Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Effect of Operations Strategy on the Performance of State Corporations in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)In the competitive market both public and private organizations are required to perform excellently in their operations so as to increase their output. The research sought to establish the operations strategy adopted by ... -
Effect of Working Capital Management on the Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The analysis of working capital is very crucial as it includes policies relative to liquidity management. Working capital informs or rather signals the organization on the liquidity needed for the smooth flow of operations ... -
Efficacy of Interpersonal Communication in Conflict Resolution- a Case of the Sabaot Clans in Mt. Elgon Region, Bungoma County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The study sought to analyse the efficacy of interpersonal communication with a focus on the Sabaot clans of Mt. Elgon. The study examined the type and level of the Sabaot conflict in Mt. Elgon region, established the ... -
Influence of Soap Operas on Romantic Relationships Among Female Viewers in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Media has been perceived as playing a key role in influencing and shaping human behavior and interaction. It is however not clear how the media influences romantic relationships. In that regard that this study aimed at ... -
The Convergence of Self and History in Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s This Child Will Be Great and Joe Khamisi’s Dash Before Dusk: A Slave Descendant’s Journey in Freedom
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study examines convergence of self and history in Ellen Johnson Sirleaf‘s This Child will be Great and Joe Khamisi‘s Dash before Dusk: A Slave’s Descendant’s Journey in Freedom. The autobiographies contain personal ... -
An Assessment of Fire Disaster Management in Urban Areas:a Case Study of Nairobi City County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)In most urban areas including Nairobi City, fire disaster have been blamed on poor management regime that lacks requisite efficiency and effectiveness to prevent ,mitigate ,respond....... -
Effects of Dimension Stone Quarrying Activities in Ndarugo Area of Kiambu County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Dimension stone quarrying is a vital activity that dates back since the dawn of civilization because it provided premium materials for all kinds of constructions. Stone quarrying activities have affected the quarry workers, ... -
Factors Determining Acccess to Maternal Health Services: a Case of Pregnant Women Visiting Karatina Level Five Hospital in Mathira Sub-county, Nyeri County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study set out to examine the aspects that underlie access to maternal health services among pregnant mothers in Nyeri County. Its specific objectives were to: To find out the level of access to maternal health care ... -
Factors That Sustain the Institution of Polygyny and Their Effects on Family Well-being Among the Wanga People of Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Polygyny is the practice of a man having more than one wife. A related concept polygamy also refers to the state of a man having more than one wife or female mate at a particular time. Polygynous families usually operate ... -
Minority Language Maintenance in a Multilingual Setting: the Case of Gujarati in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study endeavored to investigate the factors that have contributed to language maintenance among Gujarati speakers in Nairobi. The study was guided by three objectives which sought to identify the vitality factors that ... -
Factors Contributing to Criminal Behaviour Among the Youth in North West Kisumu Location, Maseno Division,kisumu County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Increased incidences of crime across the country are becoming a matter of grave concern. Of even greater concern, however, is the growing number of youths who are taking to crime. The study aimed at finding out socio-economic ... -
The Invisible Power of Liberal Democracy and Its Paradoxes
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Liberal democracy ought to be a polycracy that safeguards the civil liberty of the people from states’ mastery. In a free democratic, judgements of the majority imparts on predominant regions of states’ assertive theme ... -
Discourses and Realities of Judicial Role in International Security Relations: the Case of the Kenyan Judiciary and the War On Terror (2006 - 2016)
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The discourses and realities of judicial institutional behavior in the adjudication of terrorism cases is the subject of this study between 2006 and 2016. A convergence of Buzan’s conception of security and the Lockean ... -
Tale of Kasaya: an Autobiography of Resilience
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study focused on Eva Kasaya’s autobiography, Tale of Kasaya, which was aided to identify and then discuss the various ways that Kasaya develops the theme of resilience. The book was published in 2010 by Kwani Trust. ... -
Factors That Account for the Prevalence of Insecurity in Nyamira Township, Nyamira County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Urban insecurity is on the increase, not only in Nyamira Township, but in many metropolitan areas of Kenya. The increase compromises both the safety of lives and property, hence threatening the general wellbeing of ... -
Metonymic Analysis of Body Parts: the Case of Gikuyu
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study investigates the use of metonyms in the Gikuyu language that make reference to human body parts to establish how these metonyms serve to explain different nuanced communicative functions using a variety of ... -
Challenges Related to Availability of Domestic Water in Kibera Slum Nairobi City County
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Water is indispensable for life since it is a major basic need and is also important for economic activities.Information on the challanges of water supply and its availability is important as it forms a vital baseline for ... -
A Relevance-theoretic Approach to the Study of Figurative Language in Selected Homilies in Neo-pentecostal Churches in Kagio, Kirinyaga County of Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study focused on illustrating how the interpretation of figures of speech is attained in selected homilies from three sermons in Neo-Pentecostal churches in Kagio,in Kirinyaga County. In the study, I sort to clarify ... -
Determinants of Women’s Participation in Community Development Projects: a Study of Pastoralists in Kajiado Central Constituency
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The issue of women and development has been the subject of discussion for quite a while all over the world. Women do not participate in financially remunerative activities due to many factors. According to a report done ... -
An Analysis of Kikamba Riddles and How They Relate to Metaphor: a Relevance Theoretical Approach
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study explored the analysis of Kamba riddles based on content and metaphor. The research further looked at the role Kamba culture plays in the interpretation of metaphors in Kamba riddles. The significant fact about ...