Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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An Ex-ante Assessment of the Socio-ecological Implications of Communal Land Certification in Pastoral Areas of the Borana Zone in Southern Ethiopia
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Land is the main platform for livelihood sourcing for many communities in Sub Saharan Africa. It is however becoming scarce owing to many factors that include the growing human population, land degradation and climate ... -
The Spectrum and Antifungal Drug Susceptibility Profiles of Fungi Obtained From Sputum of Tuberculosis Patients at Selected Reference Facilities in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background Opportunistic fungal infections and antifungal resistance represent a major global health challenge. HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), diabetes, malnutrition, cancer, and other immunosuppressive conditions are ... -
Socio-economic and Technical Assessment of Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change Adaptation Among the Transitioning Pastoralist and Agro-pastoralist Households of Laikipia County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Climate change in Africa, the worst hit continent is real with observable changes due to its high levels of vulnerability. Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) home to nearly 300 million poor people is portrayed as a susceptible ... -
Influence of Performance Appraisal on Teachers’ Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Migori County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Performance Appraisal is an important human resource activity that is intended to increase efficiency, productivity and provide an opportunity to continuously review agreed-upon targets as per organization’s set objectives. ... -
Community-based Lifestyle Intervention for the Management and Control of Metabolic Syndrome Among Adults Attending St. Mary’s Mission Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Background: Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes. Implementation of interventions targeting risk factors associated with lifestyle could significantly control MetS ... -
A Study of the Tone System of Lwisukha Nouns
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This thesis provides a description of the tonal system of Lwisukha nouns. Lwisukha is a Luyia dialect spoken in Kakamega County in Kenya. The specific objectives of this study are to investigate and describe tone patterns ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility, Image, Size and Performance of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and firm performance (FP) has attracted attention of scholars and policy makers. There is no convergence in the existing literature as to whether CSR directly ... -
Influence of Administrators’ Practices on Students’ Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Baringo County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Management of discipline is important because it ensures that learners display cceptable behavior and follow set rules and regulations. Discipline helps to create a positive learning environment and smooth running of school ... -
Automated Cybersecurity Briefing Using Deep Learning
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The urgency and timely requirements of cybersecurity briefings poses a challenge to a few cybersecurity professionals who have to read and summarize vast amount of cybersecurity reports from several sources (personal ... -
Modeling Macroeconomic Determinants of Public Debt in Kenya
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Assessing Field - Level Sorghum Yield Variability in South Sudan Using Remote Sensing
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Linear mixed-effects models (LME) include both fixed-effects and random-effects variables. The use of LME is powerful in analyzing repeated measurements, longitudinal data or unbalanced data and the variations between ... -
Enhanced Digital Identity Model for Humanitarian Agencies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Digital identity systems have the ability to enhance the core elements of the sustainable development goals ensuring no one is left behind. These includes, enhancing digital inclusion, strengthening access to legal ... -
Military Involvement in Internal Security Operation: an Assesment of the Kenya Defence Forces in Terrorism Operations in Kenya From 2000-2021
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Kenya has been faced with a mounting security threat primarily from terrorism orchestrated by the Al-Shabaab terror organisation. The research focused on military involvement in internal security operation focusing on ... -
Influence of Domestic Violence on Students’ Classroom Behaviour in Public Secondary Schools in Bungoma County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The research aimed to ascertain how domestic violence affects students' classroom behaviour in Bungoma County, Kenya, secondary schools. The study investigated this by looking at the degree to which different types of ... -
Establishing the Relationship Between Lulc Changes, Temperature, Precipitation and Water Level Rise: Case Study of Lake Nakuru Basin, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes have been rising at an alarming rate since the occurrence of the El Nino event in (1997-1998) leading to flooding. These floods have posed a significant threat to the region's socioeconomic progress. ... -
Use of Internet Banking Programmes and Resilience of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kisii Town, Kisii County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)In the last two decades, the need for time and cost saving banking process for SMEs coincided with modern banks seeking to improve customer service and add value to banking experience for SMEs. Since internet banking aims ... -
Influence of Strategy Implementation on Performance of Kenya Owned State Corporations
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Strategic management research has demonstrated that strategic planning coupled with implementation is instrumental for superior performance. However, strategy formulation on its own may not achieve any results against ... -
Analytics and Automation of Ifrs 9 Modeling and Reporting: a Case Study of Kenyan Banks
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Becoming IFRS 9 continues to prove a challenge for Kenyan banks because of a lack of mature credit scoring system which most models rely on. A 2018 report by ICPAK report shows that 90% of banks rely on enterprise ... -
Web Mapping of Improvised Explosive Device (Ied) Incidents in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This project reviewed existing Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Incidents data from different sources, cleaned it up and used the data to develop a reliable IED incidents geodatabase for Kenya. This database was then used ...