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An economic analysis of small scale french bean production in Central Province of Kenya
(1992)
In this study small scale French bean production systems
ln the major growing areas in Kenya are analyzed. The main
purpose being to identify the problems causing low yields and
to suggest possible ways of overcomming ...
The management of public enterprises in Kenya:With special reference to Kenya Meat Commission (1977-1987)
(1991)
Public enterprise is a common feature of many economies
throughout the world. It is a formula that has been applied in
capitalist, socialist and mixed economies.
The case of developing countries reveals that, after ...
The economic transformation of the Tugen of Kenya:1895 - 1963
(1993-08)
This dissertation is set out to investigate and to assess the
Tugen economic transformation between 1895 - 1963. First, it is
important to note that the Tugen live mainly in present day
Baringo District in the Rift ...
The impact of irrigation on the socio-cultural and economic lives of a rural community.The case of Yatta Furrow irrigation in Machakos District ,Kenya.
(1993)
Focus on irrigation studies in general and Kenya in
particular has been mainly on the large-scale irrigation
projects. This study makes a departure from this trend
and examines the impact of a small-scale irrigation
project ...
A comparative economic analysis of contracted and non-contracted sugarcane farming - the case of the South Nyanza sugar project , Kenya
(1997)
This study is an economic analysis of the contracted and non -
contracted systems of sugarcane farming. In the analysisl the South
Nyanza Sugar Company (SONY SUGAR) in South Nyanza District was used
as a case study. The ...
Gender differentials in tuberculosis case detection in a rural district in Kenya
(1995)
Tuberculosis remains a major health problem and it is estimated that each year, between
50 and 100 million people are infected by the tubercle bacillus and of these, 10 - 20 million
develop overt disease and 3 million ...
The impact of age at first birth and age at first birth and age at first marriage on fertility in Kenya
(1990-06)
This study examines the impact of age at first
birth and age at first marriage on fertility in Kenya, using
the data drawn from Kenya Fertility Survey file. The mean
ages at first birth and first marriage, total fertility ...
The role, efficiency and quality of service of the matatu mode of public transport in Nairobi, Kenya
(1990)
This study is specifically concerned with an intermediate mode of public transport (or para-transit), a phenomenon which is prevalent not only in the form of the matatus in Nairobi but also in other urban centres of Less ...
Effect of migration on infant and child mortality
(1998)
This study seeks to establish the effect of migration on infant and child mortality in
Kenya. The data was drawn from Kenya Demographic and Health Survey, 1993. A total of
3,904 women with 5,727 children who were under-five ...
Health and sexuality among out of school adolescents in an urban slum in Nairobi, Kenya
(1999)
In the last decade, the reproductive health and sexuality of adolescents has received
increasing recognition world-wide. Several factors have accounted for these new trend.
more than half of the population in developing ...