Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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A New Frontier in Collaborative Approaches in Sustainable Open Spaces Delivery in Nairobi City :
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)This study aimed to examine the historical loss of public open spaces in Nairobi City, assess the residents’ awareness of the importance of the resource and determine the collaborative planning and governance approaches ... -
Cadastre Systems and Their Effectiveness in Implementation of a GIS-Based Physical Addressing System :A Case Study of Kiambu, Thika and Machakos Towns in Kenya
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)GIS-based physical addressing and cadastre system are inextricably linked. This is because the cadastre shows property boundaries and delimits road reserves that are crucial for an addressing system. The main purpose of ... -
The production of space and place in informal settlements:a case study of Mukuru Kwa Njenga, Nairobi
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)The paper seeks to understand how the space and place are conceived and used in Nairobi´s informal settlements. Using the case of Mukuru Kwa Njenga, the study explores three questions around the production of space and ... -
The Unsustainability of Urban Habitat Transformation : A Case Study of Kileleshwa in Nairobi, Kenya
(Africa Habitat Review, 2020-02-20)This paper interrogates the issue of sustainability of the market-driven urban residential transformation of Nairobi through a case study of Kileleshwa, a residential neighbourhood located in the western suburbs of the ... -
The North-South Divide in urban patterns and the contradictions of using homogeneous instruments of planning:lessons from Kenya
(Africa Hbitat, 2020-02-20)Three development pathways characterize all urban societies in the world and, this, by necessity, result in different spatial patterns. The first pathway can be viewed as laissez faire, which produces informal or organic ... -
Attitude towards undergraduate training in Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences by Secondary School Students, Teachers and Parents in Kenya
(JPAHAP, 2020-05)The University of Nairobi (UoN)’s research/consultant team, in collaboration with Makerere University (MAK), Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) and University of Copenhagen, under a European Union-funded project ... -
Harvesting, postharvest handling, hygiene knowledge and practices of guava fruit farmers: A comparative study of two counties of Kenya
(African Journal of Food Science, 2021-04-30)he guava (Psidium guajava) grows on farms or in the bush in many parts of Kenya, including Kitui and Taita Taveta, and remains virtually unattended. Guava fruit value chain is commercially disorganized and standard postharvest ... -
Rabbit production practices in Kiambu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Livestock Production, 2020-10-31)To document current rabbit management practices in Kiambu County, a survey using structured questionnaire was undertaken in 45 farms identified using snow ball sampling technique. Data collected were subjected to descriptive ... -
Tackling an emerging epidemic: the burden of non-communicable diseases among people living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is at a crossroad. Over the last decade, successes in the scale up of HIV care and treatment programs has led to a burgeoning number of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in care. At the same time, an ... -
Implications of gestational age at antenatal care attendance on the successful implementation of a maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine program in coastal Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Maternal immunisation to boost respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) specific antibodies in pregnant women is a strategy to enhance infant protection. The timing of maternal vaccination during pregnancy may be ... -
Range Expansion of Bombali Virus in Mops condylurus Bats, Kenya, 2019.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Previously identified only in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and southeastern Kenya, Bombali virus–infected Mops condylurus bats were recently found »750 km away in western Kenya. This finding supports the role of M. condylurus ... -
Grass species for range rehabilitation: Perceptions of a pastoral community in Narok North sub-county, Kenya
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2020-08-31)Land degradation is a global problem leading to a diminished production capacity of the rangelands. The consequence is reduced potential to provide ecosystem services and increased vulnerability to the inhabitants. Biological ... -
Income mobility in diversified CSA households of Nyando Basin, South Western Kenya
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2021-05)Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) strategies have been introduced in Nyando basin (comprising Kisumu and Kericho Counties) in Kenya, and farmers have comparatively taken up the practices. This has resulted in diversification ... -
Cultural heritage as a pathway for sustaining natural resources in the Maasai’s Pastoral Social-Ecological System in Kajiado County, Kenya
(African Journal of Agricultural Research, 2021-06)The Maasai pastoralists inhabiting Kajiado County are known for rearing large herds of animals. Livestock has enabled them to attain food and nutritional security. However, natural resources are dwindling fast under the ... -
Appraisal of Land Use Transformation using Remote Sensing in Kajiado County, Kenya
(International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 2020-08-11)Kajiado County is predominantly inhabited by the Maasai nomadic pastoralists who rely on natural systems for their provisions and production needs. Traditionally, communal land management has been the norm in the area but ... -
Performance of a fabricated solar-powered vapour compression cooler in maintaining post-harvest quality of French beans in Kenya
(AJFS, 2020-08)The quality and shelf life of French beans can be affected within hours of harvesting if the produce is not cooled after harvest. Solar-powered cooling systems are suitable for use in rural areas that are not connected ... -
Statistical Regression Model of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene; Treatment Coverage; and Environmental Influences on School-Level Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Schistosome Prevalence in Kenya: Secondary Analysis of the National Deworming Program Data.
(American Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene, 2021)According to the Kenya National School-Based Deworming program launched in 2012 and implemented for the first 5 years (2012–2017), the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomiasis substantially reduced ... -
Eternal Damnation: A Reply to Karori Mbugua’s “Gentler Theology of Hell
(Thought and Practice Journal, 2016-10-08)This article is a reply to Karori Mbugua’s article titled “The Problem of Hell Revisited: Towards a Gentler Theology of Hell” (Thought and Practice: A Journal of the Philosophical Association of Kenya, New Series, Vol.3 ... -
Socioeconomic and environmental risk factors for respiratory infections prevalence in some urban area of Kenya
(Journal of Climate Change and Sustainability, 2018-05)In this study, face-to-face survey was conducted between 28 May and 3 June 2016 in order to investigate socioeconomic and environmental risk factors for respiratory infections prevalence from 559 respondents in Kenya. From ... -
Promoting laboratory-based scientificresearch in Kenya: are we flogging a dead horse?
(East Cent. Afr. J. Pharm. Sci, 2019-12-19)Medicinal chemistry and allied biochemical sciences are an essential part of the drug discovery and development process. Countries with a well established pharmaceutical industry base are necessarily backed by a strong ...