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An Archaeological Study of the Mijikenda Kaya Settlements on Hinterland Kenya Coast
(, 1987)
This study employs a multi-disciplinary approach to shed light on the Mijikenda adaptive behavior patterns while in their now abandoned settlements known as makaya. Toward this end it examines the nature of the site-catchment ...
An Analysis of Perceptions, Rituals and Management of Stress Among Public Primary School Teachers: the Case Study of Westlands Division, Nairobi West District
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
Stress is quickly becoming the single greatest cause of diseases (Leigh and Schnall 2000) and can have far reaching consequences for both the worker and the work place. Occupational stress occurs when external demands and ...
Access to Hiv Services for Children in Low-resource Communities in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
While efforts for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV have been stepped up, elimination of mother-to-child-transmission of HIV is far from being accomplished in subSaharan Africa. The number of children ...
Acceptability of Male Circumcision in Suba District, Southwestern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
The idea of using male circumcision as a weapon against AIDS has been endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a disease prevention method among noncircumcising communities. However, its acceptability in these ...
Employee Perception of Effectiveness of Motivation Programmes for Generation Y Employees in Sarova Chain of Hotels
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
As organizations endeavour to motivate their employees to improve their effectiveness and efficiency, there is an innovative generation of employees entering the workforce with new expectations – Generation Y; and the ways ...
The Effect of Corporate Governance on Working Capital of Manufacturing Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2013-10)
Effective corporate governance practices in an organization ensure that its resources are managed in a manner that will lead to a better performance. The management of working capital is such a resource that effective ...
Aesthetics of Luo Oral Poetry
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)
This research analyses the aesthetics of Luo praise poetry from Siaya District in Nyanza Province by examining their meanings from the community's perspective, their functions, their performances and their forms. A qualitative ...
Accessing Health Care in a Cost Sharing Environment: a Case Study of Yathui Division in Mwala District
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Easy access to health care is still a major challenge in many of the developing countries in general and Kenya in particular. This is inspite of the fact that access to adequate and quality health care is considered to be ...
Perception of Customers Towards the Quality of Services Offered by the Kenya National Examinations Council
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
The objective of this study was to determine customers’ expectations and perceptions of quality of services offered by the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC). The study analyzed the level of service quality as ...
E-banking Technology in Kenyan Commercial Banks
(University of Nairobi, 2013-10)
This study sought to relate factors affecting adoption as well as the implementation of E-banking
in Kenyan banking industry with specific reference to the commercial banks. The study used a
sample of 86 respondents and ...