Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is predominantly subsistence and perennial food deficits, cyclic famines characterize it, and poverty is prompted largely by erratic rainfall patterns, declining soil fertility, and pests ...
Distribution system operating environments are changing rapidly due to the integration of the intermittent renewable in to the power grid at the distribution side of the power system. Therefore, with increasing number of ...
Drought is acritical stochastic natural disaster that adversely affects water resources, ecosystems and people. Drought is a condition characterized by scarcity of precipitation and/or water quantity that negatively affects ...
School strategic planning is key to success of a school with regard to achievement of its mission, vision, goals and objectives. Good strategic plans have been written but very little has been achieved in terms of ...
Chewing of mûgûka and its effect is well documented in the west. For example, in parts
of Europe and America, mûgûka is a banned substance due to its adverse effects. However,
it is legal to use mûgûka in the Arab ...
Chicken production is one of the popular poultry activities worldwide. Chicken constitute
the greatest percentage of livestock species reared in rural areas. In Kenya, the poultry
sector contributes 30% of the agricultural ...
The goal of this research study was to identify the variables that affect secondary school
students' decisions regarding Christian religious education (C.R.E.) in Makueni SubCounty, Makueni County. The research was driven ...
In order for the Constituency Development Fund to make an impact in the society, it is
paramount that the management of the fund should be guided by the corporate
governance principles. Corporate governance is a major ...
This study investigated institutional based factors influencing implementation of teachers’
performance appraisal in public secondary schools in Makueni sub-county.Study
objectives established the influence of performance ...
Kenya is among the developing third world countries. The country adopted devolved administration in 2013 with an aim of giving powers of self-governance to the people and promoting social and economic development. For ...
Cloud computing is one of the recent Internet related computing paradigms being implemented by academic libraries across the globe in bringing information services closer to their diverse and remote users. This leads to ...
Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for high tuberculosis cases that result from
widespread HIV infections, which is exacerbated by injection substance use.
Immunologically, HIV critically impairs cell-mediated host responses ...
An investigation of the functional similarities and differences between a combline filter and an evanescent-mode waveguide filter is presented. The design theory of the two types of filters is outlined. Two filters are ...
Ceramic and laminate multilayered technologies are explored in the design of novel circuit topologies and in novel implementations of classical circuit topologies. A cross-slot coupled filter topology implemented in folded ...
The adsorption/desorption properties of soils in aqueous solution from Lake Naivasha by 1- naphthol N-methylcarbamate (Carbaryl) and N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N,N-dimethyl urea (Diuron) was studied in terms of the first order ...
Natural zeolites could be applied as smart delivery system for controlled release of agricultural inputs resulting in enhanced productivity and reduced environmental pollution caused by excessive use of fertilizer and ...
Introduction. Half a million women die annually during pregnancy and childbirth. Of the estimated 536000 maternal deaths worldwide, 99 % occur in developing countries. Pre-eclampsia (PE) accounts for 50,000 deaths annually, ...
This study traces, analyses and accounts for German and Kenyan development bilateralism from 1963 to 2003. It highlights the origins, characteristics and development of Germany's development assistance programme to Kenya. ...
In the recent past the use of renewable energy as an alternative source of energy has
increased considerably. The solar cells modules manufacturing technology is
becoming more reliable and economical. The feasibility of ...
The inefficient water use, varying and low productivity in Kenya public irrigation schemes is a major concern. It is therefore necessary to periodically monitor and evaluate the performance of public irrigation schemes. ...