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Land, credit and crop transitions in Kenya:The Luo response to directed development in Nyanza Province
(University of Nairobi., 1985-04)
A New Scramble?
Historians of Africa refer to the late nineteenth century as the
time of the Scramble. The European imperial powers sent their "explorers"
into the savannahs and rain forests of Africa to claim lands ...
Age at first birth and age at first marriage:A study of adolescent fertility in Kenya
(1981-07)
This study was designed to examine the relationship between the event of first birth and first marriage among a sample of adolescent women in Kenya. The study used data from the Kenya Fertility Survey which is a component ...
Household labour organization and utilization patterns on small farms in Western Kenya: Implications for agricultural production
(1986)
A salient feature of smallholder production in Western Kenya is the use of fami1y 1abour. Wage 1abour is the 1east dominant form of organizing subsistence production. The small fann households have been integrated into the ...
An investigation into the mechanical properties of composite materials reinforced with the locally obtained natural fibres
(1987)
This abstract summarizes the results of a research work
done by Cyrus Concellor Muthuri Kirima, for a master of
science degree thesis entitled "AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS ...
Determinants of Investment for Nairobi's Informal Manufacturing Subsector
(1989)
This paper studies the informal manufacturing subsector. As the informal manufacturing subsector is heterogenous, the paper, therefore, subdivides it into woodwork, metalwork and general blacksmith branches. A survey ...
A study of upward flow pilot plant filters
(University of Nairobi, 1980)
In,general, it has been observed from past
experience that there are numerous limitations and
operational problems associated with the conventional
downflow filters. Intensive research in many parts
of the world, ...
A phonological description of the sounds of lower Kipfokomo
(1982)
This study is an attempt at an analysis and description of the sounds of the southernmost dialect of the Pfokomo language. We have called this dialect, Lower Kipfokomo
(LK). The opening chapter introduces the Wapfokomo ...
Breastfeeding and family planning in an urban population: A case study of Kawangware, Nairobi.
(1981)
This study Has concerned with one of the factorswhich influence population growth in any area, thatis, family planning. Fomen in Kenya have always achieved adequate birth intervals by breastfeeding their infants for long ...
The impact of foreign capital inflows on the Kenyan economy
(1984)
The main objective of this research paper was to attempt to analyse the impact of foreign capital inflows on the Kenyan economy. We also addressed ourselves to the problem of data availability and other limitations . .which ...