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From relief to community development: an investigation of the new development paradigm in Dadaab Camps in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006-08)
A succession of armed conflicts in the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes Region have
resulted in the flight of millions of people in search of safety, with some of them ending in
refugee camps. Several aid agencies under ...
Factors influencing students' performance in the Kenya certificate of secondary education (KCSE) examination in Meru South District, Kenya
(2006)
This study investigated factors that influenced students' performance in KCSE
examination in Meru South District. The study sought to achieve five objectives:-
to examine whether there was any relationship between class ...
Impact of female education on nutritional status of women and children in Ethiopia
(2006)
This study used Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data of 2005 to analyze the determinants of malnutrition among children and women in the country. The study specifically focused on impact of female education ...
Determinants of information and communication technology application among small and medium enterprises in Nairobi
(2006)
Rapid development of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) accompanied by the convergence of telecommunications, broadcasting and computer technologies is creating new products and services, ...
Form and content in children's play songs: a case study of Nairobi province
(2006)
When one considers the position of children's literature in Kenya, an obvious element that emerges is that it is a collective activity that all children pass through. The children engage in play at home or in school as ...
Assessing Cooperative Institutional (UN-ECOWAS) Management of the Conflict in Cote D'voire (19 September 2002-15 November 2004)
(University of Nairobi, 2006-11-11)
With the end of the Cold War, the confrontation between the two superpowers,
the Soviet Union and the United States on African soil has petered out. So,
too, has their intervention in conflicts on the continent, as ...
A survey of factors that influence the choice and success of equity rights issue as source of finance for listed public companies in Kenya
(2006-11)
The Capital markets have created much interest amongst corporate entities and individual investors in
Kenya and the East African region. The interest of the Corporate bodies is the use of equity as a source of
financing ...
Factors that influence condom use among university students in Kenya: the case of University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Two decades of experience and research provide new insights into the role of condoms for AIDS prevention in the developing world. Condoms are about 90 percent effective for preventing HIV transmission, and their use has ...
Strategy development and its challenges in Kenyan public corporations: the case of the National Hospital insurance fund
(University of Nairobi., 2006-08)
Theway managersapproach strategy development in organizations differs and is
determined by both the environmental and organizational factors. It has been
noted that though various authors and scholars have advocated ...
Effectiveness of foreign aid: the case of Kenya
(2006)
The principal economic rationale for aid is to increase growth rate of GDP in recipient countries. The recipients are low-income countries faced with two fundamental constraints, or financing gaps, viz, insufficient domestic ...