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The communicative adequacy of headlines from two online newspapers in Tanzania
(2021)The advent of internet has made it possible for people to read online newspapers rather than their print versions. It is expected that a newspaper headline should be optimised to meet the communicative expectations of its ... -
Female characters’ resistance to masculine stereotypes in Asenath Odaga’s selected novels
(2021)The study explores resistance to masculine stereotypes as depicted in Asenath Odaga’s selected novels with the idea that the female characters resist and reject the masculine stereotypes resulting from the deep-seated ... -
Nafasi ya fani katika kufanikisha maudhui katika fasihi ya watoto
(2021)Literature as an aspect of Kiswahili language has been subdivided into various genres. One of the genres is children’s literature. This genre is unique in terms of style, stylistic features and themes. Even though there ... -
Diversification, firm size and competitiveness of commercial banks in Kenya
(2021)Commercial banks in Kenya have achieved mixed levels of Competitiveness despite each engaging in one form of diversification or the other. It is evident that the banks have established multiple service branches across ... -
A pragmatic analysis of impoliteness forms and strategies in Ekegusii arbitration discourse
(2021)Politeness is a pragmatic concept that assumes mutually cooperative behavior considerateness for others and polished behavior in verbal interactions. Politeness guards against harming the hearer and speaker’s self-esteem ... -
Influence of psychological issues on students academic performance in public secondary schools in Migori county, Kenya
(2021)In Kenya examinations are used to assess the level of academic achievements of students. There is worry when students fail in examinations and so the stakeholders would ask themselves the reasons why. One of the areas ... -
Prevalence of parasitic infection in farmed nile tilapia, oreochromis niloticus (linnaeus, 1758) and other selected environmental factors associated with their transmission in winam gulf of lake victoria
(2021)The general objective of the study was to assess the level of parasitic infection and farmer management practices in farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and some of the selected environmental factors associated ... -
Conflict management techniques and teacher job satisfaction in selected secondary schools in Uriri and nyatike sub counties, Kenya
(2021)The purpose of this study was to investigate conflict management techniques and teacher job satisfaction in selected secondary schools in Uriri and Nyatike Sub-Counties, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to: establish ... -
Determinants of contraceptives preference and use among people living with hiv and aids in rural areas: a study of Nyamarambe division, Kisii county, Kenya
(2021)The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that a majority of persons living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV) and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are within the reproductive age of 25-49 years. ... -
Screening of sorghum (sorghum bicolor) genotypes for resistance to covered kernel smut disease (sporosorium sorghi) for western kenya
(2021)Sorghum is an important food security crop for arid and semi-arid tropics but its production is hampered by covered kernel smut disease (CKSD) which is a seed borne panicle disease caused by fungus Sporosorium sorghi. ... -
Impacts of Rongo University Establishment and Development on Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Rongo Municipality, Migori County, Kenya
(2021)In the last two decades, there has been an exponential expansion in terms of the geographic distribution and demographic expansion of Universities in Kenya. The expansion of universities in space and time needs to be well ... -
The influence of psychological contract on employee commitment at Migori county government, Kenya
(2021)Employee commitment is an important aspect of an organization, and an organization must satisfy employees’ psychological contracts to have fully committed employees. Nevertheless, most employees have a predominantly ... -
Perception of factors influencing academic performance ofvisually impaired learners integrated in public primary schools in rongo sub-county, Migori county, Kenya.
(2021)Visual impairment has a negative impact on the learner’s ability to learn. In Kenya learners with visual impairment experience problems interacting with learning environment just like otherlearners with other forms of ... -
Determinants of cloud computing adoption for health service delivery by public health facilities in Kisumu county, Kenya
(2020)Cloud computing has emerged as a technological paradigm to reduce Information Technology (IT) costs, foster collaboration while increasing productivity. Cloud computing if adopted would offer economic benefits (less ... -
A framework for adoption and integration of e-health in maternal healthcare: a case of sub-county hospitals in uasin gishu county
(, 2020)Electronic health has fundamentality transformed the way patient data is shared and accessed across health systems. In Kenya maternal health care still faces challenges including, inaccessibility of quality maternal ... -
Patterns of utilisation of motorcycle taxis in rural Kenya: a study of rongo sub-county, migori county
(2020)The utilisation of motorcycle taxis (MTs) as a public transport mode has increased significantly in many countries. Whereas this sharp rise has somewhat eased public transport challenges in rural Kenya, it appears to be ... -
Secondary school principals’ motivational rewards on retention: case of secondary school teachers in Homa bay county, Kenya
(2017)Reward systems have become an important integral part of curbing teachers‟ attrition from one school to the other through transfer requests in Kenya. Teachers can choose schools that provide inducements and retention ... -
Indicators of mental status of university students at the onset of unrest: a case of kisii university, Kenya
(2017)Several research findings show that University students’ unrest is a common phenomenon all over the world but more prevalent in the developing countries. Most Universities are focused on management of the aftermath of ... -
An examination of children's behaviour problems in learning in early childhood education in rongo sub-county, migori county, Kenya.
(2019)The study examined the behavior problems on learning in Early Childhood Education in Rongo Sub-County in Migori County, Kenya. Specifically, the study examined behavior problems which can be defined as persistence of an ... -
Factors associated with teenage pregnancy in riana division, ndhiwa sub-county, Kenya
(2019)This study investigated factors associated with teenage pregnancy among the teenagers who are regular attendants of religious meetings in Riana Division of Ndhiwa sub-County, Kenya. Specifically, the study set to examine ...