ABSTRACT Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an essential part of any economic system and it is an incentive that allows economies to grow. However the positive results of FDI are not accessed by all countries, communities or sectors. The performance of commercial banks in Kenya has been found wanting for the last five years with some banks reporting profit warnings and two banks being placed in receivership in the year 2015. Similarly, foreign direct investment in Kenya has been fluctuating....
ABSTRACT Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company has been issuing notices to the public regarding its inability to fully satisfy customer needs. Yet, the company has formulated and implemented strategies to enhance its performance in offering quality service and increasing customer satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of strategy implementation on performance of Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company. It was guided by the following specific objectives; to in...
Abstract Virtual lending was introduced to fasten loan repayments but the latter is still a challenge to commercial banks. Banks still experience delays in repayment of loans as well as loan defaults. Delays of repayment lead to an increase in in Kenya non-performing loans ratio, which in turn has a significant impact on the liquidity of the bank. Loan repayment in commercial banks in Kenya has been poor for the last five years as evidenced by the increasing non-performing loan ration among ...
ABSTRACT A constant current account imbalance in many developing nations has energized impressive enthusiasm among economists and policy makers trying to have a reasonable comprehension of the significance of current account balance. Kenya has experienced persistent current account imbalance that has remained underneath the threshold that economists would consider sustainable. At the point when a nation runs steady current account imbalance for a long period, it raises worries about its sust...
ABSTRACT Every country has the sovereign right to decide who may or may not enter its territory. The restriction placed on entry through the administration of the different visa regimes are designed to ensure that countries benefit from the migration of people while delimiting the adverse effects of migration. It is international custom and practice that possession of a visa does not guarantee automatic admission. This study sought to examine the impact of visa restrictions by the government ...
ABSTRACT Investment financing is very important for good performance of Islamic commercial banks. Unlike conventional banks which depend heavily on the crutches of collateral and of non-participation in risk, Islamic commercial banks would have to rely heavily on project evaluation, especially for equity-oriented financing. Islamic commercial banks have continued to record decline in performance. For example performance of Gulf African banking reduced by 12 % in the year 2016 from the previou...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of corporate culture on project performance at NMG. The study focused on the effect of corporate culture on project performance since previous research had stopped short of identifying corporate culture as a factor for project performance. The four dimensions of corporate culture that were examined included teamwork, communication, reward and training which formed the independent variables, while project performance was the depe...
ABSTRACT This study was to find out how capital structure affects financial performance of small and medium enterprises in Embu County. There has been an enormous development in Embu SME’s for the last four years. Notwithstanding the undebatable significance of cost of capital, it’s effect on financial performance is not always obvious for there is empirical evidence of a negative effect between financial performance and cost of capital. The definite intention of the study was to determin...
ABSTRACT Thisresearch project was done with an aim ofdetermining the relationshipbetween loan administration andfinancial performance of SACCOs in Kirinyaga County.Financial performance is the main objective for organizations when choosinginvestment channels from a number of availableopportunities the investigation was geared to improve the same. Studies have shown that poor financial performance in organizations has led them to have failure in meeting their financial obligations which has t...
ABSTRACT Dividend policy is a widely researched topic in the field of corporate finance; however, it still remains a mystery as to whether dividend policy affects the share prices of quoted firms. During the period under review (2001-2011), share prices of listed firms in the Nairobi Securities Exchange severely fluctuated making it difficult for investors to make informed investment decisions. The general objective of this study was to investigate the effect of dividend policy (cash and sha...
ABSTRACT Devolution of health care, as other types of decentralization, immensely changed governance structures and relations in the healthcare system. Devolution was seen by its proponent as a way to improve services delivery and performance of the health system by transferring responsibilities and authority to locally elected governments with an aim to creating a more intense community involvement in order to adjust service to communities’ specific needs. However, there is no clear assura...
ABSTRACT The Njoro constituency fund caters for six wards namely Mau Narok, Mauche, Kihingo, Nesuit, Lare and Njoro Wards. The CDF project implementation has had diverse challenges. For example, the auditor general noted that the failure to utilize budgeted funds during the financial year negatively impacted on the project implementations at the constituency level. This study aimed at examining the impact of strategic planning on the project implementation in Njoro constituency. Amongst the ...
Abstract This study examined the effects of leadership style on strategy implementation in selected Stima Sacco Kenya. Organizational leadership is about relationship of an individual’s ability to influence and be influenced by a group in the implementation of a common task. Strategy implementation is an action phase of the strategic management process which involves the operationalization of the formulated strategies. The general objective of this study was to investigate the effect of lea...
ABSTRACT Constituency development fund (CDF) was established in 2003 through the CDF Act in the Kenyan Gazette Supplement No. 107 (Act No. 11) of 9th January, 2004. It was established as an attempt to balance development among regions in the country by devolving funds proportionate to the poverty index in each constituency. The fund was designed to support constituency-level, grass-root development projects. It was aimed to achieve equitable distribution of development resources across region...
ABSTRACT Micro and Small Enterprises growth plays a critical role within social, political, and economic pillars of development in the Less Developed Countries. They have a primary role in providing employment opportunities, enhancing income distribution, and alleviating poverty in Kenya, particularly, in the Jua Kali sector. Contrary to their significance in society, majority of Micro and Small Enterprises are prone to failure as early statistics point to the fact that three out five start-u...