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Valuing habitat protection:the case of Ruthumbi forest in Kenya
(Department of Arts-Economics, 2002)The protection and preservation of natural forests generates a wide variety of market and non market benefits, which, individuals derive through consumptive or non-consumptive uses. Benefitsaccruing from consumptive ... -
Variability of engineering strength properties of Kenya pines
(Department of civil engineering, 2001)An investigation into the high variability of engineering strength properties of Kenya pine timbers has been carried out. Pine timbers from ten sawmills throughout the country and from the main timber growing regions ... -
Variability of Mortgage Interest Rates and Real Estate Growth in Kisumu Town Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-11)The purpose of the study was to investigate the variability of mortgage interest rates and real estate growth. The main problem of the study was the accessibility to mortgage financing as it has been a major problem over ... -
Variation in dialectal use of and attitudes towards taboo words and euphemisms in Kikamba
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)This study is an investigation into the variation in dialectal use of and attitudes depicted towards the use of taboo words and euphemisms in Kikamba. It is a sociolinguistic exploration of the lexical euphemisms that are ... -
Variation of plant p,p'-ddt uptake and its dissipation with age, temperature and soil type
(University of NairobiSchool of Physical Sciences, 1995)The extent to which insecticides may be absorbed and translocated from 14C_p,p'_ DDT contaminated soils into cowpeas plant tissues and the variation of uptake of p,p'- DDT by the plants in relation with the dissipation ... -
Varieties Of Drug Abuse And Effects Among Injecting Drug Users In Nairobi County: A Case Study Of Sapta/global Fund Harm Reduction Drop-In Treatment Center
(University of Nairobi, 2016)The intensity of drug abuse and specifically injecting drug use (IDU) has been a major concern in recent years. Despite all the efforts being made to control the problem, more and more people get inducted and sucked into ... -
Vat Reforms and Revenue Productivity in Kenya (1990 - 2010)
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Kenyan government has been faced with constantly increasing development and recurrent expenditure with limited additional sources of revenue. A number of factors have contributed to this increase in government expenditures ... -
Vegetation and Wildlife
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The vehicle assembly industry in Kenya: An economic evaluation
(Depatment of Economics, University of Nairobi, 1983)The manufacture and assembly of vehicles is more efficiently done in large plants where long production runs are possible. But small industrializing, developing countries have gone into both manufacture and assembly of ... -
Vendor Lock-in and Cloud Computing at Seven Seas Technologies Group (Sst)
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Over the past two years, major cloud vendors including Bluelock, Microsoft, Joyent, Rackspace,Terrernark and Amazon Web Services are all experiencing slow client growth for their cloud services. This has been attributed ... -
The veneration of the prophet : The role of Kasida ya Hamziyyah during the Maulidi festival of the Lamu Archipelago, Kenya
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Venture Capitalists Approach to Strategy and Corporate Governance of Portfolio Companies: the Case of Tbl Mirror Fund
(University of Nairobi, 2011-10)Venture capital refers to a full range of financial services provided by experienced professionals to new or radically innovative changing firms. The financial services include financing of ventures, providing expertise ... -
Vernacular Radio and Health Promotion : Examining Programmes, the Use and Impact of Vernacular Radio in Malaria Control in Emuhaya District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study investigated vernacular radio and health promotion: exploring the programmes, the use and impact of vernacular radio in the control of malaria in Emuhaya District, Kenya. The study had three specific objectives: ... -
Vernacular radio and traditional music practices in Kenya: case study: Kamba radio of the Kamba community
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)This study is about Kamba radio (Musyi FM) and traditional music practices of the Akamba. It seeks to understand the uses and gratifications Kamba radio audiences obtain from listening to music and whether traditional music ... -
Vernacular Radio in Kenya:case Study of Kameme Fm on the Factors Influencing the Development of Vernacular Radio in Ndeiya and Limuru Divisions of Kiambu District
(University of Nairobi, 2005)The main purpose of this study was to discover the main factors that influence the development of FM radio broadcasting in Kenya and the region. FM broadcasting is the most widely accessed mass medium today. Kameme FM was ... -
Vertical integration and competitive strategy of dairy processors: a case of Githunguri dairy farmers Cooperative Society Limited
(Business Administration, 2008)This study sought to find out the linkage between vertical integration and competitive strategy. It took the form of a case study of Githunguri Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society which is located about 50km from Nairobi ... -
Vertical integration and performance of food manufacturing firms in Nairobi
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2003-11)This study sought to establish the relationship between the degree of vertical integration and performance in food manufacturing firms in Nairobi. It examined the correlation between profitability performance ratios ... -
Verucose Carcinoma of the Vulva: Report of Two Cases and Literature Review
(School of Medicine, 1991)A female Kenyan child with pseudoprecocious puberty due to juvenile granulosa cell tumour is presented. Clinical features in this patient included a mass in the lower abdomen, a growth spurt and appearance of pubic hairs ... -
Vetting of judges and magistrates in institutional transformation: lessons from Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)The role of the judiciary in safeguarding and entrenching the rule of law cannot be gainsaid. In countries where the judiciary is not independent or competent, human rights are not respected and the law is not what the ... -
The viability of micro-finance programs for the empowerment of rural poor women enterpreneurs: a case of Bujumbura rural province
(Department of sociology, 2003)This studyaimed at investigating the issue of how far micro-finance programs are viable for the empowerment of rural poor women entrepreneurs in the context of Bujumbura rural province, in Burundi. The main purpose wasto ...
