Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Tenure-Infrastructure-Livelihoods (T-I-L) Nexus in Slum Upgrading: an emerging Paradigm
(Africa Habitat, 2020-12-23)The world is progressively moving towards linked up approaches, reinvigorated by the current emphasis on indivisibility in the global goals on sustainable development. However, a lot more remains to be done to fully realise ... -
Corporate governance, firm characteristics, external environment and performance of financial institutions in Uganda: A review of literature
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Main Objective of the Study: Examine the relationship among corporate governance, firm characteristics, external environment, and performance of financial institutions in Uganda. Value of the Study: The paper is expected ... -
Towards adaptive standards for multi-purpose interior design in low-cost housing projects in Kenya
(Africa Habitat, 2020)The Kibera Soweto East Housing Project was developed under the Kenya Slum Upgrading Programme (KENSUP) whose main objective was to improve the housing conditions of the residents of Kibera through the construction of ... -
Breeding second‐generation biofortified bean varieties for Africa.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Micronutrient malnutrition is one of the most serious health challenges facing vast sectors of Africa's population, particularly resource‐poor women and children. Development and utilization of drought‐tolerant, biofortified ... -
Sustainable construction literacy: a study of the Kenyan interior design market segment of the construction
(Africa Habitat, 2020-12-23)Due to the widespread calls for the construction industry to adopt sustainable approaches, the various stakeholders are now engaging in the sustainability agenda more than before. This study investigated how the Kenyan ... -
Challenges of county government property taxation in Nairobi City
(Africa Habitat, 2020-08-02)This study evaluates the challenges of property taxation under the county government in Nairobi City. Property taxation, if well exploited, can be a major source of revenue at the county government level which is required ... -
Architecture for The Urban Poor A Case of a Participatory Slum Upgrading in Nairobi, Kenya
(Africa Habitat, 2020-08-02)Architecture in its broad perspective denotes both a process and a product. In the formal built environment, there are distinct mechanisms for engaging with the two dimensions unlike with the informal where the mode of ... -
Understanding Development Control Challenges in The City- Periphery
(Africa Habitat, 2020-08-02)The development of the city-periphery is an inevitable consequence of urbanization in many developing countries, and acts as exit points for residents relocating from dense urban built areas, and entry points for rural ... -
Origin of The Swahili Stone House and The Dual Nature of Swahili Urbanism
(Africa Habitat, 2020-12-23)Swahili architecture is characterised by grandeur stone houses on one side and earth-and-wattle houses on the other. By considering the concept of transculturation as introduced by Felipe Hernandez et al. (2005), and ... -
A One Health framework for integrated service delivery in Turkana County, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Abstract Pastoralists in sub-Saharan Africa have limited access to public services due to their mobile lifestyle, economic and political marginalization, and the limited health infrastructure that is common to arid and ... -
Whole genome sequence analysis of porcine astroviruses reveals novel genetically diverse strains circulating in East African smallholder pig farms.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Astroviruses (AstVs) are widely distributed and are associated with gastroenteritis in human and animals. The knowledge of the genetic diversity and epidemiology of AstVs in Africa is limited. This study aimed to characterize ... -
Evaluation of Stakeholders Preparedness And Secondary Education In Nakuru County-Kenya Amidst of Covid-19 Pandemic
(JPAHAP, 2020-12-18)The purpose of this study was to establish whether stakeholders of secondary school education were prepared in combating COVID19 effects among students and staff in Nakuru County. The study came up with six objectives ... -
Teachers’ non-verbal behavioral instructional practice and students’ achievement in chemistry in Public Secondary Schools in Murang’a County, Kenya
(JPAHAP, 2020-12-18)Although teachers’ non-verbal behavioral pedagogical technique may sound obvious to educational researchers and practitioners, there is insufficient information regarding its use during the instructional process. Additionally, ... -
Interaction between educational guidance, counseling and study habits of distance learners in higher institutions: the experience of distance learners in bachelor of education studies of University of Nairobi, Kenya
(PAHAP, 2020-12-18)Repercussion of commercializationof distance educationin universities globally has brought issues of sustaining quality education, which is the bedrock of study habits. Developing sound habit is a ... -
Service tangibility, teaching and learning, and students' satisfaction at the University Of Nairobi, Kenya
(JPAHAP, 2020)To sustain a learning society that understands and deals appropriately with herself and the rest of the world, higher education institutions must provide efficient and effective services. Research demonstrates that in ... -
People living with HIV on atazanavir-based second line regimens are not highly adherent to therapy; a report from a tertiary referral Hospital in Kenya
(KeSoBAP, 2020-08)Background: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy is a necessity for the attainment of favorable treatment outcomes. Several factors are known to influence adherence levels among different cohorts of patients. These factors ... -
Willingness to pay for Nairobi National Park: An application of discrete choice experiment
(AJ, 2021-02)Nairobi National Park is a protected ecosystem where various types of wildlife find hiding place. The park has in the recent past experienced destruction through construction of a standard gauge railway (SGR) line and a ... -
Mucosal Blood Group Antigen Expression Profiles And Hiv Infections: A Study Among Female Sex Workers In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Background The ABO blood group antigens are carbohydrate moieties expressed on human red blood cells however; these antigens can also be expressed on some other cells particularly the surface of epithelial cells and may ... -
Utilization of Kenya’s free maternal health services among women living in Kibera slums: a cross-sectional study
(University Of Nairobi, 2018)Introduction: This study was aimed at determining factors affecting utilization of public health facilities by pregnant Kenyan women living in Kibera slums, Nairobi since the implementation of the Free Maternal Service ... -
Association between Vaginal Bacterial Microbiota and Vaginal Yeast Colonization
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background: Vaginal yeast is frequently found with Lactobacillus-dominant microbiota. The relationship between vaginal yeast and other bacteria has not been well characterized. Methods: These analyses utilized data from ...