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Costs, economies of size and resource use relationships in wheat production in Nakuru district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1995-12)
Wheat production in Kenya has slumped during the last two
decades due to among other factors the high cost of productisn and
subdivision of former large-scale wheat farms. The broad objective
of this study was to examine ...
The style of the short story in Kenya: An Analysis of the Short Stories of Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Leornard Kibera
(1995)
The thesis examines the style of ten short stories by three of Kenya's pioneer writers in that form.The study has been prompted by a lack of any serious critical attention paid to the genre in this country, yet it is ...
Water balance approach to maize yield forecasting for katumani area
(1995)
In this study, maize yields at Katumani have been related to two sets of
weather indices. These indices, known as the water requirement satisfaction indices
were computed according to a model developed by Frere and Popov ...
Optimal power flow for the Kenya power system using the steepest descent method
(1995)
Economy and reliability of service are important considerations in power system operation
and planning. The primary objective in power system planning and operation is to minimise the cost
of meeting the power requirements ...
Socio-demographic and health consequencies of adolescent sexuality and fertility in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1995-12)
The main objective of the study was to find out the extent to
which adolescent fertility affects the socio-demographic and health
scenario in Kenya. The study examined adolescent fetility among
secondary school girls. ...
An assessment of the environmental impact of waste disposal in residential areas • a case study of Pandora residential area in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
This work sets out to study the environmental impact of waste disposal in Dandora residential area.
In order to examine this impact, four environmental attributes are analyzed - air, land, people and buildings. The study ...
The role of woodfuel saving cookstoves in coping with fuelwood shortages, with a focus on food preparation patterns in Kisii district, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
A cross sectional study was carried out in Kisii District to
compare fuelwood consumption and food preparation patterns of
households using improved cookstoves with those using
traditional cookstoves. A sample of 196 ...
Das Keniabild In Deutschsprachigen Reisefuhrern
(University of Nairobi, 1995-07)
Institutional care for children. a survey of residential child care institutions in Nairobi
(1995)
This
influence
study investigates some of the major factors which
institutionalization of children in Nairobi, and the
impact of institutionalization on their lives.
The study is based ...