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Challenges facing settlement executive committees in slum upgrading programs in Kenya. A case study of Eldoret municipality
(2014)
The main objective of this study was to investigate the challenges facing Settlement
Executive Committee (SEC) under slum upgrading programmes in Munyaka, Kamukunji and
Huruma slums of Eldoret Municipality, Uasin Gishu ...
Optimization of power plant dispatch and capacity expansion in Kenya
(2008)
The need to study the Kenyan national power system with a VIew to minimising environmental emissions and energy production costs in the present and the long-term was identified. The overall objective ...
The role of the organization structure in the implementation of public building Projects in kenya
(1986)
This thesis is a study of the role of the
organization structure in the implementation of public
building construction projects in Kenya. Three case
studies of public organizations have been selected for
examination. ...
Management options for human-wildlife conflicts in Kitengela game conservation Area, Kajiado district
(2002-08)
The habitat required by Kenya's wildlife, one of its most famous and economically
valuable resources is increasingly threatened by increasing levels of poverty and
the country's soaring rate of population growth. Farmers ...
Relocation Action Planning in Slum Upgrading: The Case of Kibera's Soweto-East Informal Settlement In Nairobi, Kenya
(2010)
Many inhabitants of the slums and informal settlements in developing
countries lack access to adequate and affordable housing and basic
housing services. Poor access to affordable and adequate housing
constraints economic ...
Integrating non-motorized transport into the urban transport system a case study of Westlands commercial centre Nairobi.
(2009-08)
In most countries, NMT has developed spontaneously and remains largely the normal
process of transportation planning. In Kenya, studies carried out on non-motorized
transport and their provision have dwelt on the larger ...
Planning for rural energy: the wood fuel problem in central Kabras location, Kakamega district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001)
Woodfuel is a predominant source of rural domestic energy in African, Asian and South
American countries, whereby the population depend heavily on wood to meet their
basic energy needs. This means that the management and ...
The social-economic influence of small urban centres on their hinterlands: a case study of Keroka town, Nyamira district.
(1997)
The thesis represents an attempt to address the issue as to how small
towns can and do plays significant and positive role in promoting rural
development and prosperity. A central feature in the study is that the
growth ...
Sustainable urban development and resources base sustenance: a case study of Elburgon town and its hinterland,- Nakuru District
(1994)
The recognition of urban development as a strategy for development is a recent phenomenon in the Kenyan development scene. It was first stated in 1974-78 .National development plans. Developing countries have overtime ...
Managing the process of relocation and resettlement of informal settlements in urban areas of Africa: the case of Kaburini village, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Nearly every industrializing country has faced the overwhelming demands for housing,
employment, urban services and the problems of proliferating informal settlements.
Different interventions have been employed including ...