Browsing Journal Articles by Author "Agalo, Jerry"
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Chasing international language: genesis of language curriculum in Kenya
Agalo, Jerry; Mbai, Caroline (European Centre for Research Training and Development UK, 2015-05)This paper draws attention to the cross-linguistic problems that have made minority languages lose their prominence and allow stronger languages to dominate in international linguistic space and in ... -
Children and television: the looming media effect in Kenya
Agalo, Jerry; Agalo, Joyce (Journal of Advances in Humanities, 2014)The debate on children‟s behavior as competent television viewers and also cultural viewers today continues unabated in research. In the developed world, much of research has focused on the effects of television exposure ... -
Communication function of student governing council in the administration of public secondary schools: a case of Awendo sub-county - Kenya
Agalo, Jerry; Ong'ondo, Charles Ochieng'; Oliech, Anne Akinyi (IJSSIT, 2018-12)The role of communication function of Student Governing Councils (SGCs) in the administration of Public Secondary Schools is increasingly becoming important. Currently, the government in partnership with other stakeholders ... -
Effects of lime, phosphorus and rhizobia on Sesbania sesban performance in a Western Kenyan acid soil
Kisinyo, Peter; Othieno, Caleb; Gudu, Samuel; Okalebo, J. R.; Opala, P. A.; Maghanga, J. K.; Agalo, Jerry; Ng'etich, W. K.; Kisinyo, Joyce; Osiyo, R. J.; Nekesa, A. O.; Makatiani, E. T.; Odee, D. W.; Ogola, B. O. (2015-07-21)Aluminium (Al) toxicity, phosphorus (P) deficiency and low rhizobia populations limit Sesbania (Sesbania sesban) performance in tropical acid soils. The study determined the i) indigenous rhizobia populations that nodulate ... -
Effects of social media use in participatory budgeting in county governance: a case study of Kisii county, Kenya
Agalo, Jerry; Kinya, Henry; Nyamari, Amos Nyankanga (International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2018)In Kenya, inadequate public debates on county budget priorities and choices, due to communication break down between the public and the county governments, has led to poor transparency and weak accountability. This has ... -
Functional Heads in the Dholuo Determiner Phrase
Agalo, Jerry; Midigoa, Jackton Otieno (Journal of Advances in Linguistics, 2019-09-30)This paper focuses on functional heads existing in a Dholuo DP. The notion of functional heads in the extended Projection of the CP (Complementizer Phrase) has led to a new approach in the analysis of projections in syntactic ... -
Immediate and residual effects of lime and phosphorus fertilizer on soil acidity and maize production in western Kenya
Kisinyo, Peter; Othieno, Caleb; Gudu, Samuel; Okalebo, J. R; Opala, P. A.; Ng'etich, W. K.; Nyambati, R.O.; Ouma, Evans Ochieng; Agalo, Jerry; Kebeney, S.J; Too, E.J; Kisinyo, Joyce; Opile, W.R. (2015-08-21)Soil acidity and phosphorus (P) deficiency are some of the major causes of low maize yields in Kenya. This study determined the immediate and residual effects of lime and P fertilizer on soil pH, exchangeable aluminium ... -
Organizational communication on devolved governance: a case of Kisii county executive
Nyambeki, Diana Okemwa; Agalo, Jerry; Kinya, Henry (International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2018-11)Devolution being a new phenomenon in Kenya, the capacity of the counties to face up with communication challenges and potential structural complexities to ensure that they are managed sustainably is a concern. County ... -
Peace Education and Cultural Diversity: Focus on Kenya’s Post-Election Crisis
Agalo, Jerry (International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education (IJHSSE), 2018)It is not difficult to understand the relationship between peace and education. We can recover it from a more disciplined approach when we begin to seek the ultimate causation of the need for peace. As such peace will often ... -
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 ... -
Perspectivizing Vernacular Broadcast Media Intervention in Stemming Intra-Ethnic Conflict in Kenya: A Case of the Abakuria
Oluoch, John; Agalo, Jerry; Day, Peter (2016)The media can be used as an instrument to build as well as to destroy order, harmony and social coexistence in the human society. This study has tried to establish the inherent nature of social conflict and crises in human ...