ABSTRACT The African cherry (Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkm.) regenerates poorly both naturally and artificially because of its recalcitrant seed. There is therefore a great need to conserve this species to ensure it does not become extinct. This study evaluated regeneration potential of the African cherry, identified the appropriate stage of collecting seeds for propagation and suitable sowing media that gives optimum germination and sought to identify other tree species with potential com...
ABSTRACT The Free Primary Education (FPE) programme was commissioned in January 2003 to provide basic education to all Kenyan children of school going age and to ease the burden of cost sharing from the parents. The public primary school class teachers were to shoulder the greatest responsibility in the implementation of this programme but the assessment of the success of this programme has not involved the class teachers who are the main stakeholders. The study therefore aimed at assessing ...
ABSTRACT Commercialization has potential of enabling rural households to advance in vegetable production through better access to financial services, and enriched market coordination and participation. In recent years, there have been efforts to boost vegetable commercialization particularly among smallholder female farmers in Kilifi County. Since risk attitudes vary from male to female farmers, the differences in risks and risk perceptions of farmers may in part explain the unwillingn...
ABSTRACT The hotel industry is one of the most dynamic industries and one of the largest employers in the world today as well as contributing economic development of many countries. In Kenya, it has been identified as one of the main sectors that can lead to the achievement of the country’s Vision 2030 goals. Quality of service has been taken as the measure of performance in the hotel industry. However, few studies have considered the factors that influence the quality of service. This proj...
ABSTRACT The challenge of agricultural finance is to securely provide cost-effective financing to rural smallholder farmers with minimum risk of fraud and maximum accountability and transparency. Mobile money payments by farmers can provide the transactional volume economics for creating an ecosystem that can be subsequently leveraged on branchless banking distribution channel for mobile banking credit, savings and micro insurance products. Mobile money is simple, convenient, affordable and d...
ABSTRACT Teachers are an important human resource in the teaching and learning processes and their training and utilization therefore requires critical consideration. The education sector in Kenya faces many challenges, including escalating teacher wage bill, teacher shortages in schools alongside surpluses in the labour market, inequitable distribution and inefficient utilization of teachers. There is therefore the need for a framework for projecting and relating demand to the supply in orde...
Abstract Saul Solomon we.$ born 1n. 1817 and died in 1892. He was never a member of' the Legislative Council; so that his political career can be sti1d to have begun 1n 1854. when he ·.was returned to the first House of Assembly as one of the four members rapt-eaenting Capetown. Iie held his seat w1 th a break of only one year, 1n 18691 until 1883, whetl. illness compelled h1m to ttat1re. To my mind, prior to 1854, he was put an t.aniateu:r·' politician, using the word in no dep~eeiatory se...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to predict financial distress in Kenyan listed firms. The specific objectives were to determine the contribution of financial ratios towards the prediction of corporate financial distress, to evaluate the predictive ability of the logistic regression model in making accurate forecasts of financial distress, to determine the predictive accuracy of the model in predicting financial distress before and during financial crisis, and also to compare the predic...
Abstract In this thesis I have confined myself to the social and economic position of the I ndi ans i n Uatal , the cour se of IndoEuroP. ean rel ations , the attempts to solve f r iction - and t h eir effe cts up on t he Inda-European situa tion. I have touched onl y broadly on economic policy and its effects . I shoul d like to thank Professor H.R. Burrows , M.C., M. Com. , William Hudson Professor of Economics, Nat al Universit y College, for a l l his hel p . I am indebted to him fo r mos...
ABSTRACT Business employ a number of strategies to improve financial profitability, including streamlining processes, outsourcing and integrating new technologies. The study sought to determine the effects of financial leverage on profitability of listed manufacturing firms in Kenya. More specifically the study examined the effect of short term debt, long term debt and debt equity, on profitability of listed manufacturing firms in Kenya. Theories that guided the study include; Market Power Th...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to identify the effects of cross-border listing on firm‟s financial performance of listed Kenyan-based companies on the East African Bourse. However, there is scanty empirical evidence on the effects of cross-border listing on a firm‟s financial performance since this is an emerging trend in developing economies. Every company requires funds to meet its financial obligations. The most common source of funds remains equity, which is raised through financia...
ABSTRACT Firms are open systems that interact with their environment and are affected by environmental changes. This study was conducted to find out the effect of socio-cultural environment on strategic planning in insurance companies in Nakuru CBD. The objectives of the study were to determine the effect of the population demographics on strategic planning, effect of class structure factors on strategic planning and effect of cultural factors on strategic planning. A correlational survey res...
ABSTRACT In the last three decades, wetlands have received much attention worldwide due to their declining coverage and spatial distribution with more than 50% lost since the 1950s. Like other wetlands worldwide, Nyando Wetland, the second largest lacustrine wetland ecosystem on the Kenyan shores of Lake Victoria, is facing a major threat of degradation from both the fluctuations of Lake Victoria water levels and anthropogenic factors operating in its neighbourhoods. This study was conducted ...
ABSTRACT Witnesses in highly sensitive cases are often intimated and physically harmed by people they are witnessing against or their associated. Kenyan government has enacted witness protection laws as results of pressure from International Criminal Court as part of conditions in prosecution of Post-Election Violence (PEV). This study sought to identify and document challenges facing implementation of witness protection program in Kenya. Specifically, this current study sought to achieve fol...
This study empirically explored the effect of East African Community (EAC) integration on intra-EAC trade, as reflected by the level of exports, of the East African Community member states over the period 1980- 2012. This time period captured the pre and post EAC eras. Most empirical studies on Regional Integration investigate whether the Gravity Model hold for trading partners. Others investigate the effect of tariffs and other trade barriers on trade but this study considered the influence ...