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Complete Mitochondrial DNA Sequences of Saccostrea Mordax and Saccostrea Cucullata: Genome Organization and Phylogeny Analysis
(Informa Health Care, 2015-07-30)Classified in the phylum mollusks, oysters are bivalves which are found in estuaries and coastalzones. Because of their plastic shell, mitochondrial DNA analysis of this species becomes an interesting field, necessary to ... -
Complete mitochondrial DNA sequences of the Victoria tilapia (Oreochromis variabilis) and Redbelly Tilapia (Tilapia zilli): genome characterization and phylogeny analysis
(2015-03)The Cichlid fishes have played an important role in evolutionary biology, population studies and aquaculture industry with East African species representing a model suited for studying adaptive radiation and speciation ... -
Compliance with Physical Planning Standards by Residential Developments in Kisii Town, Kenya
(Scientific & Academic Publishing, 2018)The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which residential developments in Kisii Town complied with Building Coverage Ratio (BCR) and Floor Area Ratio (FAR) physical planning standards. To attain this, ... -
Computing the Geographic Extent of Maternity Health Services to Predict the Utilization of Skilled Delivery in Siaya County, Western Kenya
(European Scientific Journal- Research Gate, 2020-02)In Kenya, no study has attempted to incorporate the target population, nor the availability coverage and accessibility coverage to expose hidden gaps in the provision of maternity health services that target rural and ... -
Conjunctive use of surface and groundwater as agri-tourism resource facilitator: Discourse analysis for planning in developing nations
(Journal of Computer Engineering, 2014-12)Ecotourism is increasingly exhibited as a component of the conventional tourism that needs augmentation with enhanced availability of water resources in sustainable modes. This sustainability is attainable through conjunctive ... -
Cultural Planning of Dunga, Abindu and Kit-Mikayi Cultural Heritage Sites, Kisumu City, Kenya
(International Journal of Advanced and Multidisciplinary Social Science, 2020-08-29)The study aimed at undertaking data collection on cultural planning of cultural heritage destinations of Dunga, Abindu and Kit-Mikayi sites in Kisumu City for sustainable utilization, and management to support urban local ... -
Cultural Sites Impressions: A Market Niche for Ecotourism Destinations in Kisumu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Research In Earth & Environmental Sciences, 2015-01)Cultural sites as ecotourism destinations and village settlements are a source of pleasure and delight for the local community and visitors to the destinations. Understanding the core attributes perspective of the cultural ... -
Determinants of Gender Willingness to Participate in Co-Management of Ecotorism Resources: The Case of Kisumu County
(2018)Gender is one of the integral aspects that emerge in environmental resource management for ecotourism planning amongst various players. There are hardly any gender studies that have been carried out in Kisumu to consider ... -
Eco-Tourism: Strategy to Leverage HIV/AIDS Prevelance in Usigu Division Siaya County, Kenya
(The International Journal of Business Management and Technology, 2020)In Kenya ecotourism is seen as having the potential of driving the economy for locally directed developments based on utilization of the ecosystem and cultural resources. The study explores how ecotourism products can be ... -
Ecological Risk Perceptions and Public Participation in Recreational Activities Within Lake Waterfronts in Kisumu County
(International Journal of Research In Earth & Environmental Sciences, 2015)Most waterfronts supply ecotourism potential world over, and it is believed that local inhabitants at recreational-potential sites bear the first-hand opportunity for exploitation of water based ecotourism. However, the ... -
Ecotourism for Community Empowerment and Social Inclusion: The Case of Abindu Sacred site in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, 2015)Ecotourism, which is currently the fastest growing form of global tourism in the world, is more prevalent today than ever before. Communities that once had very little industry and misguided management systems have now ... -
The Effect of Diminishing Urban Green Spaces on Environmental Quality in Kisumu City
(International Journal of Geography and Regional Planning Research, 2017-10)Green spaces contribute to aesthetics and environmental quality of life in urban areas. Kisumu City, the study area, has been experiencing demographic, environmental, economic, socio-spatial and institutional challenges ... -
Effect of hybridization on reproductive performance of Oreochromis karongae, Oreochromis shiranus and Oreochromis mossambicus
(Wiley Online Library, 2020-09-26)The study assessed the effect of hybridization on reproductive performance of Oreochromis karongae, Oreochromis shiranus and Oreochromis mossambicus for a period of 120 days. Number of eggs per batch, number of females ... -
Effective Security Planning and Management in Preventing Sexual Gender-Based Violence against Mentally Ill Women in Siaya County
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2018)Women have borne the burden of offensive cultural practices perpetuated through Sexual Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). Recurrent incidents of violence prior to and after the most notable 2007 General Elections in Kenya have, ... -
Effectiveness of Planning Tools in Managing the Spatial Stability of Peri-Urban Areas
(Research Gate, 2021-06-26)Rapid growth and conversion of rural lands into urban places and urban growth management becomes indispensable, especially the need to control the amount, type, extent, rate, and quality of resultant places. In other words, ... -
Effects of artisanal small-scale gold mining on fisheries management of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(2016-01)Artisanal Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) has direct and indirect impacts on fisheries management. These impacts are mainly about the quality of the water where fish lives, ownership of the surrounding waters, land and human ... -
Efficacy of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Projects on Community WE.FARE in Kenya. A Case of Nambale Constituency
(International Journal for Science and Research, 2021-01-22)Despite different approaches to economic growth over the years, inadequate distribution of resources has continued in Kenya. As part of measures to address this, the government adopted decentralized development by establishing ... -
Empirical Evaluation of Environmental Implications of Urban and Peri-Urban Agricultural Practises in KISII Town
(IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT), 2019-09-14)Half of the world’s population live in cities and towns where many poor urban dwellers are facing problems in gaining access to adequate supplies of nutritionally balanced food. For many urban populations, an important ... -
An Examination of the Changing Population Patterns, Plant Diversity and the Origins of Food Plants in Western Kenya since Pre-Colonial Times
(International Journal of Research in Agricultural Sciences, 2017-10)This article aims at examining the link between the changes in diverse food and medicinal plants and the changing population patterns in Western Kenya region. The paper involved a comparative approach in a regional landscape ...