The loss of key resources/areas in Baringo County, Kenya, essential for the ecological functioning of the pastoral and agro-pastoral systems, has affected livelihoods of the communities leading to hunger and poverty. The ...
Presses produce a variety of similar articles in large quantities through press work operations. In Kenya, many manufacturers have manually operated Open-front Power Presses which have low productivity and attendant ...
Mironga, John Momanyi(Egerton University, 2008-10)
Water hyacinth tfichhornia crassipes) is an invasive aquatic macrophyte associated with major inagxir-‘e economic and ecological impacts in the Lake Naivasha region since the plant’s inz\‘L:1:'ic-2 into the lake in 1986. ...
Mbuthia, Stephen Karori(Egerton University, 2015-03)
Polyphenolic fractions in tea are potent bio active molecules with health benefits including potential anticancer properties. However, the mechanism of action of tea as an anticancer or chemo-preventive agent is poorly ...
The Scientificity of Swahili Linguistic Terminology This thesis was on the ‘Scientificity" of Swahili linguistic terminology and methods used in word coinage so that we can determine reasons for their acceptability. The ...
The performance of institutions offering tertiary education, and particularly centres of training in science and technology, influences the overall development of a country. However, most research has been preoccupied ...
In Kenya today, the employees in areas of recruitment and career development have experienced cases of gender disparity. Notably, women tend to be under-represented in middle and senior management positions. This tends ...
This study analyzes the effectiveness of budgets and budgetary control in Parastatals with a.n aim of establishing the relationship between budgeted expenditure and actual expenditure in a financial period. The study ...
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is defined as an inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract of unknown aetiology that presents in distinct clinical manifestations including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative ...
Banking industry is important for economic growth and development. Following the trend of their westem counterparts, banks in Kenya had implemented ICTs to support service processes. This study extended previous research ...
The study examined the role of collective bargaining as a tool that promotes industrial harmony within the organization. The main aim of collective bargaining is to institutionalize dialogue and consensus at the expense ...
Tobacco is a cash crop that has been produced in Kenya for almost a century now. Since its inception, its culture, use, health and economic implications have become issues of social and academic inquiry. Growing concerns ...
Louis Hortensius, Mwamlima(Egerton University, 2019-11)
Soybean [Glycine max (L) Merrill] yields in Kenya range from 445-1200 kg ha'1 against potential yields of3500 kg ha". The low yields are attributed to soil moisture stress and use of poor agronomic practices. The objectives ...
This study investigated how Indigenous Knowledge (1K) of the Kenyan Maasai influenced the adoption of school-based education (SBE) in that society during the colonial and post colonial periods. The study addressed IK and ...
This study investigated the impact of experiential and mastery leaming programmes on academic achievement in secondary school Agriculture. In addition, the effects of the interactions of the learning programmes with the ...
The performance of pupils in science in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education :KCPE) examination has continued to be poor compared to other subjects. This poor performance is blamed on the difficulty and abstractness ...
This study examines the history of the Perkerra Irrigation Scheme from 1954 to 2013. The scheme was started in 1954 to hamess water from the Perkerra River for irrigation. This study explored how the Tugen and IlChamus ...