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Assessment of Flood Susceptibility in Mount Elgon Region of Uganda Under a Changing Climate and Risk Implication to Farmland Food Security
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Climate extremes, specifically floods, have posed significant challenges to several regions of the
world. Mount Elgon in particular experiences severe flood and its’ impacts have drastically
affected the region. Climate ...
Statistical Modelling of Unemployment Rate in Kenya Using Logistic Regression
(University of Nairobi, 2022)
Unemployment is one of the challenges that has kept majority of governments around
the world scratching their heads. It is one of the crisis of the modern world which keeps
growing every day. It is mainly affected by the ...
Chemical Degradation of Aflatoxin Contaminants in Maize as a Value Addition Strategy for Selected Counties in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Aflatoxin contamination of maize, rice, groundnuts and wheat products is a common phenomenon in Kenya. This result to low nutritional value and huge economic loss of the crops produced. Additionally, consumption of aflatoxin ...
Human Health Risks Associated With Radioactivity and Heavy Metals Around Mrima Hill and the Kwale Heavy Mineral Sand Mine, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
This study addresses global health concerns from heightened environmental radioactivity and heavy metal exposure. Despite extensive research on the dynamics and health risks of heavy metal pollution from various mining ...
Rapid Assessment Survey of the Endangered Silver Bladder Reed Frog (Hyperolius Cystocandicans) in Southern Slopes of Mount Kenya Forest
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Reed frogs are a good case for investigating diversity of reproductive traits associated
with co-occurrence, resource partitioning and habitat heterogeneity. Objectives of this
study were to: (1) establish patterns of ...
Rift Valley Fever Disease Surveillance and Control Strategies in Marigat Sub County, Baringo County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Rift Valley fever (RVF) a viral disease of ruminants, camels and humans transmitted by
mosquitoes that belong to the Aedes and Culex genera. The disease causes a high economic
impact because of livestock sickness and ...
Evaluating Mealworm (Tenebrio Sp.) Performance on Kenyan Agri-byproducts - Growth, Nutrition and Bioconversion
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
The current study aimed at evaluating the effect of replacement of wheat bran, a popular but scarce mealworm diet with potato waste, pineapple peels and cabbage leaves for efficient rearing of Tenebrio sp. The first ...
Impacts of Legal Pluralism in Conserving Water Towers in Kenya: a Case Study of Maasai Mau Water Tower
(University of Nairobi, 2023)
Water towers offer ecosystem-based goods and services that support a number of sectors, which are crucial for the well-being of humans. Over the years, water towers have experienced severe degradation due to increase in ...
Assessment of Water Quality in Some Distribution Tankers and Boreholes in Selected Areas of Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2024)
The health of any community entirely depends on the availability of sufficient safe and clean water which helps in preventing waterborne diseases. This study's primary goal was to determine whether water from distribution ...