Research and Publications: Recent submissions
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Principals’ Stress in Public Secondary Schools in Kisumu County, Kenya
(International Organization Of Scientific Research (IOSR), 2020-08)Stress of principals in public secondary schools has been a serious problem to parents, the government and the Ministry of Education in developed and developing countries including Kenya. The problem has generated a lot of ... -
The Influence Of Health Services On Personal Development Of Youth With disabilities In Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya
(International Journal of Current Research, 2021-01)Disability is a natural part of the human experience and therefore should not affect the rights of individuals to live independently, contribute to society, enjoy full inclusion in education and pursue a meaningful career. ... -
Strategies Employed by Principals to Overcome Stress in Performance of their work in Secondary Schools in Kisumu County
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2020)Globally, there has been an outcry on stress by the principals in the management of public secondary schools in Kisumu County, Kenya. Stress comes about when the principal is subjected to unusual situations such as ... -
Assessment Of The Influence Of Employment On Personal Development Of Youth With Disabilities In Elgeyo-Marakwet County, Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2021)Disability is a natural part of the human experience and therefore should not affect the rights of individuals to live independently, contribute to society, enjoy full inclusion in education and pursue a meaningful career. ... -
Effects Of Mastery Learning Strategy On Changing The Attitude Of The Students Towards Mathematics Among Secondary School Students In Machakos County, Kenya
(MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY: THEME PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DISRUPTIVE RESEARCH AND INNOVATION, 2022-10)Mathematics is considered as a vital subject that supports the development of critical and logical thinking. It provides effective power to analyze, describe and understand the sciences hence fundamental subject in ... -
An Empirical Investigation of Viability of Alternative Approaches to Basic Education among the Samburu Nomadic Pastoralists Of Northern Kenya
(Journal of Education and Practice, 2012)Alternative Approaches to Basic Education (AABE) were introduced in Kenya to promote access to basic education and to enhance Universal Primary Education (UPE.) However, in Samburu County, the levels of school enrolment ... -
“God Didn’t Make a Mistake in Creating Me”: Intrapersonal Resilience Processes among Gay and Bisexual Male Youth in Kenya
(MDPI, 2021)Gay and bisexual male youth in Kenya experience human rights violations, including pervasive stigma and discrimination, and these oppressive forces are associated with elevated rates of mental health concerns. Despite ... -
An Appraisal on the Potential uses of Bentonite and its Availability and Exploitation in Kenya
(2022-06)— Bentonite is a smectite clay formed from the alteration of siliceous, glass-rich volcanic rocks such as tuffs and ash deposits. The major mineral in bentonite is montmorillonite, which is a hydrated sodium, calcium, ... -
Examining the Influence of Push and Pull Travel Motivation Factors on Domestic Tourism Performance. A Case of Mombasa County, Kenya
(2022-09)Understanding tourist’s motivations to visit destinations is important as it helps in segmenting the markets thereby allowing tourism stakeholders to correctly target them. This study aimed at establishing the influence ... -
Students stress patterns in a Kenyan socio-cultural and economic context: toward a public health intervention
(Nature Publishing Group UK, 2023-01)This study aimed at determining the prevalence of stress, different types of stress, their severity and their determinants in Kenyan university, college and high school students. The following tools were administered to ... -
Developing a Secure Messaging Platform in Mobile SMS Using Advanced Encryption Standard Concept
(2014-04)Billions of text messages are sent daily through GSM networks sent in plain text format which makes them susceptible to various attacks. With the increasing number of software crackers available for free in the internet, ... -
Partial Isothermal Sections of the Cu-Rich Corner of the Al-Cu-Zn System at 200 and 240 °C
(Springer US, 2019-06)Partial isothermal sections of the Cu-rich corner of ternary Al-Cu-Zn system at 200 and 240 C were plotted up to 55 at.% Cu and 85 at.% Zn based on scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy and ... -
Voltage Profile Analysis of 132kV Transmission Line Using Powerworld Simulator: A Case Study of JUJA-RABAI Line
(Science Publishing Group, 2022)The growing power demand has made the government of Kenya to increase it’s financial budget to address the issue of transmission and distribution of power. The increasing set up of distribution sub-stations both in urban ... -
Effect of Training on Hazard Prevention on Performance of Cement Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(Research Publish Journals, 2019)This study sought to find out the effect of hazard prevention training on the performance of cement manufacturing companies in Kenya. Manufacturing firms are spending a lot of money to take care of their workers’ absenteeism ... -
Progression and Forecasting of Steel Demand in Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE), 2018-08)Increase in usage of steel in Kenya has been witnessed due to the immense growth in the industrial sector and infrastructure. It is quite evident that as the country transforms herself into a middle income economy, it ... -
Credit Risk and Financial Perfomance of Microfinance Banks in Kenya
(International Organization Of Scientific Research (IOSR), 2023-01-31)Microfinance banks (MFBs) in Kenya have continued to record huge annual losses contrarily to their counterpart, commercial banks that have been resilient and reported improved financial performance. The aim of the study ... -
Impact of ICT-based pest information services on tomato pest management practices in the Central Highlands of Kenya
(Elsevier, 2023)Pests are a major threat to tomato producers globally, owing to the substantial yield losses, low-quality produce, and low profitability that they cause. Integrated pest management (IPM) has been promoted as a sustainable, ... -
INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL HOME ACTIVITIES ON CHILDREN’S LEARNING OUTCOMES IN MBOONI EAST SUB-COUNTY, MAKUENI COUNTY, KENYA
(IIASD Advance Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2022-05)This study sought to accentuate influence of parental home activities on learning outcomes amongst preschool learners in Mbooni Sub County, Makueni County, Kenya. Its purpose was to examine the parental home activities ... -
Influence of Teachers’ Improvisation of Heat Producing Materials on Acquisition of Science Skills among Pre-primary School Learners in Kiambu, Kenya
(Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science, 2021)Acquisition of science skills among pre-primary school learners has had its fair share of challenges with many pre-primary school learners manifesting low competencies in manipulation, experimentation and observation ...
