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Healthcare priority setting in Kenya: A gap analysis applying the accountability for reasonableness framework
(2013)
In resource-poor settings, the accountability for reasonableness (A4R) has been identified as an important advance in priority setting that helps to operationalize fair priority setting in specific contexts. The four ...
Teachers' experiences in teaching evolution
(University of Nairobi, 2011-07)
Although prehistory and evolutionary studies are included in the Kenyan secondary school biology and history subjects, lack of consistent up-dating of the syllabi and sheer ignorance by a very large cross-section of teachers ...
History of Paleontological research in the Narok District of Kenya,
(University of Nairobi, 2007)
The geology of the Narok District of southern Kenya was first studied in the 1960s. From 1994 through 2005 more extensive paleontological and geological research was conducted on a series of late Miocene sediments of the ...
An inequality perspective of education structure and performance in Kenya - University of Nairobi Enterprises and Services Limited
(2011)
Education is an important determinant of individuals’ income, health as well as the capacity to interact and communicate with others. In spite of this view, there is considerable evidence of inequalities of opportunity in ...
Determinants And Consequences Of Transaction Costs Of Microfinance And Their Impact On Rural Poor Borrowers’ Incomes
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Many studies have approached the issue of transactions costs of microfinance from the
institutional perspective with a view to drive recommendations on viable microfinance lending institutions. Only few studies have ...
Alpha-Lactalbumin: Its Production Technologies and Bioactive Peptides
(University of Nairobi, 2010-02-16)
Alpha-lactalbumin (α-La), a globular protein found in all mammalian milk, has been used as an ingredient in infant formulas. The protein can be isolated from milk using chromatography/gel filtration, membrane separation, ...
Political Violence In Kenya And Local Churches’ Responses: The Case Of The 2007 Post- Election Crisis
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
In 27 December 2007, Kenyans went to the polls to e
lect their presidential, parliamentary, and
civic leaders. This general election was described
as replete with serious anomalies—a situation
that continues to raise ...
The effect of investment style on portfolio performance:Evidence from the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2015-05)
The investors must trade to make a return and the choice of where to invest and how many times to trade
lies with the investor. This study sought to determine whether the investment styles adopted by the
investors on the ...
Cultural transfer from Europe and Asia to Africa: Evidence from borrowed lexicon adapted into Kiswahili
(University of Nairobi, 2013-08)
Language is used to pass on or transfer informatio
n from one group to another. The aspects that are
passed on include people’s beliefs, their behavior, th
eir objects as well as other aspects that are common
to a ...