Extent of disaster risk preparedness in informal settlements of Nyeri Town, Nyeri county, Kenya : (Record no. 88594)

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Classification number RA971.38.M8 2024
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Personal name Muriuki, Zachary K.
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Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element Meru University of Science and Technology
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Title Extent of disaster risk preparedness in informal settlements of Nyeri Town, Nyeri county, Kenya :
Remainder of title a dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the conferment of doctor of philosophy degree in public health of Meru University of Science and Technology /
Statement of responsibility, etc Muriuki, Zachary K.
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Extent xvii, 206 p.
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Summary, etc Informal settlements are growing in the world everyday due to poverty and inadequate land to<br/> settle. Most informal settlements are faced with a myriad of problems ranging from inadequate<br/> infrastructure, poor sanitation, water and noise pollution among others. This study sort to<br/> determine the extent of disaster risk preparedness in the informal settlements of Nyeri town,<br/> Nyeri County. The specific objectives of the study were to assess the level of awareness on the<br/> types of disasters and existing policies to address them, to establish disaster mitigation<br/> measures in place, to identify the role of stakeholders in disaster management, to identify the<br/> challenges encountered during disaster risk reduction initiatives. The study targeted residents<br/> of informal settlements in Majengo Witemere Ngangarithi kwa Mwaura, Mathari<br/> “transformer”, and Ruring’u Muslim village. This research applied descriptive cross-sectional<br/> study design. A sample of 384 residents was selected among the residents. Data was collected<br/> by use of questionnaires and key informant interview guide. Data analysis was done using<br/> SPSS version 21. Univariate analysis for each variable was done so as to yield descriptive<br/> statistics that was used to analyze the variables. Presentation of the findings was done through<br/> prose, tables and figures.<br/> The results indicated that there was a significant association<br/> between the area of residence and the level of compliance of policy rules concerned with<br/> disaster risk reduction [X2 (3) = 11.446, p-value =0.010<0.05]. However, there was no<br/> significant association between the area of residence and level of awareness of the disasters<br/> that could affect them [X2 (3) = 2.99, p-value =0.393>0.05], and neither was there significant<br/> association between the area of residence and level of awareness of any policy rule concerned<br/> with disaster risk reduction [X2 (3) =7.026, p-value =0.071>0.05]. Key informants interview<br/> was administered to 10 key informants within Nyeri County, these included each Managers<br/> and supervisors of Ministry of Health Nyeri County, County Government of Nyeri department<br/> disaster Management, Nationals interior and coordination office Nyeri, Kenya Red Cross<br/> Society Nyeri office and County National Disaster Management Authority Nyeri office. It was<br/> concluded that Risk assessment as a step for successful disaster reduction measures will ensure<br/> that the community members are aware of the possible hazards. National and County<br/> government should incorporate the national and international guidelines in their policy.<br/> Lessons learnt from previous disasters that have affected other informal settlements and other<br/> parts of the country should inform the formulation of mitigation measures for disaster<br/> management. The researcher further recommends to the scholars to consider research on<br/> disaster risk preparedness as the strategy of counties development agenda and Social and<br/> economic potentials that the County Governments can tap in informal settlements<br/>
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Risk management; Informal settlements- Nyeri Town; Dissertation- Meru University of Science and Technology
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Risk preparedness; Informal settlements- Nyeri Town; Dissertation- Meru University of Science and Technology
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Informal settlements; Nyeri Town; Disaster risk preparedness- Dissertation- Meru University of Science and Technology
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Disaster risk preparedness; Informal settlements; Nyeri Town; Disaster risk preparedness- Dissertation- Meru University of Science and Technology
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    Library of Congress Classification     Non-fiction Meru University Meru University Periodical Section 17/02/2025 Meru University of science and Technology (MUST) 0.00 Sammy Kinoti   RA971.38.M8 2024 24-37825 17/02/2025 17/02/2025 Dissertation

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