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Estimation of Entropy in Kenya
(2003)
The study estimates entropy values in Kenya, which have been lacking. Risks in
death are also estimated. The study uses the 1969 -79, 1979 -89 and 1989 -99
censuses data on expectation of'tife and survivorship.
The ...
The effect of changes in interest rates on credit granted by commercial banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003-11)
Until June 1991, the Government of Kenya maintained a policy of interest rate
control. This meant that the Government was instrumental in setting maximum
nominal interest rates for lenders and borrowers; mandatory credit ...
Perceptions towards the collection and exhibition of contemporary urban material culture: a case study of The national museums of Kenya, Nairobi Museum
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
Urban centres in Africa are a melting pot where diverse cultures from different parts interact
together, thus, coming up with new urban subcultures. Museums, as custodians of culture, have
a duty to undertake in the ...
A survey of factors that influence customer Choice of petrol stations in Nairobi
(2003)
The study was aimed at studying the factors that motorists III Nairobi consider in
selecting the petrol stations from which they purchase their oil products and related
services. The motivation behind this study was the ...
Psychosocial determinants of problem behaviour in secondary school adolescents in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003-07)
The focus of this study was problem behaviour in adolescence. Specifically,
the study sought to understand the psychosocial determinants of problem
behaviour in secondary school adolescents in Kenya. The study ...
The Practice of Software Quality Assurance by Computer Consulting Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
This study examined the practice of software quality assurance in Kenya, due to the
increased incorporation of computer based information systems in Kenya.
Background information on software quality assurance, mainly ...
The provincial administration and the democratization of development process in Kenya
(2003)
This study is an attempt to investigate the emergence of the new actors such as Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and (Peoples Organizations) POs in the development space and their impact on the developmental ...
The child narrator in George Lamming's in the castle of my skin
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
The prime concern of this study is to give critical attention to George Lamming's use of a child narrator in the novel, In the Castle of My Skin. The narrative, told from a child's perspective, recounts the ways in which ...
A morphosyntactic analysis of dholuo verbal system
(2003)
This study basically analyses Dholuo verbal movement for feature checking under Chomsky's Minimalist Program (1995), Chomsky and Lasnik (1993) argue that verbs are given their inflectional ...
The Child character in adult literature: A study of six Caribbean novels
(University of Nairobi., 2003-08)
This study examines the child character in post- emancipation and colonial West-Indian fiction in order to determine his position in that society and his role as a literaryagent. Our samples in this endeavour are six ...