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Working Capital Management Practices and Financial Performance of tea Processing Firm in kenya
(2017-05-11)
The tea sector is the most important agricultural sub-sector in Kenya contributing about 26 percent of the total foreign exchange earnings. The sector has been listed by the government as one of the pillars of achieving ...
Screening for Water Deficit Tolerance, Relative Growth Analysis and Agrobacterium-Infectivity in Tropical Maize [Zea Mays L.] Inbred Lines in Nairobi, Kenya
(2014-12)
The gap between maize demand and regional supply is increasing as small-holder farmers grapple with many challenges, key among them drought. Research in identifying maize lines that are tolerant to water deficit and that ...
Effects of Temperature on Ilmenite During Concentration of Iron in Laterites Using Charcoal and Separation using Magnetic Separation
(IJSET, 2014-06)
Effect of temperature on ilmenite minerals found
in laterites has been investigated. It was found that during
reduction of iron minerals in laterites to magnetite using
charcoal at temperatures of about 500-700oC, ...
Macroeconomic Environment and Public Debt in Kenya
(2018)
Purpose: To estimate the optimal levels of real economic growth rate needed to stabilize debt
levels and carry out a stochastic debt simulation to determine the possible future debt path
and its distribution in ...
Tenets of Myths of Origin in the Tigania Community
(Nairobi Journal, 2020-03)
Myths of origin display certain salient features that set them
apart from other genres of oral literature. This paper, however,
lays emphasis on the major tenets of myths of origins from the
Tigania community. Sigmund ...
Uncovering disease determinants of Covid-19 through analysis of its molecular evolution
(2020-07)
Covid-19 was first reported in Wuhan China but has now spread globally with
overwhelming impacts on human health and health systems. The disease is caused
by the SARs-Cov-2 which is related to the SARs-Cov-1 that causes ...
In vitro anti-cancer efficacy and phyto-chemical screening of solvent extracts of Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth
(Heliyon, 2020)
Background and objectives: Kigelia africana is a medicinal plant growing naturally in many parts of Africa. In Kenya,
a water concoction of the plant is used to treat breast and prostate cancers. Laboratory data on its ...
Low foristic richness of afro‐alpine vegetation of Mount Kenya is related to its small area
(Springer, 2019-10-29)
Diversity patterns of tropical alpine vegetation is poorly studied. We estimated vascular plant floristic richness for two typical
afro-alpine communities in Mount Kenya using a series of nested plots sized from 25 to 100 ...
Precision agriculture research in sub‑Saharan Africa countries a systematic map
(Springer, 2021-01-15)
Precision agriculture (PA) has a huge potential for growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA),
but it faces a number of social-economic and technological challenges. This study sought
to map existing PA research and application ...
Mchango wa Lugha za Kiasili katika Uafikiaji wa Maendeleo Endelevu
(2021-06)
Makala hii inajadili dhima ya lugha za kiasili, ikiwemo ya Kiswahili,
katika kuafikia maendeleo endelevu barani Afrika. Kimsingi, asilimia kubwa ya
wenyeji wa bara hili huishi katika maeneo ya mashambani na huzitumia ...