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Corporate governance and the financial performance of state corporations: The case of new Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC)
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Good Corporate Governance is a major focus in the management of
organizations and in particular where financial performance is of great
concern. This is because owners of organizations want to get value from their
investments; ...
Honey market structure and pricing efficiency in the pastoral areas of Baringo District, Kenya
(2008)
A competitive market structure is a sufficient condition for the market pncmg
efficiency. This in turn ensures that price provides producers with the incentives to
enhance production depending on available resources. The ...
Methods for breaking dormancy of potato seed tubers (solanum tuberosum l.)
(2008)
Experiments were conducted between June 2005 and December 2006 at the Kenya
Agricultural Research Institute (KARl) National Potato Research Center (NPRC) - Tigoni,
to evaluate alternative methods of dormancy breaking and ...
Evaluation of inoculation techniques and screening markers for smut (ustilago scitaminea syd) resistance in sugarcane
(2008)
Sugarcane smut 111 Kenya cause severe losses in susceptible varieties. Seedling smut
screening may select for sugarcane genotypes with physiological resistance, and may
therefore be of great use to the industry because ...
Role of knowledge attitude and practice in influencing use of insecticide treated bed-nets among pregnant women in Kilifi district
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
Malaria is one of the most serious public health problems in Kenya infecting 20 million people
annually (Republic of Kenya Ministry of Health, National Malaria Strategy 2001-20 I0). Malaria
is leading among the top five ...
prevalence and management of opportunistic infections in hiv infected children
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
BACKGROUND: HIV-infected children are more vulnerable to infections due to their immature and immunologically naive immune system in addition to the immunosuppressive effects of the virus.
OBJECTIVE: To establish the ...
Determinants of profitability of microfinance institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
The objective of the study was to determine the factors explaining the profitability of
Micro Finance institutions in Kenya. The research used a survey method to assist the
researcher achieve the objective of the study. ...
An assessment of the impact of knowledge and attitudes of employeeson acceptanceof reforms in selected state corporations at the ministry of State for Planning, Development and Vision 2030
(2008)
This study analyses the association between exposure of employees to reform information through means such as government circulars, office memos, staff meetings, and training seminars, on the one hand and attitudes and ...
Effects of commonly used analgesic drugs and trigeminal nerve fiber proportions in the speke-hinged tortoise (kinixys Spekil) and the marsh terrapin (pelomedusa subrufa)
(University of Nairobi, 2008)
This study was undertaken to explore the nociception and antinociception in the speke-hinged
tortoise (Kinixys spekii) and the marsh terrapin (Pelomedusa subrufa). Four nociceptive tests,
namely the formalin-, hot plate-, ...