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Pathways to African Feminism & Development - Women's Economic Empowerment (Special Issue 2022)
(African Women Studies Centre, University of Nairobi, 2022)Welcome to the 2022 special issue of Pathways to African Feminism and Development. This is an international open access journal with a focus on all aspects of theories and practice in African women studies, both on the ... -
Impact of Famine Relief Food Aid on the Gabbra Pastoralists of Marsabit District: Case Study of Maikona Location
(University of Nairobi, 2003)About 80% of land area in Kenya falls within Arid and Semi-Arid lands (ASALs). Drought is a common feature in the Northern and North Eastern part, Coast and Eastern Region of Kenya. The impact of drought is felt a lot ... -
Assessment of Drivers of Postharvest Losses and Factors Influencing Adoption of Loss Reduction Practices Along the Mango Value Chain in Embu, Machakos and Nairobi Counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Fruits and vegetable value chains form a crucial part of the food system. However, the chains have been faced with a major challenge of PHLs that has been estimated at about 40%-50%. Developing countries have been characterised ... -
Assessment of Consumers’ Purchasing Behaviour and Preferences for Value-added Sweet Potato Products: a Case of Homabay and Nairobi Counties, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) is bio-fortified with vitamin A and is therefore highly promoted for its contribution to the fight against vitamin A deficiency (VAD). It is predominantly consumed in rural areas where ... -
Participation in Milk Processing and Its Effect on Profitability of the Dairy Enterprise Among Smallholder Farmers: the Case of Kikima Dairy Cooperative Society in Makueni County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)The role of the dairy sector in Kenya with respect to the creation of employment, food & nutrition security cannot be overlooked. Smallholder farmers rely on it as their source of livelihood. The sector is however faced ... -
Determinants of Profit Efficiency of Camel Milk Traders in Five Counties in Northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Camel milk is a major source of both revenue and nutrition for pastoral communities in Northern Kenya. However, despite the existence of significant trade in camel milk in the region, the estimation of traders’ profit ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 16)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 34minutes 11seconds–long video was recorded in June 2017. Lydia Kimani was born and educated in Embu. Her father was a District Officer and later a Provincial Commissioner while her mother was a member of the Maendeleo ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 15)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 1hour 36minutes 48seconds–long video was recorded in June 2017. Lady Justice Effie Owour was born in a family where her father was an educationist and the mother was a midwife at King George, now Kenyatta National ... -
Molecular Characterization of Viruses Infecting Common Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) and Reaction of Bean Genotypes to Virus Infection
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Virus disease symptoms are frequent in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) fields in Zambia, but information is scanty about the identities, distribution and genetic diversities of causal pathogens. This study was conducted ... -
Influence of Strategic Leadership and Knowledge Management on the Relationship Between Technological Innovation and Competitive Advantage: Evidence From Large Telecommunication Firms in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2022)With reference to significant telecommunication enterprises in Kenya, the study intended to determine the impact of strategic leadership and knowledge management on the connection between competitiveness and technological ... -
Typology, Genetic Diversity and Genome Wide Scan for Signatures of Selection of Productivity Traits in Indigenous Goats in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(University of Nairobi, 2022)Data on the characterization of animal genetic resources are essential in the development of breeding and conservation schemes to ensure their sustainable use. The present study aimed at assessing the phenotypic traits, ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 14)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 47minutes 56seconds – long video was recorded in June 2017. Salome started observing discrimination against girls and women from an early age. As a girl with a disability, she was never conscious of social gender ... -
Generalizations of Logistic Distribution
(University of Nairobi, 2022)In this work we determine generalizations of the logistic distribution using the methods of construction of the logistic distribution. The generalized logistic distributions are of type I,II,III and IV. The methods of cons ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 13)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 1hour 23minutes 44seconds–long video was recorded in June 2017. Mwamburi was born in Voi, Taita Taveta Division and married in Busia and settled in Nakuru. After completing her secondary and A-levels she joined Kenya ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 12)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 1hour 52minutes 57seconds–long video was recorded in June 2017. Ochola was the ninth child in her family. Her father was a teacher and the mother used to teach women about agriculture, food security and making money ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 11)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 29minutes 57seconds–long video was recorded in June 2017. Kanyi notes that her growing up in the Catholic Church and studying at Ngandu Girls High School where she was involved in the care and support of the vulnerable ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 10)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 34minutes 18seconds–long video, was recorded in June 2017. She was born and raised in Marakwet where most girl children marry off early and drop out of school. After completing primary school, she was called to Alliance ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 9)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 1hour 42minutes 29seconds – long video, was recorded in June 2017. Prof. Kabira’s interest in women’s struggles was aroused by research she conducted on women’s economic empowerment in Kiambu in 1983 in preparation ... -
Women’s Participation in Constitution-Making Process in Kenya (S.3, Part 8)
(UoN, AWSC, Women’s Economic Empowerment Hub, 2017)This 40minutes 57seconds-long video was recorded in June 2017. Kamla Sikand is a descendant of a doctor who was brought to Kenya during the construction of the Kenya – Uganda railway by the British colonialist. She studied ...