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Kenya at the Olympics: 1956 - 1996
(Kenyatta University, 1997)
Kenya has taken part in nine Olympiads since making her inaugural appearance
in 1956 during the Melbourne Games in Australia. To date, Kenya
has won a total of 47 medals, including 14 gold, 17 silver and 16 bronze
medals. ...
An appraisal of the Kenyan men's hockey team performance in international field hockey competition (1956 - 1996)
(Kenyatta University, 1997)
Although Field Hockey was introduced in Kenya at the beginning of the
20th century, her first major international competition was the 1956
Olympic Games held at Melbourne, Australia in which she was ranked
10th. The ...
Patterns of injuries during the 12th Africa women's volleyball club championship in Nairobi
(Kenyatta University, 1997)
Injuries are common in sports, especially dynamic ones such as
volleyball. An accurate documentation of such injuries will provide
useful information for future planning, prevention, treatment and
management. But ...
An investigation into differences in modified stork balance abilities between experienced and inexperienced karatekas at Kenyatta University
(Kenyatta University, 1997)
Karate is a martial art sport whose main objective is to develop techniques and
tactics for self-defense without the use of weapons. The ability to balance
determines how well an individual can perform in this sport. The ...
Nadharia kama Mwongozo wa Utunzi na Uhakiki katika Fasihi
(University of Nairobi - Department of Linguistics & African Languages, 1992)
The Potential of Tohono O'odham Z16 Maize as a New Breeding Germplasm for semi-Arid Areas of South East Kenya
(1999)
The major objective of this study was to evaluate the potential of new maize variety in semi-arid environment of Southeast Kenya, with a view to making recommendations on its suitability for incorporation into the maize ...
Historical perspective of women's participation in sport
(Kenyatta University, 1997)
Controversies surrounding the involvement of women in sports date back to
thousands of years i.e. during the time of Hummurabi and Plato there was no
evidence of women's participation in organised sport, except in Ancient ...
Sports entrepreneurship in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 1997)
Sports behaviour has been perceived by some sociologists to have a sharp
inclination to commercial production industry. It has variously been
viewed by many authors as a great entertainment for cash. Similarly,
besides ...
Effect of a cowpea intercrop on maize yield and nutrient use efficiency in the coastal lowlands and semi-arid parts of Kenya
(1999)
To establish maize yield responses to N and P fertilizer and to manure, cowpeas were intercropped with maize in the drier zones of Kenya. The experiments were conducted over five seasons at six trial sites, in the coastal ...