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Rural Land Subdivision And Its Impact On Household Maize Production
(University Of Nairobi, 2019)Globally, around three million hectares of agricultural land is lost each year to other land uses. This results in a huge decline in household food production. In addition, rural land subdivision and the resultant encroachment ... -
Rural militia groups in Kenya : the case of Mungiki in Kigumo District, 1987-2008
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)This study examined the activities of rural militias and their impact to the society. The study concentrated on Mungiki in Kigumo District. The research begins with a historical analysis of militia groups in Kenya, narrowing ... -
Rural poverty reduction in Kenya: implementation of the millennium villages project in Sauri Village in Siaya County
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)The Millennium villages Project (MVP) is an organization whose broad mandate is to alleviate rural based on the Millennium Development Goals. To alleviate poverty in Sauri village the MVP developed an agricultural strategy ... -
Rural to rural migration and employment:A case study in a selected area of Kenya
(Faculty of Arts, 1974)This study sets out to probe into the question of why people migrate from one rural area to another in Machakos District. It also deals with the question of who migrates and how he migrates. The findings of the study were ... -
Rural to urban migration a sociological interpretation
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts, 1978)This study argues that the ultimate causes of accelerating rural to urban migration must be sought in the social dynamics of the rural societies and that these same causal factors also affect the urban adaptation process. ... -
Rural transportation problems: a case study of tea roads in the southern teagrowing region of Meru-Kenya
(Transport Geography, 2003)Rural transportation problems in the tea areas emanate from the poor conditions of tea roads which are not maintained to be all weather. Most of these roads are impassable during the rainy seasons and tea farmers incur ... -
Rural Water Develdpment in Kenya : A Case Study of Vihiga Division, Kakamega District
(Arts-economic Geaography, 1987)The last fifteen years have witnessed increasing attention being focused by the Kenya Government on the needs of the rural areas in the country in an effort to raise rural standards of living as part of the overall strategy ... -
Rural Women Access to Information: A Case Study of Women Enterprise Fund
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The purpose of this study was to assess the rural women access to development Information with a focus on the Women Enterprise Fund. The specific objectives was to investigate the level of Rural Women Access to Development ... -
Rural women’s participation in agro forestry and its implications on a sustainable environment in Nyando district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2002)Poverty has led to a deterioration of the rural environment in Nyando District. This study set out to examine women’s participation in agroforestry as a land use approach that can contribute to a sustainable rural environment ... -
Rural-based Water Security Coping Strategies: a Case of Muhuru-bay Migori District, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Rural-based water security coping strategies (RUBAWACS) among rural communities is a common phenomenon not only in Kenya but worldwide. These strategies are seen as response to risks associated with water scarcity and ... -
Rural-rural Migrant Characteristics In The Face Of Agro-industrialization (case Study Of Migration, In Mumias And Nzoia Sugar Schemes)
(University of Nairobi.Department of Arts, 1985)This study examines migrant characteristics ill rural-rural migration in Kenya in the face of changing economic values. Rural-rural migration remains largely unstudied in Kenya and generally in the world as a whore. The ... -
Rural-urban dualism the consumption behavior of Kenya households
(Arts-economics, 1980)The Integrated Rural Survey, 1974-1975 and the Urban Food Purchasing Survey, 1977 are analysed separately to test the hypotheses: first, that urban marginal propensity to consume is lower than the rural marginal ... -
Rural-urban migration-causes and economic impact
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)This research paper aims at studying migration from rural to the urban areas with the main concern that by the year 2050, it's expected that 60% of total world population will reside in the urban areas. This is by all means ... -
The Rwandan genocide and its effects on the Great Lakes
(University of NairobiCollege of humanities and social science, 2007)Internal conflicts including genocide have been known to have significant regional and international dimensions. However, little effort has been paid in addressing their causes in order to remedy their future occurrence. ... -
Sacred folk healing and conservation of Kaya Forests, Coastal Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)This was an inquiry into the nature of sacred folk healing practices among the Mijikenda and their role in the conservation of Kaya forests. Field research was conducted in Kilifi County of Coastal Kenya between December ... -
Safe Motherhood Strategies in the Informal Settlement of Kibera, Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This was a cross sectional, descriptive study exploring safe motherhood strategies in the informal settlement of Kibera in Nairobi City County. Specifically, the study examined the strategies adopted by the health ... -
Safeguard measures (the escape clause) under the comesa treaty the case of the Kenya Sugar Industry
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Safeguarding the State’s Regulatory Autonomy: Rethinking Bilateral Investment Treaties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The current regime under which Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) are negotiated is tilted in favour of the foreign investor. Consequently, the BITs that have been concluded by Kenya curtail the government’s regulatory ... -
Safety Awareness in Informal Construction Sector: a Case Study of Nairobi City
(Department of building economics and management,, 2004)This study is about safety awareness in the informal construction sector. Safety awareness as used in this study refers to a state of mind where one is constantly aware of the possibility of injury and therefore act to ... -
Safety of sunbreakers in the University of Nairobi: case study of education building, main campus
(University of NairobiDepartment of Building Economics and Management, 2002)There was need to curb the problem of increased losses and damages arising from the unsafe conditions of the sunbreakers. The risk was paused because concentration was given to the structural elements and ignoring other ...
