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Conflict Management Mechanisms in Internal Conflicts in Africa. A Case Study of the Lords Resistance Army in Uganda, 1986-2009
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
This study using the theory of conflict systems and the notion of internationalization of conflict
is written against the background that the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) conflict in Northern
Uganda is a classic example ...
Terminology Development in the Context of Multilingualism: a Case of Translating Into Kiswahili
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)
This study explores the challenges of terminology formation, development, adaptability and acceptability. The paper has also attempted to show the disharmony, discrepanciesjand the inadequacies of various terminologies ...
Democracy Without Informed Citizens: the Influence of Partisan Cues on Political Perceptions of Uninformed Kenyans
(University of Nairobi,, 2012-05-31)
The democratic theory assigns citizens key decision-making roles which require good understanding of the political system and its policy-making dynamics. Yet, empirical evidence, derived largely from studies of advanced ...
Managing Employee Transition From Active Sports Career to Mainstream Work Activities in Kenya Commercial Bank
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
The study involves the management of employee transition from active sports career
to mainstream work activities in Kenya Commercial Bank Limited (KCB). The
objective of the study is to determine how Kenya Commercial ...
The Existence of Herd Behaviour: Evidence From the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
This study focused on the price implications of herding by investigating whether equity returns reveal the presence of herd behavior. Information asymmetry in capital markets could explain the existence of herding, it can ...
Constitutional Quotas and Women's Political Representation: a Way Out of the Kenyan Dilemma
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
Ritual as Social Drama: the Role of Women in Umulumgbe Funeral Ritual
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
In this study I present the extent to which the performance of the funeral ritual of
the Umulumgbe community, the South Eastern sub-tribe of the Igbo of Nigeria, can be
viewed as a social drama, and the meaning of the ...
Learned Helplessness After Retirement: the Case of Rural Retirees in Kihumbuini Location, Murang'a County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
The purpose of this study was to examine the psychological wellbeing of the retirees and its
association to successful aging. The target population was the older persons aged 60years
and above and have retired from ...
Diaspora, Remittances and Development in Igad States
(University of Nairobi,, 2012)
Essays on Distributional Consequencies of Fuel Taxation in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2012)
This thesis outlines three topics on residential energy demand and distributional consequences of fuel taxation
for five regulated fuels in Kenya. It provides a comprehensive framework to analyse factors that drive ...