MICROFINANCE AWARENESS AND IMPACT IN KENYA: A CASE OF NAIROBI COUNTY Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The need for development that saw the Kenya develop several strategies and plans such as the vision 2030 and the millennium development goals has led to development of the finance sector. The need for financing of the development projects has developed microfinance institutions in the country. Microfinance has received a lot of attention
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Basic Information - UK The UK is in Europe and it is an island between the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The UK is a well developed country. The Gross National Income per capita is 41‚370. Kenya Kenya is in Africa and the equator runs through Kenya. Nairobi is the capital of Kenya. Kenya is not a well developed country and the gross national income per capita is only 760. The population- UK The Population is 62.3 million. The birth rate is 12 births per thousand people. The
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Introduction Since independence in‚ Kenya has had its share of the struggle to make it possible for its population attains education for all. This was out of the realization that education of the population would help fight ills that faced the society‚ among them included; poverty‚ ignorance‚ and disease. In fact‚ the government treated education as a basic right for every Kenyan child. Education has ever since been regarded as a fundamental factor for human capital development. In response to this
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Located near the center of a continent ridden with governmental unrest and economic struggles‚ the nation-state of Kenya attempts to stabilize to become an emerging democracy. Kenya has only been an established nation for the past half-century‚ but it has seen its fair share of ethnic strife‚ environmental issues‚ and a governing regime that almost did not capitulate. In this short time period‚ it has also had two constitutions and has been governed by multiple parties. But things may be beginning
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children. The population in the UK is much more laid back in terms of going to a job e.g. staying off due to a hangover. A Percentage of the population don’t appreciate their job as much as expected and don’t work to survive but for luxuries. Kenya Morning prayers in public schools are said in areas of the country that are largely Christian. All children participate in the assembly‚ but are not punished if they remain silent during prayers. The government generally has permitted several missionary
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Introduction Growing up in Kenya‚ that has the joint fourth largest HIV epidemic in the world‚ I had the opportunity to volunteer for an organization called ‘Care for Kenya’ that works in the largest urban slum in Africa. I conversed with women that discussed their challenges living in the slum; HIV was frequently mentioned as a growing issue. I became interested to learn more about the dynamics of how the virus is spread‚ specifically for Kenya. I came across the SIR model when researching the spread
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Assessing the quality of democracy in Kenya Introduction Once upon a time‚ there were Western countries and their African colonies. Colonization began at the end of XIX century‚ and apparently lasted until around 1960. In those years‚ thanks to Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill’s signing of the Atlantic Charter (1941)‚ that assured the right to self-determination‚ one country at a time began to revolt against their colonizers‚ and declare independence. As a matter of principle‚ these revolutions
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MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY OF KENYA FACULTY OF BUSINESS BACHELOR OF COMMERCE YEAR 2 UNIT: INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN NAME: MARYANN WAMBUI REG NO: BUS-241-088/2012 ASSIGNMENT 1 TITLE: HOW COMPANIES USE BUSINESS SYSTEMS TO ACHIEVE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: KENYA AIRWAYS CASE STUDY DUE DATE: 26th MAY 2013 LECTURER: PIUS WALELA Introduction: An information system refers to an arrangement of people‚ data processes and interfaces interacting to support and improve day-to-day
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The women of umoja in northern Kenya Most places Work from morning to 11 at night while men sleep under the trees In this village men are forbidden to live‚ they don’t rule‚ the rebellious women rule. A few kilometers up the road a men have set up their own village to keep an eye on the women. There buildings are made of plastic rubbish instead of cow dung. They struggle with doing the women’s work. About 200 women in the 1980and 90s 2000 of the women were raped by British soldiers when
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CONTRACT NO. RD. 0474 1. CONTRACT DETAILS Financing - Government of Kenya Development Vote Engineer - Chief Engineer (Roads)‚ MOR&PW Contractor - Aegis Construction Ltd. Design - Sapamo Consulting Engineers Design Fee - Kshs.10‚971‚048.00 Contract sum - Kshs.502‚026‚888.00 Contract Period - 15 Months Date of commencement - 4th April‚ 2007 Contractual Date of completion - 5th July‚ 2008 Period of time elapsed - 7 months (47%) Amount certified to date - Kshs.64‚396
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