Table of Contents
Table of Contents ................................................................................................................ ii
DECLARATION ................................................................................................................. v
APPROVAL ....................................................................................................................... vi
DEDICATION ...............................................•.................................................................. vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ................................................................................................. viii
CHAPTER ONE .................................................................................................................. I
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1
1.0 Definition of key terms .................................................................................................. I
1.1 Population growth and water use ................•.................................................................. I
1.2 Recreation and development in Africa .......................................................................... 2
1.3 Background to the study ................................................................................................ 2
1.4 Statement of the problem ............................................................................................... 3
1.5 The scope of the study ................................................................................................... 4
1.6 Justification of the study ................................................................................................ 4
1. 7 Objectives of the study .................................................................................................. 5
1.8 Research questions ........................................................................................................ 5
1.9 Limitation of the study .................................................................................................. 5
CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................. 6
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERA TURE ........................................................................... 6
2.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................... 6
2.1 Wateruse ....................................................................................................................... 6
2.2 Domestic use .................................................•................................................................ 7
2.3 Agricultural use ............................................................................................................. 7
2.3. l Encouragement of waste water management ............................................................. 7
2.3.2 Salinity ........................................................................................................................ 8
2.3.3 Deterioration of water quality at the source ............................................................... 8
2.3.4 In stream use ofwater ................................................................................................. 8
2.3.4. Industrial use ..................................•........................................................................... 8
CHAPTER THREE ........................................................................................................... I 0
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................... 1 O
3.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 10
3.1 Study area .................................................................................................................... 10
3.1.1 Location .................................................................................................................... 10
3.l.2Climate ....................................................................................................................... lO
3.1.3 Social- economic aspect ........................................................................................... 11
3.1.4 Study population ....................................................................................................... I I
3.1.5 Sample size ............................................................................................................... I I
3.1.6 Research design ........................................................................................................ I I
3.1.7 Data collection methods ........................................................................................... 11
3.2 Data collection instruments ......................................................................................... 12
3 .2.1 Questionnaires .......................................................................................................... 12
3 .2.2 Interview schedule .................................................................................................... 12
3.3 Data analysis ................................................................................................................ 12
3.4. Data presentation ......................................................................................................... 13
CHAPTER 4 ...................................................................................................................... 14
RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS ..................................................................................... 14
4.0 Introduction ...•............................................................................................................. 14
4.1 Age ............................................................................................................................... 14
4.2 Educational level ......................................................................................................... 15
4.3 Duration of stay near the river ..................................................................................... 17
4.4 Water use ..................................................................................................................... 18
4.5 Changes in river volume .............................................................................................. 21
4.6 Impact on the Nairobi National Park ........................................................................... 22
4.7 Implications of the drying up of the Mbagathi River .................................................. 25
4.7.1 Environmental implications ...................................................................................... 25
4.7.2 Social implications ................................................................................................... 26
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4. 7.3. Economic implication ............................................................................................... 27
CHAPTER 5 ...........................•.•..............................•..........•.............................................. 28
SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ..................................... 28
5.1 Summary ...................................................................................................................... 28
5 .2 Recommendations ....................................................................................................... 29
BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................•..................................................................................... 30
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Research, SSA "The Use Of Mbagatid River For Recreational Activities And Its Impacts On Nairobi National Park" Afribary. Afribary, 31 Aug. 2022, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-use-of-mbagatid-river-for-recreational-activities-and-its-impacts-on-nairobi-national-park. Accessed 09 Nov. 2024.
Research, SSA . "The Use Of Mbagatid River For Recreational Activities And Its Impacts On Nairobi National Park". Afribary, Afribary, 31 Aug. 2022. Web. 09 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-use-of-mbagatid-river-for-recreational-activities-and-its-impacts-on-nairobi-national-park >.
Research, SSA . "The Use Of Mbagatid River For Recreational Activities And Its Impacts On Nairobi National Park" Afribary (2022). Accessed November 09, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/the-use-of-mbagatid-river-for-recreational-activities-and-its-impacts-on-nairobi-national-park