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Participation in planning and implementation of slum redevelopment. A case study of Pumwani Highrise in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
'The focus of this study was to inquire the levels of participation of Pumwani community members during Pumwani phase 11 slum redevelopment scheme and whether the issues that emerged thereof were influenced by participation. ...
Indigenous knowledge and sustainable crop production: a study of the millenium village project at Bar-Sauri in Nynza Province
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
Over the years, Indigenous Knowledge has emerged as a significant resource in development discussions. This project attempts to interrogate the concept of Indigenous Knowledge and the strategies it advances to promote ...
Language-mixing in the language of advertising a case study of commercial banks and Mobile Telecomunications firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
This paper presents the results of a linguistic study on the advertising language in Kenya. The study follows the framework of Lexical Pragmatics Theory. Mainly we were out to investigate how language-mixing in advertising ...
The effectiveness of constituency development funds (CDF) on poverty reduction with respect to consumption and human capital (a case study of Hamisi constituency)
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
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Effects of social networks on livelihoods in exile and return: the case of Southern Sudanese refugees in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
Most studies about refugees in Africa often focus on the desperate circumstances that forced migrants find themselves in, and therefore often highlight the poor quality of and gaps in humanitarian assistance. Conventional ...
Factors influencing under five mortality in urban and rural Kenya
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
Under five mortality in Kenya has continued to rise since 1989 from 90.9 deaths per 1000 live births to 115 per 1000 live births in 2003, making it improbable that the MDG target of reducing child mortality by two thirds ...
Performance evaluation of used edible oil as diesel fuel
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
In this study, used vegetable oil was collected from restaurants and processed to biodiesel
through transesterification. Various properties of the biodiesel were determined and compared to
those of diesel. Biodiesel was ...
The relationship between business risk and leverage empirical evidence from companies listed at Nairobi stock exchange
(2009-10)
This paper studies the relationship between business risk and leverage of companies
listed at Nairobi stock exchange (NSE). The main objective is to test whether there exist
a relationship between business risk and ...
The extent of application of the marketing-mix variables by non – banking financial institutions (nbfi’s) in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009-10)
This study was carried out among the NBFIs operating in Nairobi, Kenya. The study focused on the extent of application of the marketing mix variables by NBFIs in Kenya. The objectives of the study were: to determine the ...
Strategies used to enhance teamwork among employees in the school of business University of Nairobi
(2009)
This report gives a full analysis on strategies that are used to enhance teamwork in the
school of business at the University of Nairobi. The objectives of the study are to
determine the strategies used and to determine ...