Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Effect of Macro Economic Variables on Foreign Exchange Rate in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Foreign exchange rate is a major economic growth and development pillar of any economy. Foreign exchange market refers to the intercontinental market, where currencies are merchandised virtually around the globe. Increase ... -
Land-use Transformation and Changes in Peri-urban Livelihoods in Kisii Municipality, Kisii County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Currently, more than 78% of the global population lives in towns and cities and the trend is likely to continue. Despite the importance of peri-urban areas as food production zone, increase in urban population has subjected ... -
An Investigation of the Effectiveness of the National Construction Authority (NCA) in Curbing Malpractices in the Kenyan Construction Industry
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The research done was aimed at investigating the effectiveness of the NCA in curbing construction malpractices in the Kenyan Construction Industry. The main study objective was to establish whether the NCA has reduced ... -
Change Management and Organizational Performance at Eldoret Water Resources Authority, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-08)Most institutions have continued to face an increased pace of the rate of change over the past five decades as occasioned by advancing in technology, organization dynamism and changing legislation driving need for strategic ... -
Retention Strategies of Organizational Knowledge in Academic Institutions in Kenya: the Case of Vision Institute of Professionals
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The aim of this study was to examine the organizational knowledge retention mechanisms in Kenyan academic institutions, namely the Vision Institute of Professionals. Specifically, the researcher will find out understanding ... -
Assessing the Factors Influencing Interstate Relations in the Horn of Africa: a Case Study of Kenya-somalia Relations
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Sustainable Water Storage Infrastructure for Irrigated Agriculture: a Case of Gatundu Sub-counties, Kiambu County
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Water stands as the ultimate limiting factor to Kenyans. Besides, it stands as the primary force that exacerbates soils degradations and significant land degradation. Drought and prolonged periods of dryness are the most ... -
Influence of Smallholder Farmers’ Management Practices on Soil Organic Carbon in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Declining soil organic carbon (SOC) content among smallholder farmers is mainly attributed to different agricultural management practices. A plethora of literature is available on research that has been done on the effect ... -
Bank Performance and Insurance Uptake Nexus: an Empirical Analysis of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Banks and insurance companies are part of a country’s financial system; they both provide intermediation services by converting savings into investment funds. By this, they are expected to be linked. However, few papers ... -
Trends and Impacts of Traffic Loading on the Northern Corridor Athi River – City Cabanas Highway Section, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)Deterioration of roads is among the major challenges facing Kenya's infrastructure sector. Pavement deterioration is mainly caused by traffic overloading and erratic climatic conditions. The Mombasa-Nairobi Highway known ... -
The Role of Civil Aviation in Promoting International Trade Inafrica: a Case Study of Kenya Aviation Industry
(University of Nairobi, 2021)This study sought to determine the perceived influence of African civil aviation in promoting international trade. We argue that liberalization of African air transport will enhance connectivity, service quality, choice, ... -
Strategy Implementation, Interest Rates Capping and Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)The study objective of this study was to determine the effect of interest rate capping on the relationship between strategy implementation and performance of commercial banks in Kenya. The theoretical foundation for this ... -
Factors Influencing Quality of Residential Buildings Projects: a Case of Kasarani Constituency in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021)In the last three decades, the buildings industry has experienced challenges of quality which are complex and different. The buildings industry in Kenya has been associated with disruptions in quality therefore causing ... -
Logistics Management Strategy and the Performance of the Petroleum Industry in the East African Community
(University of Nairobi, 2021-12)The petroleum industry has a great opportunity of increasing its productivity owing to the increased global demand for oil. However, this increased demand for oil has made the management part of the supply chain and ... -
A Time Series Analysis of Agricultural Output and Economic Growth in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-08)Agricultural productivity in many countries in Africa is predicted to greatly impact economic growth since it is the mainstay of the majority of the people. Nevertheless, the effect of output from agriculture on growth ... -
Impact of Sacco Societies Regulatory Authority Regulations on the Financial Performance of Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-11)SACCOS in Kenya faced a number of challenges in their attempt to meet their performance targets. SASRA Act and the accompanying regulations were thus seen as a cure to many challenges affecting the SACCO sector. Despite ... -
On the Fuglede-putnam Theorem and Normality of Non-normal Operators in Hilbert Spaces
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Influence of Devolution on Public Service Delivery: a Case Study of Museums Management in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2021-11)The study sought to investigate the factors that have influenced public service delivery in the management of museums in Kenya in spite of the devolution. Specific objectives were to; establish how the transfer of ... -
Institutional Factors Influencing Motivation of Community Health Volunteers in Project Implementation in Kaloleni Sub-county, Kilifi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Institutional factors influence motivation of Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) to implement health care projects at a community level. CHVs undertake functions like promotion, prevention, and primary curative healthcare ... -
Quality of Organic Resource Influence on Soil Nitrous Oxide (N2o) Emission Under Maize (Zea Mays L.) Based Cropping System
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Integrated Soil Fertility Management (ISFM) has been recommended to address challenges of low soil fertility, by incorporating locally available organic resources (ORs) together with inorganic nitrogen (N) fertilizers. ...