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Constraints to agricultural development of large Scale farms in Moiben Division, Uasin Gishu District
(University of Nairobi, 1986)
During the last few decades many of the third World Countries Kenya included, have been involved in the development of agricultural sectors as a basic development programme, the purpose of which is directly to increase ...
Vacational training and rural employment: an investigation into some factors which influence the local employment of youth polytechnic graduates inMachakos District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1986)
This study investigates some of the major factors which influence
the local employment of Youth Polytechnic graduates in Machakos District.
The study is based on the hypothesis that the individual Youth
Polytechnic ...
Estimation of adult mortality in Kenya using information on orphan-hood
(1986-05)
There are various ways of constructing life table
using indirect methods. One such method is using information
of both child and adult mortality. In this thesis we have
used the Trussell's method of estimating child ...
Household labour organization and utilization patterns on small farms in Western Kenya: Implications for agricultural production
(1986)
A salient feature of smallholder production in Western Kenya is the use of fami1y 1abour. Wage 1abour is the 1east dominant form of organizing subsistence production. The small fann households have been integrated into the ...
Food policy analysis for Kenya
(1986)
This study analyses Kenya's food policy during 1961-83 in the context of quantity and nutritional availability and shifts in exchange entitlements on people's access to food supplies. The effects of
marketing good pricing ...
The informal sector: an alternative Kenyan strategy for economic development for the urban poor
(1986)
This research focuses on the informal sector as a solution for poverty in Kenya's urban centres. The existing literature indicates that removing the obstacles facing the informal sector activities and increasing linkages ...
The implementation of public building projects: A case study of ministry of works, housing and physical planning
(1986)
The construction of buildings and other related infra-structural facilities has been identified as one of the means through which the Government of Kenya can realize its objectives, i.e. to alleviate poverty, create enough ...
Electronic telephone monitoring unit
(1986)
The project described in this thesis attempts to enhance telephone metering by providing the telephone user with detailed call information. The Kenyan telephone network is still largely analog. Its capability is therefore ...
The Role of Kikuyu Women in the Mau Mau
(University of Nairobi,, 1986)
This study was undertaken in Mathira and Tetu Administrative Divisions of Nyeri District, These areas were chosen because they were, throughout the years of the Emergency, a hotbed of Mau Mau activities,
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Birth and initiation into adulthood in relation to baptism and confirmation among the Amalagolu of Kenya
(1986)
There is an outcry by parents, Educators, Politicians and the Clergy about the deterioration of moral standards in Kenya. One of the responses to this situation has been the Introduction of the African Heritage Course in ...