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Economic change in Bunyore - Kenya, 1902 - 1963
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
The onset of colonialism in Bunyore began in 1902 when the whole of
Western Kenya, including the area occupied by the Abanyole, was separated
from Uganda and became part of the British East Africa Protectorate under
British ...
A comparative study of industrialization strategies in sub-Saharan Africa and south¬ East Asia:Case study of Kenya and south- Korea
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
The Kenyan and South Korean economies have had highly varied industrial performance in the last three decades and this difference is likely to continue in the foreseeable future. Between 1960 and 1995, the period covered ...
Unmet needs for contraception and their demographic significance in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1997-10)
A large proportion of women in Kenya who say that they want no more children or that they want to delay the next birth fail to use any contraceptive method. Most of the women in Kenya know at ]east one method of contraception. ...
Language in Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye's fiction
(1997)
Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye is a British-born Kenyan writer whose consistent interest in
the experiences of women in a rapidly modernizing society is increasingly attracting
critical response. Because of her dual cultural ...
An empirical study into the pass rates in KASNEB CPA examinations
(University of Nairobi,, 1997-07)
An empirical investigation of the information content of dividend payment on share prices of publicly quoted companies
(University of Nairobi., 1997-07)
This study sought to investigate whether or not there is a relationship between dividend
and share prices. The major source of data was financial records of publicly quoted companies.
Data from the various companies was ...
Traditional medicines in anticonvulsant therapy: implications of trace elements in health and disease
(1997)
The importance of the organic constituents in medicinal plant extracts
and herbal medicines have often been acknowledged. There is also
increasing evidence implicating inorganic constituents, particularly
essential trace ...
The stylistic reciprocity between textual errancy and cohesion in David Maillu's broken drum
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
A stylistic analysis of David Maillu's Broken Drum reveals that the text is
committed to both centripetal and centrifugal artistic goals. While these would, as a
general rule, be opposed to each other, they are uniquely ...
Development of science and technology infrastructure in Kenya during periods of structural adjustment
(1997)
For almost one decade now Kenya has been experiencing a series of
setbacks with adverse effects on the rates of economic and social
development. To many economists, this crisis has been referred to as
structural, ...
A study of socio-economic factors in farm productivity of small, medium and large-scale farmers in Mathira and Municipal Divisions, Nyeri district
(1997-05)
The central aim of this study is to investigate the impact
of socio-economic factors namely, land size, pricing system,
labour, extension, credit system, food cash crop dualism,
membership to co-operatives, type of farm ...