Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Law, Business Mgt (FoA&SS / FoL / FBM): Recent submissions
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Tax Gap And Economic Performance In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Tax is the main source of revenue for most developing nations and development of any country is dependent on revenue generation. This is because government expenditure is dependent on the availability of revenue. In this ... -
Determinants Of Domestic Tourism Expenditure In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study was meant to establish the determinants of domestic tourism expenditure in Kenya using cross-sectional dataset obtained from Kenya Integrated Household Budget Survey 2015/16. Tobit regression model was used in ... -
Total Factor Productivity And Kenya’s Economic Growth
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study examined empirically the role of total factor productivity over the years in shaping Kenya’s GDP growth using data from 1985 to 2018. The impact of factors of production- labour, capital and human capital on ... -
Transport Infrastructure Investment On Economic Growth In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The study sought to analyze transport infrastructural investment effect on economic growth and investment effect of various modes of transport on economic growth in Kenya using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag and the ... -
Off-Farm Participation And Farm Households’ Vulnerability To Food Insecurity In Ghana Otoo Emmanuel
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Food insecurity and poverty remain severe and predominant in farming areas in Ghana, and the situation is on the upswing as the population grows at a faster rate (GSS, 2018). In order to improve their wellbeing, farm ... -
Socio- Economic Impact Of Electrification On Micro And Medium-Sized Enterprises In Kibera Slum, Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Illegal electricity connection is a challenge in urban slums in developing countries. Kenya is facing illegal electricity connections especially in informal settlements. This is associated with risks such as danger to human ... -
Effects Of Area - Yield Index Crop Insurance (AYII) On Food Security
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Achieving food security in developing countries is the main objective of every country especially those whose economy is largely controlled by the agricultural sector. Nevertheless, the escalating impacts of climate ... -
Responsiveness Of Horticultural Production To Infrastructure Development In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Empirical evidence indicates that development of infrastructural such as irrigation, education, roads and electricity, has a positive effect on agricultural production. In Kenya, road transport, electricity and irrigation ... -
Determinants Of Choice Of Health Insurance Plan Among Rural Households In Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)In Kenya, health insurance coverage is low with approximately 17 percent of the country’s population having a form of prepayment health insurance cover. Health insurance coverage has largely remained an urban phenomenon ... -
Modeling the Trend of Malaria Reported Cases in Kisumu County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Although there has been an extensive scale up of Malaria interventions in Kenya, Malaria infections persist at unacceptably high levels in some of the regions. Even with renewed calls to eradicate the disease ... -
Primary School Enrolment In South-Sudan: Evidence From Cross-Sectional Survey Data
(University of Nairobi, 2019)In spite of the important role of human capital investment in a country’s socioeconomic development, primary school enrolment in Sub-Sahara Africa and particularly in South-Sudan remains very low. This study examines the ... -
Integrated Database System for Hiv/aids Management: a Case of Kicoshep-kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Kicoshep is a national NGO founded in 1990 in Kibera slums with the aim of supporting communities to cope with the impact of HIV/AIDS and provide home-based care services to the people living with HIV (PLHIV) and their ... -
Information and Decision Making on Assisted Reproductive Technologies Among Families Experiencing Infertility in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study sought to explore the information on infertility and information on Assisted Reproductive Technologies available in Kenya and how it was packaged and disseminated; to find out whether those suffering infertility ... -
Socioeconomic Determinants Of Treatment Choice For Childhood Fever In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)The existence of fever, especially in young children, gives an indication of existence of an underlying health condition that would require treatment. Acute fever in most cases is caused by respiratory infections that ... -
Demand For Caesarean Delivery In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background. Caesarean delivery is a method of child birth whereby an incision is made through the abdominal muscles and uterine wall to remove the baby. Historically, it was done only if the mother had died before delivery. ... -
New Vernacular TV Viewership Habits;A Case of Inooro TV
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Impact Of Public Health Expenditure On Household Consumption In Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Regardless of the fact that public health spending contributes significantly in determining the consumption levels among Kenyan households, it is still not clear by what extent does public health spending determine ... -
Corporate Sports Sponsorship and Brand Awareness of Commercial Banks in Kenya: a Case of Family Bank’s Eldoret Half Marathon
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Using Family Bank’s sponsorship of Eldoret Half Marathon as a case study, this study aimed to establish how corporate sports sponsorship and brand awareness affect the bank’s customers. The study was anchored on the Social ... -
Social Media Influence on Body Influence on Body Image Among Female University Students :a Case Study of Instagram
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study aimed at examining how social media and precisely instagram influences body image among female university students. The specific objectives were to find out and investigate: the consequences of instagram use ... -
An Analysis of Alternative Dispute Resolution as a Communication Strategy in Conflict Resolution: a Case Study of Court Annexed Mediation, Milimani Law Courts - Family Division
(University of Nairobi, 2019)This study sought to analyse Alternative Dispute Resolutions as a communication strategy in conflict resolution. The study focused on Court Annexed Mediation at Milimani Law Courts at the Family Division. The study was ...