ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that influence economic growth in Kenya. This study was guided by such objectives as to determine how inflation, unemployment and population growth influence growth of the economy of Kenya. The study adopted both quantitative and qualitative research approaches to explain the interplay of both endogenous and exogenous variables to bring about an effect on the economic growth of Kenya. The area of study is the whole of Kenya, a coun...
ABSTRACT Development of the real estate sector immensely contributes to the economic growth and development of the country through upgrading the living standards of the people by providing better infrastructural facilities, social amenities, telecommunication facilities and better housing. Kenya in recent years has experienced a surge in the growth of real estate in the suburbs of its major towns and cities. This has been brought about by the increasing pressure for modern housing units from ...
ABSTRACT Public Universities are currently facing challenges in retaining talent. This has been crucial to the changing prospects and potentials of knowledge formation and learning. Organizations loose key talent for many reasons; lack of job satisfaction, poor reward systems and management, poor organizational policies, lack of opportunities for growth, training and development, lack of work life balance with regard to work life conflicts and poor working conditions. Retention of employees h...
ABSTRACT In order for organizations to compete favorably in the current global economy, they need to invest heavily in employee retention practices. Former Western Province Counties in Kenya have been experiencing acute employees shortage due to their inability to attract and retain qualified personnel. This has resulted to poor county government performance resulting to; delays in projects initiation and completion, missing revenue collection targets, and poor service delivery to the citizen...
ABSTRACT The main goal of every banking institution is to operate profitably in order to maintain stability and sustainable growth. External and internal economic environments are viewed as critical drivers for bank performance. The main purpose of this study was to determine the effects of bank specific factors on the financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya for a period of 5 years, starting from the year 2011 to 2015. The dependent variable under investigation was return on assets...
ABSTRACT With the growing competition of globalization, strategic decision makers have been faced with the competing interests of external and internal stakeholders such as greater diversity in corporate governance and maximizing financial performance. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of board characteristics on financial performance among Deposit Taking Microfinance Institutions (DTMFI`s) in Nairobi County. This study focused on board characteristics: the board size, b...
ABSTRACT The Kenyan SACCO business plays a key role in contributing to the country‟s savings, that has boosted social development and the economy. Co-operative societies in Kenya may be traced to the pre-independence times with initiation of development in the time immediately after the country gained independence. Most SACCOs in Machakos begin and fail to reach the breakeven point and thus end up closing down. It is against this backdrop, that this study sought to interrogate the effects o...
ABSTRACT Mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit is produced and consumed globally, regionally, and locally. The fruit is a potential source of essential nutrients including potassium, phosphorous, magnesium and is an excellent source of vitamin A and C. Mangoes can also be sold to earn income. However, most smallholder mango farmers in Matinyani Sub-county experience lack of clean planting materials, inadequate production technologies, inadequate mango varieties with long production cycles and poo...
ABSTRACT Ensuring food security is a global significant challenge despite struggles to increase agricultural productivity, food distribution and identify appropriate policy interventions to cub food shortage. The recent recurrent incidences of food deficit in Kenya have placed the nation among the 20 most food insecure countries in the world. Food insecurity in the country is a prevalent issue since approximately 84% the country’s landmass is covered by arid and semi-arid land. Achieving su...
ABSTRACT Capital structure has been one of the most controversial issues in the field of finance during the past 40 years. There are a number of existing theories and empirical studies observing patterns involved in choosing a capital structure. However, until now, there is no universally acceptable theory. The purpose of the study was to carry out empirical test, to determine the influence of firm specific factors on the capital structure of Kenyan insurance companies. The study population i...
ABSTRACT Expansion of public day secondary schools was expected to enhance access and provide quality education to students who miss the opportunity to access boarding facilities due to high school fees charged. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of expansion of public day secondary schools in Mumias East and Mumias West Sub-Counties on their internal efficiency between 2010 - 2015. The specific objectives of the study were to: determine the effects of trends in enrolment o...
ABSTRACT Cereals are important crops grown and consumed globally, regionally and locally. However, world cereal yields have declined due to frequent droughts, erratic and unreliable rainfall especially in sub-saharan Africa. Pearl millet accounts for almost half of the global production of the millet species. Therefore, identifying high yielding pearl millet genotypes with farmer preffered traits and adapted to drought stress is key for food security. The objective of the field study was to d...
ABSTRACT Stock prices fluctuations for quoted companies occur daily due to both company specific variables like company earnings with corresponding dividend policies, and multiple macroeconomic variables. This study sought evidence supporting the existence of influence of the selected macro-economic variables of: foreign exchange rate of hard currencies, interest rate and inflation rate on share prices fluctuations based on the weighted average monthly data from January 2008 to December 2012 ...
ABSTRACT Energy affects all aspects of development: social, economic and environmental, including livelihoods, access to water, agricultural productivity, health, population levels and education. Public schools spend a lot of money every year on energy bills. Currently, they are experiencing an exponential increase in student enrolment which puts more pressure on energy needs. This study focuses on cost benefit analysis of different energy sources used in public secondary schools in Mtito And...
ABSTRACT A study was undertaken at Kibwezi division of Kibwezi district to investigate and evaluate the practice and success factors responsible for the range rehabilitation work undertaken by the Dryland Husbandry Project (DHP) in conjunction with local communities. The work involved the identification of most frequently used grasses, through visits and discussions with community groups and key informants. The general objective of this study was to contribute to greater understanding of the ...