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Transforming society by transforming technology: the science and politics of participatory design
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
This article attempts to shed historical light on some of the social, political, and ethical issues that have arisen from two disparate perspectives on technology which have both come to integrate an explicit consideration ...
Strengthening Agricultural Education in Africa: The Approach of the Forum for Agricultural Resource Husbandry
(2000)
The attainment of sustainable food security in sub-Saharan Africa requires the efforts of a large cadre of well-trained agricultural resource specialists familiar with the constraints and perspectives of smallhold farmers ...
What it takes to fly: the structural and functional respiratory refinements in birds and bats
(University of Nairobi, 2000-10)
In absolute terms, flight is a highly energetically expensive form of locomotion. However, with respect to its cost per unit distance covered, powered flight is a very efficient mode of transport. Birds and bats are the ...
Mitigating Conflicts Over Scarce Water Resources in the Highland-Lowland System of Mount Kenya
(2000)
The Mount Kenya region offers a great deal of beautiful scenery and attracts tourists from all over the world. What these tourists may not see, however, is the crucial function of Mount Kenya as a water tower for its ...
Dashed hopes and missed opportunities: Drug, insecticide and biological anti - malaria schemes in Kenya, 1950 - 63
(University of Nairobi, 2000)
The preservation of the positive values in the African family
(University of Nairobi, 2000)