research problems about the escalating insecurity in Nairobi which has focused on quantitative approaches to understanding patron use and little has been done of a qualitative nature. Existing research has looked at how poverty‚ police laxity‚ drug abuse‚ street families and other factors have correlated with crime rates. This study will provide insight into why the last one decade or so‚ Nairobi County has experienced rapid changes and socioeconomic transformations impacting directly on the levels of
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Background Information Kenya & Poverty • 55.4% (17.1 mil people) lived below extreme poverty line (US$1 /day) 55 4% (17 1 in 2001 • Large Income Disparities: b/w richest & poorest‚ b/w urban & rural (Year of 2001) Life expectancy at birth Adult literacy rate GDP / head UN Human Develop. Index (‘02) KENYA 45 years 84% US$1‚020 148th CANADA % of Kenya’s Total Inco s ome 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% More than 79 years 99% US$29‚480 4th Urban Rural Poorest 20% Middle 60%
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FACTORS AFFECTING EMPLOYMENT IN KENYA. Creating opportunities in terms of employment is of critical concern to every country in the world. While the developed countries have some strategies to cushion the citizen against unemployment‚ the developing and under developed countries are still struggling with the impact of unemployment. There are a number of factors that have continued to affect employment in Kenya. These factors are traced from colonial era and continue to have influence even today. The
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LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN ICT 1.0 Introduction Open source is an approach to the design‚ development‚ and distribution of software‚ offering practical accessibility to a software’s source code. Some consider open source as one of various possible design approaches‚ while others consider it a critical strategic element of their operations. Before open source became widely adopted‚ developers and producers used a variety of phrases to describe the concept; the term open source gained popularity with
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of ICT Projects in Government David Gichoya‚ Research School of Informatics‚ Loughborough University‚ UK D.M.Gichoya@lboro.ac.uk Abstract: A government is a huge and complex organisation‚ whose operations and strategic focus could be greatly enhanced by the well focussed application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to support improvements in productivity‚ management effectiveness and ultimately‚ the quality of services offered to citizens. While the benefits of ICT in government
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Applications of ICT in Accounting Accounting records Most firms have accounting software packages to help produce statutory accounts and reports for bankers and management‚ as well as to help with the day-to-day control of its finances. which also has modules to manage‚ for example‚ payroll and debt factoring facilities.The main components of an accounting system would include modules like; invoice Bought ledger (trade creditors) Sales ledger (trade debtors) Bank reconciliation
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN KENYA By Mathew Nyamwange X50/70602/2007 A case study of Kenya ’s FDI between 1980 and 2006‚ in partial fulfillment for my Masters in economics‚ course XET502: ADVANCED MICROECONOMIC THEORY II‚ School of economics‚ University of Nairobi. 1. Introduction ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________ An agreed framework definition of foreign direct investment (FDI) exists in the literature.
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small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) Challenges Facing SMEs in Kenya It is generally recognized that SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) face unique challenges‚ which affect their growth and profitability and hence‚ diminish their ability to contribute effectively to sustainable development. In this article‚ the following challenges are briefly discussed: Lack of Managerial Training and Experience‚ Inadequate Education and Skills‚ Lack of Credit‚ National Policy and Regulatory Environment
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isolation and ethnic Somali in Kenya irredentism drive to unite all other five Somali lands with Kenya into a greater Somalia. The issue of British colony had otherwise been much less to do with this war‚ the main reason to war was that of irredentism by Somalis. This conflict went on as Somalis resisted from being governed by a dark skinned government of the Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta while at the same time seek unity. Somali seek independence at the expense of Kenya. Somalia wanted to be in power
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Kenya Voluntary & Community Development Project is a Kenyan Non-Governmental‚ nonprofit‚ on political organization organized as a community service‚ developmental and humanitarian organization made up of young and vibrant volunteer coordinators‚ nurses‚ medical doctors‚ social workers‚ teachers and community development workers. KVCDP volunteers are the largest humanitarian responsible for using volunteers as a tool in national development in Kenya. We are noted for the first class treatment rendered
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