Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was used to model the impacts of land cover changes on stream flow regime in the Thiba River basin a sub-catchment of Tana River Basin covering a surface area of 1648 km2 in central ...
Inadequate and erratic rainfall in the arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Kenya that are accompanied by long dry spells lead to drought. This leads to low feed availability. Inadequate quality and quantity of feeds is the ...
The surface of the earth is undergoing rapid land use and land cover changes (LULCC) due to various socio-economic activities and natural phenomena. The main aim of this study was to gain a quantitative understanding of ...
The study is primarily an assessment of groundwater quality in the Yatta Plateau of Kitui County. The study focused on the spatial temporal distribution of key chemical parameters namely pH, TDS, Colour, Total hardness, ...
Climate change and variability is a major threat to sustainable development across the globe.
Paradoxically, smallholder farmers to a great extend contribute to the spread and also hold
the key to effective management ...
Semi-arid peri-urban environment holds great potential for dairy development to meet the high
demand for milk and become a livelihood support strategy. In support for dairy production,
forage technologies were promoted ...
The Mara River is the lifeline of the Trans boundary Mara basin across Kenya and Tanzania.
The basin is considered one of the more serene sub-catchments of the Lake Victoria Basin
and ultimately the Nile Basin. The basin ...
Cereals are important crops grown and consumed globally, regionally and locally.
However, world cereal yields have declined due to frequent droughts, erratic and
unreliable rainfall especially ...
Green gram(Vigna radiataL.) has recently become an important crop in Kitui County
because of its high economic returns and short growing season.The main objective of
this study was therefore to develop a GIS-based ...
Natural resource degradation and water scarcity are a global concern that threatens sustainability of smallholder farmers’ livelihoods in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). In ASALs, low adoption of Integrated Soil Fertility ...
Every year, the Government of Kenya invests heavily in public secondary education. In spite of this heavy investment, the delivery of quality secondary education faces various challenges. One of the biggest challenges is ...
The main goal of every banking institution is to operate profitably in order to
maintain stability and sustainable growth. External and internal economic
environments are viewed as critical ...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of Free Primary Education (FPE) on
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) performance in Kitise Division, Kathonzweni
Sub-County, ...
Poverty is a condition in which a person of a community is deprived of the basic
essentials and necessities for a minimum standard of living. Poverty reduction has
been a major concern for ...
This study set out to investigate the causes of poor performance in Kiswahili KCSE examination in Kipipiri Division of Nyandarua District because there has been consistent poor performance in the previous years. The ...
This study focuses on supplemental irrigation in Mwala area of Machakos District. 1 he area is classified as Arid and Semi-Arid land (ASAL) where rainfall is unreliable in both time and space. This has often led to crop ...
This study examined the cultural, social and economic factors that affect patient compliance with
drug prescriptions in Kanduyi Division of Bungoma District. The study adopted a patient centered
perspective rather than ...
The availability of antiretroviral treatment (ART) is enabling people living with HIV
or AIDS (PLWHA) to reconsider their sexual and reproductive lives. The sexual and
reproductive health (SRH) decisions that PLWHA make ...
Pain, pyrexia and inflammation cause unnecessary discomfort, suffering and also
lower productivity of the victims. Conventional drugs for these conditions are
expensive, not easily available and have ...
This study is intended to investigate the impact of the donor funded university staff training programmes. It is exploratory and descriptive in nature, drawing its data from the experiences of technicians and lecturers ...