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Developing a Knowledge Management Strategy for The Marist International University College, Nairobi - Kenya.
(University of South Africa, 2015-02)Marist International University College, Nairobi – Kenya is challenged with problems like duplication of work due to lack of a central repository for knowledge, loss of knowledge through expertise leaving the institution ... -
INFLUENCE OF WORK ENVIRONMENT FACTORS ON TRANSFER OF TRAINING FOR PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN NYERI COUNTY KENYA
(Karatina University, 2022-11)Despite heavy investments in training and development, low quality education standards and challenges in workplace environment have been a sticky problem in the Kenyan education sector. The general objective of this study ... -
INFLUENCE OF INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE PRACTICES ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KIENI EAST AND WEST SUBCOUNTIES IN NYERI COUNTY
(Karatina University, 2022-11)Quality assurance in education is increasingly gaining latitude as evidenced in educational literature and current practices. Apart from ensuring compliance with learners’ requirements, educational policy makers are ... -
GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF RABBITFISH (Siganus sutor) REARED IN BRACKISH WATER EARTHEN PONDS, OFFERED BLACK SOLDIER FLY (BSF) LARVAE (Hermetia illucens)
(Karatina University, 2022-11)The trend in mariculture development in Kenya is rising as the population and the demand for food increases. Rabbitfish (Siganus sutor) is a suitable candidate for mariculture in Kenya since it can be raised in ponds, ... -
INFLUENCE OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND MARKET ACCESSIBILITY ON FOOD SECURITY IN THARAKA SUB COUNTY, KENYA
(Karatina University, 2022-11)Food distribution and market accessibility impact food security and development of rural economies. About 30% of Kenya’s population live in the country’s food insecure rural arid and semi-arid lands. Semi-arid Tharaka sub ... -
BEHAVIOUR CHANGE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES AND MEN’S RESPONSE TO PROSTRATE CANCER SCREENING IN CENTRAL KENYA
(Karatina University, 2022-11)Effective communication has been proven to influence people’s attitude and approach towards an issue that affects them. The use of Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) has been recommended as one of the strategies that can ... -
AT THE PERIPHERY IN MAU MAU DISCOURSE: A CASE OF THE MBEERE OF EMBU COUNTY, KENYA, 1952-2014
(Karatina University, 2022-11)The ambiguity of Mau Mau discourse led to multiple narratives about the movement. The elusiveness was evidenced by voices of the past mixing with current views, discovery, access to migrated archives and reparation cases. ... -
EVALUATION OF EFFECTIVENESS OF PASTORAL CARE PROGRAMMES ON GRIEF MANAGEMENT AMONG WIDOWS IN ACK DIOCESE OF EMBU, KENYA
(Karatina University, 2022-11)The death of a loved one is a painful experience that requires appropriate grief care. The loss of a husband for a widow is experienced as irreplaceable. It brings about an emotional constraint which could easily develop ... -
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES IN PARTIAL FULLFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE CONFERMENT OF THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF ARTS IN HISTORY, KARATINA UNIVERSITY.
(karatina University, 2022-11)Gakaara wa Wanjau was referred to as the “Chief Mau Mau Propagandist” by the colonial government because of his revolutionary literary works. This made him to be one of the longest serving Mau Mau detainees from 1952-1959. ... -
Fishery Industry in Kenya: Towards the Development of a National Policy.
(FAO, 2006-07)This book, which is the precursor of the fisheries policy, comprises eight chapters. Chapter One introduces the reader to the fisheries industry including the status, challenges and the rationale for the fisheries policy. ... -
A new mite IPM strategy: predator avoidance behaviour resulting from the synergetic effects of predator release and acaricide‐treated nets
(Wiley, 2018-10-26)Background: Tetranychus evansi and T. urticae spider mites are known major pests of Solanaceae. Smallholders in Africa rely heavily on pesticide treatments. However, farmers claim that pesticides are generally ineffective ... -
Bioecology of thrips in French bean growing ecosystem in Kenya
(2012-10-31)Studies on the bioecology ofthrips on French beans were carried out at Machakos, Kaguru and JKUAT. The general objectives of this study were twofold, namely to study the biology and population dynamics of thrips on French ... -
Temperature-dependent development of Megalurothripssjostedti and Frankliniellaoccidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)
(2002-09)Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom) and Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanciptera: Thripidae) are among the most serious pests of French beans, Phaseolus vulgaris var. Monel in Kenya and occur in all major growing ... -
Antimicrobial acitivity of extracts from Tephrosiavogelii Hook F.
(Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (JKUAT), Kenya, 2006)The dichloromethane extracts of the root and leaf of Tephrosia vogelii Hook F. (Family: Papilionaceae) grown in Kenya, were subjected to antimicrobial assays against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Fusarium ... -
Interaction between Phaedrotomascabriventris Nixon and Opiusdissitus Muesebeck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) : endoparasitoids of Liriomyza leafminer
(Sabinet African Journals, 2015-03-01)The exotic parasitoid, Phaedrotoma scabriventris Nixon, was imported from Peru for the biological control of invasive Liriomyza species in vegetable and ornamental crops in Kenya where Opius dissitus Muesebeck is the most ... -
Open relationships in the castles of clay: high diversity and low host specificity of Termitomyces fungi associated with fungus-growing termites in Africa
(International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI), 2010-08)In the African and Asian tropics, termites of the subfamily Macrotermitinae play a major role in the decomposition of dead plant material. Their ecological success lies in the obligate mutualism of the termites with fungi ... -
Host plant resistance among tomato accessions to the spider mite Tetranychusevansi in Kenya
(Springer, 2011-04-11)The spider mite Tetranychus evansi has a broad range of host plants. Control of T. evansi has been a big challenge to tomato farmers due to its fast rate of reproduction, development of resistance to chemical pesticides ... -
Influence of work environment on organizational performance in government ministries in Kenya
(strategic Journals, 2015-10-16)Work environment has both positive and negative effects on the psychological and welfare of employees. The Kenyan government acknowledges that over the years there has been poor performance in the public sector, thus ... -
Karatina University 10th Graduation Booklet 2022
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KarU Quality Assurance Policy
(Karatina University, 2017-08)