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What Are the Factors that Influence A Wide Interest Rate Band in Micro-Finance Institutions in Kenya?
(Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2014)
Interest rates play a significant role of intermediation between savers and potential borrowers. High deposit rates acts as incentives to attract savings while high lending rates discourage credit demand from potential ...
Effects of maturity stage, desiccation and storage period on seed quality of cleome (cleome gynandra l.)
(Research Desk, 2014)
Cleome gynandra (L.) is a weed that grows throughout the tropics and sub-tropics. In Kenya it is gradually being domesticated and grown as a vegetable that is used in many culinary systems for its remarkable nutritional ...
Evaluation of Kenyan Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas Lam.) Purees for Functional Food Production
(Journal of Life Sciences, 2014-02)
Consumption of functional foods with health promoting benefits and/or disease prevention has been on the increase globally. The study aimed at evaluating the potential of utilizing Kenyan orange fleshed sweet potato (Ipomoea ...
Technology adoption in socializing applied sciences for exploitation of renewable natural resources sustainably
(International Journal of Innovative Technology and Research, 2014-11)
Kenya Vision 2030 aims to transform Kenya into a newly industrializing, middle class income country providing high quality life to all her citizens in a safe and secure environment by the year 2030. To achieve this, ...
ENTREPRENEURIAL UTILIZATION OF CRUSHED STONE DUST: A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
(International Journal of Science Innovations and Discoveries, 2014-04-24)
Crushed stone is a by-product of crushing stone which has been considered as unsalable and of no significant value. But entrepreneurs seek to use all resources and reduce waste to increase their profit ...
Assessment of Micro Financial Institution Funding on the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Murang’a County-Kenya
(European Journal of Business and Social Sciences, 2014)
The fundamental purpose of this study was to assess the impact of Micro finance Institutions (MFIs) funding on the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in rural Murang’a. Simple random sampling technique was ...
Effects of Credit Policy on Profitability of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance (IOSR-JEF), 2014-01)
This paper considered the effects of credit policy on profitability of manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study looked at the elements that constitute the credit policy; credit terms, collection efforts, credit period and ...
Task Based Learning as an Alternative Approach to the Teaching of Languages in Kenyan Schools: Towards Best Practices
(2014)
Although language syllabuses in Kenyan primary and secondary schools encourage teachers to involve learners in their own learning, actual classroom practices reveal that this is not fully implemented for various reasons. ...
Tracing writing technologies through time: A historical reflection of writing systems, writing surfaces and writing implements
(Journal of Educational Research and Reviews, 2014-09)
Instructional technologies, just like any other technology have been evolving over time, and have existed over centuries. This paper develops a historical framework for the evolution of writing systems, surfaces and ...