College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS)

The gender-based violence and recovery centre at Coast Provincial General Hospital, Mombasa, Kenya: An integrated care model for survivors of sexual violence.

Temmerman, M; Ogbe, E; Manguro, G; Khandwalla, Thiongo; Mandaliya, KN; Dierick, L; MacGill, M (University of Nairobi, 2019)

Marleen Temmerman and colleagues describe a model of care for people who have experienced sexual violence, set in Kenya.

Strategy typology, organizational factors and performance of freight forwarding companies in Kenya

Karingithi, Martin G; Aosa, Evans; Ogollah, Kennedy; Njihia, James (DBA Africa Management Review, 2020-01)

The aim of this study was to determine whether organizational factors had an intervening effect on the relationship between strategy typology and organizational performance. Organizational factors which comprise of shared ...

Infrastructure Growth, Household Vulnerability and Response to Shocks in Kenya

Musyoka, Philip K; Onjala, Joseph; Mureithi, Leopold P (African Journal of Economic Review, 2020)

Households in most rural areas of developing countries are likely to suffer shocks contributed by their livelihoods’ dependence on natural resources as well as due to their physical isolation from the mainstream economy ...

A lone ranger: My journey towards becoming a feminist geographer in Nairobi, Kenya

Kinyanjui, Mary (University of Nairobi, 2018)

Very few Kenyan universities offer modules on Gender or Feminism in their courses. Women are largely under-represented and very few hold senior positions. Due to the few numbers of female faculty, mentorship for young ...

Is sexual autonomy a protective factor for neonatal, child, and infant mortality? A multi-country analysis.

Memiah, P; Bond, T; Cook, C; Mwangi, M; Fried, J; Joseph, MA; Owuor, K; Mochache, V; Machira, YW (University of Nairobi, 2019)

BACKGROUND: Sexual autonomy empowers women to set boundaries, take control of their bodies, prevent sexually transmitted diseases and avoid unplanned pregnancy. A woman's ability to negotiate safer sex is crucial for her ...

Does the Informal Sector in Kenya Have Financial Potential to Sustainably Prepay for Health Care? Implications for Financing Universal Health Coverage in Low-Income Settings.

Okungu, VR; McIntyre, D (University of Nairobi, 2019)

Kenya currently lacks evidence on whether income in the informal sector is sustainable and predictable and therefore able to support financing of universal health coverage (UHC). This article demonstrates the financial ...

The Economic Geography of Kenyan Tobacco Farmers' Livelihood Decisions.

Li, Q; Magati, P; Lencucha, R; Labonte, R; Makoka, D; Drope, J (University of Nairobi, 2019)

INTRODUCTION: The narrative of prosperous economic livelihood of tobacco farmers in Kenya as alleged by the tobacco industry deserves challenge as evidence increasingly suggests that smallholder tobacco farmers are ...

Is sexual autonomy a protective factor for neonatal, child, and infant mortality? A multi-country analysis.

Memiah, P; Opanga, Y; Bond, T; Cook, C; Mwangi, M; Fried, J; Joseph, MA; Owuor, K; Mochache, V; Machira, YW (University of Nairobi, 2019)

BACKGROUND: Sexual autonomy empowers women to set boundaries, take control of their bodies, prevent sexually transmitted diseases and avoid unplanned pregnancy. A woman's ability to negotiate safer sex is crucial for ...

Economic and public health impact of decentralized HIV viral load testing: A modelling study in Kenya.

de Necker, M; de Beer, JC; Stander, MP; Connell, CD; Mwai, D (University of Nairobi, 2019)

Kenya has the world's 4th largest HIV burden. Various strategies to control the epidemic have been implemented, including the implementation of viral load (VL) testing to monitor HIV patients on ARVs. Like many resource ...

Assessment of local stakeholders' preferences for foreign land lease design attributes in Kenya: A participatory choice-based survey approach.

Otieno, DJ; Olouch, Kosura W (University of Nairobi, 2019)

Global land acquisition and lease investments in developing countries by foreign companies have elicited a lot of controversy and interest in recent literature. Well-structured foreign land leases and investments might ...

Neonatal, infant, and child mortality among women exposed to intimate partner violence in East Africa: a multi-country analysis.

Memiah, P; Bond, T; Opanga, Y; Kingori, C; Cook, C; Mwangi, M; Gitahi-Kamau, N; Mubangizi, D; Owuor, K (University of Nairobi, 2020)

BACKGROUND: Most neonatal, infant, and child deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where incidence of intimate partner violence (IPV) is highest in the world. Despite these facts, research regarding ...

Micro-credit and poverty reduction among self help groups within Kisumu County, Kenya

Wafula, Metrine; omoro, Nixon O (University of Nairobi, 2019-05)

Purpose: Micro-credit is an informal source of revenue that was established to bridge the gap between Commercial banks and Formal Micro-finance institutions with an objective of providing small loans to the poor who were ...

Groundwater quality prediction using logistic regression model for Garissa County

Krhoda, G O; Amimo, M O (University of Nairobi, 2019-02)

Groundwater quality modeling can reduce the cost of exploration and siting of boreholes considerably. The present study applies Logistic Regression Model to predict the probability of siting boreholes of fresh or saline ...

Benefits of protected areas to adjacent communities: the case of Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya

Shar, P; Mukhovi, S. M (University of Nairobi, 2019-02)

Kenya has ratified several Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES) and they all emphasize ...

Stabilizing the contours of democracy in Kenya: an analysis of audiences’ perceptions of radio contents in 2007 and 2013 political cycles.

Mwangi, M. Kamau (New Media and Mass Communication, 2018)

The paper argues that the understanding of the social construction of the practice of democracy is expanded when relevant social groups such as mass media and voters are analyzed to see how ‘interpretative flexibility’ and ...

Women’s organizations and collective action in Kenya: opportunities and challenges-the case of the Maendeleo ya Wanawake Organization

Mbugua, Rosemary W (University of Nairobi, 2017-05)

This paper presents an analysis of women's organizations in Kenya and looks into their opportunities and challenges, using the Maendeleo ya Wanawake Organization (MYWO) as a case study. It analyses the development of ...