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Assessment Of Quality Control Practices For In-Situ Concrete: Case Study Of Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Site production of in-situ concrete by small contractors (registration category NCA5 to NCA8), face numerous challenges ranging from site safety and organisation, poor conditions of equipment, understanding of design ...
Management Strategies For Restoration Of Nairobi Dam
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Nairobi Dam has over time attracted many organizations, public and private, who have attempted to rehabilitate it, and as a result, four restoration attempts have been made so far. These efforts have been in vain, and the ...
Using Gis To Assess The Risk Of Terrorism: A Case Study Of Garissa County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
The use of Google Earth engine to analyse changes in Vegetation cover within Shompole and Olkirimatian group Ranches, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Livestock production contribute to nearly a half of agricultural GDP in the country and is the main source of livelihood for the pastoral nomadic communities. These pastoral communities depend on rangelands to provide water ...
Development of a Small-scale Machine for Extraction and Brushing of Sisal Fiber
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Sisal fibre is a raw material used in the production ropes, mats, gunny bags, carpets and polymer composites. UNIDO, in 2001, revealed that there is large amount of small-scale sisal in East Africa that is inadequately ...
Impact of Lean Automation on Process Performance in Sugar Industries in Kenya: Case of Mumias Sugar Company
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Several challenges like high cost of production continue to affect the performance of sugar industries depicted by undesirable process efficiencies and productivity with average sugar productivity of 85%, which is below ...
Mapping Urbanization and Analysis of Its Impact on Quantity of Arable Land. A Case Study of Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Urbanization has been defined as an inter-sectoral trend that directly encompasses all aspects of human civilization and the economy. One of the major drivers of rapid urbanization in Kenya is demographic dynamics. Urban ...
A Geospatial Approach for Estimating Optimal (Rooftop) Sites for Off –grid Connected Photovoltaic (Pv) Cells in Part of Nairobi Central and Ngara, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Solar energy is the cleanest source of renewable energy and has good prospects for future sustainable development. More also photovoltaic (PV) systems have become less costly and building rooftops have become attractive ...
Use of geospatial techniques in selecting suitable areas for rearing dairy cattle, goats and honey bees in Baringo county.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)
Food insecurity has been a major issue all over developing nations including Kenya
especially in rural areas where lives are solely dependent on agriculture. This situation
has been worsening with the climatic conditions ...