ABSTRACT Employees in Nigeria often approach retirement with mixed feelings as they exit service. To many civil servants, it represents a transition from the known to the unknown. After retirement, income dwindles and financial expectations become less visible. This is because policies are not implemented to the letter, leaving retirees’ lives hanging on the balance in their old age. These individuals now have to struggle and rely on goodwill from their offspring to meet their most basic ne...
ABSTRACT The guidance for entrepreneurship education has provided a framework for assessing and developing business and entrepreneurial attributes and skills which work hand in hand to contribute to the development of entrepreneurial behavior within individuals. Entrepreneurship education is an important tool for shaping the entrepreneurship behavior of graduates. With this in mind a large amount of universities have decided to establish entrepreneurship education programs in their curricular...
This study sought to establish the influence of communication in teaching children with hearing impairment in Migori County. The objectives of the study were: to examine the influence of verbal communication on academic performance of learners with hearing impairment (HI) in inclusive settings in Migori County, to establish the influence of manual communication on academic performance of learners with HI in inclusive settings in Migori County, to determine the influence of total communicati...
Sustainable inclusion of children with disabilities or special needs in education is based on the fact chidren with special needs has equal right ro quality and accessible education. United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as added weght to Education for All and Universal Primary Education by putting Sustainable Inclusive Education in fourth position among the fourteen. It is in line with this goal that this study purposed to find out some of the factors that affected Sustainable Inclusi...
Early childhood education is a fundamental right to every child and an indispensable element for learning at the subsequent levels as the child goes through the education system. Despite the Kisii County government effort to ensure provision of quality preschool education, most of the early education centres in Nyamache Sub County were characterized with frequent conflicts between parents and teachers in regard to children’s poor academic performance. The purpose of the study was to examine...
The study sought to assess the effects of devolved governance on health service delivery in Thika level five hospitals in Kiambu County, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were to examine the influence of devolution of the health sector on health care service delivery in Thika level five hospital, assess various strategies that the Kiambu county government is using to support and improve health care service delivery in Thika Level Five Hospital, and explore the challenges affecting t...
Governments in developing countries are increasingly exploring methods and systems to modernize and improve public financial management. This study intended to determine the contributions of Integrated Financial Management Systems on financial accountability within devolved governments. The study was guided by the following objectives: - determine the opportunities availed by IFMIS in financial accountability within devolved governments, to assess the effectiveness of IFMIS on financial accou...
Education is a fundamental right for all persons including those with disabilities and special needs. It is a key to other human rights, the heart of development and a tool for empowering people to improve their welfare. However, placing learners with disabilities into the general education setting without proper support and intervention has proved disastrous to their wellbeing and academic performance. The purpose of the study was to establish the influence of school based factors on academi...
Despite the consistent offering of human sexuality education in secondary schools in Kosirai division, Nandi County, student pregnancies, sexual violence and reports of unusual sexual behaviours have been on the rise. In light of this, the current study purpose was to examine the influence of sexuality education on students’ behavior and attitude towards sexuality issues in Secondary Schools in Kosirai Division, Nandi County. Specifically, the study embarked to establish the influence of se...
Counter-terrorism and anti-terrorism operations and activities need close coordination between the intelligence agencies and the police as some terrorists will require to be processed for justice in criminal courts, others are handled with forces of the military or covert and overt actions. In the past years, very vital steps have been adopted to promote more close cooperation between the two communities, but some hold the belief that acts of terror may have been promoted by persistent poor e...
Children have varying challenges in public primary schools. Majority of autistic children attend public schools and it is important to ensure they receive adequate services. Several institutional factors have been established which affects holistic development of autistic children in Kenyan primary schools especially in rural areas. The purpose of the study was to determine the institutional factors influencing holistic development of autistic learners in public primary schools, Uasin Gishu C...
Special needs education globally has not received the required attention from the all avenues of education to see learners with disabilities access the desired academic achievement compared to their peers without issues of their kind. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence of teachers’ motivation, teachers’ self-efficacy, learners’ self-esteem and school environment on academic achievement of pupils with learning disabilities (LD) in Koibatek Sub-county, Baringo County. ...
Education is critical to the future of all children, but especially to those who are orphaned or vulnerable. Education gives children hope for life and work, and is a strong protector against HIV to which these children may be particularly susceptible. Despite the Kenyan government effort in mobilising and supporting community based interventions and ensuring access for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) to essential services including but not limited to education, health care, psychosocia...
Effective police investigation is a prerequisite to effective prosecution of any judicial proceeding. Police investigation into sexual crimes against women has been a problem both in developed and developing countries as considerable women population suffer violation of their rights and fundamental freedoms which is criminal in nature. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of police investigation on prosecution of sexual crimes against women in Starehe Sub-County, Nairobi ...
According to KenyaNational Special Needs Education Policy Framework, inclusive education is expected to enable learners with special needs attain higher achievement of individualized educational plan goals. This is due to greater access to general education curriculum, enhanced skill acquisition, better preparation for community living, language development, and improved self-esteem. However, without full participation of LSN in school, the fore mentioned goals cannot be realized. The purpose...