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SPORTS TOURISM AND PERCEIVED SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT IN KENYA: THE CASE OF MACHAKOS COUNTY
(Elsevier, 2017-08)
Purpose – Smaller events have been favoured by many commentators in sports research because mega events have been criticised for failing to have an aggregate positive advantage to local communities, especially in developing ...
Diagnostic Control Systems and Overall Firm Performance of Sugar Firms in Western Kenya
(2017-01)
Diagnostic control systems are the backbone of traditional management control, designed to ensure predictable goal achievement. Unfortunately, managers typically pay little attention to these feedback systems to improve ...
A Survey of Security Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks
(International Journal of Applied computer Science, 2017)
There are numerous wireless sensor network
(WSN) applications being developed day to
day. These applications range from simple
environmental monitoring such as collecting
temperatures in an agricultural farm to
complex ...
Challenges of change management on service delivery in the Administration Police Service in Muranga County
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN COMMERCE, IT & MANAGEMENT, 2017-08)
Change is an inevitable part of life, a 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 ...
An Empirical Assessment of Monthly Default Penalties as a Deterrent Measure of Default on Higher Education Loan Recovery in Kenya
(International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 2017)
Despite the various measures taken by Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) in Kenya to
increase its loans recovery, there has been reluctancy by HELB funded University graduates to
repay their loans. In this regard, HELB ...
Understanding the travel motivation among youth travelers in Kenya: the ‘push’ and ‘pull’ paradigm
(African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2017)
The purpose of this study was to provide an in-depth understanding of the factors that motivate youth
travel in Kenya using the ‘Push’ and ‘Pull’ paradigm of travel motivation. The study adopted a
questionnaire survey ...
The nutritional status of pulmonary tuberculosis patients aged 25-44 years attending tuberculosis clinic at Lodwar County and Referral Hospital, Turkana County, Kenya
(2017-01)
Kenya is ranked thirteenth of the twenty two high-burden tuberculosis countries in the world and fifth highest in Africa. The majority of the people affected by TB in Turkana Central District were aged 25 - 44 years, with ...
Blood Pressure and Arterial Stiffness in Kenyan Adolescents With the Sickle Cell Trait
(2017-05-22)
The potential association between sickle cell trait (SCT) and increased arterial stiffness/blood pressure (BP) has not been evaluated in detail despite its association with stroke, sudden death, and renal disease. We ...
Review of HVDC Circuit Breakers Topologies
(2017-05)
Voltage Source Converter-High Voltage Direct Current (VSC-HVDC) is the most efficient and reliable method for electrical power transmission over long distances. The greatest challenge with VSC-HVDC system is that short-circuit ...