specific objectives have
been used namely:- ...
First Report of Iris yellow spot virus Infecting Onion in Kenya and Uganda
(2011-09)
Onion (Allium cepa L.) is one of the key vegetables produced by small-holder farmers for the domestic markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Biotic factors, including infestation by thrips pests such as Thrips tabaci Lindeman, can ...
Technical efficiency and technology gaps in beef cattle production systems in Kenya: A stochastic metafrontier analysis
(2011-04)
In this study the stochastic metafrontier method is used to investigate technical efficiency and
technology gaps across three main beef cattle production systems in Kenya. Results show that there
is significant inefficiency ...
Conceptualisation and measurement challenges in modelling pastorilists' risk and vulnerability instigated by droughts in the group ranches of Kenya
(2010)
This on-going study is assessing and modeling vulnerability and
risks faced by pastoral communities in the dry areas of Lakipia
in Kenya. Preliminary results from participatory rural appraisal
indicate that poverty is ...
Chemical characterization of ten dual purpose Sorghum varieties for animal feed in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya
(Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2011-09)
A study was designed to evaluate ten dual purpose sorghum varieties
(NGUUGU, MACIA, BTX623, IESV91131DL, IESV92089DL,
IESV92165DL, IESV99006 DL, IESV99026DL, IESV99095DL and
SDSL90162-2) for nutritional performance with ...