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Improved Livestock Breeds and Household Social Capital: The Case of Sahiwal Cattle Adoption among Isiria Maasai of Narok County, Kenya
(2020-11-11)The utilization of pastoral resources such as grasses, shrubs, water and salt-licks is an aspect social capital. However, with climatic and socio-economic changes traditional cattle production and livelihood outcomes ... -
Improving Carrot Yield and Quality through the Use of Bio-slurry Manure
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2012-11-25)Continuous cultivation of farms has led to decline in soil fertility due to constant removal of nutrients leading to reduction of carrot (Daucus carota L.) yields. A field study was carried out at Egerton University, ... -
Improving Health Systems:
(International Journal of Computer Applications., 2018-07)WHO identified six key pillars of an effective health system namely: leadership and governance; service delivery; health workforce; health information systems; medical products, vaccines and technologies and healthcare ... -
Improving Health Systems: Influence of Technical Capacities of Community Health Volunteers on Use of Community Health Information Systems in Kenya
(International Journal of Computer Applications, 2018-07)WHO identified six key pillars of an effective health system namely: leadership and governance; service delivery; health workforce; health information systems; medical products, vaccines and technologies and healthcare ... -
Improving Seed Potato Leaf Area Index, Stomatal Conductance and Chlorophyll Accumulation Efficiency through Irrigation Water, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Nutrient Management
(Journal of Agricultural Studies, 2016)A study was conducted in a Rainshelter (RTrial) at Horticultural Research and Teaching Farm, Egerton University to determine the effect of integration of irrigation water, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) application on ... -
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 ... -
Income dependency and community’s attitudes towards cultural tourism in Kenya: an explanatory approach from kogelo area, Siaya County
(International Journal of Research in Management and Social Sciences, 2016-09)Dependency on income from tourism and its related activities can affect how the local community’s attitude towards cultural tourism. Despite this, the aspect of tourism income is sometimes overlooked for its importance ... -
Incorporating an Environmental Management Plan in Water Utilities Management Systems to Reduce Water Loss: Case of Non-Revenue Water in Kisumu City, Kenya
(AJOL, 2022-09-26)One of the biggest issues facing water utilities is the water loss experienced during the distribution process. This study sought to examine water distribution process in Kisumu and formulate an Environmental Management ... -
Influence of Accessibility to Finance on Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Owned and Managed By Women in Migori County, Kenya
(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 Age and Education Level on the Choice of Higher Tourism Education at Moi University, Kenya
(Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Sports, 2016)The purpose of the study was to determine how age and education level influenced the choice of higher education in tourism by students of Moi University, Eldoret. Kenya. The objectives were: i) To determine how age affects ... -
Influence of Awareness of Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT) Services on Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs in Kenya
(2020)There has been a lot of mushrooming of SMEs, particularly in the rural parts of Kenya. The Small scale and medium enterprises (SMEs) contribute immensely to the women’s socio-economic empowerment and hence the growth of ... -
Influence of Corporate Governance Practices on Financial Distress of Firms Listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(Eastern Africa Journal of Contemporary Research, 2020)Corporate governance has gained global prominence owing to increasing collapse of major corporations across the world as a result of their financial distress which is a major cause of shareholders’ wealth loss, diminishing ... -
Influence of Credit Management on Financial Performance of Dairy Marketing Cooperatives in Kenya
(International Journal of Accounting, Finance and Risk Management, 2021)Agriculture development is the most critical sector for most Sub-Sahara African countries owing to its significance in food security and employment creation. Dairy cooperative societies are central to sustainable development ... -
Influence of Cropping System and Residue Management on Selected Soil Chemical Properties
(Advances in Research., 2018-02-09)Declining soil fertility in sub-Saharan Africa caused by continuous cropping without nutrient inputs has resulted in declining crop yield. The study was aimed to determine the effects of crop rotation and crop residue ... -
Influence of directed play on ECD children’s holistic development in Homa Bay Sub County, Kenya
(International Journal of Educational Policy Research and Review, 2018-03-24)Play has found little, if any acceptance in most of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in Homa Bay Sub County. Observation reveals that parents and ECD Managers/Head teachers appear to pressurize the ECD teachers ... -
Influence of Diversification on the Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(African Development Finance Journal (ADFJ), 2022-10-11)Diversification has been found to play an important role in improving the financial performance of commercial banks. However, it has been observed that although most of the commercial banks in Kenya , they have ... -
Influence of Employee Assistance Programs on Commitment of Nurses in Public Hospitals in Kenya
(Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (www.hrmars.com), 2019-01-28)The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of employee assistance programs on commitment of nurses in public hospitals in Kenya. Specifically, the study was guided by the hypothesis; Employee assistance program ... -
Influence of employee breaks on employee motivation in Rongo university, Kenya
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2022-08)The Work-life balance practices can be categorized as those touching on family priorities that includes lactation breaks, role overload and work family interference; those touching on employee assistance programs includes, ... -
Influence of external organizational pressure on the usage of eProcurement in referral hospitals in western Kenya
(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 ... -
Influence of family responsibilities on employee motivation in Rongo University.
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2022-12)The study sought to investigate the influence of work life balance practices on employee motivation in public universities and specifically at Rongo University in Kenya. The university was chosen as a case study area ...