ABSTRACT Research productivity requiring information resources is a measure of academic success. The volume of information resources potentially available to academic staff is massive hence there is a need for information literacy skills to access these, evaluate, and effectively utilize available information for research productivity. Several studies have examined academics’ research productivity using variables, such as institutional factors, demographic characteristics and information u...
Abstract Over the last 30 years, Tanzania has taken different policy approaches towards the conservation of forests. Intriguingly, from the earlier integrated conservation and development approach to the ‘newer’ green economy, the idea that providing livelihood benefits is a key strategy for achieving conservation effectiveness has dominated. This one-dimensional conception of what ‘local people’ value and why precludes a clear understanding of substantive social justice considerati...
ABSTRACT The government of Kenya has made tremendious efforts to initiate reforms in different sectors, including the judiciary, with the aim of meeting the requirements of the new constitution promulgated in 2010. One of the components of the reforms that has received a lot of emphasis is the vetting of public office holders, that is mostly done through public interviews. The present research caried out a genre analysis of common linguistic, rhetoric and move features in the Kenyan Judicial ...
ABSTRACT As a result of the insignificant number of employment the EPZs have so far been able to register on the ground, contrary to what was estimated by the government during its establishment on the one hand, and also contrary to the successful stories of such programme on the same elsewhere; this study was specifically set-out to inquire on the failure of EPZs in Tanzania in generating the same using three firms registered under EPZ programme. In its inquiry, the study used three import...
ABSTRACT This study focused on the representation of men and women in The Herald and H-Metro on issues to do with domestic violence from January 2015 to May 2016. How gender is being represented, portrayed and covered in the two papers is what the study was mainly focusing on. The researcher comparatively explored gender representation and influences of the choices of these representations. The researcher used qualitative methods to collect data. Through content analysis the research found o...
Abstract The objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of decentralisation as a means to integrate central government seconded staff into Ohangwena Regional Council. The study highlights the knowledge of decentralisation in Ohangwena Regional Council, the delegated education directorate and maintenance section; the planning and co-ordination of the two delegated function’s activities between a regional council and delegating line ministries, the management of central gov...
ABSTRACT Vitamin D is a lipid soluble vitamin that acts as a hormone as well as a micronutrient. Through vitamin D receptors (VDR) expressed on immune cells, vitamin D polarizes Th1/Th2 cytokine balance in pregnancy regulating humoral immune responses triggered by B cell antigens. How plasma concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D affect the quantity of anti-measles virus and anti-diphtheria toxoid vaccine-antigen antibodies during pregnancy in early life years remain unclear. This study assume...
ABSTRACT Passive design is designing the building in ways and methods that helps to make this building thermally comfortable with the least use of electric power. passive design includes considering the design of all building's elements " walls ceilings and floors" and that to help reduce thermal gain in the building. The objective of this research is first identify passive design and its objectives and the meaning of thermal comfort which is the main goal to be achieved through passive desig...
ABSTRACT Poor sanitation is associated with poor health outcomes in populations, loss of school days, low academic performance and stunting in children. Kenya loses 0.9% of its Gross Domestic Product, KES 27.4 billion, annually due to poor sanitation. This indicates that failure to invest in sanitation may be costly. Busia County is among the counties that currently require education on importance of using standard sanitation facilities. Despite the knowledge of the needs for efficient sanita...
ABSTRACT Globally, studies have shown that women’s participation in elective leadership positions is low. In Kenya, the Constitution of Kenya of 2010 provides for equal opportunities for both men and women in elective positions. However, in the general elections of 2013, no single woman was elected as a member of the County Assembly or National Assembly in Homa Bay Town and Rangwe Constituencies, Homa Bay County. Although other studies attribute non-election of women in political positions ...
ABSTRACT Gender equality is a concept that many feminist and sympathizers the world over have been trying to achieve over the past five decades. Various measures to bring about this new kind of concept have been put forward including legislation, mainstreaming, gender affirmative action just to mention a few. But despite all the efforts and resources employed in endeavouring to achieve it, gender equality remains fantasy. The case of Zimbabwe is no different… The issue of gender equality i...
Abstract The growing recognition of the need for humanities in medical colleges has opened discussion for the integration of medical humanities into the curriculum of medical schools. The paper discusses Nigerians’ place in the realization of the integration of medical humanities (MH) into the curriculum of medical students in Nigerian universities. The study was conducted by gathering data from six colleges of medicine located in the south western part of Nigeria. The curriculum of most m...
ABSTRACT The Local Believers Church hereinafter LBC is one of the new religious movements (Neremos) in Kenya whose origin and rapid spread is not only a matter of public concern but also her string of teachings that run contra to what is conventionally held by other Christian churches. Further, LBC is believed to draw most of her influence from one American Pentecostal preacher William Marrion Branham whose movement and teachings were largely considered by most mainstream churches as a cult a...
ABSTRACT Globally and in Kenya, Maternal Mortality Ratio remain high at 546/100,000 and 362/100,000 live births respectively. In Kenya, skilled birth attendants (SBA) are estimated at 62% and 68% in Nyatike. Factors influencing skilled birth attendants in still unknown in Nyatike. The specific objectives of this study were to assess the level of knowledge on safe motherhood, socio-demographic characteristics, health workers’ attitude, quality of skilled delivery services and association wit...
ABSTRACT A majority of the people living in the arid and semi-arid parts of the world are pastoralists whose livelihoods are dictated by the upkeep and size of their herds. During the dry season, the harsh environmental condition forces them to migrate in search of pasture and water. With limited access to water and competing rights to pasture, inter-community conflicts often arise particularly when one community crosses over to others‟ territory to share these valuable resources. This case...