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The link between seasonal climatic variability and poverty: A case study of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Baringo District, Kenya
(2010)Poverty remains rampant in the dry districts of Kenya so that it has now become an important item on Kenya’s development agenda. The dry districts of Kenya receive low amounts of rainfall, which is also erratic. These ... -
Linking Entrepreneurial Innovations from Kenyan Universities to Kenyan Market Through Private Venture Capital Financing
(2014-11)Innovation is the process of Entrepreneurship. Companies cannot grow through cost reduction and re-engineering alone. Innovation is the key element in providing aggressive top-line growth and for increasing bottom line ... -
LIPIDEMIA STATUS AMONG HIV POSITIVE ADULT MALE ON HAART ATTENDING THE HIV CLINIC AT KERICHO DISTRICT HOSPITAL, KERICHO
(2015-12)Background: It is unfortunate that while Highly Active Anti-retroviral Therapy (HAART) has become the standard of care among HIV positive patients, the medications have been associated with metabolic abnormalities ... -
Literary Writers and the Subaltern: (Mis)-representation of Some Marginal Groups in Selected Contemporary African Novels
(LIFT: The Journal of Literature and Performing Arts, 2024-02)Dominant literary conversations like post-structuralism have crowned the literary writer as an impartial and reliable voice for the voiceless in oppressive cultural settings. Since the marginal group is weak and cannot ... -
A Literature Survey of Cognitive Complexity Metrics for Statechart Diagrams
(2019-07)Statechart diagrams have inherent complexity which keeps increasing every time the diagrams are modified. This complexity poses problems in comprehending statechart diagrams. The study of cognitive complexity has over the ... -
A Literature Survey of Visual Similarity Snooping Attacks in Emails
(2020-08)Snooping is one of the biggest issues that the cyber security industry is facing in this modern era of technology and it leads to big losses of finances both for individuals and organizations. The detection of snooping ... -
Live hood Strategies in North-Western Kenya: A Study of Turkana People’s Customary Response to Famine
(2016)This paper analyses the livelihood strategies of Turkana people of North-Western Kenya from the context of cultural modes of existence developed to weather the effects of food crises. The paper makes a thorough assessment ... -
Live hood Strategies in North-Western Kenya: A Study of Turkana People’s Customary Response to Famine
(2015)This paper analyses the livelihood strategies of Turkana people of North-Western Kenya from the context of cultural modes of existence developed to weather the effects of food crises. The paper makes a thorough assessment ... -
Livelihoods Fieldwork. A practical guide on data collection methods in pastoral regions in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2016)This paper presents a practical guide on relevant methods to be applied when carrying out research on pastoral livelihoods. It is apparent in the discussions that no single method could provide a holistic approach in ... -
Livestock as Capital and a Tao I for Ex-Ante and Ex-Post Management of Food Insecurity in Semi-traditional agro-pastoral societies:an example from South East Kenya
(1999)Discussions of the roles of livestock in many societies is not something new. They have been done in anthropological, sociological and, to some extent, economic literature. However, most of these discussions are normally ... -
Load flow analysis with a neuro-fuzzy model of an induction motor load
(2009)In the conventional load flow study, the active and reactive powers of all load buses are generally specified. Although the constant power model is applicable for approximate studies, it may not suitable for the motors ... -
Load flow solution using neuro-fuzzy techniques
(2015-06)Load-flow (LF) study is the steady state solution of the power system network under existing or contemplated conditions for normal operation. In this paper, a neuro-fuzzy system is proposed to solve power flow problem under ... -
A Low Cost Water Meter System based on the Global System for Mobile Communications
(International Journal of Computer Applications, 2016)The accurate reading of a customer water-meter is important as it is the main revenue base for the water authorities. The traditional data collection process is still common in developing countries despite the inherent ... -
Machine Learning Load Balancing Techniques in Cloud Computing: A Review
(2022-06)Load balancing (LB) is the process of distributing the workload fairly across the servers within the cloud environment or within distributed computing resources. Workload includes processor load, network traffic and storage ... -
Magnetic Concentration of Iron in Lateritic Soils from Kamahuha, Murang’a County, in Kenya using Carbon Monoxide Generated In-Situ
(International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Technology, 2014)Chemical and Mineral Analyses of laterites from selected sites in Kamahuha area of Murang’a County, in the Republic of Kenya, have been carried out with particular interest in the levels of iron and the type of minerals ... -
Magnetic Concentration of Iron in Lateritic Soils from Kamahuha, Murang’a County, in Kenya using Carbon Monoxide Generated In-Situ
(2014)Chemical and Mineral Analyses of laterites from selected sites in Kamahuha area of Murang’a County, in the Republic of Kenya, have been carried out with particular interest in the levels of iron and the type of minerals ... -
Maladaptation
(2022-07)Climate change remains one for the greatest challenge facing humanity in the 21st century and beyond. Whereas the impact of climate change cuts across all sectors of the economy climate sensitive industries like tourism ... -
Managing Dryland Resources – An extension manual for Eastern and Southern Africa
(2002)This manual is intended for use as a field guide by development workers of community-based and non-government organizations, churches, government agencies and research institutions engaged in agricultural development. ... -
Marketing models for performance among four and five star Hotels in Kenya
(2016)Corporate social responsibility as a major aspect of societal marketing is under explored and under reported in the hospitality industry in Kenya. This article compiles primary and secondary data on corporate social ... -
Marketing models for performance among four and five star Hotels in Kenya
(2016)Kenya has been slow in adjusting to the external hospitality environment and adopting competitive marketing strategies as evidenced by the higher growth of tourism in competitor countries. Marketing models such as the four ...