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Plenary Theme: COVID-19 and Public Finance in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
(Oxford University Press, 2023)Public finance plays an important role in the process of economic development. It is concerned with the capacity of governments to mobilise resources primarily for building institutions to promote security, competition and ... -
Effect of Per Capita Income on Youth Unemployment in Kenya
(IPRJP, 2023-09-23)The objective was to determine the effect of per capita income on youth unemployment in Kenya. -
Optimised germination protocol for jackfruit seeds and evaluation of methods for extraction of DNA suitable for genetic analysis
(African Crop Science Society, 2022-08-18)Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) is an underutilised plant that is promising in curbing food and nutritional security in sub-Saharan Africa. However, high level of secondary metabolites in its tissues significantly ... -
Genetic diversity and relationships among populations of jackfruit, an underutilized nutrient-rich climate-smart fruit tree crop in Kenya and Uganda
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-09-03)Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) is an underutilized fruit tree crop in East Africa. Despite its importance for food and nutritional security, only limited information exists on the extent of genetic variability ... -
Experiences on the Utility and Barriers of Telemedicine in Healthcare Delivery in Kenya
(Hindawi, 2023-05-03)Telemedicine is the provision of health services over a distance using information communication technology devices. Telemedicine is emerging as a promising component of healthcare care delivery worldwide, accelerated by ... -
Detecting Remote Access Network Attacks Using Supervised Machine Learning Methods
(Modern Education and Computer Science Press, 2023-04-01)Remote access technologies encrypt data to enforce policies and ensure protection. Attackers leverage such techniques to launch carefully crafted evasion attacks introducing malware and other unwanted traffic to the internal ... -
Food price perception, food and beverage marketing and the nutritional status of children 6–24 months in Obunga slums, Kisumu Kenya: a cross-sectional study
(BioMed Central, 2023)Malnutrition is a significant problem in Africa. In Kenya, 26% of under-fives are stunted; slums are the hardest hit. Obunga slum has the highest prevalence at 40%. A cross-sectional study was adopted; simple random ... -
Politeness in nonverbal communication: a commentary on non-verbal communication in a linguistics classroom context in a selected Kenyan university
(European Journal of Applied Linguistics Studies, 2023-07-05)The aim of this article was to explain the effects of politeness as entailed in nonverbal language use in the instructional process. Non-verbal communication skills also known as silent language, include all behaviours ... -
Politeness Strategies in Computer Mediated Communication (CMC):
(Al-Kindupublishers, 2023-08-13)This paper examines the politeness theory in the light of Austin & Searle’s speech act theory as reflected in CMC between students and their lecturers or supervisors. Thus politeness aspects were analyzed as enacted in ... -
Exploring the Relationship between Stochastic Events and Patterns of International Tourism in Kenya
(AJP, 2023-08-02)The purpose of this research was to investigate the fluctuations in international tourist arrivals in Kenya and identify the underlying factors contributing to these trends. The study aimed to gain a deeper understanding ... -
Scoping the Conveniences of Mobile Money for Micro-entrepreneurs in Kenya
(Springer Nature Singapore, 2023-03-01)Mobile money is a no-frills mobile phone-based payment instrument, which is widely used in many emerging economies, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Knowledge of what mobile money means is of great importance for ... -
Effect of mortgage financing on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2023-07-18)The financial performance of commercial banks has been unstable as evidenced in Annual Supervision Report of 2011 to 2020, where the Return on Assets (ROA) rose to 6.2% in 2012 from 3% in 2011; and to below 3% in the years ... -
Effect of portfolio management on the financial performance of listed insurance firms in the Nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2023-08-23)The performance of listed insurance companies in Kenya has over time been unstable, despite its contribution to Kenya’s GDP. Whereas the firms have diversified investment asset portfolios, the financial performance of these ... -
Influence of financial sustainability on financial growth of non-governmental organizations in lreb-Kenya
(Open Access Publishing Group, 2023-09-16)Literature reveals inconsistencies on factors influencing the financial sustainability of local NGOs, with some suggesting such factors as income diversification, incomes from local and external donors as well as own ... -
Role of Green Supply Chain Management strategies in Environmental Sustainability of sugar Firms in Western Kenya
(Researchgate, 2023)Organizations are facing mounting pressure to consider the environmental impact of their industrial activities, particularly in high-polluting industries. Supply chain management is therefore being increasingly used to ... -
The soil microbiomes of forest ecosystems in Kenya: their diversity and environmental drivers
(Nature Publishing Group UK, 2023-05-02)Soil microbiomes in forest ecosystems act as both nutrient sources and sinks through a range of processes including organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, and humic compound incorporation into the soil. Most forest ... -
The role of vitamin D status on treatment outcome among HIV-infected children receiving care in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Researchsquare, 2023-09-19)Kenya has a paediatric HIV burden of nearly 140,000 children, of which only 48% of those on antiretroviral therapy (ART) have achieved the desired viral suppression possibly due to vitamin D deficiency. We explored the ... -
Alternative Media and Ethnic Politics in Kenya
(Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication, 2023-08-23)The history of the use of alternative media in Kenya’s politics shows evidence that it was in use in 2007, when the country came into the brink of a genocide; and, prominently in use, in the recent 2022 general elections. ... -
Histomorphological characteristics of prostate specimens analyzed at a referral hospital in Kenya.
(Ajol, 2023-08-17)Global shift to high energy foods is important risk factor for new variants of prostate cancer. Some prostate tumors have an indolent course while others have an aggressive course; therefore, knowledge of tumor subtypes ... -
Vertical market linkages between smallholder African indigenous vegetables farmers and other market actors in Bungoma County
(Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics, 2023-06-09)The study aimed at determining the vertical market linkages that exist between smallholder African indigenous vegetable (AIV) farmers and other actors in Bungoma County, Kenya. Multistage sampling was employed to identify ...