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The state in pre-colonial East Africa: a discussion of Nkore c.1500 - 1850,. Shambaa c.1700 - 1875 and Urambo c.1860 - 1884.
(1981)
This dissertation seeks to discuss the question of the state in pre-colonial East Africa with specific
reference to Nkore C.1500 - 1850, Shambaa c.1700 1875, and Urambo c.1860 - 1884.
In the first place, and by way of ...
State and International Capital in Agro-industrial development: The case of Muhoroni Sugar Settlement Scheme, 1960-1980
(1981)
Using Muhoroni Sugar Settlement Scheme as a single case study, we have attempted in this thesis to inquire into the socio-economic and political consequences of the interaction between state and international capital and ...
Information Communication in Kenya Agriculture :Basic problems and possible solutions
(1981)
This dissertation deals with major problem areas, which exist in ( ,
Information Communication in Kenya Agriculture today. Special attention
is given to the need for more and better information in recorded form,
such ...
The role of the Agikuyu religion and culture in the development of the Karing'a religiopolitical movement, 1900-1950 with particular reference to the Agikuyu concept of God and the rite of initiation
(University of Nairobi, 1981-05)
The central hypothesis of this study is that
the Agikuyu reIigion and culture played the primary
role in the developent of the Karing'a religio-political
movement and that the missionry religion and
education and the ...
Regional fertility levels and rural-urban fertility differentials in the Sudan
(University of Nairobi, 1981-08)
The objective of the present study is two fold: The first
aim is to estimate, on the basis of data available and its nature,
the most plausible fertility levels for the Sudan as a whole, its
regions and rural-urban ...
Investigations on response to cattle prices by small scale traditional farmers in Botswana the case of the Mahalapye sub-district
(1981)
The question of response to price by the
traditional livestock farmers in Africa has been a
-vexed issue for a long time. Some researchers
contend that response is basically a matter of
perception among these farmers~ ...
Educational Implications Of The Metaphysical Controversy Betheen Free Will And Deterninism: With Special Reference To Punishment Moral Education In Schools
(University of Nairobi., 1981-02)
Even beyond the intellectual level, the idea and feeling of
freedom is inherent in the life of normal human beings. Man feels
that he is in command of his choices and their realizations. But
although the same person ...
An exploratory study into the problems and attitudes of Bahima parents with regard to formal school influence on their children's socialization
(University of Nairobi, 1981)
The investigation for this study was carried out in the rural community of Nyabushozi County in the Nother~part of Mbarara District. ~he study aimed at examining general problems experienced by Bahiwa parents with respect ...
Differential mortality in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1981)
This study is concerned with the investigation of the factors
that influence infant/or early childhood mortality at the macro level. The factors investigated include the following district level variables: per-cent ...
Pade' approximations to the exponential function
(University of Nairobi,, 1981-09)
This dissertation contains a Pade' approximation for the
exponential function. The Pade' approximation happens to be a
rational approximation that is unique and is in fact a generalisation
of the truncated Taylor services ...