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Establishing the Relationship between Public and Private Investment in Kenya
(Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2017)This study undertakes to establish the relationship that exists between public investment and private investment in Kenya during the period of 1971-2011. The study adopts the flexible accelerator model using the time series ... -
Evaluation of advanced wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) lines for stem rust ( Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici ) resistance and yield
(International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research (IJAAR), 2015)Stem rust disease caused by Puccinia graminis f. sp tritici is a major challenge to wheat (Triticum aestivum) production in Kenya and other wheat growing countries of Africa and Asia. The current study aimed at evaluating ... -
Exploring Levels of Teenage Premarital Sex and Pregnancy in Riana Division of Ndhiwa Sub-County, Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2019-09)Teenage pregnancy has existed and is conceptualized as a social problem in many parts of the world. A recent report by the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey shows Kenya as one of countries with a large number of ... -
Factors Associated with Road Traffic Accidents Involving Motorcyclists in Mwea Town, Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(Afro J Health Sciences, 2019)Motorcycle injuries constitute a major but neglected emerging public health problem in developing countries and are a common cause of road traffic injuries. This study was carried out to determine factors associated with ... -
Factors Associated with Road Traffic Accidents Involving Motorcyclists in Mwea Town, Kirinyaga County, Kenya
(African Journal of Health Sciences, 2019)Motorcycle injuries constitute a major but neglected emerging public health problem in developing countries and are a common cause of road traffic injuries. This study was carried out to determine factors associated with ... -
Factors Contributing to Iodide Deficiency in Coast Province of Kenya
(European Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2015)Background: Iodide deficiency has serious effects on body growth and mental development. Iodide deficiency disorders are major public health problem in several areas of the world. At least 350 million Africans are at risk ... -
Factors contributing to iodide deficiency in coast province of kenya
(European Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2015)Background: Iodide deficiency has serious effects on body growth and mental development. Iodide deficiency disorders are major public health problem in several areas of the world. At least 350 million Africans are at risk ... -
The Fate of Prosperity Gospel in Kenya
(East African Journal of Traditions, Culture and Religion, 2020)The prosperity gospel announcement is new in religious scenery but is speedily growing at a force to be taken into consideration in Kenya. It has a greater chance of enduring beyond our contemporary society to the coming ... -
Female Characters’ Resistance to Masculine Stereotypes in Asenath Odaga’s Selected Novels
(International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, 2020-09)Female characters are often depicted as fighting and struggling for their gender space in the writings of African especially in East Africa. Asenath Odaga projects how women have risen up against the societal boundaries ... -
Fighting HIV/AIDS through performing song: benga oral poetry in Homabay and Rangwe sub-counties in Homabay county, western Kenya
(2020-10-31)This study examines the relationship between the artist, the performance and the audience. It examines the audience's interaction with the oral performances and analyzes the impact that these performances have on the ... -
Fundamentals of Cattle Marketing in Homa Bay County, Kenya: Analyzing Market Intermediaries, Price Formation and Yield Performance
(Journal of Marketing and Consumer Research, 2017)An understanding of how cattle markets work is a desideratum for sustainable commercialization of cattle production aimed at increasing accessibility to and affordability of cattle meat. This study examined the fundamentals ... -
Gender-Based Domestic Violence against African Men: A Case of the Gusii of Kenya
(International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies (IJHSSS), 2018-05)The purpose of this study was to assess the status of gender-based domestic violence in Kenya with specific reference to Gusii men by their spouses and relatives. The study sought to interrogate the causes, patterns and ... -
Genderized Perspectives on Contraceptive Use: An Exploratory Study of Persons Living with HIV in Rural Kenya
(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 2021)This study set out to investigate gender differences in contraceptive use and preference among persons living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHAs). The study was conducted in a rural setting in the South-western part of Kenya. ... -
Girl child defilement” does the cultural practice determine the crime in the 21st century, a study of semi- rural Kenya, Rongo sub county
(International Journal of Management Studies and Social Science Research (IJMSSSR), 2020-10)Girl-child defilement is a specific form of child sex abuse occurring in many communities around the world. Girls are vulnerable defilement because of their inability to physically resist the male perpetrators and to make ... -
HIV Health Seeking Behaviour Patterns: Perspectives of Male Boda-Boda Operators in Homa-Bay County, Kenya
(International Journal of Scientific and Management Research, 2019)The mobility of the transport sector makes it difficult to access health information and treatment and/or maintain a drug regimen. Generally, population record low levels of service utilization. The study adopted three ... -
How Code Mixing and Code Switching Affect the Study of English Language
(International Journal of Novel Research in Humanity and Social Sciences, 2021-08)Code-mixing and code-switching allude to alternating between two or more languages. Any Kenyan student undergoing an 8-4-4 system of education attests to getting exposed to at least two languages—English and Kiswahili ... -
The incertitude surrounding the use of HIV preventive services among male boda boda operators in Homa Bay County, Kenya
(International Journal of Management Studies and Social Science Research, 2020)Bodaboda operators in the transport sector are a bridge population that gets in contact with both the general population and the key population. This places them at a greater risk of HIV and AIDs acquisition. Due to their ... -
Influence of Human Resource Management Practices on the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(International Journal of Business and Social Science, 2013-01)The increasing interest in human resource practices is due to the assumption that employees and the way they are managed are critical to the success of a firm . Small and Medium enterprises are emerging as reliable alternatives ... -
Influence of infrastructure expenditure on gross domestic product growth in Kenya
(Research Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2021-07)Government expenditure is a critical tool which governments usually use to bring about equitable distribution of income and wealth and hence, create stability in prices, manage inflation, create employment and spur growth. ... -
Influence of Socio-Dramatic Play on Pre-School Children's Holistic Development in Homa Bay Sub-County, Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences(IJRESS), 2018)