Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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A Comparative Analysis of Transitional Justice Institutions In Africa.
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2011)Africa has been home to several protracted conflicts and still entertains the bloodiest of them all. African states have also been very vibrant in seeking new and relevant ways of dealing with such conflicts to bring about ... -
Women rights as human rights: a critical analysis of the implementation of CEDAW in Kenya 1991-2002
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Africanizing the War Against Terror: the Experience of Sadc
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2013)Terrorism can rightfully be considered as one of the most significant trans-national security threats of the 21'century. Whilst national security has taken a broad spectrum, terrorism remains a vague concept and has a very ... -
Devolution and Its Effect on the Community: a Cross Sectional Study of Githunguri Constituency in Kiambu County
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2016)The Constitution of Kenya 2010 set a pace for the process of devolution. In Kenya devolution involves transfer of finances and power to County governments with an aim of bringing services and development close to its ... -
Climate Change Negotiations: the Agency of the African States
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2016)This study investigates the impact of international negotiations on climate change with a focus on the role of Africa. Every year the UNFCCC convenes parties for international negotiations on climate change where agreements ... -
Income Tax in the East African Community: a Case for Harmonisation and Consolidation of Policy and Law With a Focus on Corporate Income Taxation
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2016)This study seeks to make a case for a harmonised and consolidated corporate income tax law in the East African Community (EAC) as a step towards removing the problems caused by heterogeneity in corporate income taxation ... -
The Relationship Between Change in Political Leadership and Economic Development in Africa: a Case Study of Kenya
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2016)The research study seeks to examine how change in political leadership affects economic development in Africa using a case study of Kenya. Examples from various African countries show that, political parties are used as ... -
Assessing the Level of Compliance of County Governments With the Core Constitutional Recruitment Provisions: the Case of North Eastern Counties in Kenya
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2016)The human resource is a key requirement for every organization to achieve its objectives of organizational development. With rapidly changing demographics, globalization and realignment of legislation in most countries, ... -
Securing peace in Africa: the role of institutional frameworks and coordination mechanisms
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2015)The creation of the African Union (AU) from the Organization of African Unity (OAU) was necessitated by, among other things, the growing concern to secure peace and security for there to be meaningful socio-political and ... -
Good Governance And Human Rights; A Philosophical Appraisal Of The Kenyan Experience
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2003)The purpose of this project is basically concerned with the nature of man and how he relates to the nature of the political order, leading to good governance and human rights protection in the context of the Kenyan experience. ... -
Effects of Khat Use on Males Performance of Their Urban Household Roles in Eastleigh Estate in Nairobi City
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2011)The study evaluated the effects of khat abuse on the males??™ performance of their household roles. It focused on adult males who chew khat in Eastleigh estate in Nairobi. Males like other household members are very important ... -
Factors Affecting Loan Repayment Performance By Youth In Kenya: A Case Study Of Youth Enterprise Development Fund Between 2008 And 2011
(2012)This study was conducted to determine factors affecting loan repayment performance among youths who were beneficiaries of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund (YEDF) scheme, through partner financial institutions (FIs). ... -
Constraints Affecting Implementation of Free Primary Education in Public Primary Schools in Nairobi Province
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2004)This research aimed at investigating the constraints affecting the implementation of Free Primary Education in Nairobi province in Kenya It focused on five constraints namely, ability of headteachers to manage the Free ... -
The ‘Building Blocks’ Approach to the Stabilization Effort in Somalia; The Case of Jubbaland Regional State of Somalia, 2011-2014
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2014)Somalia had been without a Government since 1991 civil war despite massive international efforts to create a strong central Government. The conflict actors in the failed state had engaged in torture and other ill-treatment, ... -
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRESS AND WORK PERFORMANCE OF POLICE OFFICERS IN KASARANI SUB-COUNTY
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2014)The main purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between stress and work performance of police officers in Kasarani Sub-county. The specific objectives were to: determine how job satisfies and fulfills the ... -
Effect of training and development on employee productivity in Kenya??™s public sector: a case study of the office of the director of public prosecutions
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2015)Employee training and development has been pragmatically regarded as a contributor towards better productivity, motivation and general workforce skills development. Studies have shown that employees who receive regular ... -
The kenyan law on refugees and its compliance with the principle of non refoulement
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2015)The Principle of Non Refoulement has long been held as the cornerstone of refugee protection. It has been codified in various international instruments having first been conceptualized and included in the Convention Relating ... -
Counterterrorism in Africa: countering radicalisation in Kenya
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2015)Terrorism has been a dark feature of human behaviour since the dawn of recorded history.Africa cannot help but be drawn into the fight against terrorism, bearing that it is a phenomena that has plagued its land for long. ... -
INSTITUTIONALIZING PEACE CONSOCIATIONALISM AS A ROADMAP TO STATE BUILDING IN SOMALIA
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2015)This study explores how to institutionalize peace in Somalia. It analyzes the various peace efforts that have been initiated by the international community since the fall of the government of Siad Barre in 1991 and identified ... -
Development Communication in Education: an Analysis of Elearning in Selected Schools in Nairobi County
(UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI, 2015)This study is about development communication in education, with special focus on eLearning in selected schools within Nairobi County. Generally, the study aimed at interrogating eLearning in schools while taking a closer ...