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Developing Countries At Crossroads: Aid,public Participation, And The Regulation Of Trade In Genetically Modified Foods
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
This Article reviews the experience of developing countries with the regulation of trade in GM
food products in light of such bilateral pressures and argues that there is a need for broader public
participation in the ...
Abuse Of Power And Corruption In Kenya: Will The New Constitution Enhance Government Accountability
(University of Nairobi, 2011)
This article suggests that corruption in the Kenyan government is
largely an institutional problem, rather than a cultural one. It attributes
such corruption to the predominance of arbitrary power, especially in ...
Constraining Government Power in Africa
(2011-01)
This article argues that formal institutions have always mattered in African politics. It contends that because the legal-rational domain in Africa is characterized by broad swaths of discretionary power, law is an important ...
Enabling Knowledge Sharing Practices for Academic and Research in Higher Education Institutions
(University of Nairobi, 2019)
This paper underscores the need for knowledge sharing practices as an enabler for enhancing academic and
research activities in Higher education institutions (HEIs). Despite the various HEIs availing support driven
digital ...
Genetic Diversity Within African Tomato Using Next Generation Sequencing
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
Full potential of African tomato has not been tapped due to lack of information regarding its characterization. The aim of this work was to study the diversity of 17 African tomato landraces collected from
Solanaceae gene ...
Effect of Cattle Manure and Calcium Ammonium Nitrogen on Growth and Leaf Yield of Local Cowpea Accessions in Coastal Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Cowpea is one of the major food crops contributing to food security and poverty alleviation
especially among women and resource-poor farmers in marginal areas in Kenya. The effect of
different concentrations of cattle ...
A Comparative Evaluation of Quality and Sensory Characteristics of 'apple' Mango Fruits Produced Under Different Agro-ecological Zones in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
The postharvest quality of fruits is greatly influenced by preharvest production conditions. In Kenya, mangos are produced under a wide range of agro-ecological zones (AEZs), from sub-humid to semi-arid. The diverse ...
Evolution of a Multiuniversity Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Working Group
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of large-scale government and donor investments is essential for tracking quality improvement, documenting lessons learned, and measuring returns on investment. M&E becomes particularly ...
Effect of 1-MCP and Modified Atmosphere Packaging on the shelf life of Purple Passion (Passiflora edulis Sims).
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) being highly perishable is susceptible to rapid water loss after harvest leading to diminished quality. This study evaluated the efficacy of activebag® which is a new modified atmosphere ...
The food and beverage occurrence of furfuryl alcohol and myrcene—two emerging potential human carcinogens?
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
For decades, compounds present in foods and beverages have been implicated in the etiology of human cancers. The World Health Organization (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) continues to classify such ...