MPPM Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Investigating influence of socio economic and political factors on local integration of refugees in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2019-10)Forced migration is a global issue that has resulted to displacement of over sixty-eight million people from their countries due to violation of human rights, political tensions, civil war and armed conflict; forcing ... -
Characteristics and motivational factors of opportunity driven youth entrepreneurs in Nairobi County
(Strathmore University, 2020)Youth entrepreneurship has been recognized as being an essential factor in growing a country’s economy and thus young graduates are encouraged to consider it as a career choice. However, in Kenya entrepreneurship is viewed ... -
The Effects of Hunger Safety Net Cash transfers on economic inclusion of women beneficiaries in Wajir
(Strathmore University, 2020)Social cash transfers have progressively gained wide acceptance as viable models for intervention in addressing extreme poverty and inequality among lower income citizens. For the past 15 years, Kenya has been at the fore ... -
An Evaluation of gender mainstreaming practices in Bungoma County in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2020)The main aim of this study was to assess the gender mainstreaming practices in Bungoma County, which is one of the 47 devolved units of government in Kenya. To achieve the study objectives, the study adopted a descriptive ... -
Assessment of the effect of waiving interest accrued on land rates arrears in Nairobi County
(Strathmore University, 2020)The problem of poor property tax collection and enforcement leading to low property rates collection is rampant in developing countries including Kenya. This is evidenced by the following: poor contribution of property ... -
An Assessment of the challenges affecting electricity transmission network expansion in Kenya; a case study of KETRACO
(Strathmore University, 2020)Electricity remains a key economic driver in promoting economic activities such as manufacturing and trade. The Kenyan government in late 2008 introduced KETRACO, as a company with the sole mandate of planning, designing, ... -
Determinants of citizens’ trust levels in election management bodies: a study of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)
(Strathmore University, 2020)The issues of citizens’ trust in public institutions have become a subject of focus and concern to many states globally. There has been a decline in citizens’ trust in public institutions; especially the Elections Management ... -
Factors influencing implementation of the safe motherhood, maternal and neonatal health component of the National Reproductive Health Policy (2007) in Nairobi County
(Strathmore University, 2020)This study investigated factors influencing the implementation of the safe motherhood, maternal, and neonatal health component of the National Reproductive Health (NRHP) (2007) in Nairobi County using Mazmanian and Sabatier’s ... -
An Assessment of factors influencing public participation in Kenya Urban Roads Authority projects
(Strathmore University, 2020)Community participation has potential advantages to communities ranging from; empowerment, capacity building, project effectiveness and efficiency, cost sharing and ownership. In Kenya, however, citizen participation is ... -
The Role of alternative data in accurately determining credit score for mobile lending on digital wallets in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2020)The increased call for global financial inclusion especially for the low income earners, has resulted to increased use of mobile lending on digital wallets. The purpose of this study was to describe the role of alternative ... -
An Analysis of Kenya’s water sector institutional and regulatory framework from 2002-2017
(Strathmore University, 2020)Water is key for human survival as well as the economic and social development of all nations. It is, however, a scarce resource making effective water governance crucial in its efficient use and distribution among the ... -
The Role of open government data in improving public service delivery: a case of Nairobi County Government
(Strathmore University, 2020)Open government data is data and information produced or commissioned by a government or government-controlled entities, available to all to help the public better understand what the government does and how well it performs, ... -
Factors influencing the Vision Delivery Board in coordinating the implementation of Kenya vision 2030
(Strathmore University, 2019)Kenya Vision 2030 is a long-term national development blueprint whose overarching goal is to transform the country into a newly industrializing, globally competitive and prosperous economy with a high quality of life for ... -
Contribution of Gross Domestic Product to employment levels in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2019)It is in the interest of every country to ensure that national prosperity through economic growth and development is sustained, and the citizen’s share in the economic prosperity. In her quest to enhance the quality of ... -
Effectiveness of the maintenance practices of service providers on the functionality of rural water supply facilities in Turkana County
(Strathmore University, 2019)The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of post-eonstruction infrastructure maintenance practices of rural water service providers in Turkana County on the functionality of the facilities. Data on prevalent ... -
Factors influencing choice of urban transport alternatives by residents of Buru Buru Estate in Nairobi County
(Strathmore University, 2020)Transport in urban areas is an important and necessary component of a nation’s development. The various forms of transportation are broadly categorised globally as either Non- Motorised Transport (NMT) or Motorised Transport ... -
Analyzing the drivers and challenges of feed-in tariff policy in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2019)Feed-in in Tariffs (FITS) policies are used by many developed and developing countries world over as a mechanism to promote renewable energy development across various technologies including hydro, wind, solar PV, ... -
A Review of the fiscal regime and tax compliance in the oil and gas industry in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2019)The recent discovery of oil and gas in Kenya is an opportunity to establish sound policies to support the generation of revenue. For citizens not directly benefiting from the oil and gas industry, revenue to the nation ... -
A Comparative evaluation of the implementation of public participation guidelines in Kenyan county governments
(Strathmore University, 2019)Little data showed the comparison and contrast of the various approaches of implementing public participation guidelines and the significance of their implementation in the success of key governmental processes. This ... -
Revenue diversification in counties with a focus on Own Source Revenues
(Strathmore University, 2019)With the devolved system of governance in Kenya, financial autonomy is a key tenet of the County Governments sustainability. The general objective was to identify strategies through which County Governments Own Source ...
