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Cotton production in Busia district in the 1970’s : a case study of economics factors limiting production in south Teso locations
(1979)
Busia district is one of the leading cotton producing
districts in Kenya. Since independence over 30% of Kenya's total
cotton production has come from this district. Cotton production
in Busia increased at a record ...
The influence of agronomic factors on maize yieldsi in western Kenya with special reference to the time of planting
(University of Nairobi, 1971)
An evaluation of a public enterprise: the pyrethrum board of Kenya
(1979)
Public enterprises in developing countries have often been criticised for inefficiency. This study attempts to analyse the efficiency with which the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya, one of the most important public enterprise in ...
Social structure and environment: two case studies from Eastern Kenya
(University of Nairobi., 1979)
The study assumes that social structures, seen in terms of role allocation, differentiation and relations, is to a large extent influenced by various environmental factors, with a particular emphasis on the physical. The ...
Modernization, relative inequality and fatalism: a study of poverty and underdevelopment In rural Kenya
(1977)
This is a work about technological change and its effects on Mbooni, a rural community.
It examines the factors behind this change, as well as the consequences, both intended and unintended, that accrue to the change
Rural to urban migration a sociological interpretation
(University of Nairobi, 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. ...
Population mobility and employment: A Case Study of the Athi River Township
(1979)
The primary purpose of this study was
to determine and estimate the magnitude of
factors that have influenced out-migration from
the source~ areas of migrants in this study. The
sample consisted of 245 heads of ...
The Problems Facing Machakos Township Authority in the Preparation and Implementation of Physical Development Plans
(University of Nairobi, 1979)
Land use development poses a formidable challenge to
the local authorities which are inadequately equipped
politically, administratively, technically and
financially to perform their planning obligations
efficiently ...
The Giriama rising, 1913-1914 focus for Political development in the Kenya Hinterland, 1850-1963
(1973)
This dissertation seeks to examine the development of Giriama
society during a period of transition after the mid-nineteenth century
and to examine the Giriama rising of 1913-1914 as a microcosm of
Giriama politics - ...