ABSTRACT Education contributes to economic growth, enhanced productivity, national and social development, and social equity hence governments and households heavily invest in all forms of education. Despite the heavy expenditure on education by the governments and households, little attention has been given to the unit cost of education of each student and its effect on academic performance. Schools in Vihiga Sub-County charge extra levies besides Ministry of Education(MOE) recommended fee g...
ABSTRACT Public and the private sectors finance Kenyan healthcare system. The public and private sectors contribute34% and 40% of the total health expenditure respectively and the donor contribution is 26%. The total health spending is 6.8% instead of the 15% of the total government expenditure, as per the Abuja agreement to which Kenya is a signatory. The infant mortality rates (IMR) in Kenya is still high, 39 per 1000 live births. While policy and strategy formulation forums pushes for incr...
ABSTRACT Violence in Southern Africa has become a culture where the end result of most conflicts affecting the region lead either to great suffering or destruction of infrastructure, ecosystems and human life. Southern Africa like the rest of the continent is facing a number of problems such as poor declining economy, political instability, poverty, gender based violence, ethnic and racial rivalry among other issues of concern. The existence of regional organizations like the Southern African...
ABSTRACT This research focuses mainly on the effects of artisanal small scale gold mining activities on the environment and livelihoods in Shurugwi. It also looks at the negative effects of ASM and the dangers they cause to the environment and livelihoods. Artisanal small scale gold mining has become the backbone of the economy, due to unemployment and the closure of many companies, so many people are now being involved in gold panning activities. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) a...
ABSTRACT Devolution has worked in different parts of the world, US, India, Nigeria, Sweden, UK and South Africa. Counties will draw experiences from similar environments and factors that bring them closer and learn how they operate, benchmark their strengths and transfer that knowledge and experience to benefit the county. But the counties vary in their level of development. The County Government of Vihiga has continued to face a number of challenges. According to reports in The County Fiscal...
ABSTRACT Globally, organizations need marketing strategies to strive and generate superior financial performance. According to Economy survey 2016, five out of seven new small scale enterprises in Kenya do not experience growth in sales volume and profit. In Kisumu, very few small scale enterprises have grown into large formal enterprises, an adverse scenario which may or may not be attributed to market orientation. A number of studies have focused on effect of market orientation on organizat...
ABSTRACT The researcher was researching on a topic entitled Information Communication Technology for Zimbabwean Local Authorities in service delivery. The aim of this research was to establish the impact of the ICT system in addressing the challenges facing Zimbabwean local authorities in the delivery of services, with particular reference to City of Mutare. The research was undertaken in wards 5 and 16 respectively of Mutare urban. City of Mutare was perceived as having insurmountable challe...
ABSTRACT Alcohol use and risk sexual behaviour is a global burden that is taking on the health systems and economic development world over in terms of the consequences and risks that it poses. The purpose of this study was to reconnoitre the predicament of alcohol use by soldiers so as to acquire knowledge about alcohol use and risk sexual behaviours that may consequently lead to ill health and other negative effects for the problem to be reduced or curbed or better yet prevented. The versati...
ABSTRACT Use of Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) resistant varieties in plant parasitic nematode management programs has been increasing in developing countries including Zimbabwe. Resistant varieties provide both economic and sustainable benefits for smallholder farmers who dominate the tobacco industry in Zimbabwe and produce their tobacco under continuous cultivation. A field trial was conducted at the Tobacco Research Board (TRB) during the 2014-2015 growing season to evaluate the effects o...
Abstract The failure by the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Zanu PF) to address the problems of growing poverty, unemployment and the adoption of the Economic Structural Adjustment Programme (ESAP) resulted in the deterioration of the living conditions of the hard working peasants in Zimbabwe. These problems led to a growing opposition by the Labour movement which was harboured by the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Union (ZCTU). The alliance now included a broad coalition of labo...
ABSTRACT Prevention of Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) intervention is a global health priority, whose aim is to increase child survival and to reduce HIV infections in infants. Reducing post-natal MTCT of HIV especially in Kisumu with high HIV prevalence (17%) through appropriate intervention such as adoption of recommended infant feeding practices is important. Studies show supplementation before 6 months from birth is common, yet non-adherence to safe infant feeding poses a ris...
ABSTRACT The research sought to determine the importance of extrinsic motivation in the management of people at work in achieving organizational objectives. The research was carried out at the Athienitis Fife Avenue Supermarket (AFVS). Research objectives were to ascertain if extrinsic motivation influences employee productivity, determine effectiveness of rewards offered and to identify the barriers in keeping up with employee motivation and productivity. The basic theories of motivation and...
Abstract The study investigated perceptions and attitudes of students toward sex education at Forward in Faith High school. The researcher sought to find out how students perceive and react toward sex education. The researcher used quantitative research methods with data collected using questionnaires. The study targeted pupils from the age of 16 years to 18 years and across three classes from form 4 to from 6. Seventy three participants were selected using non probability random sampling met...
ABSTRACT Agricultural production all over the world has been affected by continuous climatic changes. Although most developed nations constantly update their farmers with current climate change information that enables them to device appropriate adaptive strategies, farmers in developing countries only learn about the same after its effects have been noticed. Most households in rural areas of Kenya still face food insecurity. However, there is no evidence on whether Kenyan farmers have reliab...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the impacts of indiscriminate disposal of solid waste on environment in Harare. It highlights as part of the objectives the factors affecting the proper management of solid waste, impacts on environment and suggestions brought forth by the respondents. To acquire adequate information the research used stratified sampling and purposive sampling to select five different areas and key stakeholders respectively to be a representation of Harare. Da...