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Small holder household labour allocation in food production: a case study of Ikolomani Division, Kakamega District.
(1996)
This study was based on Ikolomani Division of Kakamega District in Western Kenya. It deals with a rural part of Kenya where the standards of farming are still low and the majority of the farmers ...
women and environmental conservation in Yata Division, Machakos district: a study of socio-economic status of women as a factor in participation
(1996)
The study highlights the relationship between women's socio-economic status and their participation in environmental conservation in Yatta division in the arid and semi-arid part of Kenya. The major objective ...
Industrial development planning: The case of development inducing and development supporting industries in western kenya
(university of nairobi, 1996)
In Kenya as elsewhere in East Africa, regional industrial development planning has' been based on growth pole(s) and centre periphery strategies that tend to create a polarised space economy. Although industries are agents ...
African search for identity: Myth and Reality
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
The gist of this study revolves round the question of the existence of African identity. The controversy and debate over the existence of African identity was generated by the manifestations of the whiteman's profound ...
The philosophical-ethical principles regarding The practice of punishment in Kenya
(1996)
Punishment has been used everywhere as one of the means of curbing crime which is a social evil. However, more often than not, it has not achieved its objectives to this end. This is partly due to the social-economic ...
Factors influencing the expectations of muslim mothers for their daughters' level of educational attainment in Mombasa District
(1996)
The rnajor objective• of the study was to investigate the relationship between selected social and economic factors of Muslim Mothers and expectations for their daughters' level of educational attainment.The factors included ...
A study of Logooli moral values: with particular reference to taboos, curses and oaths
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
In contemporary Kenya, aspects of social and moral instability have been aggravated by changes in life patterns both in rural and urban areas. Hence,rehabilitation centres, law courts and jails are not sufficient attempting ...
Determination of the concentrations of trace elements in a variety of drinking juices
(1996)
Drinking juices (n=90) were sampled from Nairobi, Nyeri, Naivasha and Ruin, where microscale
industries are well established with the aim of determining the levels of trace elements.
Juices from Nairobi macro-scale ...
Possible causes of poor investment portfolio: an empirical study of development financial institutions in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
This study sought to find out the possible causes of poor investment portfolio of
Development Financial Institutions (DFIs). The need of the study arose from the fact
that DFIs projects are normally problematic as evidenced ...
A study of capital structure in Kenya.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1996)
The capital structure of a firm is influenced by certain factors. However what these factors are is still not very clear. Different
researchers e.g. Kamere(-1987) and Baliga, (1987) Ferri and Jones (1979)
etc. obtained ...