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Assessing the Influence of School Environmental Programmes on the Environmental Attitudes and Behaviour Among Secondary School Students in Muranga County, Kenya
(Machakos University Press, 2021-06)Environmental degradation is a major challenge which requires appropriate strategies to reverse the situation. One of such strategies is experiential environmental education among high school students who, through change ... -
Assessment and Relevance of English Communication Skills Syllabus to Diploma in Law Programme In Tanzania: Does it Bring Competency Based Education and Training as Expected?
(Machakos University, 2018)Appropriate and well-designed Curriculum is one of the variables that may contribute to sustainable development in any given society. The syllabus can reflect the type of end product of graduates that any education system ... -
Assessment of Ecowas Free Movement Protocol in Promoting Regional Growth and Development in West Africa
(Machakos University, 2018-04)This study will critically assess the Economic Community of West African State [ECOWAS] on its activities on regional integration, growth and development as a panacea to regional free movement of people and goods. ECOWAS ... -
An Assessment of Factors Influencing Executive Apartment Prices in Nairobi Metropolitan Area of Kenya
(Machakos University, 2018-04)The objective of this study was to establish the factors that significantly influence executive apartment prices in Nairobi metropolitan area which includes parts some surrounding counties like Kiambu, Machakos and ... -
Assessment Of Selected Physico-Chemical Parameters Of Groundwater In Chuka Igambang’ombe Constituency, Kenya
(Machakos University Press, 2021-06)Groundwater is an essential source of water for drinking and other domestic uses. Recently, there has been high dependence on groundwater due to water shortage as a result of changing climates, and higher costs of accessing ... -
Asynchronous interconnection of the proposed East Africa Power Pool (EAPP)
(2017)East Africa Power Pool (EAPP) is a proposed regional interconnection for centralizing energy resources and facilitating power wheeling between the Eastern Africa geographical areas. Synchronous tie lines have been used in ... -
Benefits of Psychosocial Interventions on Traumatized Children Living in Difficult Environments in Mbeere North: A Systematic and meta-analysis
(Machakos University Press, 2021-06)This study examined the benefits of psychosocial interventions of traumatized children living difficult environments. Psychosocial interventions refer to additional forms of assistance for child development other than ... -
Book of proceedings of the 1st Machakos University Annual International Conference
(Machakos University Press, 2018-04-17)Cognizant of the challenges and opportunities presented by the United Nations adoption of the Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals and the Government of Kenya’s Big Four Agenda: Manufacturing, Food and Nutrition ... -
Book of proceedings of the 2nd Machakos University Annual International Conference
(Machakos University Press, 2019-04)After successfully hosting the 1st International Conference in April 2018, we organized our 2nd International Conference with great enthusiasm pivoted on the lessons learnt earlier. I am therefore filled with joy to welcome ... -
Book of proceedings of the 3rd Annual International Conference
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Building Household and Community Resilience to Food Insecurity through Kitchen Gardens in Las Anod District of Somaliland
(2018)The number of acutely food insecure households in the Las Anod region is estimated at 134,000 with a further 80,000 households classified as stressed (FSNAU 2018). Las Anod's economy is mainly centered on livestock. ADRA ... -
Capacity strengthening that enables Innovative and creative responses to Developmental needs in Africa
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Challenges University Students face in eLearning as a result of the covid19 pandemic
(Machakos University Press, 2021-06)The emergence of Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 has had adverse effects all over the world, not just health wise, but in agriculture, transport and even education. The partial and total lockdown in many counties across ... -
Change point analysis in the generalized Pareto distribution
(Machakos University, 2019-04)The general goal of data statistical analysis is to find a near perfect translation to reality such that minimal information is lost in the approximating model. In this paper change point problem is viewed as a model ... -
Change Point Estimation in Volatility of a Time series using a Kolmogorov Smirnov Type Test Statistic
(Machakos University, 2019-04)Detection of structural change in volatility of a time series is very important for understanding volatility dynamics and the stylized facts observed in financial time series. By applying the Nadaraya Watson kernel ... -
Climate Change and Maize Yield in Kenya: An Econometric Analysis
(Machakos University, 2018-04)The agricultural sector plays a critical role in the Kenyan economy in terms of employment and food security. However, the sector and particularly crop farming is vulnerable to climate change, given that rain fed agriculture ... -
Climate Change and Maize Yield in Kenya: An Econometric Analysis
(Machakos University, 2018-04)The agricultural sector plays a critical role in the Kenyan economy in terms of employment and food security. However, the sector and particularly crop farming is vulnerable to climate change, given that rain fed agriculture ... -
CO-DESIGN: CATALYST FOR INCLUSION IN THE DESIGN PROCESS
(Machakos University Press, 2021-06)Older persons are considered custodians of culture and the knowledge they possess need to be preserved for posterity. Is there a good approach to extract this knowledge and package it for posterity? This paper is an analysis ... -
Community Lessons on Participatory Forest Management (PFM) Performance within the Mau Forest Complex, Kenya
(Machakos University, 2019-04)Forest resources are faced with challenges that range from mismanagement, overutilization, conflicts and competing claims. Consequently, this has given rise to legislation and policy to protect forests. However, many ... -
Community Participation in Sustaining Safe and Clean Water: The Case of Kyampisi Child Care Ministries Water Project in Mukono District, Central Uganda
(Machakos University Press, 2019-04)The purpose of this study is to examine how community participation can support the sustainability of community-based projects in Uganda, using Kyampisi Childcare Ministries clean water project as a case study. The clean ...