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Surviving liberalization: the cooperative movement in Kenya
(2016)
The Cooperative Facility for Africa (CoopAfrica) is a regional technical cooperation
programme of the ILO contributing to the achievement of the Millennium Development
Goals and the promotion of decent work in Africa by ...
Role of camel milk in pastoral livelihoods in Kenya: contribution to household diet and income
(2016)
Pastoral livestock production in Kenya is subject to unpredictable rainfall and drought occurrences.
These adverse climatic conditions have led to vulnerable and insecure pastoral livelihoods. Despite the
potential to ...
Factors Influencing Pastoral and Agropastoral Household Vulnerability to Food Insecurity in the Drylands of Kenya: A Case Study of Kajiado and Makueni Counties
(2016)
This study establishes the determinants of household vulnerability to food insecurity in pastoral households of Kajiado and agropastoral households of Makueni Counties of Kenya. A randomly selected sample of 198 households ...
PREFERED HABITAT THEORY
(International Journal of Contemporary Applied Sciences, 2016)
Preferred Habitat Theory is a theory on the investing behavior of bond buyers. It states that individual investors have a preferred range of bond maturity lengths, and will only go outside of this range if a higher yield ...
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 ...
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 ...
Factors Affecting Performance of Cut Flower Firms in Kenya: A Case of Maji Mazuri Flowers Ltd, Uasin Gishu County
(2016-06)
The flower firms in Kenya face high competition from those in the developed countries whose produce is deemed to be of quality. There is a need therefore to improve on the activities in Kenyan flower firms to gain competitive ...
A Comparative Study on Contribution of Governance on Economic Growth Countries in the East African Community
(2016-09)
This study sought to explore the relationship between good governance and economic growth among the East Africa Community (EAC) countries. The study utilized panel data to analyse six major World Bank governance indicators ...
Chemical composition, dry matter intake (DMI)
(2016)
Fresh Acacia tortilis pods were mixed with low quality native grass hay to form the following
five rations: 100% hay (T1), 25% pods and 75% hay (T2), 50% pods and 50% hay (T3), 75%
pods and 25% hay (T4) and 100% pods ...
The Effects of Interest Rate on Financial Performance of Micro Enterprises: A Case Study of Makutano Township in West Pokot County
(2016-12)
The study was guided by the following objectives; to examine the effect of risk free rate on micro enterprises in Makutano Township in West Pokot County. The study employed a survey research design to select micro enterprises ...