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Assessment Framework for Cyber Security
(LAP Lambert Academic Publishers, 2016)The capabilities and opportunities the Internet provides have caused transformation in many business activities, increasing the speed and ease for conducting transactions while also lowering many of the costs. As a ... -
Assessment of Climate Change Impact and Vulnerability of Immovable Cultural Heritage Sites: A Case Study of Kenya’s Coastline
(2022-10)Researchers have developed interest on climate change as a contemporary affecting the tourism sector. Although climate change is widely acknowledged as a global phenomenon, the actual and projected effects are still being ... -
Bedsediments organic matter and macroinvertebrate responses to changes in catchment land use along a low order tropical stream : Sagana River, Kenya
(2000)The hydrological, morphological and biological characteristics of a Kenyan low order mountain tropical stream were studied in order to assess the possible impacts of catchment land use changes from forestry to agriculture ... -
CHALLENGES OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN ADMINISTRATION POLICE AND ITS EFFECT ON SERVICE DELIVERY: A CASE OF SELECTED STATIONS IN MURANGA COUNTY
(2017-06)Change is an inevitable part of life. Well-planned and formulated change can produce positive results. Despite planning change, change is hard to incorporate, accept and appreciate. Change has an impact on the individuals ... -
Characterization and Modification of Clays from Selected Sites in Murang’a and Nyeri Counties Kenya for Assessing Refractory Applications
(2020-03)Clay is a stony or earthy mineral aggregate composed of fine-grained minerals, which are plastic at appropriate water content and hardens up when fired. Uses of clay include manufacture of cement, ceramics, bricks, drilling ... -
Comparative Study on Determinants of Strategic Plan Implementationin Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies of Amica and Mentor Saccos
(2020-10)Management ofStrategic plan involves actions and decisions that leads to the formulation and execution of strategies meant to attain the set objectives of a given firm. According to Strategy implementation is one of the ... -
A Comparison of Performance Between Unit Trusts and A Market Portfolio of Shares at Nairobi Stock Exchange
(2010)There has been a dramatic increase in the number of individuals who want to invest in the securities offered in the Nairobi stock exchange. The amount of funds however, required tend to be prohibitively high to many. ... -
Concentration of Iron in Murram (Laterite) From Ruiru Area, Thika District, Kenya To Asses Economic Viability.
(2011-10)A study on possibility of concentrating iron in laterite (murram) has been carried out. This was done using froth floatation where oleic acid was used as collector and cresylic acid as frother. Magnetic separation was also ... -
Cross-Network Mobile Money Transfer Adoption Determinants and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Murang’a Municipality
(2020-10)The goal of this study was to establish cross-network mobile money transfer adoption determinants and performance of small and medium enterprises in Murang‟a municipality. Specifically, the study sought to assess how the ... -
Determination of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Elements and Radiation Exposure Levels in the Soapstone Quarries of Tabaka Region of Kisii District, Kenya
(2011)A radiological study was carried out in the soapstone quarries of Tabaka region of Kisii district in the Southern Nyanza province, Kenya, where soapstone is mined and used as a carving medium. In this study, 14 soil and ... -
Development and analysis of a mobility-aware resource allocation algorithm based on min-max optimization for OFDMA femtocell networks
(2015)Femto Access Points (FAPs) significantly improve indoor coverage and quality of service. FAPs are small, inexpensive, low-power base stations that are generally consumer deployed. However, due to high density of FAPs, many ... -
Diversity, Species Composition And Some Ecological Aspects Of Terrestrial Molluscs In Mount Kenya National Park - Kenya
(1998)This study was done between November 1996 and July 1997 and sought to establish the species composition of terrestrial molluscs in Mt. Kenya National Park. The study also sought to investigate the effect of soil pH, ... -
E-LEARNING IN SELECTED PUBLIC MIDDLE LEVEL AND HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(2015-10)With the current technological innovations and the potential to provide high quality education unconstrained by time and space, e-Learning is increasingly becoming a popular and significant mode of delivering instructions ... -
EFFECT OF EMPLOYEE EMPOWERMENT ON PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECTOR: CASE OF MURANG’A LAW COURTS
(2017-06)The study assessed the effect of employee empowerment on performance in public sector: case of Murang’a law courts. Judiciary plays a very important role in delivering justice fairly, impartially and expeditiously, while ... -
THE EFFECT OF HUMAN RESOURCE OUTSOURCING ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF POST BANK KENYA LTD
(2017-06)Outsourcing is the practice where the organization procures the service of external entity or personnel for non-core functions in order to minimise expenditure and improve professionalism. The concept of Human Resource ... -
EFFECT OF MONETARY RESOURCES UTILIZATION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSTITUENCY DEVELOPMENT FUND PROJECTS IN KENYA (A case of Kiharu Constituency Murang’a County)
(2017-06)The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) was established by an Act of parliament in Kenya in the year 2003 with an aim of ensuring equitable resource allocation to all constituencies which are the electoral zones. The ... -
THE EFFECT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS ON PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY IN KENYA- (ACASE OF MURANG’A COUNTY HOSPITALS)
(2017-06)Good health care is a fundamental need in the life of a person because it helps develop a positive self-image and also opens up the opportunities for the individual to do their daily duties as required of them. The purpose ... -
EFFECTS OF CAREER STAGNATION ON PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE: A CASE OF MURANG’ACOUNTY GOVERNMENT
(2017-06)Devolution is generally defined as a process of transfer of political, administrative and fiscal management powers between central government and lower levels of government, primarily operating at city and region levels ... -
Effects Of Communal And Individual Land Tenure Systems On Land Use And Food Security In Kajiado District, Kenya
(2004)The East African governments have initiated land reform programmes with the objective of creating individualisation of land rights where rules of access, use and transfer are reformulated in order to adapt to rising ... -
EFFECTS OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SELECTED PROGRAMMES IN MURANG’A COUNTY
(2017-06)Devolution is the decentralisation of power and resources that culminates in the formulation of sub national government units to improve efficiency, access and response to service delivery, promote participation and ...
