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    • Organophosphate and carbamate pesticide residues and accompanying risks in commonly consumed vegetables in Kenya. 

      Kanja, Laetitia; Omwenga, Isaac; Zomer, Paul; Louisse, Jochem; Rietjens, Ivonne M C M; Mol, Hans (University of Nairobi, 2021)
      The current study was conducted to assess the levels of organophosphates and carbamates in vegetables in Kenya and to examine potential consumer health risks. A total of 90 samples were analysed by liquid chromatography/ ...

    • Quality and psychosocial factors influencing purchase of orange-fleshed sweet potato bread. 

      Shiundu, Felix M; Nyikal, Rose A; Mburu, John; Okello, Julius J; Mwende, Janet; Lagerkvist, Carl J; Muoki, Penina; Low, Jan; Hareau, Guy; Heck, Simon (University of Nairobi, 2021)
      This 2018 study, conducted in six Tusky's supermarkets in Nairobi, Kenya, combined the Just-About-Right, Penalty and Mean-End-Chain analyses to examine the quality and psychosocial factors influencing the purchase of a ...

    • Specifications for Artisanal Aluminum Cookware in Nairobi 

      Nkuubi, Samuel M (University of Nairobi, 2017)
      The potential challenges encountered in the production of aluminium cookware in the Kamukunji cluster in Nairobi are related to the application of product design specification parameters. Methods of production ...

    • Unbowed 

      Maathai, Wangari W (University of Nairobi, 2006)
      Maathai, the winner of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize and a single mother of three, recounts her life as a political activist, feminist, and environmentalist in Kenya. Born in a rural village in 1940, she was already an ...