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Indigenous knowledge and Practices in biodiversity conservation:A case study of the Ilchamus, Baringo district, Kenya.
(1996)
The main objective of this study was to establish the role of indigenous knowledge and practices
in the conservation of woody plants' biodiversity, taking the Ilchamus of Baringo District as a
case study. The determination ...
Demand for new passenger cars and pick-ups in Kenya an empirical study
(1990)
The automobile industy is an important sector in many
modern economies. In Kenya, the government's policy on this
industry has been characterized by various inconsistencies.
This study sought to identify the determinants ...
David hume's conception of the principle of causality and the problem it creates in african metaphysics
(1993)
The study attempts to understand the status of the principle of causality. In experimental science it is held to be cardinal on grounds that every scientific experiment presupposes a cause. Hume however, who is the ...
An assessment of the interaction between kikuyu customary marriage and Roman Catholic Church marriage
(1998)
Although the church has been growing numerically, the adherence to its teaching on
marriage is lacking and this is shown by the decline in the number of people who
marry in church today. Even those already married in ...
Karl Popper's Vision of Democracy as the Ideal Society
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
This work attempts to reveal and explicate Popper's Ideal Society. This is done against
the backdrop of an unended quest, by social philosophers, for an Ideal Society. The study shows that unlike most past philosophers ...
A Stylistic Analysis Of Okot P’ Bitek’s Song Of Lawino Song of Ogol and Song of Prisoner
(University of Nairobi, 1992-04)
This stuay was inspired by the feeling that
crItics of East Afrlcan literature have not given OKot
P'Bltek and his works' sufficien attentIon. This I
felt was unfortunate because p'Bitek is not only our
leadIng poet ...
Public enterprises and national development
(1990)
This thesis seeks to address the question of the factors that account for the persistence of public enterprises in spite of continued reports on their financial mismanagement and shortfalls in overall performance. In doing ...
A study of factors influencing educational and occupational aspirations among secondary school students in Nyandarua district
(1990)
The main objective of this study was to investigate factors
which influence educational and occupational aspirations of
secondary school students in Nyandarua District, Kenya.
The hypotheses guiding the study were that ...
The awareness and management of mental illness among the Babukusu of Bungoma district
(1992)
Anthropologists have turned in increasing numbers to carry out investigation on health care systems,
etiologies and management of diseases and illnesses in
societies of differing complexity. What is apparent from their ...
Factors influencing contraceptive use among men: a case study of Kaboi location, Nandi district
(University of Nairobi, 1994-04)
The sample size for the research study was 150 currently married men between the ages of 15 and 55. All the 150 respondents were interviewed between August to September 1993 by four research assistance under the supervision ...