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Promoting photovoltaic energy in Kenya through training
(2013)
Kenya relies heavily on fossil fuels and yet it is endowed with good climate suitable for solar photovoltaic [PV] applications. The PV market in Kenya has estimated average sales of 20,000-30,000 home systems and 80,000 ...
ICT and Food Security: Case of GIS in Food Emergency Response
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
This paper presents a framework for food emergency response and demonstrates the use of Geographical Information Systems as a solution to planning for and managing food emergencies. This is particularly critical in countries ...
Water Resources
(2013)
Fresh water is one of the basic necessities without which human beings cannot survive since water is key to the sustainability of all kinds of lifeforms. Water has multiple uses namely; nutritional, domestic, recreational, ...
Hydrogeochemical analysis and evaluation of water quality in Lake Chala catchment area, Kenya
(2013)
Lake Chala is a transboundary fresh water resource with no surface water inflow or outflow and is located in the southwestern part of Kenya on the Kenya-Tanzania border. The lake catchment area is bound by longitudes 370 ...
Antiparasitic And Antimicrobial Constituents From Terminalia Brownii
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Terminalia brownii is an African medicinal plant used to treat parasitic and microbial infections. A new oleanane-type triterenoid was isolated from its stem bark extract by bioassay-guided fractionation using the method ...
The influence of external stakeholders and expansion strategies on the relationship between organisational resources and firm performance
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
For decades, the field of strategic management has focused on the determination of drivers of performance and the causes of variation in performance within and between firms. The frameworks so far identified such as ...
Implications of Charcoal Briquette Produced by Local Communities on Livelihoods and Environment in Nairobi- Kenya
(2013)
The residents of Nairobi, Kenya, use 700 tonnes of charcoal per day, producing about88 tonnes of charcoal dust that is found in most of the charcoal retailing stalls that is disposed of inwater drainage systems or in black ...