ABSTRACT The relationship between fiscal decentralisation and local economic development has been a subject of particular interest to most scholars of public administration and development economists. Improving public good and service delivery is one of the predominant challenges facing governments worldwide, especially how it impacts on the general economic development of the poor and the vulnerable in society. Fiscal decentralisation is largely accepted as a tool for poverty reduction and ...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to examine e-government implementation at the DVLA and to generate a comprehension from the perspective of the implementers. A case study method within the qualitative approach of social research was employed. In all twelve (12) participants were purposively selected and interviewed using the one-on-one in-depth interview method. An interpretive analyses as well as secondary data from the literature review were used to analyze the results of the study. It wa...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the agricultural extension needs of farmers in Telfaria production and marketing in Enugu north agricultural zone of Enugu state, Nigeria. Four Local Government Areas (LGAs) namely: Udenu, Nsukka, Igbo-Etiti and Uzo-Uwani were used for the study out of the six Local Government Areas that make up both Nsukka and Enugu zones of Enugu north agricultural zone. In each of these Local Government Areas, two town communities were purposefully selected ...
Abstract Pharmaceuticals together with salaries consume 60-80% of the health budgets of most counties in Kenya, therefore improving performance of the pharmaceutical commodity supply chain is one of the key activities aimed at improving health systems in Kenya. An efficient supply chain system reduces wastage and ensures availability of and accessibility to essential medicines, namely the right product in the right quality, in the right condition, at the right place, at the right time and a...
ABSTRACT Globally, logistics and supply chains have been rapidly migrating from traditional processes to more technologically-driven service provision. The local logistics industry has lagged behind in the integration of e-commerce with only the largest firms and multinational firms implementing new technologies. This has seen most of the local firms fall behind their competitiveness. Nevertheless, there is insufficient empirical evidence on the various factors affecting e-commerce adoption ...
ABSTRACT The research has studied the relationship between the environmental effects and the disposal of the substandard assets by the public utilities. Tanzania as a developing country face a problem of environmental effects due to mismanagement of substandard assets, procured by the public utilities. In most developing countries, like Tanzania, clear cut policies and procedure, rules and regulations, coordination in procurement activities, presence of corruptions and top management interfe...
ABSTRACT Obesity is one of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs) of public health concern globally with negative impact on Reproductive Health (RH). Previous researches have shown that obesity is associated with other NCDs but there is dearth of information on the knowledge of the effect of obesity on RH among Women of Reproductive Age (WRA). This study was carried out to assess the knowledge of Risk Factors (RFs) and Health Implications (HIs) of obesity among WRA in Ibadan South-West Local G...
ABSTRACT In today‟s global turbulences and increasing competition, organisations cannot do well in isolation as collaborations between different organisations have become the major input in achieving organisational goals and objectives. Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) refers to management of activities that attempts to improve the environmental performance of purchased inputs, or of the suppliers who provide them. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of GSCM practices ...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) on Organizational Performance among tea processing firms in Kericho County. The objectives of the study were: to investigate the effect of Green Purchasing on Organizational Performance, to establish the effect of Green Manufacturing on Organizational Performance, to investigate the effect of Green Distribution on Organizational performance, to examine the effect of Green Marketing on Organiza...
ABSTRACT Pyrethrum production, processing and marketing has been faced with many challenges, evidenced by Kenya losing the top position of global supplier of pyrethrum. Kenya used to control 70% of the global pyrethrum market share. However, the production, processing and marketing of pyrethrum flowers has dwindled in recent years. According to the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya, markets have been lost to other competing countries, while farmers are shifting to alternative crops. While past studies...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Kinondoni Municipality, Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania. The aim of the study was to explore the potentials on provision of information on bottled mineral water and other beverages in order to improve its effective use in environmental management The specific objectives of the study were (i)To identify the existing information provided on the bottled mineral water and plastic bottled beverages (ii) to evaluate society’s awareness on the information provisio...
ABSTRACT Emergency preparedness is a key security priority globally. Plans are needed, not only to maintain services continuity but also to guide in emergencies in hospitals. Kangundo level 4 and Machakos Level 5 Hospital have recorded 27% and 39% increase of emergency cases in 2018 respectively. In the face of these emergencies, the ability of Kangundo level 4 and Machakos Level 5 Hospital to provide emergency service quite literally make the difference between life and death. This study as...
ABSTRACT There has been growing concern about environmental sustainability for future generations. Green Supply Chain Management are practices that can be used by companies to re-examine their purposes and create a favourable environmental image as manufacturing firms play an important role in the implementation of sustainable options. However, there has been no research that examines the effect of adopting Green Supply Chain Management on the competitiveness of Kenya’s food manufacturing ...
ABSTRACT Products and services requisition, Procurement, warehouse management and rational medicine use are all part of pharmaceutical supply chain management cycle. They are critical at all levels of health care organizations and facilities. Pharmaceutical supply chain management cycle is influenced by various factors which determine whether it’s efficient or not. These factors include but not limited to human resources, standard operating procedures, organizational culture and procuremen...
ABSTRACT Health care financing (HCF) is one of the six building blocks of a health system. Kenya envisions having Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2022. In order to achieve this Kenya has identified and settled on National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) as a vehicle towards the realization of UHC. UHC is one of the country’s “Big-four” agendas. NHIF is Kenya’s sole social insurer which collects revenue, pools and purchases health services for its members. Purchasing can be passive ...