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Pastoral Resilience among the Maasai Pastoralists of Laikipia County, Kenya
(MDPI, 2018-06-19)This paper addresses pastoral resilience by drawing out the coping strategies and mechanisms utilized by the Maasai Pastoralists through a food system approach, based on the study findings of an anthropological study of ... -
Costs, contracts and the narrative of prosperity: an economic analysis of smallholder tobacco farming livelihoods in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)BACKGROUND: The tobacco industry has used the alleged negative impacts on economic livelihoods for tobacco farmers as a narrative to oppose tobacco control measures in low/middle-income countries. However, rigorous ... -
Drivers of women's sanitation practices in informal settlements in sub-Saharan Africa: a qualitative study in Mathare Valley, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Despite evidence suggesting women are disproportionately a ff ected by the lack of adequate and safe sanitation facilities around the world, there is limited information about the factors that in fl uence women ’ s ... -
Innovation challenges encountered by small and medium enterprises in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)The current business environment is characterized by tough and unpredictable competitions. All organizations, regardless of their size and scope of operation are faced with tough competition challenges and in order ... -
Factors affecting asynchronous e-learning quality in developing countries university settings
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Despite the potential of Learning Management System (LMS) supported asynchronous e-learning to improve asynchronous e-learning system quality by enhancing learning effectiveness and academic achievement of HEIs , several ... -
Influence of Urbanisation on Minimum and Maximum Temperature characteristics over Nairobi City
(Journal of Climate Change and Sustainability, 2018-04)Urban Heat Island being the most investigated aspect of urban climate is not prominently investigated in tropical African urban areas. This paper seeks to address the influence of urbanization on outdoor temperature ... -
The relationship between liquidity risk and failure of commercial banks in kenya
(Horizon Research Publishing corporation, 2018)This study sought to establish the relationship between liquidity risk and failure of commercial banks in Kenya in the years 2013 to 2016. Additionally, the study endeavoured to establish the effect of capital adequacy, ... -
Gender Identity Through The Ekegusii Naming System
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This paper analyses Ekegusii names and how they relate to gender identity. It shows how the naming system is basically based on the premise that a male is socialized to ‘gather wealth’, hence the term omosacha (‘man/husband’), ... -
Kimeru-Influenced Misspellings And Wrong Lexical Choices In The Kiswahili Compositions Of Three Schools In Meru County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The aim of this paper was to investigate the Kimeru-influenced misspellings and wrong lexical choices in the Kiswahili compositions of three schools in the Meru County of Kenya, with gender as a variable. The objectives ... -
Syllable Weight In Dholuo
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This paper is about syllable weight in Dholuo, a Western Nilotic language spoken in south-western Kenya and the neighbouring northern tip of Tanzania. Dholuo has both open and closed syllables, as well as heavy and light ... -
A Functional Analysis Atĩ And Its Variants (Atĩrĩrĩ And Atĩrĩ) As Complementisers And Various Discourse Markers
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Complementisers are important categories for linguistic theories in description of syntactic structures. In generative grammar theories, the complementiser phrase is an indispensable functional category. Gĩkũyũ, a Bantu ... -
Dyslexia And Dysgraphia In The Reading And Writing Of English Words By Upper-Primary Pupils From Select Schools In Sabatia Sub-County In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This study sought to investigate whether there was correlation between reading impairment (dyslexia) and writing impairment (dysgraphia), and whether function words would pose a greater challenge than content words in both ... -
Ethnography Of The Slaughterhouse A Case Of Nanyuki Slaughterhouse In Laikipia County, Rift Valley, Kenya
(UoN, 2017)This paper focuses on establishing actors and their roles in the slaughterhouse processes in the Nanyuki slaughterhouse of Laikipia County. This is understood through the lens of the food system approach, based on the ... -
Challenges faced by women football players who participate in football leagues
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify challenges faced by women football players who participate in football leagues . Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey design . It was ... -
Factors influencing the participation of women in the local football leagues
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the participation of women in the local football leagues . Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey design . It was ... -
The Kenyan perspective on adoption of green concept in biodiversity conservation: Case of Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Biodiversity is disappearing at alarming rate due to human civilization. The paper documents the benefits of adopting green concept environment ecosystem to salvage biodiversity loss through protection, conservation and ... -
The role of women in Socio-Economic Development: A Case Study of Women involved in small-scale business in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The study main objective was to find out the role of women in socio-economic development, with a case study of women within the slums of Nairobi County. To achieve this objective, the study was guided by the following ... -
"We do not bury dead livestock like human beings": Community behaviors and risk of Rift Valley Fever virus infection in Baringo County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)BACKGROUND: Rift Valley Fever (RVF), is a viral zoonotic disease transmitted by Aedes and Culex mosquitoes. In Kenya, its occurrence is associated with increased rains. In Baringo County, RVF was first reported in 2006-2007 ... -
Structural drivers of vulnerability to Zoonotic disease in Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)This paper argues that addressing the underlying structural drivers of disease vulnerability is essential for a ‘One Health’ approach to tackling zoonotic diseases in Africa. Through three case studies—trypanosomiasis in ... -
Youth participation in smallholder livestock production and marketing.
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Agriculture is a leading source of employment for rural populations in Kenya. Through a mixed methods approach, this study sought to investigate youth participation in smallholder livestock production and marketing in ...
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