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Stakeholder Management Strategies and Financial Performance of Deposit Taking SACCOS in Kenya
(Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2016)
This study sought to establish the relationship between stakeholder management
strategies and the financial performance of deposit taking SACCOs in Kenya. The
SACCO subsector is part of the Kenyan Co-operative sector ...
An Evaluation of the Effect of Land Fragmentation and Agro-Ecological Zones on Food Security and Farm Efficiency: The Case of Embu County in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2017-12)
Declining size of the farm holdings in most high agricultural potential areas as a result of continuous land fragmentation is currently a major policy concern in Kenya. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect ...
Incidence and Extent of Substance Abuse among Secondary School Students in Nairobi Province, Kenya: Implications for Specialized Intervention
(Kenyatta University, 2010-10)
Substance abuse has become a major challenge in secondary schools in Kenya. A
study carried out in Kenya observed that 20% of adolescents aged between 12 and 22
years smoke cigarettes, 9% smoke bhang while 23% drink ...
The Role of Seagrass Meadows in Gazi Bay, Kenya as Carbon Sinks
(Edinburgh Napier University, 2017-04)
Ongoing work on the ‘blue carbon’ has established that vegetated coastal ecosystems
– mangroves, seagrasses and tidal marshes – are exceptionally powerful natural carbon
sinks. Hence, there are important applied arguments ...
Modeling and Optimizing Culture Conditions of Milk Kefir Grains Using Response Surface Methodology
(Moi University, 2019-03)
This study provides the application of response surface methodology in modeling and optimizing
culture conditions of milk kefir grains for nutrition and health. The operational conditions
considered during the growth of ...
Usawiri wa Mwanasiasa wa Afrika Katika Ushairi wa Kiswahili
(Chuka University, 2015-04)
Utafiti huu ulishughulikia usawiri wa mwanasiasa wa Afrika katika ushairi wa
Kiswahili. Kimsingi, mtafiti alichunguza jinsi washairi mbalimbali walivyowasawiri
wanasiasa wa Afrika kiubunifu kwa lengo la kudhihirisha ...
Effects of Irrigation and Nitrogen Fertilizer Levels on Water and Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Yield of Drought Tolerant Hybrid Maize (Zea mays L.) in Embu County, Kenya
(2019)
Food grain shortage in Kenya is attributed to low rainfall and poor distribution in maize growing areas particularly as well as low soil fertility associated mainly with nitrogen deficiency. Use of irrigation water and ...
Organisational Internal Context, Information Communication Technology Infrastructure, Staff Attitude and Implementation of Electronic Project Monitoring Information System in Public Tertiary Institutions in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
The study sought to establish the influence of organizational internal context on the implementation of Electronic Project Monitoring Information System (e-ProMIS) in
Public Tertiary Institutions ...
Mapping and managing the spread of Prosopis Juliflora in Garissa County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2011-06)
More than three decades after the introduction of prosopis species in the drylands of
Kenya there is now increasing concern about the negative impacts of the plant on the
livelihoods of dryland communities and on the ...
Being There for the Other: Towards a Phenomenology of Help in Mathematics
(University of Alberta, 2013)
A qualitative study, framed within a hermeneutic phenomenological stance, was
undertaken to explore and describe the essence of the meaning of help in mathematics from the perspective of high school students. Participants ...