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Suitability of different data sources in rainfall pattern characterization in the tropical central highlands of Kenya
(Heliyon, 2020-11)
Uncertainty in rainfall pattern has put rain-fed agriculture in jeopardy, even for the regions considered high rainfall potential like the Central Highlands of Kenya (CHK). The rainfall pattern in the CHK is spatially and ...
Analysis of the determinants of farmer participation in sorghum farming among small-scale farmers in Siaya County, Kenya
(Elsevier, 2020-09)
Sorghum as a drought tolerant crop provides an alternative opportunity towards increasing food production in the face of global climate change, mostly affecting Sub-Saharan Africa. Kenya is in the fore front in increasing ...
Aperture Maximization with Half-Wavelength Spacing, via a 2-Circle Concentric Array Geometry that is Uniform but Sparse
(Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science, 2019-05-25)
This paper proposes a new sensor-array geometry (the 2-circle concentric array geometry),
that maximizes the array’s spatial aperture mainly for bivariate azimuth-polar resolution of
direction-of-arrival estimation ...
Nutrient content of sorghum hybrid lines between Gadam and hard coat tannin sorghum cultivars
(Wiley, 2022-06)
Sorghum is an important food crop in the world that exhibits a predominant role in
fulfilling the nutritional requirements, particularly in low- income group populations of
marginal areas in Kenya. It is a principal ...
Performance assessment of Crosses between Gadam and Hardcore Tannin sorghum in hybrid lines production
(2022-06)
Gadam cultivar of sorghum has been characterized by low yields compared to the international yield levels
of sorghum. In this research, Gadam was crossed with Serena, Seredo, and Kari/Mtama-1 in an attempt to
increase ...
Geomorphic and Climatic Drivers Are Key Determinants of Structural Variability of Mangrove Forests along the Kenyan Coast
(MDPI, 2022-06)
Mangrove forests occur across a diversity of coastal landforms that influence their structural
development and productivity. Preliminary studies in Kenya indicate that mangroves growing in the
region north and south of ...
A Link Fabrication Attack Mitigation Approach (LiFAMA) for Software Defined Networks
(MDPI, 2022-05)
n software defined networks (SDNs), the controller is a critical resource, yet it is a potential
target for attacks as well. The conventional OpenFlow Discovery Protocol (OFPD) used in building
the topological view for ...
Fear Mongering and Appeal to the Name of God as Propaganda Techniques in the Kenyan 2013 Presidential Debate
(2018-11)
Politicians use different types of language to control and direct the way the electorate perceive political
issues. The most commonly used is propaganda techniques. This work examined two techniques, Fear mongering
and ...
Gender and cognitive factors influencing information seeking of graduate students at Kenyatta University Library
(2020-07)
Background: Gender has been identified as a possible influencing factor in users’ information-
seeking process. Previous studies have alluded to the fact that gender as a variable may be
useful for a better understanding ...
Relationship Between Gender and Cognitive Factors that Influence Information Seeking Amongst Postgraduate Students: a case of Kenyatta University Post-modern Library in Nairobi, Kenya
(2020)
This article discusses salient features of a study carried out at Kenyatta University. The study
was aimed at investigating the relationship between gender and the cognitive factors that drove
postgraduate students to ...