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Development of a Benchmarking Model for Construction Projects in Kenya
(2014)
The construction industry is a crucial sector both for developed and developing economies. It contributes 10% towards GDP for developed economies and more than 4% for developing economies. The industry has often faced many ...
Bio-inspired energy and channel management in distributed wireless multi-radio networks
(2014-06)
In the recent past, research in the next generation wireless heterogeneous broadband networks has favoured the design of multi-radio interface over the single radio interface architectures in order to support desirable ...
The Role of Servant Leadership in Project Management in Kenya
(2014)
Leadership is believed to be important to project success despite a limited number of studies on the topic. Servant leadership, for example, has never been studied in the context of the project environment or project ...
Review of municipal solid waste management: a case study of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014-02)
The era of the glass skyscraper: Is it an option for the Eastern Africa Climates?
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Land Tenure in Slum Upgrading Projects
(2011)
This paper gives an overview of slum upgrading in Kenya observing that slums are a major urban housing phenomena in Kenya that require immediate attention. Rather than demolishing them, which renders many people homeless, ...
Hypoglycemic effects of caesalpinia volkensii on alloxan-induced diabetic mice
(2012)
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disorder caused by inherited and/or acquired deficiency in production of insulin by the pancreas or by the ineffectiveness of the insulin produced by the target cells. Most conventional ...
State of the art reporton global and regional soil information:
(2013)
Soil is a natural body consisting of layers (soil horizons) that are composed of weathered mineral
materials, organic material, air and water (Bockheim et al., 2005). It is the end product of the combined
influence of ...
The digital matatu project: Using cell phones to create an open source data for Nairobi's semi-formal bus system
(Elsevier, 2015)
In many of the world's growing cities, semi-formal buses form the basis of public transit systems. However, little open and standardized data exist on these systems. The Digital Matatus project in Nairobi, Kenya set out ...