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The ‘romance’ of mining in light of tourism: A case study of soapstone in Tabaka, Kisii County, Kenya
(Association for Tourism and Leisure Education, 2015)
Mineral products are at the core of today’s civilized world that we live in. The manufacturing sector, the high technology industries and even the resource industries are all dependent, in one way or the other on the mining ...
Key performance indicators for manufacturing safety in paint manufacturing: A case of kenyan industry.
(2015)
Manufacturing safety is a key priority in the success
of any business, as it can affect both the present and future
competitive position of an organization. Organizations must measure ...
Climate Smart Agriculture in the African Context
(2015-10)
Agriculture remains vital to the economy of most African countries and its development has significant implications for food security and poverty reduction in the region. Increase in agricultural production over the past ...
Profit based unit commitment using evolutionary particle swarm optimization
(2015)
The profit based unit commitment (PBUC) problem determines an optimal unit commitment schedule for a generation company (GENCO) participating in a deregulated environment
with the aim of maximizing its profit. This is ...
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 ...
Challenges to sustainable sports tourism development in a non-metropolitan region in Kenya: A case of Iten township
(Association for Tourism and Leisure Education, 2015-05)
Sports related Travel traced to 776 BC Olympics (Baker 1982; Davies 1997 and De knop 1999). According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (2010), tourism has been one of the major contributors to the global ...
Can irrigation be an answer to Kenya’s food security problem?
(2015-10)
Irrigation development is one strategy the government can use to improve food security in Kenya. Lessons from irrigated maize production studies show that it is profitable and that Galana Kulalu food security project has ...