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Population growth, land use and food self-sufficiency in Kenya: a comparative analysis of small and medium-large land holdings in Kisii and Nyamira districts
(1998)
Literature has conceptualized the relationship between population growth and food self-sufficiency at two different levels. One school of thought assumes that once population growth outstrips food production, an agricultural ...
African Enterprise Clusters and Industrialization: Theory and Reality
(University of Nairobi, 1999)
Using six case studies from Africa, this paper examines the theoretical argument that geographic and sectoral clustering enables enterprises to overcome constraints to growth and development. Findings were both theoretical ...
The Ethnic factor in Internal Displacement of Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
The ethnic structure of Sub-Saharan African countries has created an environment that is most conducive for ethnically based conflicts that trigger internal displacement of population in those countries.
This paper surveys ...
Cooperative and competitive behavior of urban and rural children in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
In an attempt to investigate the effect of social change on the development of competition, the present study tested 120 Kenyan children, aged 9 to 13, with a game played in groups of four that required cooperative interaction ...
Constitutional Development in Kenya in 1999
(1999)
This report traces and evaluates constitutional development in Kenya in 1999. Section One describes
the meaning and nature of constitutional development. Section Two presents a historical perspective
of constitutional ...
Efficiency of primary education in Kenya: Situational analysis and implications for educational reform
(University of Nairobi, 1997)
This paper examines issues of efficiency in the primary level of education
in Kenya. Primary data were collected from 120 purposively selected primary
schools based in 12 Districts. Secondary data were collected from ...
Some Notable Patterns of Fertility Behaviour in Africa: the Case of Kenya
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1993)
The high rate of population growth in Africa has led to government attempts to encourage fertility control, but economic development does not seem to be following Western demographic transition theory Kenyan total fertility ...
Basic space sciences in Africa
(1983)
Through space applications, a number of social and economic programmes in education, communications, agro-climatology, weather forecasting and remote sensing are being realized within the African continent. Regional and ...
Urban self-employment in Kenya: Panacea or viable strategy?
(1993-07)
Kenya's employment challenge is daunting, given the country's continuing rapid population growth and already significant unemployment. Government documents give high priority to the promotion of rural nonagricultural ...