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The Role of Military Alliances in Conflict Intervention in Africa A Case Study of SADC Military Alliance Intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo,1998-2002
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
The study covers some important aspects related to SADC military alliance intervention
in the DRC conflict from 1998 to 2002. Contrary to the argument that the intervention escalated the conflict, the study comes up with ...
Human response to fire occurrences at household and community levels in informal settlements in Nairobi: - a case study of Mukuru Slums
(2007)
Fire disasters are a common occurrence in the capital city of Kenya- Nairobi. The study was therefore set out to understand human response to fire occurrences at household and community levels in informal settlements in ...
Performance appraisal practices in the state corporations in Kenya
(2007)
The concept of performance contracting in Kenya can be traced to 1990 when the
Government approved the introduction of performance contracts in the management of
State Corporations. It was not until 2003 that a new ...
Strategic response to competitive environment: A case of Safaricom limited.
(University Of Nairobi, 2007)
Firms have to respond strategically to environmental factors in order to be sustainable (Hamel and Prahalad, 1993). One of the environmental influences to a business arises from competition. Increased competition threatens ...
Do the Kenyan media violate children's rights?: an assessment of select content in the daily nation and nation television against the existing conventions and laws on children's rights
(2007-11)
Children are generally reported in the media as victims of adults' chaos. And in
reporting children the media tends to violate their rights by exposing their identity in
negative stories such as crime and defilement.
Yet, ...
Relationship Between Aging And Dementia Illness
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
An Analysis of the Rural Livelihoods and the Sustainable Use of Osodo Wetland in the Sondu - Miriu River Basin in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
Wetlands are areas permanently or periodically waterlogged and are important ecosystems for man through their socio-cultural and economic values. This research analyzes the rural livelihoods in relation to sustainable ...
Characterization of bituminous mixtures for analytical design of pavements
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007)
Research workers and practitioners in the field of Civil Engineering recognize with disappointment, that both highway and airfield pavements are not analyzed and designed with purely scientific approaches. This state of ...
Attracting foreign direct investment to Kenya: Does the law fit the bill
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2007)
This study begins from the assumption that Foreign Direct Investment {FDI)l is important for the development of any country and more so for a developing country like Kenya. Based on the foregoing assumption, the study seeks ...
Factors influencing content preference among youth FM radio listeners in Nairobi-case of Hope FM
(2007-11)
The purpose of this study was to explore factors influencing content preference among
youth FM listeners in Nairobi with particular reference to Hope FM. This study serves as
a guide and a source of information to radio ...