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Factors influencing transient poverty among agro-pastoralists in semi-arid areas of Kenya
(2012)In Africa, many pastoral households are increasingly settling in response to curtailed mobility and shrinking grazing areas. Households in pastoral areas are characterised by few resources, low income, low level of human ... -
Farm Size, Modern Technology Adoption, and Efficiency of Small Holdings in Developing Countries: Evidence from Kenya
(2011)Low efficiency is a problem in most developing agriculture, and is one of the reasons for food insecurity. This paper provides information on smallholder production efficiency in one of the developing Sub-Saharan Countries: ... -
Feeding value of Acacia tortilis pods in goats
(2003)Fresh Acacia tortilis pods were mixed with low quality native grass hay to form 5 rations - T 1 (100% hay), T 2 (25% pods + 75% hay), T 3 (50% hay + 50% pods), T 4 (75% pods + 25% hay) and T 3 (100% pods). Male goat groups ... -
Financial Deepening And Economic Competitiveness In Kenya: The Strides To Being An Economic Power House
(: International Journal of Management & Information Technology, 2015-11-18)Economists have long held the view that financial deepening and economic development are closely intertwined. Kenya’s development blue print, Vision 2030, is anchored on this belief and aims to create a vibrant, globally ... -
Financial Innovation as a Competitive Strategy: The Kenyan Financial Sector
(Journal of Modern Accounting and Auditing, 2015-11-18)The world business environment is rapidly changing and becoming intensely competitive. In this context, most organizations are realizing that knowledge is the most important resource in creating sustainable competitive ... -
Financial Performance of Registered Occupational Pension Schemes
(IISTE, 2017)The study sought to find out whether Agency cost is crucial in influencing the Financial Performance of Registered Occupational Pension Schemes. Agency cost is the total expenses paid to the professional service providers ... -
Fish Species Composition and Diversity of Small Riverine Ecosystems in the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(2016)Riverine ecosystems in the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) significantly contribute to the lake’s water budget and aquatic biodiversity. Despite their significance to the lakes fisheries, only limited biodiversity studies have ... -
Food Insecurity in Turkana District, Kenya: A Focus on the Impact of Colonial Rule
(2016)This paper examines the contribution of colonial rule to food insecurity among Turkana pastoralists living in the Turkana District in the arid zone of north-western Kenya. It is argued that food insecurity in Turkana ... -
Food poverty among pastoral communities in dryland Kenya
(2012)The dryland area of Kenya has the highest poverty incidence compared to other areas in the country; this is why poverty reduction has been a key government policy goal especially in these areas. These regions are predominantly ... -
Funding Effect on Strategic Plans Implementation: A Comparative Study between Amica and Mentor Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies
(IOSR Journals, 2020-10)Strategic management is a set of decisions and actions resulting from the formulation and implementation of strategies designed to achieve the objectives of the organization. The successful implementation of Strategic plans ... -
Fuzzy Comprehensive Assessment of Drought Vulnerability in Turkana Rangeland, Kenya.
(2019-10)This paper explores the vulnerability context in Turkana rangeland. It establishes the origin of the people living in Turkana before they settled in the rangeland and provides a general environmental and demographic ... -
Gender vulnerability to climate variability and household food insecurity
(2011)Climate variability presents different challenges for men and for women in their efforts to ensure household food security. However, despitetheircentralrole, genderissueshavereceivedonly cursoryattentioninadaptation ... -
Gender, Leadership Style and Employee Engagement
(IOSR Journals, 2021-01)This study sought to establish the relationship between gender, leadership styles and teacher engagement in public secondary schools of Murang’a County, Kenya. A survey research design was used. A sample of 368 respondents ... -
Grass reseeding technology as a means of rehabilitating degraded lands and improving livelihoods of agro-pastoral communities in semi-arid Kenya
(2011)Land degradation is a major problem in the semi-arid environments of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fighting land degradation is essential to ensure the sustainable and long-term productivity of the inhabited semi-arid lands. Cenchrus ... -
Grievance Resolution Mechanism on Employee Productivity: Commercial Banks in Bungoma County, Kenya
(2015-09)Motivation of employees has always been quantified in financial attributes. For productivity to occur then there is need for using non-financial motivational initiatives. This study purposed to analyze the role of motivational ... -
Health Insurance Deepening and Its Impact on Maternal Healthcare Demand in Private Hospitals in Kenya
(2020-09)Promotion of maternal healthcare services through the expansion of health insurance coverage has been a core strategy that has been adopted in the reduction of maternal and child mortalities in Kenya. In this study, we ... -
Historical Development of Land Disputes and Their Implications on Social Cohesion in Nakuru County, Kenya
(2020-10)Globally, land related conflicts have deep social implications; they lead to deaths, hate, intimidations, tensions, dislocations and displacements of many people from their homes, thereby adversely affecting social cohesion ... -
Human Elements and their Influence on Student Satisfaction at Selected Public Universities in Kenya
(Human Elements and their Influence on Student Satisfaction at Selected Public Universities in Kenya, 2019)The number of higher education seekers has been increasing globally and in particular this sector has been the fastest growing industry in Kenya. The demand for higher education has been amplified by the liberalization ... -
Human Resource Management Practices and Firm Effectiveness of Consumer Goods Manufacturing Firms In Kenya
(2016)Manufacturing sector is salient to the Kenyan economy, with a total workforce of 13% in the formal sector and 1.4 million labour-force in the informal sector. Despite the significance, its contribution to the regional ... -
Human Resource Management Practices and Firm Effectiveness of Consumer Goods Manufacturing Firms In Kenya
(Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 2016)Manufacturing sector is salient to the Kenyan economy, with a total workforce of 13% in the formal sector and 1.4 million labour-force in the informal sector. Despite the significance, its contribution to the regional ...