Correlation between flooding and settlement planning in Nairobi by Martin Ochieng Owuor, Donald Anthony Mwiturubani

“…Globally, climate change triggers flooding through unpredictable, intermittent and incessant precipitation. Flooding in Nairobi is multi-factorial in causation. This has raised the question of necessary interventions in the design of urban settlements in order to reduce the impacts of extreme rainfall events that result in floods. …”
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The changing market efficiency of the Nairobi securities exchange by Josephine M. Njuguna

“…This paper tests for market efficiency changes of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) after the year 2000 and determines whether technological advancements have led to an increase in the market efficiency. …”
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Wells and Boreholes: Resilient Water Provision in Nairobi by Akallah Jethron Ayumbah

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Early Experience with Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy in Nairobi, Kenya by Otieno ES, Mutai KK

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Pica practices of pregnant women in Nairobi Kenya by Ngozi P Ogbonnaya, Blassio Omuga

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Protection in the city: some good practice in Nairobi by Duncan Breen, Yiftach Millo

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Peter Pan in Nairobi: Masculinity's Postcolonial City by Raoul J. Granqvist

“… This paper is a study of 'hegemonic masculinity' (Connell) as it is represented in the Spear Books series, a subsidiary of East African Educational Publishers, Nairobi. I discuss three intersecting layers of the masculine gender order as reproduced by the series (1970–90): the colonial literary legacy of masculine city 'rambling'; the local (African) specificity of changing gender identities; and the impacts of globalization. …”
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Adaptive urbanism : shaping rapid growth in Nairobi by Malan, Andre De Merindol

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Protection in the city: some good practice in Nairobi by Breen, D, Millo, Y

“…Despite a challenging protection environment, an assistance programme for LGBTI refugees in Nairobi offers examples of good practice that could be replicated in other urban settings.…”

Pentecostalism and develolment in Kiberia informal settlement, Nairobi by Deacon, G

Nairobi 2006 : trust and the future of adaptation funding by Müller, B

“…The decision at the recent UN climate change conference in Nairobi to adopt a 'one-country-one-vote' procedure for the governance of the Kyoto Protocol Adaptation Fund could help secure political acceptance for that fund, particularly among the many small and weaker constituents. …”

The presentation and outcome of HIV-related disease in Nairobi. by Gilks, C, Otieno, L, Brindle, R, Newnham, R, Lule, G, Were, J, Simani, P, Bhatt, S, Okelo, G, Waiyaki, P

“…Six hundred adult medical patients seen in the Casualty Department of the main Government hospital in Nairobi were enrolled in a study of the presentation and outcome of HIV-related disease: 506 of these patients were admitted, of whom 19 per cent (95) were HIV seropositive. …”

Pentecostalism and development in Kibera informal settlement, Nairobi by Deacon, G

Pentecostalism and development in Kibera informal settlement, Nairobi by Deacon, G

Nairobi Early Childcare in Slums (NECS) Study Protocol: a mixed-methods exploration of paid early childcare in Mukuru slum, Nairobi by Sunil Bhopal, Zelee Hill, Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage, Robert C Hughes, Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo, Betty R Kirkwood

“…However, little is known about the quality of this childcare.Aims To build a rigorous understanding what childcare strategies are used and why in a typical Nairobi slum, with a particular focus on provision and quality of paid childcare. …”
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Nairobi Newborn Study: Estimating the gap between the need for and the availability, utilisation, and quality of facility-based inpatient newborn care in Nairobi, Kenya by Murphy, G, Gathara, D, Mwachiro, J, Abuya, N, English, M

“…This study assesses the current availability and quality of inpatient newborn care in hospitals in Nairobi County across all sectors. This is contrasted to the estimated need for services and desired standards of care, therefore describing two gaps: between capacity and demand; and in quality of care provided.…”

The Nairobi Newborn Study: protocol for an observational study to estimate the gaps in provision and quality of inpatient newborn care in Nairobi City County, Kenya by English, M, Snow, R, Murphy, G, Gathara, D, Aluvaala, J, Mwachiro, J, Abuya, N, Ouma, P

“…</p> <h4>Methods and Analyses</h4> <p>This project aims to assess the availability and quality of inpatient newborn care in hospitals in Nairobi City County across the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors and align this to the estimated need for such services, providing a description of the quantity and quality gaps between capacity and demand. …”

Circular migration patterns and determinants in Nairobi slum settlements by Donatien Beguy, Philippe Bocquier, Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu

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['Modern Movement Houses in the Colonial Capital City of Nairobi'] by Yasmin Shariff

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Testing the efficient market hypothesis on the Nairobi Securities Exchange by Josephine Njuguna

“…This paper tests the weak-form of the efficient market hypothesis (EMH) of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) using daily and weekly index data from the NSE 20 share index over the period, January 2001 to January 2015 and the NSE All Share Index (ASI) from its initiation, in February 2008 to January 2015. …”
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