The youths of Kenya forms a critical mass required by the nation to realize a middle level industrialized economy by the year 2030. For the youths to effectively contribute to this agenda they need to be economically ...
The sustainability of life on earth is closely linked to better legal mechanism that spells out ways and means to manage forests in a sustainable way. Good management of forests in Kenya, ensures that the present and future ...
In support of conservation of its fragile land resource, the government of Rwanda has proposed the management of all forests in the country under a specific management plan. This assignment sought to develop a management ...
Bundi, James M.; Ngugi, Charles C.; Fitzsimmons, Kevin; Manyala, Julius; Kimotho, Ann N.; Amadiva, Judith M.; Ndogoni, Julius N.; Munguti, Jonathan(2018)
Changing technology in aquaculture has been the major driving force for increasing aquaculture production in the phase of dwindling open water stocks. The choice of technologies and their adoption still remain a focus to ...
Public participation in Kenyan counties still remains a mystery although many efforts have
been put in place to achieve it. This is so because many county governments have documented
use of public participation in ...
Abstract: The global HIV and AIDS pandemic have continued to change the lives of many people especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Both boys and girls have been affected by this menace. However, girls face considerable ...
Gathigia, Moses Gatambuki; Nyarigoti, Naom Moraa; Kimani, Rosemary Wamaitha(Australian International Academic Centre, 2018-08)
The phenomenon of language shift is brought about by language contact. Language shift from mother tongue to another language among the youth is an issue that cannot be wished away due to, inter alia, factors like urbanization, ...
Okoth, Elijah Oyoo; Orina, Paul Sagwe; Rasowo, Joseph; Musa, Safina; Munguti, Jonathan M.; Karisa, Harrison Charo(Taylor and Francis, 2016)
The effect of photoperiod (24L:00D, 12L:12D, and 00L:24D) and temperature (22 ± 1°C and 28 ± 1°C) on performance of Clarias gariepinus larvae was tested. Larvae weighing 3.2 ± 0.24 mg
were cultured in aquaria at a stocking ...
Kamau, Peter Ngugi; Sluyter, Andrew(American Geographical Society, 2018)
Understanding the reasons for conflict between elephants and people who live adjacent to conservation areas remains key to recruiting them as allies in preserving elephant populations. The Tsavo region of Kenya has become ...
Kavwele, Cyrus M.; Kimanzi, Johnstone K.; Kinyanjui, Mwangi J.(Hindawi, 2017)
Savannah ecosystems are currently facing a biome shift that changes grasslands to woody dominated landscapes, attributable to habitat degradation. InOl PejetaConservancy (OPC), Euclea divinorum, anunpalatable and invasivewoody ...
Muchiri, Mary N.; McCartney, Anne L.(Functional Foods in health and disease, 2017)
Some food ingredients (prebiotics) have been shown to promote a healthy gut by selectively stimulating growth/activity of beneficial gastrointestinal microbes and metabolites such as short chain fatty acids (SCFA) while ...
The broad objective of this study was to establish the moderating effect of corporate culture on the relationship between intellectual capital and organizational performance of firms listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange. ...
Yushania alpina is the only bamboo species native to Kenya and covers about 150,000 ha growing in pure or mixed stands in the montane forests. The Aberdare forest is one of the natural habitats for Y. alpine occupying an ...
This study examined the performance of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Kirinyaga County and particularly the women groups affiliated to the Institutions because they are registered as social welfare groups,(save for ...
The broad objective of this study was to establish the moderating effect of corporate culture on the relationship between intellectual capital and organizational performance of firms listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange. ...
Gikonyo, Kuria Joseph; Kinyua, Kande Dickson(Science publishing group, 2017)
Differential geometry is a discipline of mathematics that uses the techniques of calculus and linear algebra to study problems in geometry. The theory of plane, curves and surfaces in the Euclidean space formed the basis ...
The aim of this paper is to investigate some optimal slope mixture designs in the second degree Kronecker modelbn for mixture experiments. The study is restricted to weighted centroid designs, with the second degree ...
Kinya, Miriti Jane; Wanjau, Kenneth Lawrence; Omondi, Humphrey R.(International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science, 2018)
Globally, countries are strategically positioning themselves for market leadership due to dynamic business environment. Entrepreneurial spirit is seen as the strategy that will deliver this agenda. This spirit, is believed ...
Kagema, Josphat(Journal of Culture and Values in Education, 2018-07)
A review of empirical studies on teacher motivation indicates decreasing levels of motivation among secondary school teachers ultimately leading to minimal achievements of the projected Kenya’s Vision 2030. This study ...