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Keeping warm in later life: tackling money, mindsets and machinery
(Sheffield Hallam University, 2011)A study to examine the knowledge, beliefs and values of older people with a focus on keeping warm at home and barriers to accessing help to keep warm.With the findings we will develop solutions and strategies to overcome ... -
Kenya insurance companies' financial performance determinants
(Strathmore University, 2021)The insurance firm is an integral aspect of Kenya's financial system, which is vital to the economy. With the growing need to be insured against various risks and the Emergence of different technological products, the ... -
Kenya's anti-torture framework: rethinking Kenya's legal approach
(Strathmore University, 2017-01)On 10th December 1984 the UN General Assembly adopted the UN CAT (herein referred to as the UN Convention against Torture) 1. The main aim of the Convention was the prevention of torture and other acts of cruel, inhuman, ... -
Kenya's legal framework for local content in oil and gas: a case for a community centred approach
(Strathmore University, 2021)Oil and natural gas are essential to the economic development of countries. They ensure that countries have energy security which is vital for their growth. However, this study notes that most countries where oil and gas ... -
Kenya's water act : opportunities for integration of customary institutions of water governance through water resources users associations and water service providers
(LawText, 2011)The need to develop sustainable systems for water resource governance in an environment of increasing scarcity and climatic variability has led to the re-evaluation of institutional frameworks. There has been a growing ... -
Kenya: manhood and violence
The article features John Kiriamiti, a Kenyan novel, who is famous for his novel "My Life in Crime." The section reflects on Kiriamiti's careers as an author and examines his literary skills in writing, which usually provide ... -
A Kenyan indigenous language – based communication mobile application
(Strathmore University, 2020)Indigenous languages, commonly known as mother tongue are an important part of a person’s identity. These are the languages in which we first interact with the world and which shape our identity based on the culture attached ... -
A Kenyan insurance fraud scoring system: life insurance
(Strathmore University, 2015)The aim of this study was to determine claim characteristics that are correlated with the occurrence of insurance fraud and to, additionally, developing a fraud scoring model. The model's purpose is to provide a probability ... -
Kenya’s duty to ensure implementation of Article 26(4) in enhancing the right to reproductive health
(Strathmore University, 2018)The Constitution of Kenya (2010) established an entitlement to therapeutic abortions under article 26(4) following advocacy by women 's and international human rights groups that the strict rules regarding abortion in the ... -
Kenya’s laws of succession and the bill of rights of the Kenya constitution (2010): a study in legal reform.
(Strathmore University, 2017)The Law of Succession Act Cap 160 came into force in 1981 and was meant to create a single legal succession regime applying uniformly to all Kenyans; and to comply with international obligations including those enshrined ... -
Kenya’s oil and gas industry local content framework: an analysis of Sections 50, 51 and 52 of the Petroleum Act 2019
(Strathmore University, 2021)Following the discovery of commercially viable oil in the North Western region of Turkana by Tullow Oil, Kenya realized that need to promote local content in its petroleum industry and as a result, the Petroleum Act 2019 ... -
Kenya’s sports governance: Finding the middle ground
(Strathmore University, 2021)Kenya’s 2013 Sports Act is among the statutes that were created just after the promulgation of the country’s 2010 Constitution with the good intent to govern and consequently promote sports in Kenya. However, ever since, ... -
Kenya’s tax dispute resolution system: a dispute system design evaluation
(Strathmore University, 2019)Tax dispute resolution is essential to any tax system. A tax dispute can be said to occur when the tax authority and the taxpayer have divergent views on the taxpayer's liability. The divergence in views often emerges from ... -
Kenya’s Water Act (2016) : real devolution or simply the ‘same script, different cast’
(Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, 2019)The debate surrounding the enactment of Kenya’s Water Act (2016) and its relationship with its predecessor, the Water Act (2002), brings to mind the lyrics of a contemporary pop duet, ‘Same script, different cast’. As the ... -
Kevin Otieno-Onyango: business and technology dilemma (A)
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2013)The dilemma could be described something like: “I want to do an honest business in order to alleviate somewhat the financial difficulty of my family […] yet my pursuit impacts negatively on my immediate customers”. This ... -
Key ethical values of successful family-owned businesses in Lagos, Nigeria
(Strathmore University, 2014)Family businesses are a common business model and constitute more than 70 percent of the overall businesses of many countries. They contribute to the economic values of nations in terms of growth in GDP and employment ... -
Key factors influencing the alignment between information technology and business objectives
(2013-11-18)The need for alignment between IT and Business objectives has been identified by many researchers and practitioners as being of major concern to most organizations today. As a result, there have been quite a number of ... -
Key success factors for profitability in microfinance institutions in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2011-06)Banks traditionally found the poor and rural clientele risky and expensive to serve. Some banks chose to ignore them altogether, resulting in low penetration of financial services in Kenya. While some microfinance ... -
Knowledge management (KM): The untapped potential in institutions of higher learning
Paper presented at ICT conference of 2008. Theme : ICT's Role towards a Knowledge Economy.
