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People’s participation in community development trust fund projects in Kiambu county, Kenya
(2014-12-18)
The study sets out to investigate people’s participation in Community Development Trust fund
Projects in Kiambu County. The county is densely populated except for the semi arid areas of
Ndeiya division, Karai and Kikuyu ...
The relationship between financial deepening and performance of smallholder farmers in Homa Bay County Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Theory and evidence show that financial sector deepening has some positive impact on
performance and widens access to financial services for the SHF. However the subject of
the relationship between financial deepening ...
Assessing the capacity of the department of immigration in the control of human smuggling in Kenya: a case of Somali and Ethiopian illegal immigrants
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The main aim of this study was to assess the capacity of the Department of Immigration in
control of human smuggling in Kenyaspecifically of Ethiopian and Somali nationals. The choice
of these two nationalities was based ...
Demographics, housing search, asymetric information and housing decisions amongst apartment households in Nairobi county, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
The specific objectives of the study were: to ascertain if demographics have a significant
influence on housing decisions amongst households; to determine the mediating effect of
housing search on the influence of ...
Morphological variability in Acheulean Handaxes from Kariandusi and Lewa downs archaeological sites in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
This study was carried out to investigate the variableness in Acheulean handaxes based on
three factors, the choice of raw material used, the initial form and size of the raw material
before shaping out, and the reduction ...
Operations strategies and project performance of Japan International Cooperation Agency funded projects in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Operation strategy is critical to successful implementation of projects. Operations
strategy ensures efficient operationalization of projects plans through seamless
implementation. Projects carry activities which have a ...
The relationship between macroeconomic factors and non-performing loans in mortage firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
It is argued that the non-performing loans are one of the major causes of the economic stagnation
problems and the current study sought to determine relationship between non-performing loans
and macroeconomic factors in ...
The impact of alcohol and drug abuse on persons with disabilities in Homa- bay county
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
There has only been one research study in Kenya focusing on the problem of alcohol and drug abuse. However, the study by NACADA (NACADA, 2013) only focused on three regions of Kenya: Nairobi, Coast and Central. The researcher, ...
The influence of social media on conflict: the case of the Maghreb countries in North Africa
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Information and communication technology is a phenomenon meant to enhance and improve on
the quality of human life. Nonetheless, social media has not only brought development but also
other social evils such as cybercrime ...
Examining the effect of capital structure on financial performance: a study of firms listed under manufacturing, construction and allied sector at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
This study sought to examine the effect of capital structure on financial performance of
firms listed under manufacturing, construction and allied sector at the Nairobi Securities
Exchange. Return on Asset and Return on ...