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 ...
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 ...
Makueni County is extremely vulnerable to climate change because its production systems are climate sensitive, and many people are unable to cope up with climatic stress. The aim of this study was to establish water scarcity ...
This research project examined factors influencing employee turnover intention at South Eastern Kenya University. The main objective of this study is to identify the influence of four factors namely job satisfaction, ...
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) ranks as the fourth most important staple food cultivated
and consumed mainly in the tropics and other developing countries. The crop yields well in areas
with uncertain rainfall patterns ...
The concept of corporate social responsibility has prevailed since time immemorial
and has for a long time paved way for organizations' to have moral, ethical, and
philanthropic responsibilities in addition to their ...
According to the Kenya Publishers Association (K.P.A) there are forty-one companies
engaged in book publication and have a clientele base all over East African Community
(EAC) and across the world. The companies have a ...
Stock prices fluctuations for quoted companies occur daily due to both company specific
variables like company earnings with corresponding dividend policies, and multiple macroeconomic
variables. This study sought evidence ...
This study was carried out on the influence of Performance contracting strategies on
examination performance in Technical Training Institutes in Eastern region, Kenya. The
purpose of this study was to establish how the ...