Eight stations with over 30 years of rainfall record were selected
in the dry region of Kenya, east of 37°E longitude, to study the
nature of the crop growing seasons during the short and the long rains
(October ...
On the basis of matrix formalism of method of
moments developed by Perlin and Tsukerblat (20) we
have calculated theoretically the second and third
moments of A to T absorption band in U-centre of KBr and
NaI...
Synthetic sex pheromones could provide valuable alternative means of pest control in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. Their uses could include population monitoring with pheromone traps to guide other control ...
Physical properties of crude oil from five indigenous oilseeds were determined together with their formulations based on their mixture with diesel. The effects of temperature and methods of extraction on some of the ...
The thriving of the ostrich in an otherwise very
harsh environment has been an intriguing question to many
people. The objective of this study was to find out some
of the physiological explanations to this question.
...
This study was conducted to test the effect of Rhizobium inoculation on 4 tree legumes: Leucaena leucocephala, Calliandra calothyrsus, Sesbania sesban (commonly used in intercropping systems in Kenya) and Robinia pseudoacacia ...
This study was initiated to determine the response of wheat to
phosphate-fortified wheat straw compost. Phosphate-fortified compost was
produced by adding diammonium phosphate (OAP) and organic soil to wheat
straw during ...
This study set out to establish the extent to which Christian evangelisation has influenced the Asian community in Kenya. The Asian community has for long remained largely unpenetrated by Christian evangelisation, not only ...
The survey of the study reported hen: was carried out between April and July 1997
T he study sought to determine the factors perceived by bank executives as hindering the career progress of women in commercial banks, It ...
The purpose of this study was to determine the regional, gender
and socio-economic composition of Moi University students in the 1995/96
academic year. This study is not only important in contributing to
knowledge but ...
Of all the uses of African plants, the aspect of medical use has probably attracted the most
attention and has also been the most complex and varied. Nearly 70,000 species of higher plants
have been used for medical ...
Surface water concentrations of inorganic nutrients and suspended particulate matter
(SPM) components were examined and compared between Mtwapa and Shirazi creeks in
Kenya. This was aimed at assesing the ecological ...
This study sought to determine the influence of information and communication technology on choice of competitive strategies in commercial banks in Kenya. The target population was the 43 licenced commercial banks by ...
Soil erosion, reduced land productivity, population pressure on land, low income, inappropriate and inadequate use of farm inputs such as fertilizers are some of the interrelated problems experienced and affecting smallholder ...
Some aspects of the ecology of Barbus amphigramma Boulinger 1908 which
included distribution and abundance, effects of physico-chemical parameters on the
species, growth parameters, food and feeding habits and reproduction ...
Deficiency of Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) is the most frequently encountered genetic abnormality of red blood cell (RBC) metabolism, and is estimated to affect over 200 million people worldwide. Malaria is ...
Women groups in the Central division of Machakos district brought about rural development through their small scale projects/activities. The groups were engaged in the primary sector activities, secondary sectors activities, ...
The purpose of the study was to identify effectiveness of poverty reduction strategies in Nguu
Division, Makueni District. Nguu Division is one of the areas that are hard hit by poverty in the
district. The study looked ...
Kenya's Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is one of the ingenious innovations of the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) Government of Kenya. Unlike other development funds that filter from the central government through ...
The Kenyan mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) is an endangered
Tragelaphine antelope sub-species endemic to Mt. Kenya- Aberdare ecosystems.
This antelope has currently been reduced to pockets of small ...