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Demand for gasoline and light diesel in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1987-06)
This study focuses on the analysis of the demand
for gasoline and light diesel in Kenya. The main objective
was to estimate demand functions of the two fuels. The
specific objectives were: to identify the main ...
Omosa_The fuelwood crisis in rural Kenya: a socio-economic analysis of the causes and effects of the fuelwood scarcity in Bura irrigation settlement scheme Tana River District
(1987)
This study is a socio-economic analysis of the causes and effects
of the fuelwood scarcity in Bura Irrigation Settlement Scheme -
Tana River District. The main object ives were to exp lain:
factors that influence fuelwood ...
Family environments and delinquent behaviour: implications for delinquency prevention efforts
(University of Nairobi, 1987)
The major hypothesis tested in this study was whether a
significant relationship exists between specific family environments
and the level of delinquent behaviour of ad olescents.
Most of the studies on Juvenile delinquent ...
Determinants of earnings in the urban informal sector: A case study of mechanics in Nairobi
(1987)
The aim of this study is to examine informal sector earnings with a view to suggesting appropriate policies to increase employment and earnings. Econometric methods are applied to data from 120 informal sector operations ...
Landscape Planning in the Ngong Hills of Kenya, an integrated approach
(University of Manitoba, Canada, 1987)
The Ngong Hills represent a natural resource o fsignificant importance to Kenya. The hills contain
valuable agricultural, vegetational, hydrological, visual, recreational and wildlife resources. These
support a number ...
An economic analysis of the Kenyan sisal industry
(1987)
Kenya is an important producer of sisal fibre
in the world market. The sisal crop not only provides
cash income to producers but is also an important source
of foreign exchange resulting from exported fibre and fibre ...
Estimation of infant and childhood mortality in Kenya when mortality conditions are declining: evidence from 1969 and 1979 censuses.
(1987)
This study is concerned with investigating the
accuracy of Brass estimates under conditions where mortality
schedules are known or suspected to have been declining in the
recent past. To achieve this task, three techniques ...
A comparative study of Akamba and Christian worship
(1987)
Christianity was introduced to Africa by western Christian missionaries who believed that African religion was at the base of development. They believed that there were only rudiments of religious
beliefs and practices. ...
Subsidized shelter for Kenya’s urban poor case study of Dandora site and service scheme
(University of Nairobi, 1987-06)
The housing market process is a slow and
inefficient method of increasing the national housing
stock, and in providing shelter fpr all income groups.
For this reason Governments and other actors in urban
housing have ...