HIV has been an epidemic that has taken a toll on our communities and our country in general. There are 1.6 Million people in Kenya living with AIDS. This has led to the loss of lives amounting to 36,000 AIDS related deaths in 2016 and not to mention 62,000 new infections in the same year. General productivity of the country has also dwindled (WHO, 2019) because many are sick from HIV related infections. Kenya Aids Non-governmental consortium as a Non-governmental organization itself has...
The purpose of this study was to assesspublic sector tourism development determinants influence on gender equality in Kisumu County. In Kenya, there is no systematic collection, analysis and dissemination of information on gender statistics in terms of disaggregated data by sex and age, geographical location, financial access, technical support and capacity building, on the participation of women in tourism development. This study therefore, forms the basis of laying the foundation of gender ...
Violence against women (VAW) remains a worldwide public health and psycho-social challenge associated with a wide range of negative consequences. Besides physical consequences, the health and psychological/emotional effects are overreaching. These motivated the sustainable development goals on health for all with targets on the eradication of all forms of VAW. The objectives of this study are to determine the level of VAW in the study area and to assess associated factors, barriers to en...
In order for projects to be successful, certain methodologies and tools are incorporated. One of these tools recommended by majority of donors is the Logical Framework. The Logical Framework is a tool that is used to facilitate project planning, implementation and management. It originated from the United States Agency of International Development in late 1960’s. The agency developed it as a strategy to bolster the quality of planning and evaluation of its projects. However despite the reco...
The purpose of this research was to identify factors influencing the enactment of monitoring and evaluation(M&E) required for enacting effective public service systems, Furthermore, this research was carried out in order to determine whether these factors are present within the Public Service of the Small Island Developing State (SIDS) of Saint Lucia, with a focus on the Department of External Affairs. The objectives of the research were in keeping with the independent variables of the resear...
ABSTRACT This paper oe.nt~s its attention on the large use of unskilled labour force for non-traditional residential buildings in particular and for the construction works in Nigeria as a whole. The writer notes wit h sadness that a major unemplqyment of all categories of workers in the construction .industry especially the unskilled ones is now on the increase, unlike before whm the construction industry used to be the largest indust:r."Y' in the nation employing an appreciable proportion of...
ABSTRACT Adolescents’ sexual behaviour among students is an issue of concern due to its reproductive health risks and academic development such as school performance. Socio-economic factors that influence this risky sexual behavior have not adequately analyzed. The aim of this study was to identify the socio-economic determinants of risky sexual behaviours among adolescent students and assess the extent of involvement in the risky sexual behaviours. A cross-sectional design using self admi...
ABSTRACT Lake Baringo is a turbid lake that lies in a closed drainage basin of the Kenyan East African Rift Valley. The lake’s water quality has deteriorated in the recent past mainly due to sedimentation from its catchment arising from poor agricultural practices, deforestion and overgrazing. Its fishery has also declined since the 1980s and frequent lake closures to fishing activities have not alleviated the problem. This shows that there may be other critical ecological and environmenta...
ABSTRACT Natural wetlands are crucial ecosystems capable of providing provisioning, regulatory and cultural ecosystem services (ES). However, globally, wetlands are constantly under threats of degradation of their functions and loss or reduction of wetland coverage area, as a result of agricultural intensification due to demands for food production. Natural wetlands in Nyando floodplain are no exception as a result of conversion into rice fields. Such conversions may compromise some of the e...
ABSTRACT Kenya’s goal to be a middle-income economy by the year 2030 will depend significantly on quality education and training geared towards producing a highly competitive workforce. To realize this goal, Teachers Service Commission adopted the performance appraisal policy to aid in carrying out evaluations. The evaluations are meant to improve practice in schools thereby enhancing accountability, transparency, effectiveness and efficiency, all of which are aspects of good governance. D...
ABSTRACT There is an increase in exposure of water sources to faecal contamination as a result of expanding anthrogenic activities in Lake Naivasha basin in Kenya. This contamination exposes water users in the region to a variety of health risks. This study investigated faecal pollution of community water sources (lake, rivers and boreholes) within Lake Naivasha basin through determination of the concentrations of total coliforms, Escherichia coli, intestinal enterococci, Clostridium perfrin...
The study identifies the Monitoring and Evaluation practices and performance of government funded arts projects within Namibia using the National Arts Council of Namibia as the case study. The core objectives of the research were to investigate the influence of M&E planning, control and communication practices on the performance of the artist’s projects that are funded by the government through the NACN. The study employed a mixed method approach of research; largely qualitative in nature w...
Non-Governmental Organizations need to measure whether the projects they implement are successful and they therefore need an effective system of managing and managing their performance. Performance is measured in different perspectives taking into consideration different stakeholder interests such as donors, beneficiaries’ interests and internal effectiveness. Managing and measuring performance in Non-Governmental Organizations can be used as a tool that assists organizations to evaluate im...
ABSTRACT The excessive breeding of mixed sex Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in ponds often lead to stunted growth. This study hypothesized that cage culture was a potential alternative in solving the problem. Furthermore, it was hypothesized that its growth performance does not significantly vary when polycultured in cages with the African catfish (Clarias gariepinus Burchell 1822) and African carp (Labeo victorianus Boulenger 1901). An experiment was set up in a completely randomized ...
ABSTRACT The influence of the water hyacinth mats on the physico-chemical characteristics of the underlying water is important in understanding the potential impacts on the aquatic organisms and human uses. The objective of the study was to determine the temporal and environmental conditions regulating biomass dynamics in water hyacinth and its effects on water quality in Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Field measurement and experimental set up were used to generate research data. Field research was c...