ABSTRACT The study aimed to develop a body of knowledge on welfare initiatives applicable in university catering there by informing catering managers, universities management and hospitality human resource departments. The researcher used the descriptive research design as it is timely, cheap and accurate. The study was carried out in 5 out of 46 University campuses in Nairobi City County, Kenya. The study targeted 300 University catering employees and a sample size of 189 respondents was obt...
The study examined the evolution of co-operative societies in Nyandarua County between 1965 to 2000 with particular emphasis on Karagoini Marketing Co-operative Society in Ndaragwa Sub-county. The primary objective of this research was to study the nature and characteristics of the co-operative societies in Nyandarua County from the early independence period. A number of co-operative societies were formed in the Sub-county from 1965. The societies formed included Ndaragwa (1965), Kanyagi...
ABSTRACT This research focuses, in a specific way, on how globalization conception of the person as „I‟ is gradually eroding the African conception of the person as „we‟. Man as an individual in trdational African community is only Western thought rooted in money economy and creation of neo-liberal capitalist way of life that are carried across African communities by globalization. In African traditional societies throughout history, man was not primarily an individual but a member of...
ABSTRACT This work is a constraint-based analysis of Kikamba nativized loanwords. The mechanism used by the recipient language in the phonological modification of loanwords has been explained within the framework of Optimality Theory, a linguistic model which proposes that observed forms of languages arise from the interaction between conflicting constraints. It is through the interaction of markedness and faithfulness constraints that the output forms – the nativized words – are realized...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the effects of Khat consumption on the wellbeing of families in Meru County. Wellbeing is a condition of holistic health in all its dimensions, namely; physical, social, and psychological. Accordingly, this study endeavoured to establish the prevalence of Khat consumption in Meru County; to find out the socio-economic drivers of Khat consumption; to determine the effects of Khat consumption on the physical health of consumers’ families; to establish the influenc...
Abstract Past studies done on library graduate user needs have revealed that although graduate students are assumed to know how to utilize library resources this is usually not the case as results have shown that, they are faced with enormous challenges in information seeking. It is through such studies that gaps are identified and filled in the libraries. This study was carried out in Kenyatta University Postmodern library. The purpose of this study was to find out what the information needs...
Comprehension Challenges facing Lukabras Listeners Interpreting news Broadcast in luhya By Non-Kabras Presenters of Mulembe Fm
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine pottery production, marketing and consumption by the contemporary Mbeere people. Pottery production was one of the earliest technologies adopted by farming communities whereby they used pots as storage facilities for their agricultural produce (Sharer and Ashmore, 1987). This industry has continued to date and thus studies in pottery have been carried out to understand cultural groups, how they adapt and manipulate the environment to meet the...
ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate, in a knowledge based framework, the determinants of performance of Kenyan technology-based firms focusing on the role of human capital, social capital and traditional firm-level characteristics on firm new knowledge acquisition through R&D and technology acquisition (innovation inputs) and the transformational process leading to innovation output and firm performance. The empirical analysis focused on a sub-sample of 320 high and medium-high technolog...
ABSTRACT Teacher education is a very vital factor for successful second language teaching. It determines the quality and quantity of teaching and learning. This study sought to investigate the early establishment and development of English language teacher education in the country. Looking at the history provides us with an opportunity to reflect on and analyze the practices of the past. Consequently, we can learn what lessons the past may have for us. It also provides us with a point of...
ABSTRACT This dissertation is a study focusing on the nature of talk in Ekegusii. It specifically analyzed the forms of politeness in Ekegusii, examining how Ekegusii varies depending on power relations and the context of usage. Samples of spoken Ekegusii, collected from at least four contexts were tape recorded, transcribed and analyzed in order to meet the following objectives: To identify the turns from the spoken excerpts, to describe the forms of politeness in the spoken excerpts, and t...
ABSTRACT This study set out to explore the changes in gender power relations among the people of Igembe Central, Meru County in Kenya. It focuses on the pre-colonial power relations between men and women, the transformation of gender power relations during the colonial and post-colonial eras among the Ameru. The study aimed to achieve the following objectives; to examine the concept of power relations between men and women before colonialism, investigate the transformation of gender power re...
ABSTRACT Land degradation is a major threat to food security and natural resources management in Rwanda as well as in SSA. The major objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of tillage methods, residue management and fertilizer application on bean and maize yield, soil properties and water productivity in Bugesera District, Rwanda. Experiment was established in Bugesera district located in Eastern province of Rwanda. The experimental design was Split Plot with 4 replications. The m...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the endangerment of Gera language. It investigated the level of the endangerment of Gera language; the demographic variables associated with the endangerment, the impact of the shift on the structure of Gera language, and endeavored to find out if the Gera language is useful in defining the Gera identity. This was achieved through the use of two theoretical approaches: Sasse‟s Theory of Language Death and Gile‟s Ethno-linguistic Identity Theory (ELIT). Th...
ABSTRACT Since the pre-colonial period, women have been organising themselves in diverse ways. This study sought to examine the transformation of women self-help groups in Maragua, Murang‟a County from 1895 to 2013. The study examined women experiences in their self-help groups evaluating how they have evolved and remained resilient in the wake of changing times, adapting and adjusting accordingly. 1895 is a significant year because Kenya became a British protectorate and consequently there...