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An assessment of the status of health care waste management in Kenya; a case study of Nyanza Province
(University of NairobiDepartment of geography and environmental studies, 2007)Health Care Waste Management (HCWM) is a process to help ensure proper hospital hygiene and safety of health care workers and communities. It includes planning and procurement, construction, staff training and behaviour, ... -
Assessment of the Systematic Risk of Securities in the Nairobi Stock Exchange Under Inflationary Conditions
(University of NairobiFaculty of commerce, 1994-11)This study set out to establish if General Price Level Adjusted (GPLA) accounting data conveys information that is not discernable in the currently available Historical Cost (HC) accounting data. The criteria used to assess ... -
An assessment of the total quality management practices in the Thermal power plants in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The generation process in thermal power plants has great effect on the quality of final product generated by each plant. This means that the emphasis of research and practice ofTQM in power generation should shift from ... -
An Assessment of the Transitional Justice Mechanisms in Post Conflict Society: a Case Study of the East Africa Community
(University of NairobiInstitute Of Diplomacy And International Studies, 2013)The main objective of this study was to Assess theTransitional Justice Mechanisms In Post Conflict Societies, the case study of the East Africa Community. The research investigated the transitional justice sources from ... -
An Assessment of the United Nations Security Council in Maintenance of International Peace and Security
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The main objective of the study was to assess the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) role in maintenance of International Peace and Security. Specifically the study sought to examine the rationale of the veto power ... -
An assessment of the uptake of modern contraceptives among women in Nairobi County: a study of the c-word campaign
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The study assessed the uptake of modern contraceptives among women in Nairobi County: A study of the C-Word Campaign. The objectives of the study were: (i) to establish the knowledge levels of contraceptive use among ... -
Assessment Of The Use Of Participatory Monitoring And Evaluation Approach: A Case Of Constituency Development Fund Projects In Dagoretti South Sub-County Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Participation development is critical towards enabling communities help themselves and fosters their efforts in their development work. While studies in participatory development have been done both at global and regional ... -
An Assessment Of The Use Of Social Media In Crisis Communication Strategies At Kenyatta National Hospital In Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)This study sought to assess the use of social media in crisis communication strategies at Kenyatta National Hospital. The objectives of the study were; to investigate the various types of social media employed by Kenyatta ... -
Assessment of the Use of the Value Analysis Method by Companies Quoted in the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2000-11)The study was to establish the knowledge of the use of the value analysis method by Kenyan companies by evaluating the use of the various approaches advocated for it's use. This study was able to ascertain that the ... -
An assessment of the Youth Enterprise Developement Fund in employment creation: a case study of Youth projects in Starehe District
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)The Government of Kenya has since the 1990s established several devolved funds to enhance citizen participation in governance and accelerate national development. The Youth Enterprise and Development Fund in particular was ... -
An assessment of trade effects of East African Community customs union on agricultural trade
(University of Narobi, 2014-11)This thesis investigates the trade effects of East African Community Customs Union (EACCU) on agricultural trade, focusing on four of a number of products classified as sensitive by the EAC CU, namely, maize, rice, sugar ... -
An assessment of training needs and activities for public relations specialists in public firms: the case of government ministries and parastatal organizations in Nairobi
(School of Journalism, University of Nairobi, 2009-10)Organizations without a direct training effort are merely asking employees to acquire job knowledge and skill in their individual ways on a haphazard and unorganized basis. Through direct training, the employer also has ... -
An assessment of urban poverty in post war Liberia: a case study
(Department of Sociology and Social work, University of Nairobi, 2007)As poverty remains pervasive and multifaceted in post conflict Liberia, it is essential to institute proactive strategies through a comprehensive research for tackling it. This study, whose objectives were to estimate ... -
An Assessment Of Urban Sanitation Management Approaches In Mavoko Municipality Of Machakos County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Mavoko municipality in Machakos Municipality is facing rapid urbanization but it is not clear whether it is able to absorb the demands of this population relative to provision of sanitation services. Hence proper urban ... -
Assessment of vulnerability to fire in public boarding secondary schools: a study of schools in Central Division, Machakos District
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)Fire disasters in public boarding secondary schools in Kenya have. been very rampant in the past few years. Some have been very tragic with lose of students lives. Property worth millions of shillings is destroyed every ... -
An assessment of water resources, and IWRM strategy in Bahari sub basin, Kilifi district
(Department of Civil Engineering, 2006)The main purpose of this study was to identify water sources in Bahari Sub basin, and determine how they were managed so that they benefit the whole community while preserving the environment for the future generation. ... -
Assessment of Water Scarcity and Conflicts and Its Impact on Livelihoods, a Case Study of Baringo County
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The dwindling supply of water has been noted to be a precursor to very many conflicts in the globe today as many communities and countries are seeking to control the sources of this commodity. This study focused on assessing ... -
An assessment of woody vegetation structure in Maasai Mara conservancies of Narok county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Vegetation structure is a result of adaptation of plants to the environment. Itis important because it can be used as indications of measuring changes in habitats. Vegetation structure mapping and monitoring is however ... -
Assessment of zea mays (maize) yield changes in relation to weather variability in trans-nzoia district, western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2005)Given the consensus of scientific evidence, the 21st century society will need to learn to mitigate, adopt and cope with accelerated weather variation and possibility of climate change. East Africa's livelihood systems, ... -
An assessment on the impact of poverty alleviation on women in Mukuru slum, Nairobi-Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)The first Millennium Development Goal is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by 2015. Efforts towards achieving this goal along with the other Millennium Development Goals are being carried out by governments, ...