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Production of hybrid Basmati rice in Kenya: progress and challenges
(2013)
Photoperiod sensitive genic male sterile (PGMS) and Thermosensitive genic male
sterile (TGMS) rice varieties require a long day light length and high temperature
respectively growth conditions for them to be completely ...
Cytochrome oxidase 1 gene and its application in wildlife forensics in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
In African countries in general and Kenya specifically, wildlife crimes are leading an increasing number of species to the brink of
extinction. This is partly because the perpetrators of these crimes once caught don't get ...
Efficacy of antimicrobial activity of garlic extracts on bacterial pathogens commonly found to contaminate meat
(2014)
Background: Meat is a major source of food and raw materials for a number of industries, yet a lot of meat is wasted each year due to deterioration as a result of spoilage by microorganisms such as Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, ...
Party Institutionalization in Africa: Kenya's 2013 Elections in Comparative Perspective
(Brill, 2015-01)
Since the return of multipartyism, Africa has seen the proliferation of
political parties as vehicles for political contestation. Consequently, this has
triggered curiosity among scholars to ask one main question: Are ...
Dealing with Conflicts in Project Management
(University of Nairobi, 2018)
This paper addresses the issue of dealing with conflicts in project management. It looks
at the range of conflict management mechanisms available to parties in the course of project
management in Kenya. Their various ...
The Neglected Link: Safeguarding Pollinators for Sustainable Development in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
Efforts to achieve sustainable development have never been greater the world over. Most, if not all states
and non-governmental organisations, are coming up with multisectoral measures to promote the
sustainable development ...
High Multiple Carriage and Emergence of Streptococcus Pneumoniae Vaccine Serotype Variants in Malawian Children
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Background: Carriage of either single or multiple pneumococcal serotypes (multiple carriage) is a prerequisite for
developing invasive pneumococcal disease. However, despite the reported high rates of pneumococcal carriage ...
Interlanguage Variability in the Use of French Auxiliary Verbs by Low-proficiency Learners of French in Kenya
(university of Nairobi, 2018)
This paper set out to identify the variants of the rules governing the
choice of the auxiliary (whether avoir, ‘to have’ or être, ‘to be’) in the
passé composé tense in the French of low-proficiency learners in Kenya.
Data ...
The Impact of the Depiction of Children in Selected Swahili Children Stories
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
This research paper interrogates the portrayal of the boy child and the girl child in selected Kiswahili Children‟s Stories with a view of investigating the likely impact of the manner in which this has been done. Children‟s ...
A New Historicism Approach to Paradox in Religious Faith in Selected Kiswahili Novels
(University of Nairobi, 2017)
This paper aims at analyzing specific Kiswahili novels using a New Historicism Approach in the
quest to show that witchcraft, adultery, lies, power struggle and other vices characterize the
daily activities of worshippers ...