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A cost-benefit analysis of substituting bamboo for tobacco
(2009)
This study examines the benefits and costs of farming bamboo as a substitute for tobacco
in South Nyanza, Kenya. Using primary data, the study applied the framework of cost
benefit analysis to analyze the cost and benefits ...
The influence of organizational strategy and institutional factors on performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya
(2009)
The influence of institutional factors (structure, organizational culture and leadership) and
strategy on performance of SMEs remains unclear. Also, the moderating effect of institutional
factors on the relationship ...
Assesment of viral shedding and local immune Responses to hiv in the female reproductive tract using SHIV/baboon model
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
Heterosexual transmission accounts for majority of human immunodeficiency VIruS (HIV)
infection among adults in developing countries. The risk of female to male transmission of HIV
is likely to be determined by concentration ...
Assessment of the potential of comfrey (symphytum periginum) as a source of vitamin A for malnourished Children (8 - 16 years) : a case study of Kirigiti girls approved school in Kiambu, Kenya
(2002)
In February-September 2001, an interventional study employing the pre-test, post-test casecontrol
study design was carried out among children aged 8 to 16 years in Kirigiti Girls
Approved School in Kiambu District, Central ...
Combining ability among multiple borer resistant,maize (zea mais, L.) inbred lines, resistant to chilo partellus and busseola fusca stem borers
(2006-04)
Maize (Zea mays L.) is an important cereal crop of the world. It has worldwide significance as human
food, animal feed and raw material for the manufacture of many industrial products. The most
important insect pests of ...
Molecular characterization and distribution of ‘candidatus’ Liberobacter species/strains in Machakos and Kakamega districts of Kenya
(2004)
The current decline in citrus production in the country is attributed to a great extent to Huanglongbing
(HLB) (greening) disease, caused by a phloem limited Liberobacter species belonging to the alpha
sub-division of ...
The structure and function of the Plankton community in the Pelagic zone of Lake Naivasha, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
In Lake Naivasha minimal fish predation upon the zooplankton due to low fish biomass and the absence of true
planktivorous fish is suspected, from previous studies. The relative importance of the two forces, top-down ...
Strategies adopted by postal corporation of Kenya to gain competitive advantage in the mail sub sector in Kenya
(2009)
In the last ten years the mail sub sector in Kenya has witnessed one of the phenomenal
growths in Kenya with registered players in the market hitting one hundred and fifty
by June 2009 (CCK statistics June 2009). The ...
Examining the bias in kenya's investment law and policy in relation to foreign direct investment and local investors
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Prior to the passing of the Investment Promotion Act', the existing legal framework for
investments was inadequate as a reference point for investment policy. Inadequacy of
investment laws was evidenced by the lack of ...
The MWPA: is there a case for enactment of a matrimonial property act in Kenya?
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
This Paper is an examination of the place and relevance of section 17 of the Married
Women's Property Act, 1882 after the granting of divorce. It traces the developments of
the law in England, from whence the Act of ...