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Solid waste service delivery in Nairobi low income settlements
(1993-06)
This report is a study of solid waste service delivery in low-income areas in Nairobi. Solid waste management in low-income areas has received little or no attention from the Nairobi City Council. Limited resources have ...
A cost/revenue evaluation of the rural estate management practice in Kenya with special reference to coffee estates/farms in Kiambu, and Murang'a Districts
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
The study has been devoted to the assessment of the rural
estate Management practice in Kenya with special
reference to coffee estates/farms in Kiambu and Murang'a
Districts. This was done from the three perspectives ...
Community participation in tackling the Rural energy problem: a case study of Woodfuel in Ebutanyi sub-location, Vihiga District, Kenya
(1997-09)
The importance of woodfuel as a traditional source
of energy and its increasing shortage in terms of supply and
demand has made it necessary for a number of scholars to
assess the situation in many parts of the ...
A model of information system for rural development planning at district level: a case study of Laikipia district, Kenya
(1996-10)
The thesis consists of a district case study
conducted in Laikipia, Kenya. The objective is to
construct and demonstrate a district planning information
systems (PIS) model for planning at district level. It is
based ...
Towards a strategy for the operation and management of public transport services in Nakuru Town.
(1996)
Public transportation is an essential service and a necessary input in the development process
of a town/city and the nation at large. For towns/cities in developing countries like Nakuru, the role
of public transport ...
The role of bicycles in rural transport: A case study of Ngware-ini of Nyando Division
(1996)
The use of the motorised modes in rural area& .have been
found to be low due to the fact that they are inaccessible to· the
majority. The inaccessibility can be attributed to low 4ncome
level and· iow surfaced roads ...
Industrialization of Athi River town
(University of Nairobi, 1992)
The central theme of this study is to investiagate
which factors have been responsible for the current
rate of industrialization in At.h i River town and the
socio-economic effects of these industries. Although
Athi ...
The changing landuse pattern in a million acre settlement schemes and its implications on household income generation from agriculture: a case study of Naitiri Scheme in Bungoma District
(University of Nairobi, 1997-09)
More than 80 percent of kenyas population relies on small scale agriculture for their livelihood. This population is disproportionately located in rural areas and constitute the majority of the poor in Kenya. Experience ...
A real-time data acquisition system for the medium scale industrial plant in Kenya
(1991)
Collection of manufacturing information (data
acquisition) is motivated in varying degrees by the
needs to make, informed decisions on an urgent basis on
the shop floor, analyse factors for strategic planning
or archive ...