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Analysis Of Buoyancy And Elasticity Of Income Taxes In Kenya

ABSTRACT Kenya, just like many developing countries is currently confronted by huge fiscal deficits, declining external assistance and huge debt service charges that are adversely affecting the country’s development process. The tax revenue in Kenya keeps performing poorly and unsteadily. The revenue collected from tax does not match the target which creates budget deficits. Increased spending needs and weakening revenue-raising capacities have together created structural budget deficits t...

Constraints Faced By Head Teachers In Instructional Supervision: A Case Of Secondary Schools In Matungulu, Machakos County, Kenya

ABSTRACT Secondary schools have experienced problems due to lack of adequate trained teaching staff, undisciplined students, inadequate physical facilities and failure to set educational objectives in curriculum and instruction delivery. These problems have jeopardized the head teacher‟s instructional supervision programmes in the concerned schools. The purpose of this study was to investigate the constraints faced by head teachers in instructional supervision in Matungulu, Machakos County...

Determinants Of Current Account Balance In Kenya

Abstract Current account is one of the components in the Balance of Payment of a country. It covers all the transactions that involve the real sources (goods, services, income).It comprises the international balances of transactions in trade of goods and services, factor income and current transfers. Current account balance is significant because it is key economic indicator of country’s external performance. Despite this voluminous literature, there is hardly any consensus as regards the ...

Influence Of External Business Environment On The Success Of Health Projects In Nyandarua County, Kenya

ABSTRACT Due to the increased level of dynamic environment in which projects are implemented organizations face great challenges in ensuring that the projects are successfully delivered on time, within the set budget and as per the clients expectations. Project managers at Nyanadarua County have been facing challenges to deliver sustainable projects that are effective in the long run, deliver the expected outcomes and meet the needs of the client. Therefore, this study aimed at establishing ...

Strategic Human Resource Management Practices And Employee Retention In The Software Development Industry In Kenya

ABSTRACT The retention of talented employees is paramount to an organization because employees’ knowledge and skills are central to its ability to be economically competitive. Employees are a key resource that can be strategically placed for an organization to attain competitive advantage. Organizations can increase and sustain their competitive advantage through effective management of human resource as the success of any organization is dependent on the quality and efficiency of its huma...

The Effects Of Rapid Results Initiatives On Service Delivery In The Civil Service Of The Republic Of Kenya (A Case Of Ministry Of Interior And Coordination Of National Government, Mombasa Cou

The study sought to find out the effects of Rapid Results Initiatives (RRI) on service delivery in the civil service of the republic of Kenya. The research covered Mombasa County which comprises of four Sub Counties namely; Likoni, Changamwe, Kisauni and Mombasa and basically focused on the employees of the departments of Coordination of National Government, the National Police Service and Registration of Persons which fall under the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Gove...

The Effectiveness Of Kenya Police Reforms On Service Delivery In Nairobi County, Kenya

Performance in the Police Service in Kenya has been deteriorating over the years. For this reason, the National Police Service has recently developed an ambitious plan for police reforms, aimed at transforming the Police Service into an institution that will be modern, efficient and effective and responsive to the needs and expectations of the public. However, there seems to be a problem in the police reform program. Accordingly, the present study sought to ascertain the effectiveness of...

Mergers And Acquisition Strategies And Performance Of Commercial Banks In Kenya

ABSTRACT The productivity of commercial banks in Kenya has been under intense scrutiny in the recent past owing to the unprecedented failure of some top mid-tier banking institutions. This is occurring despite comprehensive regulatory mechanism being in place. This research sought to examine the strategies adopted by commercial banks in response to poor productivity of certain operators in the financial sector. Further, despite varying mechanism having been undertaken by commercial banks tow...

An Investigation Into Factors Influencing The Development Of Derivatives Markets In Kenya

ABSTRACT The trading with derivatives has developed over a long period of time though the greatest impact has been felt over the last three decades. Derivatives markets have changed overtime from trading with the simple contracts to very advanced and exotic instruments. Though Kenya has been lagging behind in the derivative markets development, a lot of ground work has been put in place for the trading with legislature in place and the CMA putting up a department to oversee the development. ...

Employees Turnover And Performance In Nyeri County Government; Kenya

ABSTRACT Employees' turnover poses a recurrent challenge to most business organization globally. There is virtually no organization that is immune to employees' turnover; be its small size or big size organizations; they are all exposed to employees' turnover. Although it may not be feasible for any organization to totally eliminate employees' turnover due to various reasons, nevertheless it could be reduced to the barest minimum. For any organization to run and actualize its objectives ther...

Foreign Direct Investment And Bank Performance In Kenya

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....

Strategy Implementation And Performance Of Nairobi City Water And Sewerage Company In Nairobi City County, Kenya.

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...

Virtual Lending And Loan Repayment In Commercial Banks In Kenya

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 ...

Relationship Between External Debt Servicing And Current Account Balance In Kenya

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...

The Effect Of Corporate Culture On Project Performance At Nation Media Group

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...


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