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Heritability of mineral elements of micronutrient value in two Solanum Scabrum (miller) accessions from Kenya and Cameroon
(2007-07)
Indigenous leafy vegetables account for 75.3% of all vegetables consumed in Africa
and eight families account for 50% of the indigenous African leafy vegetables with
Amaranthaceae and Solanaceae ranking at the top. Solanum ...
Factors associated with body mass index in people living with HIV/AIDS attending Thika district hospital comprehensive care clinic, Kenya
(2009-11)
Background: loday despite advanced therapeutic success of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in the developed countries, HIV related weight loss still continue to be important co-morbidity in many patients. The ...
Optimization of carotenoids production from Paracoccus sp BOG006T
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Carotenoids sources include plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria. A novel
bacterium Paracoccus sp BOG 006 T which was isolated from the outflow of Lake
Bogoria hot spring has also been identified to secrete ...
The response of the family planning association of Kenya to changes in its operating environment
(2003-09)
The environment is important to any organization. Organizations must maintain a strategic fit
with the environment if they are to survive, succeed and grow. They also have to respond to its
dynamism, heterogeneity, ...
Applicability of financial crisis predictive model to bank failures in Kenya
(2001-04)
This study set out to achieve the following two objectives:
1. Test the applicability of the theories of financial crisis predictive model to
bank failures in Kenya.
2. Identify the key macroeconomic variables In ...
Factors influencing the formation and operation of non-governmental organizations in Kenya
(2003-11)
The objective of this study was to explore the factors influencing the formation and
operation of NGOs in Kenya. It focused on those NGOs with their headquarters in Nairobi.
The number of NGOs operating in Kenya continued ...
A survey of the factors that account for the dismal listing at the Nairobi Stock exchange (Kenya)
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
The objective of the research project was to establish the factors that account for the dismal
number of additional listings at the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) over the last fifty years of
its existence. The number of ...
Competitive strategies adopted by liquefied Petroleum gas (LPG) marketers in Kenya to cope with Competition
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Over the last 10 years, there have been many changes in the Kenyan economy. These
changes have had a considerable impact on all industries and the oil industry is no
exception having been liberalized in October, 1994. ...
Determinants of non-performing loans in Kenya
(2001-07)
Non-performing loans (NPLs) are tending towards a worrying level in Kenya, a
trend that could eventually cripple the financial sector in Kenya. As at January
2001, the level stood at 39% of the total loans in the Kenyan ...
Occupational segregation in the Employment sector: a case study of Nairobi. Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2006)
Gender equality has been a contentious issue in Africa and more so in Kenya for a long
time. Women have been disadvantaged in taking up positions equal to those of men in
society due to a variety of factors including ...