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Tropical Solar Freezer
Trčálková, Miroslava ; Suchánek,, Petr (referee) ; Nový, Alois (advisor) ; Donaťáková, Dagmar (advisor)
The aim of this study was to design a tropical solar freezer, which would be entirely self-sufficient. The requirement was to install solar freezer to developing countries with insufficient technical infrastructure. The construction of solar freezer is located near Lake Victoria, in a town called Kisumu, Kenya in Africa. The main idea was to create a simple look that matches the use of the building. My suggestion was to create two separate buildings. The first is a small object, serving as a gatehouse. The second object is a large U-shaped, in which there are all the necessary facilities for the operation of freezer and facilities for staff. The supporting system consists of cast-in-place reinforced concrete columns. Solar panels located on the roof of freezers protect the building from direct sunlight. Diagonal steel rods fitted on the east and west facades constitute a significant feature of the building.
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The impact of government expenditure on economic growth in Kenya
Gitonga, Betty Muthoni
This thesis sought to understand the effect of government expenditure on economic growth in Kenya. The thesis was anchored by the theories of economic growth. Government expenditure was disaggregated into government investment and government consumption spending. The estimation also included control variables that determine economic growth these were labour force participation rate which captured labour, investment which captures the level of capital in the economy, inflation which indicates the macroeconomic conditions, gross secondary school enrolment to indicate the human capital, and political instability which indicates the institutional quality. The analysis was done using autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL). The thesis period was 1980 – 2022. In both the short-run and the long-run government consumption was found to have an insignificant effect on economic growth. Government investment was found to have a positive and statistically significant effect on economic growth in both the short-run and long-run. Investment had a positive and significant effect in both the short-run and long-run. In the short-run, the second lag of labour had a negative and statistically significant effect while in the long-run, the effect on economic growth was positive and statistically significant. Inflation was found to have a negative and statistically significant effect on economic growth both in the short-run and long-run. Political stability and human capital had an insignificant effect on economic growth both in the short-run and long-run during the period of the study.
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Využití akvaponie na příkladu státu Keňa
Partila, Filip
This bachelor thesis deals with the issue of aquaponics and its possible use in developing countries. The introductory part of the paper summarizes in the form of a literature research the current issues of developing countries, then introduces aquaponics as a new potential direction of sustainable crop production. The next section presents the model state of Kenya in more detail. The main part of the work focuses on the analysis of eating habits, caloric intake of the population, conditions for aquaponics in the country and compares aquaponics with conventional agriculture. In the end, it was evaluated whether Kenya is a suitable candidate for an aquaponic project due to its conditions.
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Analýza problematiky infekčních onemocnění (tuberkulóza a HIV/AIDS) v Keni a Etiopii
Sedláčková, Jana
This bachelor thesis is to analysis the effects of the following infectious diseases, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, on the socio-economic development of Kenya and Ethiopia. The first part of the thesis describes what are infectious diseases and the general problems they pose to the society. The part continues to show the basic characteristics of the observed countries and gives an overview of the health care system in these countries. The second part of the thesis uses correlation analysis to find out the relationship between the following, incidence, prevalence, and mortality of HIV/AIDS on unemployment and Human Development Index and their effects on the socio-economic of Ethiopia and Kenya. The obtained results are thoroughly discussed with possible solutions to existing problems and recommendations made to combat the spread of infectious diseases and the improvement of the overall health care system in these two and other African countries. The preventive programs of both diseases of the given countries are also mentioned, as they prove to be one of the most suitable ways to limit the impact of these infectious diseases on the socio-economic development of Ethiopia and Kenya.
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Gender inequalities in Kenya
Sehnalová, Klára ; Novotný, Josef (advisor) ; Ptáček, Pavel (referee)
The topic of this thesis is a gender inequality in Kenya. The main goal is to identify a Kenya's position within the East African Community in term sof gender inequality. The position is identified through descriptive comparison of gender indexes and other indicators, and furthermore through their achieved results within the Millennium Development Goals, particularly those focused on gender issues. Another comparison is held among the members states of East African Community on the basis of government's approach towards such issues. Second goal of the thesis is to analyse the gender inequality in Kenya. Specifically the main causes and factors which influence the inequality in Kenya. I tis important as the causes and factors of such inequality have negative effect on the relation between socio-economic growth and decreasing gender inequality. In other words, the thesis analyses the gender inequality on two level - "externalʼʼ (international comparison) and "internalʼʼ (discussion of the conditionality of gender inequality in Kenya). Key words: Kenya, East African Community, gender, gender inequalities, empowerment
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Motivation of doctors and medical students to volunteer in Itibo
Boháčová, Alžběta ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (advisor) ; Dohnalová, Marie (referee)
This thesis focuses on motivation for volunteering in the humanitarian and development project Czech hospital in Itibo, Kenya, which operates under the patronage of Adra, o. p. s. The thesis selects main motivations leading to the decision for volunteering in Africa. The qualitative research is based on the VFI (Volunteer Function Inventory) theory and inquires into the motivations of doctors, medical students and the founder of the project, Aleš Bárta. Data collection method consist of an interview and the analysis of the pre-departure essay of medical students. But the aim of the thesis is to describe not only the motivations which are a part of the VFI theory, but also those not defined by VFI.
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Nedostatek zdravotně nezávadné vody v Africe: klíčový faktor vzniku epidemií cholery ve vybraných státech v okolí Velkých jezer
Neužilová, Veronika
The diploma thesis deals with the problem of lack of safe water and other factors that cause cholera outbreaks in African Great Lakes Region. Thesis explores the history of the disease in selected area and differences in approaches of individual countries to its therapy and prevention. The theoretical part deals with lack of safe water in Africa and other infectious diseases caused by contaminated water. The diseases include also cholera, whose causes in African Great Lakes Region are analysed till 2006. Subsequently, in the years 2007-2016, specific cholera outbreaks are analysed in more details, its causes and preventive measures within the three selected countries in the region: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and Rwanda. It has been found that the elimination of cholera in this region may occur primarily by improving access to safe water and sanitation facilities, which in the case of Democratic Republic of the Congo will insist many years.
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Dostupnost nezávadné vody ve východní Africe
Hošková, Lucie
Hošková, L. Availability of safe water in East Africa. Brno, 2019. Bachelor thesis. Mendel University in Brno. This bachelor thesis deals with the issue of safe water availability in the East Africa region. The main aim of the thesis is to evaluate the success of selected projects in two selected countries, Tanzania and Kenya. Following these projects, the subsequent identification of the most important aspects of effective increase in the availability of safe water resources. This work is a form of literature review of water as a source, water stress, water consumption, distribution, treatment and water pollution. It deals with the delimitation of the region of East Africa, closer to two selected model states, Tanzania and Kenya. Part of the work is focused on specific World Bank projects. This section provides an annotated overview of projects and presents their success and failure. Among other things, utilization of results in practice.
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Mungiki in Kenya: From Religious Movement to Militia
Hausvater, Ervín ; Werkman, Kateřina (advisor) ; Ludvík, Zdeněk (referee)
Violent non-state actors have represented a significant challenge for both national and international security in recent decades. One of the many countries that have experienced extensive violence perpetrated by these entities is also Kenya. Particularly armed group called Mungiki managed to become influential security, political, criminal and religious actor. Considering frequent transformations of the group making it difficult to determine what type of violent non-state actor Mungiki is, the group still represents a challenging case for researchers to fully comprehend. To contribute to the understanding of this entity and extend contemporary knowledge of violent non-state actors, this study aims to conceptualize individual phases of Mungiki development and discover mechanisms behind its recurrent metamorphoses from one type of violent actor to another. Based on the review of existing literature focused on violent non-state actors, their conceptualization, emergence, and transformations, the thesis uses a case-centric process- tracing method aimed at explaining particular outcomes of individual transformations. The study consists of an in-depth analysis of Mungiki development in the context of Kenyan security and political environment. The results indicate that Mungiki represented different types...
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