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The perception of Kenyan citizens on improvement of public service delivery since the implementation of performance contracts in Kenya
(2011)The main objective of the study was to establish the perception of Kenyan citizen’s on improvement of public service delivery since the implementation of performance contracts in Kenya. The accessible target population ... -
Perception of marketing as a determinant of growth among micro, small and medium enterprises in Mavoko Municipality, Machakos, County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)This study sought to establish the determinants of growth among the micro, small and medium sector enterprises in Mavoko municipality, Machakos county, Kenya. Descriptive crosssectional survey design was used with a semi ... -
The perceptions about condom use and the transmission of the aids pandemic in Kenya
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Perceptions and barriers to contraceptive use among adolescents aged 15 - 19 years in Kenya: a case study of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Even after the launch of family planning program in Kenya, in 1967, contraceptive use among adolescents has remained below 10 percent while child bearing has increased from 2 percent at age 15 to 36 percent at age 19. To ... -
Perceptions in a commons: A case of historic Old Town, Mombasa
(University of Nairobi, 2013)Dynamics of growth and development put enormous strain on land use activities in urban historic areas. New spatial patterns emerge that lead to both visual and functional contradictions, which are manifest in the ... -
Perceptions of pre-service bachelor of education (arts) students on environmental factors that influence high school students’ academic performance
(AJBUMA, 2023-02-17)The study used Ex post facto research design to find out Pre-Service Bachelor of Education (Arts) degree teachers’ perceptions on the Internal and External Education Environmental Factors that influence high school students’ ... -
Performance and HIV/AIDS: Case Studies in South Africa and Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of literature and language, 2010) -
Performance evaluation of the Limuru Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society, May.
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”Performance of Civil Servants as Influenced by Factors of Motivation in Government Ministries Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi,Department of Psychology,, 2011)The focus of this study was to establish the role of motivation on workers' performance. The study was conducted among civil servants at the headquarters of five government ministries namely: Ministries of Medical Services, ... -
Performance of socially screened portfolio at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(School of Business, University of Nairobi, 2013)Since its introduction in the early 1970s, socially responsible investment (SRI) has gained prominence as both a rival and a complement to conventional investment. SRI is the philosophy and practice of making strategic ... -
The Performance of Voluntary Standard Schemes from the Perspective of Small Producers in East Africa
(University of NairobiInstitute of Development Studies, 2009-09)The objective of this study was to establish a better understanding of the performance of different voluntary standard schemes from the perspective of small producers in East Africa. The study compared small scale ... -
The ‘Perplexing African in China’: A Reading of Black Ghosts by Ken Kamoche
(Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa, 2022-06-11)African countries and China have had contact since the late 15th Century. These ties have been strengthened with more studies interrogating what both sides stand to gain. At the center of these ties lie misconceptions, ... -
Persistence of Features of Traditional Healing in the Churches in Africa: The Case of the Akurinu Churches in Kenya
(Department of Philosophy and Religious studies, University of Nairobi, 2009-12)One of the attractions of new converts from mainline churches to the African Instituted Churches (AICs) is faith healing. Healing understood in its wider sense as the restoration of the wholeness of life is not new to ... -
Persistence, long memory and seasonality in Kenyan tourism series
(2014)This article investigates the statistical properties of the total number of arrivals and departures in Kenya for the time period 1975Q1–2011Q4 by looking at the degree of persistence of the series. We use long range ... -
Persistent Cultural Practices: A review of the Status of Women in Kenya
(Institute of Developement Studies, 1995) -
Persistent Gender Inequity in Academic Employment at Makerere University: Is There a Gendered Agenda?
(University of Nairobi, 2007)The study investigated the persistent gender inequity in academic employment to specifically establish, on one hand, what explains and maintains gender inequity and, on the other hand, what can be done to close the gender ... -
Person –job fit on intention to leave employee rewards, work environment, and employee performance at the Kenya Police Service
(DBA Africa Management Review, 2021-12-01)The study sought to establish the moderating effect of work environment on the relationship between employee rewards and employee performance in Kenya police service. The study was anchored on ... -
A Personal Overview−Central and East Africa
(Department of Literature, Faculty of Arts, University of Nairobi, 2005)Ever since Professor G.D. Killam of the University of Guelph edited The Writings of East and Central Africa (1984),and the conferences that lead to the changes in the English syllabi of Secondary Schools, nothing ...