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The function of service charter as a communication tool for consumers of immigration services in Kenya
(2014)This study sought to establish the role played by communication in the on-going reform programmes in Kenya’s public sector, specifically in the immigration department. In particular, it has investigated the function of the ... -
Sensitivity of fever for diagnosis of clinical malaria in a Kenyan area of unstable, low malaria transmission
(BMC, 2014-04-30)Background Malaria in highland areas of Kenya affects children and adults. Local clinicians include symptoms other than fever when screening for malaria because they believe that fever alone does not capture all cases of ... -
The effects of home-based lunch provision on child retention in primary schools in Mbita Sub-County Kenya.
(Journal Articles, 2014-12)Despite the introduction of Free Primary Education in 2003 by the Kenya government in its quest to increasing access, retention and equity in education provision, child survival rate in primary schools in Mbita Sub-county ... -
WinFood data from Kenya and Cambodia: Constraints on field procedures
(2015)Background. Researchers face myriad challenges in the design and implementation of randomized, controlled trials. Apart from summaries on limitations, these challenges are rarely documented in detail to inform ... -
Intra-national Ethnic Diasporas: Popular Culture and Mediated Translocal Spaces in Kenya
(2015)Diasporas are conventionally perceived in terms of dispersed populations on a transnational scale. However, this paper demonstrates that the international dimensions of diasporas do not discount their potential for ... -
Application of Markov chain to model and forecast stock market trend: A study of Safaricom shares in Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya
(International Journal of Current Research, 2015-04-28)Wealth creation is the goal for every investor. The stock market is one attractive area for investment. Nairobi Securities Exchange being an emerging market in the region, it is considered that both foreign and local ... -
Global diversity, population stratification, and selection of human copy-number variation
(Science, 2015-09-11)In order to explore the diversity and selective signatures of duplication and deletion human copy-number variants (CNVs), we sequenced 236 individuals from 125 distinct human populations. We observed that duplications ... -
The effect of library staff attitude to work on the use of information services in public university libraries in Kenya
(Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences, 2015-10-04)The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of library staff attitude to work on use of information services in public university libraries in Kenya with a view to establishing the extent to which it impacts on ... -
School-based factors influencing the implementation of inclusive education in public primary schools in Nyamira County, Kenya
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Review, 2015-12)Inclusion is a philosophy that is based on values aiming at maximizing participation of all in society and education by minimizing exclusionary and discriminatory practices. Educational institutions are to provide learning ... -
Effects of farmers’ demographic and socio-economic characteristics on soil degradation in different physiographic units of Nyakach Sub-county, Kenya
(Net Journal of Agricultural Science, 2015-12)A number of scholars contend that demographic and socio-economic characteristics influence soil degradation. However, the nature and extent of the relationship varies spatially and temporally. Nyakach Sub-county in Kenya ... -
Land access and outmigration in densely populated areas of rural Kenya
(2016)One of the key drivers of youth migration of inequitable distribution of land which denies them access to work environment. Youths hold limited small land sizes even when they migrate and this limits there involvement in ... -
Norm inequalities of norm-attainable operators and their orthogonal extensions
(2016)We present new norm inequalities of matrices of norm-attainable operators and characterize the maps that act on matrices of these operators. Moreover, we characterize completely bounded norms, give their orthogonal extensions ... -
An assessment of effectiveness of drug rehabilitation programs in Kisii County- Kenya
(Health Education Research & Development, 2016-02)According to the World Drug Report, approximately 200 million people, about 5% of the World’s population aged between 15 and 64 years have either been forced or voluntarily sought the help of rehabilitation centers ... -
Factors contributing to delay in seeking treatment among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Suneka Sub-County, Kenya
(Health Education Research & Development, 2016-03-31)Tuberculosis is a major global public health problem and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Kenya. TB control has remained a major challenge for the TB control programme especially in this HIV/AIDS era and ... -
Mukhebi theory of economic development: lionizing the Kenyan economy
(American International Journal of Contemporary Research, 2016-04)The author argues that since independence in 1963, Kenya’s national mission has been to eradicate three evils of poverty, ignorance and disease. However, these afflictions are to-day endemic in the country and have grown ... -
Morphological, biochemical and molecular characterization of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria of African nightshades ( Solanum scabrum Mill.)
(INNSPUB, 2016-07)African nightshade (Solanum scabrum Mill.) is one important vegetable in terms of food security and nutritional balance. The vegetable is usually medicinal and also a source of income to many small scale farmers in Kenya. ... -
Factors associated with default from TB treatment among tuberculosis patients in Busia County
(IJASSH, 2016-08)Tuberculosis remains a major health problem in many tropical countries, including Kenya. Defaulting from treatment has been an obstacle to treatment management control. Inability to complete the prescribed regimen is quite ... -
Plant residue-derived organic carbon input into soil in African indigenous vegetable production systems
(2016-09)Food production in sub Saharan Africa is constrained by low soil fertility, whereby soil organic matter (SOM) is key factor regulating many soil functions that determine the yielding ability of soils. SOM content is ... -
Translating policies into informal settlements' critical services: Reframing, anchoring and muddling through
(Wiley Online Library, 2016-12-22)This paper examines how policies and plans are translated into informal settlements' practice. It builds on literature on policy implementation practice and organization studies, and more particularly, it applies the ... -
Ecological niche modelling of Rift Valley fever virus vectors in Baringo, Kenya
(Taylor and Francis Online, 2017)Background: Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a vector-borne zoonotic disease that has an impact on human health and animal productivity. Here, we explore the use of vector presence modelling to predict the distribution of RVF ...