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Rural militia groups in Kenya : the case of Mungiki in Kigumo District, 1987-2008
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2010)This study examined the activities of rural militias and their impact to the society. The study concentrated on Mungiki in Kigumo District. The research begins with a historical analysis of militia groups in Kenya, narrowing ... -
Rural poverty reduction in Kenya: implementation of the millennium villages project in Sauri Village in Siaya County
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)The Millennium villages Project (MVP) is an organization whose broad mandate is to alleviate rural based on the Millennium Development Goals. To alleviate poverty in Sauri village the MVP developed an agricultural strategy ... -
Rural Radio and New Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs): Implications on Agricultural Technology Dissemination and Adoption in Kenya
(Department of Arts- Communication, 2003)This research paper is a culmination of an attempt to address the glaring weaknesses in the provision of extension services with the support of rural radio and enhanced by the new ICTs. The basis ... -
Rural Roads Development and Marketed Agricultural Production in Kenya: a Time Series Analysis (1973-2021)
(University of Nairobi, 2023)The marketed agricultural production had been on the increase despite the decline in the number of kilometres of newly constructed rural roads. Thus, the objective of the study was to investigate the responsiveness of ... -
Rural to rural migration and employment:A case study in a selected area of Kenya
(Faculty of Arts, 1974)This study sets out to probe into the question of why people migrate from one rural area to another in Machakos District. It also deals with the question of who migrates and how he migrates. The findings of the study were ... -
Rural to urban migration a sociological interpretation
(University of NairobiDepartment of Arts, 1978)This study argues that the ultimate causes of accelerating rural to urban migration must be sought in the social dynamics of the rural societies and that these same causal factors also affect the urban adaptation process. ... -
Rural transportation problems: a case study of tea roads in the southern teagrowing region of Meru-Kenya
(Transport Geography, 2003)Rural transportation problems in the tea areas emanate from the poor conditions of tea roads which are not maintained to be all weather. Most of these roads are impassable during the rainy seasons and tea farmers incur ... -
Rural urban prevalence and associated factors of overweight and obesity in adult patients seeking healthcare: a case of PCEA kikuyu hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-07)Obesity is now of such epidemic proportions that its impact threatens the capacity of health services in the richest countries. The main objective of the study was to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of ... -
Rural Water Develdpment in Kenya : A Case Study of Vihiga Division, Kakamega District
(Arts-economic Geaography, 1987)The last fifteen years have witnessed increasing attention being focused by the Kenya Government on the needs of the rural areas in the country in an effort to raise rural standards of living as part of the overall strategy ... -
Rural water supplies problem in Kenya: A case study of Kipkelion division, Kericho district
(University of Nairobi, 1986-06)Throughout the world, there is a conviction that the availability of sufficient quantities of clean, potable, water is one of the ways of improving man's health, hygiene and productivity. Although both the Government and ... -
Rural Women Access to Information: A Case Study of Women Enterprise Fund
(University of Nairobi, 2017)The purpose of this study was to assess the rural women access to development Information with a focus on the Women Enterprise Fund. The specific objectives was to investigate the level of Rural Women Access to Development ... -
Rural women’s participation in agro forestry and its implications on a sustainable environment in Nyando district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2002)Poverty has led to a deterioration of the rural environment in Nyando District. This study set out to examine women’s participation in agroforestry as a land use approach that can contribute to a sustainable rural environment ... -
Rural-based Water Security Coping Strategies: a Case of Muhuru-bay Migori District, Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Rural-based water security coping strategies (RUBAWACS) among rural communities is a common phenomenon not only in Kenya but worldwide. These strategies are seen as response to risks associated with water scarcity and ... -
Rural-rural Migrant Characteristics In The Face Of Agro-industrialization (case Study Of Migration, In Mumias And Nzoia Sugar Schemes)
(University of Nairobi.Department of Arts, 1985)This study examines migrant characteristics ill rural-rural migration in Kenya in the face of changing economic values. Rural-rural migration remains largely unstudied in Kenya and generally in the world as a whore. The ... -
Rural-rural, migration and population change a study of the Kericho tea estates complex in Kenya
(Arts-philosophy, 1981)This study explores, the nature, pattern/and implications for rural development of rural-rural migration which, unlike the rural-urban component, remains a relatively virgin area of internal migration research: as well ... -
Rural-urban Diversity In The Implementation Of Participatory Forest Management: The Case Of Ngong’ Road And Kiptuget Forests, Kenya
(UoN, 2019)Studies that have considered PFM have suggested that effectiveness in the conservation and management of forest under PFM is a subject of various factors which influence the capacity of the community to effectively engage ... -
Rural-urban dualism the consumption behavior of Kenya households
(Arts-economics, 1980)The Integrated Rural Survey, 1974-1975 and the Urban Food Purchasing Survey, 1977 are analysed separately to test the hypotheses: first, that urban marginal propensity to consume is lower than the rural marginal ... -
Rural-urban migration-causes and economic impact
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)This research paper aims at studying migration from rural to the urban areas with the main concern that by the year 2050, it's expected that 60% of total world population will reside in the urban areas. This is by all means ... -
Rural-Urban Relations and Agrarian Development in Kutus Area, Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning, 1989)A considerable flow of resources takes place at the household level from urban to rural and from non-agricultural to agricultural activities by way of urban-rural remittances, non farm income, and return migration. The ... -
The Rwandan genocide and its effects on the Great Lakes
(University of NairobiCollege of humanities and social science, 2007)Internal conflicts including genocide have been known to have significant regional and international dimensions. However, little effort has been paid in addressing their causes in order to remedy their future occurrence. ...
