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Disaster Management Practices in Research Libraries in Kenya With Reference to the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Reducing disaster vulnerability is through mitigation. The purpose of the study was to assess disaster management approaches applied by the organization and suggest possible solutions on how to minimize disaster damage. ... -
Disaster management strategies used by the government of Uganda in Kiryandongo district
(University of NairobiSchool of Business, 2011)Strategic Management has never been more crucial in a time like this when disasters are the norm all over the world. We have many organizations and institutions competing against each other, operating complimentarily and ... -
Disaster recovery and business continuity plans in Class-A Parastatals in Kenya
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2011-10)Information has almost single handedly become one of the most critical success factors for most organizations. Through the use of vast information bases organizations are able to make relevant and important strategic, ... -
Disclosure Problem In Securities Regulation In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This research was premised on the notion that mandatory disclosure can hinder growth of securities markets if it is not designed and implemented appropriately. This research therefore set out to establish how the legal ... -
Discourse analysis of Swahili homilies
(Department of Arts, 2002)This study is concerned with the language employed in Catholic homilies in Nairobi. It focuses on cohesion, performative quality and pragmatic meaning in selected texts of Swahili homilies. We use an eclectic approach in ... -
A discourse analysis of educational radio programmes to farmers:adaptations in register
(Department of Arts, 1996)This study is a discourse analysis of agriculture and health programmes to small-scale farmers. These farmers have formed Radio Listening Groups and educational programmes have been prepared for them in areas of their ... -
Discourse analysis of Catholic homicides: A case study of Queen of Apostles Seminary Church, Ruaraka Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The focus of this study is the language employed in Catholic homilies in Queen of Apostles Seminary Ruaraka. The aim is to find out what makes disparate discourse sentences hang together as well as the tools used by ... -
A discourse analysis of media texts: a case study of Mutahi Ngunyi's texts in the Sunday Nation newspaper
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The focus of this study is to investigate communicative effectiveness of media texts. This is because media texts form a domain in communication which is accessible to many readers. Mutahi Ngunyi's texts in the Sunday ... -
A Discourse Analysis of Media Texts: a Case Study of Rasna Warah’s Texts in the Opinion Column Monday Newspaper
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A Discourse Analysis of Opinion Columns
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A discourse analysis of political commentaries: a case study of Makau Mutua's texts in the Sunday Nation
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)This study is an analysis of political commentary texts. It focuses on standards of textuality of cohesion, coherence, and informativity of the texts of Makau Mutua in Sunday Nation newspaper. This dissertation is organized ... -
Discourse analysis of Swahili Political speeches
(Centre for Translation and Interpretation, 1999)This study attempted an understanding of political language in Kenya. It specifically focused on the problems Cohesion ,coherence and pragmatic meaning in selected texts of Swahili political speeches. To handle these ... -
A Discourse Analysis of the Language Used in a Participatory Development Case Study
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A Discourse Analysis Of The Structure Of Asian Business English
(University of Nairobi.Department of linguistics and African languages, university of Nairobi, 1995-07)This study is an investigation of the discourse structure and organization of Asian business English. It attempts to give an examination of the different exchange patterns which can be observed in this business language. This ... -
A discourse analysis of the structure of KBC TV. broadcast discussion programmes.
(Depatment of Linguistics, University of Nairobi, 1993)This study is an investigation of the discourse structure and organization of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation Television discussion programmes. It examines the exchange patterns observable in these discussion programmes ... -
A discourse analysis of the talk of the mentally retarded: A case study of Jacaranda Special School
(University of NairobiDepartment of Linguistics and African Languages, 1993)This study is an investigation of “the discourse in the talk of the mentally retarded”. It specifically determines discourse structure 1n the talk of the mentally retarded"It specifically examines discourse ... -
Discourse structure of trader-customer Kiswahili interactions in Kenyan open-air markets:A case of Gikomba and Kongowea
(Department of Philosophy, 2008)This study investigates the discourse structure of trader-customer Kiswahili interactions in two open-air markets in Kenya, namely, Gikomba market in Nairobi and Kongowea market in Mombasa. The data was collected from ... -
Discourse, gender identity and gender power relations in fiction: a critical discourse analysis and systemic functional grammar reading of Wamitila’s unaitwa nani?
(University of Nairobi,, 2014)The study sought to investigate how the language used by both male and female interlocutors, as well as the language used to talk about male and female characters in a literary text serves to position men and women as ... -
Discplining of Adopted Children in Nuclear Families: a Study of Adopted Children in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study sought to establish how adoptive parents discipline children under their care and the consequences of their actions. It was guided by specific objectives which were: - to find out the various methods that ... -
Discrete event simulation approach to bed capacity optimization at the mater hospital’s emergency unit
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Ambulance diversion and long patient waiting time are two undesirable effects of emergency department constricted patient flow and indicate a lack of capacity optimization. On the other hand, capacity optimization for ...
