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An investigation of the causes of poor financial management by head teachers of public secondary schools in Nairobi province.
(2004)
There have been a number of cases mainly reported through the local print and electronic
media of mismanagement and misappropriation of finances in public secondary schools. The
purpose of this study was to establish the ...
Dimensions of change in the livelihoods of rural widows amongst the Taita of Kenya
(2004)
This study examined the livelihoods of rural widows in a contemporary rural African
society, specifically the Taita. The objectives of this survey were to investigate
economic and social changes in women when they become ...
Does corruption affect poverty?
(2004-09)
Corruption is increasingly viewed as a major impediment to sustained economic development
in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its importance is reflected in conditionalities for development
assistance being proposed by members of the ...
Influence of user behavior on voids and sustainable use of commercial buildings: a case study of Nairobi Central Business District
(University of Nairobi, 2004-06)
There is a growing apathy and discontent in the building investors of Nairobi City and in
other parts of Kenya because of the relatively low economic from the buildings
caused by poor occupancy rates of buildings. The ...
The oral-written interface in the Swahili fictional prose
(2004)
The emergence of Swahili fictional prose in the second half of the twentieth century can not be fully interpreted unless its relation to the Swahili oral narrative tradition is studied. Although many scholars point out the ...
Employee perception of strategy in a Public organisation: the case of Kengen
(2004)
Employees form a major stakeholder group in any enterprise. However, their productivity
and performance is dependent on their degree of motivation. This can be influenced by
how they perceive and interpret various ...
Tense, aspect and mood - morphosyntactic verb inflections in Kikuyu.
(2004)
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the Kikuyu morphosyntactic verbal
inflection within the Minimalist Program framework (Chomsky 1993,1995,1998).
The study presents data from Kikuyu language and deals specifically ...
Symbolism in oral narratives of the Samburu of Baawa Location
(2004)
An analysis of the oral narratives of the Samburu of Baawa location exposes a rich employment of symbols. These symbols are either generated within the performance or imported from the community's ...
NEPAD and security In the IGAD region.Security in the age of globalization.
(2004)
This chapter provides insights into some of the security issues that the new partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) has to grapple with as it attempts to make its impact felt. In particular, the chapter discusses the ...
A morphosyntactic analysis of mood in dholuo; The minimalist
(University of Nairobi., 2004)
This study is a morphosyntactic analysis of mood in Dholuo. It also examines the content of the VP and role of tone in Dholuo mood constructions. The study sets out to find out how Dholuo mood is expressed, the modal ...