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The role of women in armed conflict : the case of the Burnt Forest area, 1991-2008
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
This study examined the role of women in armed conflict in Kenya, in general and the Burnt , Forest region, in particular. The study sets the pace with the history of settlement in the Rift Valley and particularly the Uasin ...
The future and prospects of online journalism in Kenya: a case study of the Standard online
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
Online journalism is a relatively new medium in mass journalism. It has progressed rapidly in recent years since the development and widespread use of the Internet and World Wide Web. Technology changes rapidly, and thus ...
Information access and livelihood improvement: the case of youth using Pala Community Knowledge Centre
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Community Knowledge Centres provide access to information to rural people through Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Access and utilisation of information plays a fundamental role in improving people's well ...
The principle of non-interferance in international relations : a comparison of OAU and AU practices
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
This study investigates the relevance of the principle of non-interference in internal affairs of a sovereign state provided for in the UN, the AU and its predecessor the defunct DAD. The practices of the DAU and AU in the ...
Agenda setting role of the print media in reporting on Internally Displaced people (IDPs) in Kenya: a content analysis of the standard newpaper (January-June 2008)
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
Agenda-setting is based on the belief that media do not control what we think but do influence what we think about (Dearing & Rogers, 1996). If an issue is 'salient' and receives frequent and/or expansive coverage by media, ...
Environmental factors influencing selection of Foreign markets for branded agricultural products by major exporters in Kenya
(2012-10)
Kenya is a signatory to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The MDGs are the
world’s targets for dramatically reducing extreme poverty in its many dimensions by 2015,
these being income- poverty, hunger and disease ...
Prevalence and risk factors for Gastrointestinal nematode infection and efficacies of two anthelmintics in cattle in Mukurew-ini and Nakuru districts of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This thesis describes a study that was carried out in Nakuru and Mukurweini districts to establish the prevalence of nematode infections in dairy cattle and to compare the efficacies of the anthelmintics, moxidectin and ...
Role of youth in the 2007 post election violence in Kenya a case study of Kibera in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
This study examines the role played by the youth in 2007 post-election violence. While in all past politically instigated and electoral induced ethnic clashes, the youth were condemned for perpetrating violence as ethnic ...
Post conflict healing and reconciliation processes in Africa: the case of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
This study seeks to examine the extent to which National Accord and Reconciliation Act has been implemented to restore peace and stability in the country. It also attempts to establish the progress of National Healing and ...
Effects of implementing Nairobi River Rehabilitation and Restoration Programme on sanitation
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
This study examines the effects of implementing the Nairobi Rivers rehabilitation and restoration program on sanitation. The objectives of the study was to examine the characteristics of affected person with regard to its ...