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Modelling the factors contributing to under-five mortality in Somalia
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Under-five mortality rate is the key indicator of both child well-being and coverage
of child survival interventions factoring social and economic development.
This is in line with Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4) ...
Cointegration Of Agricultural Food Prices In Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Uncertainty in agricultural food markets generate such price volatility that, in
calculating measures of market-wide inflation for guiding monetary policy, a “core”
measure of inflation that removes food prices is ...
Web based mapping of water supply situation in Mathare valley
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Informal settlements are home to an increasing number of the urban poor. The lack of basic
services, from sanitation and waste removal to water and electricity, has resulted in untenable
conditions for the poor. Despite ...
Monitoring land cover changes and the impacts of the reclamation initiative - case of mau forest complex
(University of Nairobi, 2015-04)
The Mau Forest Complex is the largest closed canopy forest in Eastern Africa, covering about
400,000 hectares. It is of great value to Kenya and its neighbors as it supports hydroelectricpower
generation, the tourism ...
Factors influencing the growth of small-scale dairy farming: a case of Githunguri constituency, Kiambu county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
This research sought to investigate factors influencing the growth of small scale dairy
farming. The study was carried out in Githunguri Constituency of Kiambu County.
Various factors in relation with dairy production ...
Factors influencing subscriber adoption of mobile payments: a case of safaricom's lipa na m-pesa service in Embu town, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
M-PESA service was introduced in the year 2007 by Safaricom Company as a business
strategy to increase the company‟s business growth and deepen financial inclusion in Kenya.
Currently it is being widely used by a population ...
Development of chemometrics aided energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence and scattering (edxrfs) method for rapid diagnostics of cancer
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The goal of this work was to investigate and exploit the potential of chemometrics-assisted
energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and scattering (EDXRFS) spectrometry towards rapid
diagnostics of cancer (and its severity) ...
Modelling extreme claims using generalised pareto distributions family in an insurance company
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The project focuses on modeling and estimating loss claims from Insurance company.
Generalized Pareto distributions family was used and compared to come with a best fitting
distribution. These distributions include ...
An evaluation framework for the use of ICT technologies to teach in Kenyan universities: the case of Multimedia University of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The extant literature on pedagogical development using ICT technologies is dominated
by conceptual analysis, descriptive studies of current practice, critiques of current
practice, and prescriptions for better ways to ...
Slum growth and space transformation: the implication on service delivery and environment
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
This research study investigated slum growth and transformation and the associated
implications on the environment and service delivery in Mukuru Settlement between
September 2013 and October 2014. The study particularly ...