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The Archaeology and Ethnography of Iron Metallurgy on the Kenya Coast
(Bryn Mawr College, 1993)
This dissertation assembled and interpreted archaeological, ethnographic, and
archaeometallurgical data in an effort to reconstruct and understand the contributions of
iron working technology to the development of Swahili ...
Small Scale Industries in Rural Areas:a Study of Informal Metal Work Enterprises in Bunyore, Vihiga District
(University of Nairobi,, 2001)
This work is about the informal metal work sector, popularly known as the Jua kali sector, in rural areas. The study sought to establish the social characteristics of entrepreneurs ...
The Bukusu Customary Marriage
(University of Nairobi, 1996)
This is a study of the Bukusu marriage as practised before contact with foreign cultures. It is based mainly on oral interviews supplemented by documentary evidence of scholars who have carried out fieldwork among Babukusu, ...
Factors Influencing Utilisation of Ejournals at Daystar University
(University of Nairobi,, 2009)
The society we live in has developed from being an agricultural society, to industrial society and
now we are in the so called information age. In this age, information is the power to gain wealth.
Societies and indeed ...
Studying Social Change Through Return Visits: Return Visits:an Embu Restudy
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1994)
This paper outlines research aims and some preliminary
findings from a 1994 restudy of social change in rural Embu
District. The new project updates the author's early 1980s
field research in rural Kenya, and aims at ...
Value Addition to Dagaa “omena” (Rastrineobola Argentea) Through Recovery of Fish Protein Hydrolysate With Potential Bioactive Properties
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Food insecurity is increasingly becoming an issue of national concern. The fish industry has been identified as one of the sectors that if improved would effectively contribute towards alleviation of food insecurity as a ...
Impact of Famine Relief Food Aid on the Gabbra Pastrolists of Marsabit District. A Case Study of Maikowa Location
(University of Nairobi,, 2003)
Risk management practices in the management of real property in kenya: a survey of commercial properties in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
An investment in real property is undertaken for its ability to produce returns. The
achieved returns may not equal the projected returns due to the existence of risks. To
minimise the variations in the returns, the risks ...
Fertility, early child mortality and rate of reporting of child births and deaths in Sigor division, Kericho - Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1994)
This research was undertaken in May to November. 1991. The main purpose
of the survey was to obtain a comprehensive account of fertility and child
mortality statistics in a rural area. This investigation provides ...