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Internet Banking Adoption in Kenya: The Case of Nairobi County
(2012-09)
The adoption of Internet banking as a platform for carrying out banking services has continued to rise globally.
This can be attributed to a number of factors such as perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, ...
Trace Element Concentrations in Some Traditional Diets Consumed in Selected Parts of Eastern Province of Kenya
(2012)
Dietary quality is vital in maintaining sound nutritional status. The ecological conditions thus influence the type of diets
and their nutritional quality. The purpose of this study was to determine the trace element/mineral ...
Determinants of manufactured exports in Kenya
(DBA Africa Management Review, 2012)
This paper uses firm level survey panel data to estimate parameters of export
propensity and intensity in Kenyan manufacturing. The effects of unobservable
factors that would otherwise bias the estimated parameters are ...
Survey on the Utilization of Weather Information and Products for Selected Districts in Kenya
(2012)
This study summarizes the results of a pilot survey on utilization of weather information and products for selected
districts in Kenya and the response of users to Kenya Meteorological Department’s (KMD) weather products ...
Drivers of the transition from pastoralism to vegetable farming in Africa’s arid and semi arid areas and implications for soil fertility management: The case of Kenyan pastoralists
(Academic Journals, 2012-04)
The arid and semi arid areas comprise a large percentage of the land area in Africa. Communities in
these areas have over the years depended on livestock production for livelihood. Livestock has
traditionally served as ...
Competitive Strategies Adopted by Multinational Banks in Kenya
(2012)
Strategy is a course of action to achieve an objective. Competitive strategy is a business
strategy that is concerned with how a company can gain competitive advantage through an
approach to competing. In spite of the ...
Male circumcision is associated with a lower prevalence of human papillomavirus-associated penile lesions among Kenyan men.
(2012)
Human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated penile lesions in men may increase the risk of HPV transmission to their female partners. Risk factor data on HPV-associated penile lesions are needed from regions with a high burden ...
The relationship between macro economic variables and stock market performance in Kenya
(DBA Africa Management Review, 2012)
This study investigates the relationship between macroeconomic variables on NSE All
share index (NASI) and goes further to determine whether changes in macroeconomic
variables can be used to predict the future NASI. Three ...
Knowledge of Mange among Masai Pastoralists in Kenya
(2012-08)
Background: Pastoralists in low-income countries usually live in close proximity to their animals and thus represent an
important repository of information about livestock disease. Since wild and domestic animals often ...
The Luo care for widows (Lako) and contemporary challenges
(2012-06)
This paper examines the Luo custom of caring for a ‘widow’ and for the home of a deceased
husband, its rationale and some of its contemporary challenges. The paper maintains that this
custom is still the best alternative ...