MUT REPOSITORY: Recent submissions
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A HETEROGENEOUS DEEP ENSEMBLE APPROACH FOR ANOMALY DETECTION IN CLASS IMBALANCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION DATA
(International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Applications (IJAIA), 2025)The integrity and efficiency of modern energy grids are increasingly reliant on accurate anomaly detection within energy consumption data. However, class imbalance poses significant challenges, where normal consumption ... -
Influence Of Destination Brand Image and Stakeholders’ Role on Wildlife Parks’ Attractiveness in The Amboseli-Tsavo Ecosystem, Kenya
(Int Journal of Social Sciences Management and Entrepreneurship, 2024)Wildlife-based tourism significantly contributes to Kenya's tourism industry, particularly through attractions like the Big Five: elephant, lion, rhino, buffalo, and leopard. In 2019, the tourism sector directly contributed ... -
Use of Extension Services by Smallholder Farmers in Kitui County, Kenya: Challenges and Opportunities
(Rigorous Journal of Research and Development (RJRD), 2024)Agriculture supports the livelihoods of rural people in developing countries, including Kenya. Agriculture is the mainstay and driver of the Kenyan rural economy. Despite the critical role of agriculture in Kenya, poor ... -
Vertical gardening undergirds household food security: evidence from Nairobi’s Kibera informal settlements
(Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2025)Rapid urbanization in Nairobi has intensified food insecurity, especially in informal settlements like Kibera, where 85% of residents face chronic hunger. Vertical gardening has emerged as a grassroots solution to these ... -
Ethical Dilemma Trust and Distrust Among Refugee Host Community in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (IJRISS), 2025)This paper explores that complex ethical issues that arise from the coexistence between the refugees and the host communities in Kakuma refugees camp situated in the Northern-Western Kenya and home to about 400,000 asylum ... -
Functional Group Characteristics and Risk Orientation among Informal Financial Groups in Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE (IJRISS), 2025)This study evaluates functional characteristics and risk orientation of non-rotating informal financial groups (IFGs) in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. While rotating informal financial groups have been widely studied, non-rotating ... -
Influence of soil phosphorus fertilizer forms on phosphorus uptake, morphology, and growth of leafy vegetables
(Discover Soil, 2025)Background Phosphorus (P) is an essential plant nutrient that has continued to depreciate in most soils in sub-Saharan Africa, mostly due to adsorption, leaching, and crop uptake. Objective This study was carried out ... -
Extent of Heavy Metals Contamination in Leafy Vegetables among Peri-Urban Farmers
(Asian Journal of Research in Botany, 2020)Heavy metals are metalloids of environmental concern, especially in urban and peri-urban small scale farming systems. Plants are contaminated with heavy metals through different pathways, including uptake from soil and ... -
Effect of maize variety and nitrogen fertilizer on striga parasitism and maize yield in western Kenya
(Soil Science Society of East Africa, 2013)Parasitism by Striga weed is the major cause of maize yield losses in the Lake Victoria Basin. Severity of attack is greater in soils with poor fertility. This study evaluated the effects of two different maize varieties ... -
Critical Review Of Prosopis Juliflora Species In Turkana County, Kenya: Current Status For Informed Policy Decision And Management Of The Species
(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2023)Prosopis juliflora is among one of the world’s most invasive alien species that is widely spreading in Kenya natural grazing lands due to its adaptive physiological characteristics. The species came from south Africa with ... -
Biophysical and farm management drivers of soil fertility under African Leafy Vegetable production small-scale systems in Kenya
(Farming System, 2025)While several studies have examined soil fertility management systems under key food and cash crops in the Sub- Saharan Africa (SSA) region, there is a knowledge gap on soil fertility management under African Leafy ... -
Levels of Cadmium, Copper, and Lead in Soils and Cassava Tubers Grown in Machakos County, Kenya
(Applied and Environmental Soil Science, 2024)Large quantities of agrochemicals are regularly applied in co1ee farms to control pests and diseases and provide adequate nutrients to boost yields. Agrochemicals have varied amounts of heavy metals and their prolonged ... -
Understanding agricultural extension professionals’ intention to use participatory approaches in Kenya
(Development in Practice, 2025)This study investigates the factors motivating agricultural extension professionals to adopt participatory approaches (PA) and examines how their beliefs and attitudes influence the design and delivery of extension ... -
SPEECH BY DR. ABEL BARASA ATITI, Ph.D. CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL 9TH GRADUATION CEREMONY MURANG’A UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY FRIDAY, 22ND AUGUST, 2025
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SPEECH BY PROF. JUSTIN IRINA CHANCELLOR 9TH GRADUATION CEREMONY MURANG’A UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY FRIDAY, 22ND AUGUST, 2025.
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SPEECH BY PROF. DICKSON M. NYARIKI VICE CHANCELLOR 9TH GRADUATION CEREMONY MURANG’A UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY FRIDAY, 22ND AUGUST, 2025.
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DELIBERATIVE AND INCLUSIONARY PROCESSES (DIPS)
(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022)There is a growing recognition that citizen should play a role in contributing to policy formation by providing information which largely shapes the outcome of the policy. This view is a shift from traditional approach ... -
CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY
(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2022)The term sustainability has been in existence since human beings existed but the term only become commonly used in the late 20th century when the issue of human induced impacts have increased hence the need to protect the ... -
Assessing the Implementation of School Re-Entry Policy in Primary Schools: Stakeholder Awareness and Barriers in Kuria East Sub-County, Kenya
(East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 2025)This study examined the implementation of the school re-entry policy in public primary schools in Kuria East Sub-County, Kenya, with a focus on stakeholder awareness and the barriers that hinder effective reintegration of ...