Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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Performance of women-owned enterprises in Mumias town
(Nairobi university, 2003)This study examines how socio-economic characteristics affect the performance of women owned enterprises in Mumias town. This study builds upon the premise that differences in socio- economic characteristics affects ... -
(Re)Designing Land Tenure to Meet Housing Needs of The Urban Poor: Implementing Community Land Trusts In Kenya
(Planum Association, 2013)The sheer pace of urbanisation in Kenya today far outstrips the ability of the state to provide housing for the ever-expanding urban population. Implicated in this housing crisis are existing forms of land and housing ... -
Haemostatic disorders in patients with breast cancer at Kenyatta national hospital, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Haemostatic disorders (thrombosis and haemorrhage) are increasingly being investigated and assessed as factors that influence outcome of treatment of solid tumors including breast cancer. There is little data available on ... -
Venturing Off the Beaten Path: Social Innovation and Settlement Upgrading in Voi, Kenya
(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2013)Access to land in Kenyan towns is severely constrained by supply (Yahya 2002; Bassett 2005). The official land delivery processes premised on conventional state and market mechanisms have proved inadequate in coping with ... -
An investigation into some water quality problems of Lake Kanyaboli in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1997)This study attempted an investigation into some water quality problems of jake Kanyaboli. The geographical location of lake Kanyaboli within the Yala swamp and its size of 10.5km1 make it ideal for this investigation. ... -
Pushing Back the Frontiers of Property: Community Land Trusts and Low-Income Housing in Urban Kenya
(Pergamon, 2013)Property lies at the heart of the urban development process. While it creates the wealth needed to finance the urban economy, property can also be a source of disenfranchisement, especially among those unable to cope with ... -
Modalities of Space Production within Kenya's Rapidly Transforming Cities. Cases from Voi and Kisumu
(KU LEUVEN, 2019)This PhD research focuses on the social production of urban space within two rapidly transforming secondary cities of Kenya—Voi and Kisumu. The aim is to examine the conditions under which urban space is produced and used ... -
Regulation of Media Content in Kenya: In Search of a Paradigm in the Era of Convergence
(Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2017-07)With advancement in information and communications technology, there has been convergence of various communication channels into few distribution platforms or same media organizations owning several media channels. Media ... -
Slum Upgrading in Developing Countries: Lessons from Ghana and Kenya
(Department of Geography and Resource Development, 2017)he proliferation of slums in many cities of the developing countries has been widely discussed in the literature as a great concern to most countries. The complexities of the slum problem make upgrading difficult. To help ... -
Introducing rearing crickets (gryllids) at household levels: adoption, processing and nutritional values
(Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2016)Edible insects, particularly crickets, are becoming popular due to their nutritional value and efficiency in foodconversion. An increasing number of farmers in Kenya are seeking information on rearing crickets (Orthopter ... -
The effect of Mass Media on youth participation in governance: a case study of Masinga District
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)This research study seeks to find out if mass media have had influence on youth participation in governance in Masinga district. It further seeks to find out whether mass media has been used as a tool to empower the youth. ... -
Learning from Community Dynamics in Kenya’s ‘Informal’ Livelihood and Housing Strategies
(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019)his book is an introduction to the works of a collective of academics on social innovation and socio-political transformation. It offers a critique of the dominance of market-based logics and extractivism in the age of ... -
Food Hygiene Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices amongst Food Handlers in Selected Hotels and Restaurants In Thika Town, Kenya
(http://www.ijcrt.org/papers/IJCRT2007252.pdf, 2020)The aim of this study was to investigate food hygiene knowledge, attitude and practice amongst food handlers’ in selected hotels and restaurants in Thika Town, Kenya. A cross sectional survey design was adopted. The ... -
Processed products of termites and lake flies: improving entomophagy for food security within the Lake Victoria region
(Academic Journals, 2010)Among the factors contributing to food shortage in Africa are lack of appropriate preservation and storage facilities, tropical heat and poor road network for marketing produce. High food spoilage caused by high temperatures ... -
Linkage between Food Hygiene Knowledge and Practices among Food Handlers in Restaurants and Hotels in Thika, Kenya
(http://www.ijrar.org/viewfull.php?&p_id=IJRAR19L1769., 2020)The purpose of this research was to establish the linkage between food hygiene knowledge and practice among food handlers’ in restaurants and hotels in Thika, Kenya. A cross sectional survey design was adopted for the ... -
DETERMINANTS OF GREEN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN HOTELS IN KISUMU CITY, KENYA-A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
(ajpojournals, 2020-07-19)Purpose: This conceptual paper aims at developing theoretical framework for determinants of green management practices in hotels. Methodology: In order to come up with this theoretical framework, the researcher assumes ... -
Challenges of Soil Health Management by Small-Holder Farmers in Western Kenya: The Enhanced Microbial Inoculant (EMI) context in Composting
(2014)Most Kenyan peasant farmers, especially those in the project area do not use any soil fertility intervention measures, resulting in soils that are tired, with yields that cannot sustain their food and income security. One ... -
The social and economic contributions of the united nations system in kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003)This project examines the social and economic contributions of the UN system in Kenya since independence. The focus of the study is on the agency specific contributions towards social and economic development. These ... -
WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCE ON EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION IN STAR RATED HOTELS IN KISUMU CITY, KENYA
(ajpojournals, 2020-07-24)Purpose: This paper present findings of a study whose purpose was aimed at establishing the effect of workplace settings on satisfaction of employees in star rated hotels in Kisumu City, Kenya. Methodology: Cross-sectional ... -
Nile perch market liberalization and chronic poverty: drivers and maintainers of chronic poverty among fishing community in Suba district
(Universit of Nairobi, 2018)This study is about Nile perch market liberalization and chronic poverty among fishing community in Suba District. It identifies the socio economic characteristic of chronically poor households among Nile perch fisher ...
