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Harnessing ICT Use in Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Rural Women in Keiyo South Constituency
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2018)Information and communications technologies (ICTs) are powerful tools that boost economic growth and improve social development. However, despite an increase in ICT use, the socio-economic status of rural women in Kenya ... -
Harnessing ICT Use in Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Rural Women in Keiyo South Constituency
(AJEST, 2018)Information and communications technologies (ICTs) are powerful tools that boost economic growth and improve social development. However, despite an increase in ICT use, the socio-economic status of rural women in Kenya ... -
Harnessing Opportunities for Productivity Enhancement for Sorghum & Millets (HOPE): Baseline Survey, Tanzania
(ICRISAT, 2013)The baseline survey was made in Singida Rural and Kondoa districts of Central Tanzania. A random sample of 360 farm households was sampled, divided into treatment, diffusion, and control groups. The survey was conducted ... -
Heat and Mass Transfer Pasta Semi-Infinite Vertical Porous Plate in MHD Flows in Turbulent Boundary Layer
(World Journal of Research and Review (WJRR), 2018)This study addresses the problem of unsteady free convection incompressible MHD fluid flow past a semi-infinite vertical porous plate in the presence of a strong magnetic field inclined at an angle to the plate with Hall ... -
Heavy Metal Contamination of Water, Soil and Vegetables in Urban Streams in Machakos Municipality, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2020-08)Pollution of the environment by heavy metals emanating from rapid economic growth and improper waste and effluent disposal is a major concern. In this study, heavy metal concentrations (Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn and Cr) in vegetables, ... -
Hedgehog or fox? Theories of change for dryland cereals in Eastern Africa
(Journal of International Development, 2021-12-22)International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics' (ICRISAT) research strategy for sorghum and millets is based on market-led development. We analyse the construction of this Theory of Change and its application ... -
Hindrances to pupils’ access and participation in primary school education in Kakuma and Lokichoggio divisions, Turkana county
(Transnational Research Journals, 2012-10-29)This study was undertaken to investigate pupils’ access and participation challenges in primary school education in Kakuma and Lokichoggio divisions of Turkana County in North Western Kenya. The purpose of the study was ... -
The History of TIRDO and Industrialization in Tanzania up to 2018
(MksU Press, 2021-06)This paper examines different areas which are the prerequisites of industrialization. It focuses on the issues of research and innovation as imperatives in industrialization from historical point of view, the paper ... -
Home based Factors and Educational Wastage inPublic Secondary Schools in Machakos County
(International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2017)This study sought to determine the influence of school-based factors on educational wastage in public secondary school in Kathiani Sub-county, Machakos. A descriptive survey research design was use. The study was carried ... -
Homestay Tourist Accommodation as a Tool for Socio-Economic Well-Being of Rural Communities in Kenya
(Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management, 2018)In most developing countries, tourism has been portrayed as a contributor to small scale enterprises, thus directly uplifting the standards of living as well as a catalyst for community ... -
Hopf-Bifurcation Analysis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia with Time Delays
(Hindawi, 2019)In this paper, a mathematical model of pneumococcal pneumonia with time delays is proposed. The stability theory of delay differential equations is used to analyze the model. The results show that the disease-free equilibrium ... -
HOW PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN ACTIVITIES AT SCHOOL INFLUENCES CHILDREN’S LEARNING OUTCOMES IN MBOONI EAST SUB COUNTY, MAKUENI COUNTY, KENYA
(2019)The study sought to underscore the influence of parental involvement in activities at school on learning outcomes among preschool learners. Its purpose was to determine the influence parental involvement in activities at ... -
How Parental Involvement In Activities At School Influences Children’s Learning Outcomes In Mbooni East Sub County, Makueni County, Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2019-09-19)The study sought to underscore the influence of parental involvement in activities at school on learning outcomes among preschool learners. Its purpose was to determine the influence parental involvement in activities at ... -
How women’s empowerment affects farm production and dietary quality in East Africa
(Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), 2021-12)Malnutrition remains a key global challenge constraining social and economic development in most developing countries. Although women can play an important role in improving household diet quality, their participation ... -
Human Capital Investment and Organizational Performance: A Theoretical Review
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES, 2024-03)Skill and capacities present in the workforce, if put to productive use, can be vital determinants of a nation's longterm profit gains. Building employees' competence through skill acquisition is an important yardstick in ... -
Human Resource Practices Influencing Employees Productivity in the Department of National Registration Bureau Nairobi County, Kenya
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT, 2020-09)The main purpose of this research work was to find out the human resource practices that influence employees’ productivity in the department of national registration bureau Nairobi county. National Registration ... -
Human-Wildlife Conflicts: Causes and Mitigation Measures in Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2014)Conflicts between people and wildlife currently rank amongst the main threats to conservation in Africa. In Kenya, for instance, with much of the wildlife living outside protected areas, one ... -
Husking Characteristics of Short and Long grain Rice byRubber roll Husker (Part 1): Dynamic Analysis of a Single Grain Motion
(The Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery and Food Engineers, 2001)Dynamic analysis of grain motion in an experimental rubber roll husker was carried out using short and long grain rice. The short grain rice variety used was Akitakomachi and the long grain rice varieties were Delta and ... -
Hybrid Beaming Forming at 60GHz Radio Millimeter Wave for WPAN
(Ijsr, 2018)This paper represent the concept of hybrid beam forming at 60GHz radio millimeter wave for short range communication WPAN. The result of the proposed model under investigation was varied through various cases. That is the ... -
Hydrological responses to climate change in Mt. Elgon watersheds
(Elsevier, 2015)Study Region: The Upper catchments of the Nzoia River basin in western Kenya. Study Focus: The potential streamflow responses to climate change in the upper Nzoia River basin are studied. The Soil and Water Assessment ...