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A Study of the Challenges Posed by Adolescence to the Management of Secondary Schools in Machakos District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,, 2004-04)
The study focused on the challenges posed by adolescence to the management of secondary schools in Machakos District, Kenya. The chaIlenge was understood to encompass administrative tasks, which headteachers perform in the ...
Human Impact on Forest Resources: a Case Study of Mukogodo Forest, Laikipia District, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004)
The current study focuses on the two-way relationships between population and natural resources with specific emphasis on forest-cover change, particularly in east Laikipia. The study area, Mukogodo Forest, offers a ...
Physical Development Planning in Peri-urban Areas:.a Case Study of King'ong'o and Kimumu of Eldoret Municipality
(2004)
Urbanization is one of the most important demographic trends of the twenty first century,
and growth is particularly rapid in the lower income countries. The majority of urban
growth is associated with the rapid expansion ...
Perceived Implications and Planned Responses to the National Social Health Insurance Fund Bill 2004 by Private Hospitals in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2004-11)
The Ministry of Health in Kenya has introduced a Bill in parliament, entitled 'The
National Social Health Insurance Fund Bill 2004', which is currently under scrutiny by
the Parliamentary Committee on Health, Housing and ...
Strategic Responses to Increased Competition in the Healthcare Industry; the Case of Private Health Insurance Sector
(University of Nairobi, 2004-09)
Indeed, health insurance industry had experienced an unprecedented competition
especially in the unregulated private heath insurance sector. Although the insurance
is broader in perspective, this study was deliberately ...
Anempirical Assessment of the Quality of Service Provided by the Kenya Police Force in Nairobi
(Univesity Of Nairobi, 2004)
Internationally, cnme and violence are increasingly becoming recognized as a
development problem, particularly in urban areas. The incidence of crime,
rape, robbery and gang violence, as well as gender-based domestic ...
Determinants of Stock Price Volatility; an Empirical Investigation of Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi,, 2004-11)
The study had the objective of establishing the level of volatility of stock
prices in Kenya and identifying the determinants of stock price volatility. A
sample of 16 companies in Nairobi Stock Exchange is examined for ...
The Effect of Price Limits on Stock Market Volatility: Evidence From the Nairobi Stock Exchange
(University of Nairobi,, 2004-12)
This study empirically examines the effects of price limits on stock market volatility at
the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). The study's data set is comprised of a series of daily
market indices and weekly returns of the ...
A Survey of the Business Challenges of Private Hospitals in Nairobi to the Hiv/aids Pandemic
(University of Nairobi,, 2004)
The 20-year onslaught of HIV/AIDS has radically changed the economics of patient
care, and its effects are still being felt throughout the health care system. The private
hospitals are faced by many business challenges ...
A Survey of the Strategic Response of the Pharmaceutical Industry to Bargaining Power of Heal the Management Organisations (Hmos)
(Univesity Of Nairobi, 2004)
Health Maintenance organisations (HMOs) have been in operation in Kenya since 1985 .
In the 1990's many new players came into the market and more still continue to enter the
market. HMOs are organised health plans and ...