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Board Diversity and Performance of Companies Listed in Nairobi Stock Exchange
(2001-06)
This study examined the relationship between Board diversity and financial performance of firms listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange. Data on Boards’ age, gender, educational qualifications, study specialization, and board ...
Influence of some soil physical properties on infiltration rate and hydraulic conductivity of 3 salt.affected soils in Kenya
(2001)
Infiltration rate (IR) is the volume flux of water
flowing into the profile per unit of soil surface
area (Parr and Bertrand, 1960) when the soil is
subjected to a shallow depth of ponding at the
surface (Ghildyal and ...
The Invisible Child Worker in Kenya: The Intersection of Poverty, Legislation and Culture
(2001)
Although data on the prevalence and magnitude of child labour are inadequate, the number of
children working under intolerable conditions in Kenya is estimated at over 3 million.
However, the number of domestic child ...
Intercropping compact Arabica coffee hybrid at establishment stages with food crops in Kenya, 1: Effects on coffee growth, leaf water potential and leaf nutrient concentration in Kenya.
(2001-07)
Intercropping studies involving Irish potatoes, tomatoes, maize and dry beans at various planting arrangements and combinations with young Arabica coffee hybrid Cv. "Ruiru 11' were conducted between 1987 and 1990. Intercropping ...
Policy implications of the inadequate support systems for orphans in Western Kenya
(2001)
This paper describes the support systems available for orphans in a rural Luo community in Nyang'oma sub-location in Bondo District of Western Kenya. Qualitative data were collected through in-depth interviews with orphaned ...
Therapeutic strategies and traditional medical knowledge of the people of Bar Chando sublocation, Bondo District, Kenya
(2001)
The AA. examine the various ways through which the people of Bar Chando sublocation conceptualise, apprehend and experience disease as well as how they organize themselves in attempt to achieve good medical care. Disease ...
Marketing Opportunities for cassava based products: An Assessment of the Industrial Potential in Kenya
(2001)
Since the era of development aid in Africa, research efforts have been focused on increasing
agricultural productivity mainly through improved technology at the farm level. In spite of such
programs, rural household ...
Perspectives of adolescent boys on the risks of unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections: Kenya
(Elsevier, 2001)
Sexual debut for boys in Kenya occurs mostly by mid-adolescence. This study looks at the perspectives of adolescent boys aged 15–19 attending schools in rural, eastern Kenya on the dual risks of unwanted pregnancy, STDs ...
Decomposition Rates of Biomass Obtained from Six Month-Old Tephrosia vogelii, Tithonia diversifolia and Natural Fallow Vegetation at Maseno, Kenya
(2001)
Organic residues incorporated into soil release their nutrients through decomposition. This process may be slow or rapid depending on the biomass quality and environmental conditions. For a period of 8 months, an incubation ...