University of Nairobi Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Influence of Soil Physico-chemical Parameters on Nematode Communities in Banana-grevillea Robusta Agroforestry Systems in Kirinyaga, Central Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Banana remains an essential crop mainly cultivated in the tropical and subtropical regions. In Africa, its production is carried out by small scale farmers under different cropping systems for both home consumption and ... -
Effects of Remittances on Income Inequality in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The role of remittances on inequality in developing countries has remained a debatable topic in developing literature, and a consensus has not been reached on whether remittances reduce inequality or not. This paper examines ... -
Radio Listening Habits and Preferences
(University of Nairobi, 2022)There is need to understand the place of radio in this era of proliferation of new communication technologies and in an age apparently dominated by electronically generated visual information via the internet or television. ... -
Effect of Macro-economic Variables on Stock Marketperformance in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Stock market performance has become an essential part of any country’s economy and a strong indicator of general economic performance. The stock market growth is directly related to the economy which consists of various ... -
Evaluating Aflatoxin Contamination Control Practices Among Smallholder Maize Farmers in Kilifi County, Kenya: a Poisson Regression Analysis
(University of Nairobi, 2023-03)Aflatoxin contamination remains a major global food safety challenge, with serious impli- cations on agriculture and public health. Kenya has frequently experienced outbreaks of acute and chronic aflatoxin poisoning over ... -
The Relationship Between Government Health Expenditure and Economic Growth: an Analysis of Kenya: 1975 - 2020
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Health is a substantial pointer to economic growth and development. To generate new knowledge and skills and realize long-term advantages, economies require a healthy labour force. Studies done in health economics have ... -
Code-mixing English and Sheng Into Kiswahili Utterances: a Case Study of Pastor T’s Sermons
(University of Nairobi, 2022)This study examined the linguistic nature of code-mixing in Pastor T’s sermons. It sought to determine the dominant language of utterances in Pastor T’s sermons, identify the intraword mixed constituents and evaluate their ... -
Development of Battery/supercapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage Scheme for Grid Connected Solar Pv Source
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Though attempts for solving the problem of variability of renewable energy (RE) sources have been mitigated through the single energy storages, a gap still exists on the reliability and quality of power produced. The ... -
Strategic Responses, External Environment Changes and Performance of NCBA Bank of Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Banks such as NCBA bank in Kenya operate in an ever changing external environment that informs the deployment of strategic responses. The inquiry was mainly aim at finding how strategic plans and response influence banks ... -
Effect of Corporate Governance on Financial Performance of Kenyan Commercial Banks Listed in the Nairobi Securities Exchange
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The research examined the impact of CG on financial performance of commercial banks listed at NSE. The research was based on descriptive research design. The study targeted eleven commercial banks with shares at the NSE. ... -
Effect of Digitalization on Financial Performance of Microfinance Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Digitalization impacts at a firm level include; quick response to change, facilitate access to large sets of data, proper operational market analysis, increased productivity, enhanced competitive advantage and changes in ... -
Determinants Influencing the Adoption of Telemedicine by Health Care Practitioners: a Case Study of Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The purpose of this study was to determine factors that influence adoption of telemedicine by healthcare practitioners at Kenyatta National Hospital. Despite various studies arriving at several factors that influence ... -
Effect of Financial Literacy on Saving Culture Among the Youth in Nairobi County
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Vision 2030 states that achieving the ambitious goals requires we increase the saving rate from 17% in 2006 to 30% by 2012 however the Central Bank of Kenya annual report shows that our savings are only at 7.07% as at 2019. ... -
Operational Risks and Organizational Performance of Sugar Manufacturing Companies
(University of Nairobi, 2022)While taking deliberate and informed risks is a significant component of a strategy of any company, amplified operational risks has led to extremely high-risk exposures to business firms. Insomuch as risk management is ... -
Effect of Internal Auditing on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Goal for the study was to ascertain how internal auditing affect financial performance of commercial banks. The study's main goals was to evaluate the independence of internal auditing, the level of technical proficiency ... -
Measuring the Adoption of Risk and Compliance-based Fintechs in Commercial Banks in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Kenya's Fintech industry confronts obstacles such as technological, regulatory, customer, and market systems concerns. While certain efforts have been made to foster the growth of Fintechs through regulatory sandboxes, ... -
Assessment of Nutritional Rickets Among Acute Malnourished Children 6-59 Months in Mbagathi Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Introduction: Globally, in the years between 1940 and 1970 nutritional rickets had been phased out following the discovery of vitamin D from ultra violet sun rays and with increased vitamin D food fortification practices. ... -
Mobile Technology and Performance of Agricultural Projects: a Case of Digifarm Sunflower Project in Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Evaluating the level of influence of mobile technology on the performance of projects is critical to shedding new light and contributing knowledge to solve project performance glitches. This research aimed to probe the ... -
An Assessment of Status and Determinants of Food Security in Female-headed Households in Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The global urban population is increasing in time and space and much of the urban population increase is in the developing world. A number of social, economic, environmental and spatial challenges accompanies the high rate ... -
Accessing Justice in Kenya Through Developing Specialised Courts
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The introduction of specialization in the court system has made positive contributions to the fundamental right to access justice. Specialization has made advancement in the development judicial systems and further addressed ...