Research and Publications: Recent submissions
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The Extent to Which Public Universities in Kenya Experience Managerial and Environmental Challenges
(European Journal of Business and Management, 2014)The environment in which organisations operate is continuously changing, thereby posing challenges to the organisations, and higher education institutions are no exception. This study was undertaken to understand ... -
Prevalence of Adulteration and Inhibitory Substances in Raw and Pasteurized Milk Marketed in Nairobi Region
(Asian Food Science Journal, 2018)The highest incidence of milk adulteration with water was in slum areas, while no adulteration was detected in pasteurized milk. The results indicate that pasteurized milk is of satisfactory quality with regard to adulteration ... -
Improving the Participationof Agro-Pastoralists in Climate ChangeAdaptation and Disaster Risk ReductionPolicy Formulation: A Case Studyfrom Keiyo District, Kenya
(2011)rowing scientific evidence suggests that climate change will acceler-ate weather extremes and increase human vulnerability to disasters. Exposure ofagro-pastoralists to erratic rainfall and cyclical droughts leads ... -
On Changepoint Detection in a Series ofStimulus-Response Data
(2017)n this paper, we demonstrate the power of functional data models for a statistic al analysis of stimulus-response experiments which is a quite natural way to look at this kind of data and which makes use of the full ... -
INFLUENCE OF COST OF EDUCATION ON TRANSITION RATES FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS INKENYA:A CASE OF MACHAKOS SUB-COUNTY
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2019)The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of cost of education on transition rates from primary to secondary schools in Kenya; a case of Machakos sub-county. The study was guided by the ... -
Morphological, genetic and symbiotic characterization of root nodule bacteria isolated from Bambara groundnuts (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) from soils of Lake Victoria basin, western Kenya
(2015)Low soil nitrogen (N) is a major constraint for sustainable crop production in smallholder farming systems in Africa. Grain legumes such as bambara groundnuts (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc). can form N fixing symbiotic ... -
Forms of Play and How they Influence Acquisition of Numeracy Skills among Preschool Children in Kenya
(HRMARS, 2018)This study sought to underscore the influence of forms of play in the teaching of Mathematics, particularly acquisition of numeracy skills among children in preschool. The study was done among preschool children in Kenya. ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SCHOOL MANAGERS’S INDUCTION CAPACITY AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT POLICY AT PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN NYERI COUNTY, KENYA
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2018)Some of the primary school managers in Kenya lack induction capacity to implement the human resource development policy. Induction of new teachers is a key aspect of the human resource development policy. The purpose of ... -
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Community Support Grant (CSG) In Early Childhood Development & Education (ECDE) Centers in Embu West District, Kenya
(2015)This paper discusses findings of an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Community Support Grant (CSG) in Embu West District. The evaluation was done to evaluate the impact of Early Childhood Development & Education ... -
Relaxing Financing Constraint In The Microfinance Industry: Is Commercialization The Answer?
(The Clute Institute, 2011)A critical question facing Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) is whether they can attract commercial capital as a solution to their financing problem and as a way of relaxing strained development aid. While donations have ... -
The Impact of Core Capital and membership growth on financial performance of Deposit Taking Savings and Credit Cooperatives in Kenya
(2015)Savings and Credit cooperatives commonly known as SACCOs’ are financial organizations formed by members with the same common bond to mobilize savings and later grant loans to the willing members. Prior to 2008 regulatory ... -
The impact of name change on the financial performance of savings and credit co-operatives in Kenya
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2016)Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the impact of name change, if any on the financial performance of deposit-taking savings and credit co-operatives (SACCOs) in a developing country characterized by a vibrant SACCO ... -
Factors affecting institutional transformation for regulated MFIs
(2015)Purpose - Regulating microfinance activities has been an important policy concern in improving financial inclusion and extending financial services to all. However, introducing a regulatory framework of any kind pushes ... -
Does Board Diversity Leadership affect corporate decisions and risk control? Evidence from Kenyan Commercial Banks
(2012)The aim of this paper is to provide preliminary analysis of the relationship between corporate decisions, risk taking behavior and gender diversity. Using a panel of 28 Kenyan banks over the period 2000-2009, the study ... -
Sediment Accumulation in Fish Ponds; Its Potential for Agricultural Use
(2014)ABSTRACT An experiment was conducted at the World Fish Center in Egypt, to describe and quantify sediment and nutrient accumulation in semi-intensive tilapia ponds, evaluate the effect of input type and stocking density ... -
De bijdrage van visvijvers aan de nutriënthuishouding op gemengde kleinschalige landbouwbedrijven
(2007)Vijvers kunnen een aanzienlijke bijdrage leveren aan de nutriëntenkringloop op gemenge landbouwbedrijven. Het integreren van water- en landgebonden productie in gemengde bedrijven kan leiden tot een verhoogde efficiëntie ... -
Factors Influencing Maize Production in Rural Kenya: Case of Kisii County
(2018-07)Agricultural Sector in Kenya is the backbone of the country’s economy and the source of livelihood for majority of the rural population. The sector contributes about 26 percent of the country’s GDP, employs about 75 percent ... -
Smallholder Farmers’ Perceptions and Adaptations to Climate Change and Variability in Kitui County, Kenya
(OMICS International, 2017)The effects of climate change have highly challenged the productivity of the agricultural sector. The increasing temperatures and erratic rains, as well as diseases and pests have significantly reduced crop yields in the ... -
Participatory orientation to strategic planning process: Does it pay?
(Prime Journal of Business Administration and Management (BAM), 2011)It is postulated that a participatory orientation to the strategic planning process could influence the realization of the expected strategic planning outcomes. Past studies investigating the relationship between ...
