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Analysis of Alternative Waste Stabilization Ponds and Constructed Wetlands Systems for Kaputiei Housing Estate, Kisaju, Kajiado‐Kenya
(2009)
Biological waste management systems are increasingly being used in Kenya to treat domestic
and industrial effluent. These systems exist as conventional waste stabilization ponds or as
constructed wetlands. Waste stabilization ...
Application of google earth in refugee camp management
(2009)
Good camp management is essential to ensure that the rights and needs of displaced people
living in a camp, refugee or internally displaced, are guaranteed and adhered to. Camp
management includes a variety of tasks in ...
Economic development as a public purpose in compulsory land acquisition: an investigation
(University of Nairobi, 2009-06)
Compulsory acquisition is the power of the state to extinguish or acquire any title or other interest in land for a public purpose, subject to prompt payment of compensation. It is thus used to acquire private properties ...
Characterisation, management and improvement strategies for household waste in Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
National and international targets for solid waste recycling, recovery and diversion from landfill have been set to help in development of effective strategies. To meet these targets requires reliable information on the ...
Development of a prototype GIS based application for production of a route sketch map
(2009)
Current sources of digital route maps, such as those online, serve the requested route by
way of highlighting the route on an otherwise normal (constant scale) road/street map of
the area that contains the route of ...
Performance evaluation of used edible oil as diesel fuel
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2009)
In this study, used vegetable oil was collected from restaurants and processed to biodiesel through transesterification. Various properties of the biodiesel were determined and compared to those of diesel. Biodiesel was ...
The need of a sizing system for Kenya: case studies of females at the University of Nairobi and Nairobi textiles.
(2009)
Tailors in Kenya often use the traditional method of taking body measurements to
make clothes. This method is often too slow to cater for the entire female population in
the country or for the export market. As a result, ...
Sustainable Management of Micro Hydropower Systems for Rural Electrification: The Case of Mt. Kenya Water Catchment Area
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
The critical role that energy plays as an input to socio-economic development and environmental
protection is universally acknowledged. It is an important vehicle for income and employment
generation and for satisfying ...
Community participation in urban forest management A case study of ngong road forest
(2009)
This research underlines challenges and opportunities for communities’ participation in
urban forestry in Kenya which has been conspicuously lacking from urban development
initiatives despite the accelerated urbanization ...