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Funding the fight against HIV / AIDS
(Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR), 2004)
The Abuja Declaration, adopted at the Africa Union special summit on AIDS in 2001, called upon African governments to allocate 15% of their national budgets to health spending, with more emphasis on HIV/AIDS programmes. ...
The relationship between macro economic variables and stock market performance in Kenya
(DBA Africa Management Review, 2012)
This study investigates the relationship between macroeconomic variables on NSE All
share index (NASI) and goes further to determine whether changes in macroeconomic
variables can be used to predict the future NASI. Three ...
Flexible Specialization and Small Enterprise Development in Kenya
(1999)
The Phenomenal increase in the number and variety of small and micro businesses represents one of the most significant developments in Kenyan economy since the conspicuously present in the urban centers and the countryside ...
Investigating the association between HIV/AIDS and recent fertility patterns in Kenya
(2010-07)
Findings from previous studies linking the HIV/AIDS epidemic and fertility of populations have remained inconclusive. In sub-Saharan Africa, demographic patterns point to the epidemic resulting in fertility reduction. ...
Towards efficient management of public transportation in the city of Nairobi through application of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS
(University of Nairobi,, 2008)
Transport is crucial for sustainable development of any city. Today, cities in developing countries often devote a substantial proportion of the total expenditures to their transport systems. However, because of high ...
Factors causing reversed bullwhip effect on the supply chains: A case study of Kenya Pipeline Corporation.
(2010)
The study sought to determine the factors that cause supply variability along the supply chain of organisations. The study location was Kenya Pipeline Company, Kenya where from a population of 7 depots, purposive sampling ...
The Luo care for widows (Lako) and contemporary challenges
(2012-06)
This paper examines the Luo custom of caring for a ‘widow’ and for the home of a deceased
husband, its rationale and some of its contemporary challenges. The paper maintains that this
custom is still the best alternative ...
An empirical test of competing corporate governance theories on the performance of firms listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(2013-05)
The focus of this study was on linking these variables to the contrasting and competing theories of Corporate Governance such as Agency Theory, Stewardship Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory, among others. The role of ...
Trots
(2005)