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SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMMES, NATIONAL FOOD POLICIES, ACTION OF PLAN AND STRATEGIES ON SCHOOL MEALS AND FOOD SECURITY AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN IN KENYA. (REVIEW)
(Machakos University, 2019-04)School feeding programs have been implemented in Kenya since the 1979 with varying degrees of success (Langinger, 2011). It began in 1979 with a government led and short lived school milk programme (Ministry of ... -
Screening Selected Maize Single Crosses for Tolerance to Low P in Acidic Soils of Bumala and Maseno
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Generally, 13% of Kenya’s arable land mass (7.5 million ha) is acidic and prone to poor phophorus (P) availability and soil acidity. This results in crop yield losses due to the direct adverse effects Aluminium toxicity ... -
Secondary School Agriculture Curriculum Reforms in Kenya 1959-2016: Challenges to Innovations
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Fifty seven of curriculum reforms targeting innovations to education through school agriculture remain unattainable to date. Observations indicate challenges to reforms rather progress as there exists a gap between the ... -
Secrets to Success in Informal Sector Financial Compliance: Utilizing New Technological Application for Improved Community Health Program Efficiency and Effectiveness
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Secrets to success in informal sector financial compliance: Utilizing new technological applications for improved community health program efficiency and effectiveness Financial compliance is an essential aspect of good ... -
A Service Oriented Architecture Approach to Implementing an Omnichannel Personal Health Record System
(Machakos University, 2019-04)Interoperability of eHealth systems has been a problem that has been unresolved due to variations in platforms, protocols, data formats, patient matching criteria and lack of universal patient identification. Most of the ... -
SERVICE QUALITY DELIVERY AND CUSTOMERS’ SATISFACTION IN NIGERIA BANKING INDUSTRY
(Machakos University, 2019-04)The paper assesses the service quality delivery and Customer’s satisfaction in some selected Banks in Nigeria. Primary data is used where (600) respondents were selected through convenient Sampling. The study uses gap ... -
Shocks, livestock assets and climate change adaptation in Kenya
(2013)The study assesses the impact of shocks on livestock and the role of adaptation to climate change in protecting assets from weather shocks. Data collection relied on a mixed-method approach, including household surveys ... -
Short Term Load Forecasting Using Artificial Neural Network
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2007)This paper presents a method of short term load forecasting using artificial neural network (ANN). A three layered feed-forward neural network, trained by scaled conjugate back-propagation, is used. Two models of ANN were ... -
Significance of Social Media in the Kenya Tourism industry
(Machakos University, 2019-04)The emerging significance of Social media in the tourism industry are increasing. Social media have changed the way tourists explore, search, book and experience travel. Most operations and transactions are currently ... -
Simultaneous Consideration of Bus Voltage and Frequency in Load Shedding in a High Voltage AC Network
(2015)Load shedding schemes proposed in literature so far use voltage and frequency parameters separately. The individual consideration of these indices may not be reliable or effective, and may even lead to the over load ... -
Small Holder Tea Industry Sustainability: Environmental Accounting and Reporting as a Strategy to Cushion on Environmental Concerns
(Machakos University, 2019-04)Human activity over the years has caused environmental degradation which in turn has led to climate change. The reversal of climate change is one of the most pertinent agenda as expressed in the World’s SDGs, Africa’s ... -
Smallholders’ choice of avocado marketing channels in Murang’a County, Kenya
(Machakos University Press, 2021-06)However, smallholder avocado farmers have not benefited from this expansion in demand. This is attributed to use of non-performing marketing channels that does not link them to the high value markets. The purpose of this ... -
Smallholders’ choice of avocado marketing channels in Murang’a County, Kenya
(Machakos University Press, 2021-06)Avocado fruit continues to experience increased demand at both the local and export markets. However, smallholder avocado farmers have not benefited from this expansion in demand. This is attributed to use of non-performing ... -
The smart phone Revolution Has Arrived in Classroom! What Are my Options
(Machakos University, 2019-04)Smartphones can enhance universal access to education, equity, quality and efficiency in education. ICT can also play a major role in improving education management, governance and administration. While the introduction ... -
A Social Enterprise, Better Maternal Health Services Through Mobile Messages Automated-System, A Pilot Study in AIC Kijabe Hospital, Kiambu County.
(Machakos University, 2018-04)There is a tremendous need to increase patient specific approaches to reduce barriers to care and enhance compliance of healthier strategies for pregnant women. Digital innovation is a text messaging platform allowing ... -
Solar PV Potential and Energy Demand Assessment in Machakos County
(Machakos University, 2019-04)Machakos County has the need for renewable energy access due to its rapid industrial development, growing population, higher living standards and rural electrification. Wind-solar hybrid off-grid system has therefore been ... -
Solution to Economic Load Dispatch using Particle Swarm Optimization
(2014)This paper proposes to determine the feasible optimal solution of the economic load dispatch power systems problem using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) considering various generator constraints. The objective of the ... -
SPATIO-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF RAINFALL TRENDS AND IN NORTHWESTERN NIGERIA
(Machakos University, 2019-04)The rainfall trends in Northern Nigeria are still poorly understood despite the significance of rainfall to agriculture. This study focused on spatio-temporal analysis of rainfall trends in Northwestern Nigeria. In order ... -
Stability Analysis of a Multi Area System with Renewable Energy and Multi -Terminal DC Tie Lines
(Journal of Power and Energy Engineering, 2018)Security constrained multi area multi objective dynamic economic dispatch (SCMAMODED) with renewable energy (RE) and all the possible MTDC stability constraints is formulated for the first time. The stability merits of ... -
A Stage Model for Cloud Computing Adoption in E-Government Implementation
(Machakos University, 2019-04)As Governments look for ways to improve service provision, the need for restructuring processes and effectively using technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness of their functions becomes critical. Cloud computing ...