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Bantu and Nilotic Children’s Singing Games: A Comparative Study of their Value Communication
(University of Cape Town South Africa, 2009-07)
This study is based on the premise that Luo and Luhya children’s singing games are
creative works that subtly reflect the aesthetics of the two communities. The aim is to
critically examine how the performance of the ...
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 ...
CONTRIBUTION OF THE AGRICULTURAL TEACHING APPROACHES TO FOOD SECURITY: A CASE OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EMBU COUNTY, KENYA
(Universiy of Embu, 2020-09-27)
Continued food insecurity is a major global concern especially in Africa and Kenya in particular. The threats of the desert locust and the novel Corona Virus (Covid-19) pandemic have further accelerated this challenge. ...
Practices of policy and the implementation of inclusive education in public secondary schools in tharaka-nithi county- kenya
(UoEm, 2020-09-15)
Practices of policy are critical towards the successful implementation of inclusive education in schools. The approach recognizes the learners’ diversity, enabling them to access course content, fully participate in ...
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 ...
Determination of Factors Influencing the Efficiency of Legume Green Manures for Maize Production in Embu, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2008-05)
Land productivity in the central highlands of Kenya is mainly constrained by low and
declining soil fertility. In the maize-based farming systems, continuous cultivation without
adequate soil fertility enhancement measures ...
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 ...
Epidemiology of Foot and Mouth Disease, Brucellosis and Leptospirosis at the Livestock Wildlife Interface Area in Maasai Mara, Kenya
(University of Embu, 2020-10)
Intact ecosystems can regulate the transmission of infectious diseases by maintaining the
diversity of species in equilibrium. However, human driven land use change is a major driver
of environmental change and can affect ...
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 ...