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Community Organizations University of Nairobi
University of Nairobi
University of Nairobi
Acronym
UON
University or Research Institution
Phone number
(+254-20) 3318262

Location

NAIROBI,KENYA.
Kenya
Working languages
English

 

Our Vision is to be a world-class university committed to scholarly excellence.

Our Mission is to provide quality university education and training and to embody the aspirations of the Kenyan people and the global community through creation, preservation, integration, transmission and utilization of knowledge.

Core Values

In order to realize the above vision and mission, certain shared values shall be nurtured. There is great need for the University to be guided by the right values derived from the virtues and moral standards of the Kenyan and wider society.

Core Functions

Teaching and Learning: The university offers innovative , relevant and market driven academic programmes , both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels with inbuilt quality control systems the university also provides an environment and policy framework for undertaking high quality and relevant research

Members:

Resources

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Land use change and its effects on soil and vegetation degradation in Kibwezi District.

Reports & Research
December, 2006
Kenya

Land degradation is caused by removal of vegetation cover and subsequent fertility loss. Frequent
assessment of land use changes and their effects on soil and vegetation in ranches is critical to their
conservation. This study, carried out in four selected ranches in Kibwezi District is important because
previous studies in the area have mainly dwelt on soil erosion and no research has been done on
effects of land use changes on soil quality in terms of organic carbon, total nitrogen and vegetation

Access to Land, Income Diversification and Poverty Reduction in Rural Kenya

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
Kenya

he increasing land scarcity and the worsening trend of poverty in Kenya in recent years have raised concerns about the focus on land-based agriculture as the basis of growth in the rural areas. This paper combines two complementary data sets obtained from two locations in Kenya, drawn against distinctively different land availability patterns, to examine the diverse rural asset base and key sources of livelihood in the rural areas.

Land policies in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Overview" in Akinyi Nzioki, Land Policies in Sub-Sahara Africa, Centre for Land,Economy and rights of women,

Reports & Research
December, 2006
Sub-Saharan Africa

The twentieth century will go down in history as a century when Africa fulfilled the dismal Hobbesian prediction. Africa has become the one continent in the world where human life is hardly worth living because of the man-made problems of inequality and impoverishment.

Effects of land tenure status on land productivity and sustainable livelihood in the traditional pastoral areas of Kenya: a case of Narok District.

Reports & Research
December, 2006
Kenya

This Thesis analyzed the effects of land tenure status on land productivity and sustainable
livelihoods in the traditional pastoral areas in Narok District, and recommended policy
guidelines to the government and other stakeholders. Land tenure status is a critical concern
facing traditional pastoral areas in Kenya, especially in Narok District. It affects production
activities and influences livelihoods. Rapid population growth, deferring individual
preferences amongst the communities, the existing legal framework and inappropriate