Journal Articles

Influence of Variation in Moisture Content to Soil Bearing Capacity in Nairobi Area and Its Environs

Shitote, Stanley; Hannah Nyambara Ngug; Ambassah, Nathaniel; Okumu, Victoria; Thuo, John (American Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 2019)

The increasing human population in cities and urban areas continues to raise the demand for housing and other infrastructure in developing nations. Stability of structures is critical for sustainable development to ensure ...

Mobile Phone Banking and its Convenience in Making Transactions : The Case of M-PESA Customers in Kisii Couny, Kenya

Ouma, Robinson; Nyakeyo, Lucy (International Journal of Progressive Sciences and Technologies (IJPSAT), 2019)

The purpose of this paper was to determine the convenience of the M-banking in particular M-Pesa in the making of transactions in Kisii County, Kenya. The Technology Adoption Model (TAM) conceptualizes the use of the ...

The effect of aflatoxin b1 serum albumin adducts level on subjects with and without liver disease in Kitui and Makueni regions of lower eastern Kenya.

Mbakaya, Charles; Kimani, Pius Mutisya; Kombe, Yeri; Wamunyokoli, Fred; Gathumbi, James K. (Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2019)

Purpose: An outbreak of aflatoxicosis associated with aflatoxin B1contaminated maize grain and flour had been reported over the years in parts of lower eastern Kenya including Kitui and Makueni counties. Ingestion of ...

Challenges of E-health adoption and integration on maternal health in Uasin Gishu County Hospitals

Kosgei, Silas Kipkurui; Ronoh, Lamek; Adoyo, Maureen (2019-09)

E-health has fundamentality shifted the way patient information is accessed and shared across health systems. In Kenya maternal health care still faces challenges including, lack of access to quality maternal health ...

Parameterized Empirical Potentials For BaF2 From Ab-Initio Methods Applied To The Study Of Superionic Transition Of C-BaF2

Nyawere, P.W.O. (Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology (JMEST), 2018)

Potentials for BaF2 have been generated from the ab-initio methods and tested to determine its applicability in classical dynamics. The minimization process for this force field was stopped at 17% where forces, ...

Teachers’ Computer Capacity in Public Primary Schools in Homa Bay County, Kenya: The Case of the Digital Literacy Programme

Kembo, Jane; Omito, Ouma; Ayere, Mildred; Ali, Ali Adan (European Scientific Journal, 2019)

Kenyan public primary schools are rapidly adopting digital technology in teaching and learning. The purpose of this study was to establish teachers’ computer skills as groundwork towards the integration of laptop computers ...

The Efficacy of Procurement Staff Professionalism in the Implementation of Preference and Reservation Policy in the Professional Regulatory Bodies in Kenya

Ochieng, Bob Evans (International Journal of Progressive Sciences and Technologies (IJPSAT), 2019)

World Bank economic surveys have indicated that Kenya spends heavily on public procurement with losses attributed to poor procurement regulations implementation being approximated at 20% per year. According to PPOA annual ...

Influence of Accessibility to Finance on Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Owned and Managed By Women in Migori County, Kenya

Ogutu, Michael Otieno (IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM), 2019)

The study utilizesa descriptive survey research design for a target population of 912 women entrepreneurs with a sample size of 273. A one-stage stratified sampling technique was used to stratify the population according ...

Influence of Social Media on Public Relations Practice in Kenya Banking Industry: A Case of Chase Bank Kenya Limited (Ir)

Oluoch, John; Ogutu, Francis Odoyo (International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 2019)

This study reports on a survey conducted in July 2018 exploring the influence of social media on public relations practice in Kenya banking industry a case of Chase bank Kenya ltd(IR).The specific objective of the study ...

Effect of cost management on financial performance of agribusiness enterprises in Kenya

Gitau, B. N. (The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 2019)

Agribusiness enterprises in Kenya are a major economic activity that should be creating employment thus increasing GDP. In the recent past, there have been renewed efforts by the government and other players to promote ...

Perceptions of youth on new media influence in insecurity in Migori county, Kenya: a case of Rongo Sub County

Agalo, Jerry; Kinya, Henry; Nyang’wecha, Kennedy Onyango (International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2019-10)

Today, new media fully saturate our everyday lives that we are often unconscious of their presence, not to mention their influence. New media are the internet based tools and services that allow users to interact with ...

Mental Representation and Interpretation of HIV as A Death Sentence in Ekegusii HIV and AIDS Metaphor

Nyakoe, Damaris Gechemba (East African Scholars Journal of Education, Humanities and Literature, 2019-02)

HIV is one of the challenges confronting the human race and Kenyans are not an exception to this fact. EkeGusii is a Bantu language spoken by approximately two million speakers in Western Kenya. HIV is both a medical and ...

Influence of external organizational pressure on the usage of eProcurement in referral hospitals in western Kenya

Omenda, Susan Achieng’ (International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2019-07)

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors influencing the usage of e-procurement in referral hospitals in western Kenya. The study was guided by serene objectives; to investigate the influence of perceived ...

Exploring Levels of Teenage Premarital Sex and Pregnancy in Riana Division of Ndhiwa Sub-County, Kenya

Nyateko, Benard Dede; Ong’anyi, P. Obino; Agwanda, Alfred Otieno (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 contributing to iodide deficiency in coast province of kenya

Kazungu, KahindI; Mbakaya, Charles Mbakaya2; Makokha, Anzelimo (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 ...

Effects of a selected herbal beverage on the full haem ogram, inflammation and serum zinc status of HIV and aids subjects in Nairobi, Kenya, 2010

Nagel, Friederike Deborah; Mbakaya, Charles; Kombe, Yeri; (Global Journal of Health Sciences, 2016)

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to establish the effects of a selected herbal beverage on the full Haemogram, inflammation and serum zinc status of HIV and AIDS Subjects in Nairobi, Kenya. Methodology: This was a ...