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Mobile phone adoption and marriages: a study of Nairobi families
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The inception of this research was informed by the numerous media reports of marital challenges and breakups that included issues related with mobile phone usage. A popular column by Phillip Kitoto in the Daily Nation ...
The Kamba popular songs: a study of performances by Bosco Mulwa and Kennedy Wambua
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
In this study I set out to examine the performance of the popular song in Kikamba by investigating through fieldwork research the elements of performance that the selected artists; Bosco Mulwa and Kennedy Wambua incorporate ...
The relationship between debt servicing and economic growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This paper analyses the relationship between debt servicing and economic growth in Kenya for the period 1970 - 2008, focusing on both Internal and External debt service. Results of the study show that economic growth is ...
Social and Economic consequences of early marriage in low income area of Kibera slums, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This research project brings out the social and economic condition of married adolescents girls in slum areas of Nairobi. It explore the counterintuitive assumptions that early marriage is a rural phenomenal. It is commonly ...
The impact of climate variability and extreme weather events on gender and household vulnerability to food insecurity
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Climate variability is a challenge to ensuring food security among populations that mainly depend on rain-fed agriculture. It affects rural women and men differently. However, there is inadequate information to link climate ...
The 3 E's-education, Enterprise and Empowerment Behaviour Change Communication Response to the HIV/AIDs Crisis in Kenya: the Case of a Woman-led Grassroots non-governmental Organization
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
According to Shisanya, 2008, the five measures currently being promoted in Kenya, for awareness of HIV/AIDS prevention measures and patterns are:
1) The use of condoms;
2) Screening for HIV at Voluntary Counseling and ...
The impact of foreign aid on private investment in Kenya, 1971-2010
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
The paper examined the impact of foreign aid on private investment in Kenya for a period of forty years, 1971-2010. The specific objectives of the study were to examine the impact of foreign aid on private investment, ...
Role of parliament in foreign policy formulation: a case study of Kenya, 1999-2009
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
A brief definition of foreign policy can be given as 'the sum of official external relations conducted by an independent actor, usually a state in international relations'. The ideal world as a homogenized entity is much ...
Refugees management and national security strategy: a case study of Refugees Management in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
This research focused on the refugee and the national security strategy a case of refugee management in Kenya. The research begins with an examination and analysis of the history of refugees in the world with special ...
Factors influencing implementation of LATF infrastructure projects in Kenya: the case of selected projects in Mombasa County
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)
Infrastructure projects contribute towards the socioeconomic development of a country and individuals due to improved standard of living when provided. Local authorities in Kenya have been implementing infrastructural ...