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The Role of Agro-based industries in rural development, A Case study of Nyansiongo Tea Factory in Borabu Division, Nyamira District.
(University of Nairobi,, 2001)
Agriculture continues to play a significant role in rural landscapes hence a basis for rural development. Agro-based industries which thrive on this major rural economic activity are an important aspect in rural development ...
The Role of infrastructure in spatial growth and development of environmentally sustainable urban human settlements: A Case study of Kisii Town.
(University of Nairobi,, 1994)
This study set out to identify the role of infrastructure and other factors in the spatial growth of Kisii
town and the environmental consequences of inadequate provision of the same. The study is based on
the assumption ...
Low - income housing finance systems in Kenya: Lessons from Nairobi
(1989)
The UNCHS (HABITAT) goal of providing decent shelter
for all by the year 2000, appears quite a high one, given
the current trends of poor economic performances,
especially in the developing world. It is only ten years
to ...
Electricity consumption in learning institutions: The case of Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC)
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Learning institutions consume a significant portion of the total tertiary electricity and hence
could contribute to energy saving in Kenya if the right energy saving measures are put in place.
For evidence-based design ...
Solar distillation for developing countries: an engineering and economic evaluation
(1980)
Good water in sufficient quantities is one of
the most important resources of concern to humanity.
It supports life on earth and determines the pattern
of human development. Unfortunately, most of the
earth's vast ...
Nodal analysis of linear .networks with extended application to switched-capacitor networks
(1982)
In recent years, much attention has been
directed towards the analysis and design of
switched-capacitor networks due to the availability
of high quality switches, capacitors and operational
amplifiers in MOS technology. ...
A study of the effectiveness of the rural housing loan scheme in machakos district, Kenya
(1991)
The Rural Housing Loan Scheme was started by the government of Kenya in 1967. Its main objective was to assist the low income rural households in the improvement of their housing. This would be done by making loans available ...
Industrial trade school
(1976)
The idea of an industrial trade school stems from the
countrywide lack of skilled manpower and adequate institutions
for their training and the need to have more comprehensive
schools whose graduates are adaptable to ...
Temperature profiles in a wood packed bed heated by hot combustion gases
(2001)
Axial and radial temperature profiles are presented for the initial sensible heating stage of wood
carbonisation process in a packed bed. These profiles are important in promoting greater understanding of the heat transfer ...