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Radiological hazard assessment and investigation of heavy minerals of economic importance in Mwita Syano river bed sands.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Heavy minerals are important economic resources as they are useful in many industrial
applications such as manufacturing of tiles and pigments. Even though heavy minerals
are of great value, studies have shown that some ...
An assessment of the provision of water services to informal settlements in nyeri municipality urban locations.
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
The main aim of the study was to examine water provision in informal settlements in Nyeri town. The objectives of the study were; to identify the current water sources in Nyeri‟s informal settlements, assess the current ...
Sustainable Urbanism in Nyeri Town, Kenya
(University Of Nairobi, 2016)
3 out of 10 people in mid-20th Century lived in urban centers, while today, half of the
World’s population lives in urban areas. All developing regions, including Asia and
Africa, will have more people living in urban ...
Influence of Strategic Planning on Performance of Community Based Organizations in Migori County
(University of Nairobi, 2016)
Incorporation of strategic planning in management has an impact on performance. Many
organizations including Community based organizations have therefore adopted strategic
planning as means of promoting performance. This ...
Access control network for a complex building
(University of Nairobi, 2014-04)
The project is aimed at designing a physical access control system(PACS) that will
control entry and exit of personnel within a complex building as well as keeping a
record of access events to various parts of the building ...
Micro hydro potential modelling - integrating GIS into energy alternatives for climate change mitigation
(University of Nairobi, 2016-09)
This research focused on integrating GIS into energy alternatives for climate change mitigation by creating a GIS-based hydrologic model that can be used to identify sites that have significant potential for micro hydropower ...
Challenges Of Evaluating Ex-Gratia Claims By Quantity Surveyors In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The common use of lump sumjcontracts in Kenya, based on Joint Building Council (J.B.C) standard form of contract does not allow for ex-gratia claim since it is not contractual. However, as has been established in a survey ...
An investigation into the impact of failure in the planning phase of mega infrastructure projects (case study: road safety on Thika superhighway)
(2015)
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of failure in the planning phase of a mega
construction as exemplified by road safety challenges on the Thika Superhighway. These
challenges are exemplified by for ...
Assessing the impact of climate change on food security of communities in Turkana county.
(University of Nairobi, 2016-06)
Climate variability and change is increasingly being recognized as a critical challenge to
pastoral production systems in the arid and semi-arid rangelands. The projected climate
scenarios are expected to aggravate some ...