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Assessing the influence of the Health Labour Market Framework in addressing health worker availability: a case of Turkana County
(Strathmore University, 2018)The United Nations has projected a shortage of 18 million health workers if the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs’) are to be attained. Kenya has developed a national human resources for health strategy which gives policy ... -
Assess the perceptions of personal data privacy amongst users and developers of mobile applications in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)This paper aims to demonstrate the importance of understanding the right to privacy of personal data relating to someone’s personal life. The objectives guiding this study were: to establish to what extent users of mobile ... -
A critical analysis of the role of think tanks in Kenya’s Economic Policy
(Strathmore University, 2018)This research sought to examine the part played by think tanks as actors in economic Policy Advice Supply in Kenya. The study employed an exploratory qualitative research approach with a purposive sample of think tanks ... -
Assessing citizens’ perception of service quality at Huduma centres in Nairobi County, Kenya.
(Strathmore University, 2018)The needs of citizens and their demands of their governments are changing around the world, including in Kenya. This change is creating complex working environments for governments that are compounded by the finite resources ... -
An examination of factors influencing safety within the boda boda transport sector in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)The purpose of the study was to examine factors influencing safety within the bodaboda transport sector. The study was restricted to Lang’ata Sub-County as the area typically has a wealth of bodaboda operators. The objectives ... -
Role, practice and challenges of nyumba kumi initiative in crime reduction: a case study of Makongeni estate, Delta zone, Thika, Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)This research study aimed at establishing the role, practice, attitudes and challenges of nyumba kumi initiative in crime reduction in Makongeni estate, Delta zone, Thika, Kenya. The objectives of the research study were; ... -
The Influence of competency based technical training on youth employability: a study of technical training institutions in Nairobi County
(Strathmore University, 2018)Over the next twenty years, global growth and poverty reduction will be driven by today’s youth, yet majority face significant difficulties engaging in productive employment; mainly due to a mismatch of the competencies ... -
Resource allocation: experiences and challenges in County Governments
(Strathmore University, 2018)This research paper examines the experiences and challenges of county governments in resource allocation by undertaking a budget analysis of 15 county governments. The study uses ‘resource allocation’ to mean the funds ... -
An analysis of Kenya’s counter-terrorism policy and its implications on Police Community Relations
(Strathmore University, 2018)The threat of terrorism has emerged as one of the biggest influences of modern day public policy. High profile events such as the August 1998 bombing of the US Embassy in Nairobi,West Gate Mall and Garissa University attacks ... -
An assessment of challenges of administering turnover tax collection: a case study of Kenya Revenue Authority
(Strathmore University, 2018)Turnover Tax (TOT) was introduced in Kenya in the 2006 Finance Act, and rolled out in January 2007. TOT was designed as a presumptive tax or estimate charge computed at 3% of the sales turnover of businesses making Kshs. ... -
An assessment of the role of community based child protection mechanisms in Kilifi County, Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)Child defilement continues to plague global societies including Kenya. This prevalence is on the rise despite the existence of robust and concrete legal and policy frameworks on child protection in the country. Criminal ... -
Effect of free maternal health policy on delivery of services in Machakos level five Hospital
(Strathmore University, 2018)The World Health Organization (WHO), approximates that 830 women die every day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth with ninety-nine percent of these maternal deaths occurring in developing countries. ... -
Effective external stakeholders engagement: a case study for upstream oil and gas sector in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2018)The oil and gas sector remains one of the highly monopolized industries in the world, due to not only the scarcity of these resources. This has led to numerous efforts for organizations the world over to look for ways of ... -
Effects of gender, labour and market availability on technology adoption by dairy farmers in Keiyo South
(Strathmore University, 2017)This study was undertaken in Keiyo South, Elgeyo-Marakwet County to identify factors affecting dairy technology adoption. Specifically, the study investigates the role of market availability, labour availability and gender ... -
Factors affecting retirees’ consumption pattern in Nairobi County, Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)Globally, the elderly comprise 10.4% of the global population and is projected to increase to about 21.7% by 2050 with about 80% living in developing economies. Old age poverty have several secondary consequences. Owing ... -
Influence of demographics and weather information seeking behaviour on food production by small-scale farmers, Mbeere South sub - county, Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)The agriculture sector in developing countries is increasingly becoming knowledge intensive due to weather and climate change. Climate change has been affecting the amount of rainfall that some areas have been receiving, ... -
An Assessment of the implementation of the Constituency Industrial Development Centres (CIDCs) project in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)The challenge of inadequate worksites for micro and small enterprises (MSEs) has been acknowledged in Kenya through various policy documents such as such as Sessional Paper No. 1 of 1986, Sessional Paper No. 1 of 1994, ... -
An Analysis of revenue and expenditure performance of county governments in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2017)This study examines Revenue and Expenditure performance of county governments during the financial years 2013/14 to 2015/16. Kenya began the fiscal decentralization journey at independence through the creation of regionalism ... -
Analysis of the influence of social capital on the utilization of maternal health services in Kibera Informal Settlements, Nairobi, Kenya.
(Strathmore University, 2017-06)Evidence linking social capital to lower levels of mortality exists. However, little is known about the relationship between social capital and utilization of maternal health services in resource-poor countries such as ... -
An Assessment of the factors affecting price discovery in the procurement of Public - Private Partnership projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Strathmore University, 2017)Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have become a common development strategy for governments especially in developing countries. Given that PPPs are a form of public procurement paid for by public funds, it is crucial that ...
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