: The purpose of the study was to analyse the influence of strategic leadership capability on performance of research institutions in Kenya. Every organization has unique corporate culture that determined its core values, ...

The internet is fast emerging as an important advertising medium in Kenya. The enhanced ICT infrastructure in Kenya resulting in improved and faster internet connection along with a drop in prices for internet services ...

Transparent and conducting thin films of TiO2:Nb were prepared on glass and aluminum substrates by dual-target reactive DC magnetron sputtering in an Ar + O2 plasma. The Nb content lay between zero and 4.9 at. % as ...

Rights issues give existing shareholders the option of purchasing new shares, normally issued at a discount to the prevailing market price in order to encourage participation in the capital raised over purchasing shares ...

urundi is part of the secondary centre of diversity for the east African highland bananas (Musa AAA EA). However, Musa diversity in Burundi has declined in the past two decades due to pests, diseases and civil unrest. A ...

Objectives: This study assessed the on-farm Musa germplasm diversity across different agro-ecologies of Rwanda and the socio-economic utilization options and selection practices that create/maintain this diversity ...

A breeding scheme was carried out to introgress resistance genes to bean Pythium root rot in various commercial varieties grown in Rwanda. The achieved crosses were performed between three selected susceptible varieties ...

The banana (Musa spp.) weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a major pest in East Africa causing yield losses of up to 14 metric tonnes per hectare annually. Laboratory and field experiments were ...

Capital markets are normally considered to be efficient when prices reflect all the available information. However, there are instances when this information takes several weeks to be incorporated into share prices. ...

Maize is the most important and staple food in Kenya. The Kenya Maize varieties comprise of white semi-dent grains and have been bred and selected for a wide range of climatic conditions and altitudes above sea level. ...

Family businesses contribute significantly to the growth of any nation. Many multinational corporations started as family businesses and so there is need to ensure family businesses continue to grow. The continued ...

F r e q u e n t r e p o r t s o f f r a u d s i n t h e f i n a n c i a l s e c t o r i n K e n y a e s p e c i a l l y w i t h i n t h e B a n k i n g s e c t o r h a v e b e e n r e p o r t e d o v e r t h e l a s t s ...

Over the past five years, development in Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) has assumed high preposition in Kenya. The trend could be attributed to: their renewed provision of products and services that banks ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of school culture on leading strategic change in public secondary schools especially in Nakuru Sub-County. The specific objectives were to examine the effect of ...

The International Labour Organization estimates that, globally, about 2.2 million people die annually from occupational accidents and diseases another 270 million suffer from serious non-fatal injuries while 160 million ...

The study sought to assess the influence of Family constellations on psychosocial adjustments of regular third year undergraduate Students in Nakuru County, Kenya. The specific objective was to determine the influence ...

Coping has been demonstrated as the key determinant of mental health among medical residents. No study has quantitatively evaluated the coping strategies of medical residents in Kenya. This study therefore sought to ...

he performance of geothermal development company has been declining in an environment where resources are scarce and needs have been mounting. The study therefore sought to assess the effect of staff involvement on ...

Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality among women of reproductive age in Kenya. Local data suggests that the uptake of cervical cancer screening is low among the general population. Clinicians ...

The financial challenges faced by commercial banks in Kenya albeit the increased adoption of electronic banking as well as scanty pertinent empirical evidence, have necessitated this study which sought to establish the ...

In Kenya, the real estate industry provided 9.0% of the GDP of the nation in the second quarter of 2020. It also made a large contribution to employment generation and the provision of residential and commercial space. ...

The study aimed to investigate the local community’s role in preventing teenage girls’ pregnancy in Nyandarua North Sub-county, Kenya. The study applied Social Cognitive Theory, using a descriptive cross-sectional survey ...

This paper gives understanding of competitive intelligence in relation to research and innovation for sustainable development in Africa. The process of competitive intelligence analyzes the external business environment ...

Following years of intense lobbying, disagreements and a circus of back and forth arguments, intellectual property rights eventually found their way into the legal framework regulating global trade.1 This followed the ...

In 2012, the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi declared Section 2 of the Anti-Counterfeit Act (ACA) unconstitutional because its enforcement would limit access to affordable and essential drugs and medicines and thereby ...

Polythene bags have been preferred for packaging purposes because they are light in weight, cheap and resistant to degradation. Despite the benefits, poor disposal of polythene causes degradation and pollution of soil, ...

The focus of this research was to identify physical access, that is, presence of bank branches that is often considered the most important source of access to finance in developing countries and awareness. Despite the ...

This study’s purpose was to investigate the public perception of institutional efficacy to provide specialized care for elderly people and its influence on the uptake of institutional care in Nakuru County, Kenya. Specifically, ...

This study sought to determine the public perception of self-efficacy of the older people to take care of themselves. It was also intended to determine the factors influencing the uptake of formal care services in Kenya. ...

The microfinance banks face challenges in their financial performance which include profitability, loan processing costs, and number of non-performing loans. This study sought to examine the influence of loan disbursement, ...

Firm performance of the telecommunication companies is thus important in Kenya's context. However, comparing the firm performance of Telkom Kenya Limited with other mobile phone service providers, Telkom Kenya Limited ...

The purpose of this research study was to Efficacy of Beneficiary Accountability on Implementation of Development Projects. A Comparative Analysis of Machakos and Embu County, Kenya. The study was guided by the main ...

Small and micro enterprises (SMEs) have strong influence on the economies of many countries. In Kenya, SMEs play a key role in economic development including job creation. In 2014, eighty percent (80%) of jobs created were ...

This study therefore seeks to analyze the effect of annual cost of environmental activities on the financial performance of small and medium sized enterprises in Kenya. The study is anchored on triple bottom line model ...

The transport and distribution of the petroleum products by Kenya Pipeline Company is key in the social economic development of the country. Efficiency in the transport and distribution of the petroleum products ...

With the increased dependence on the Internet, Network Intrusion Detection system (NIDs) becomes an indispensable part of information security system. NIDs aims at distinguishing the network traffic as either normal or ...

Blood pressure is one of the measurements that is taken during antenatal care visits. Though motherhood is a fulfilling experience in the society, it is connected to ill-health and even death in some women leading to ...

The burden of preeclampsia has been a major concern worldwide both in developed and developing countries, making its prevention and management a major concern. Although motherhood is a fulfilling experience in society, ...

Listed companies attract mutual and hedge funds, institutional and market traders due to the indirect advertising and endorsement in most major exchanges. For these companies to continue attracting investors, they have ...

This study aimed to evaluate selected internship factors on mastery of soft skills among interns in the County Government of Nakuru. The specific objectives of the study are to analyse the effect of assessment criteria, ...

Privacy invasion is an offence perpetrated by availability, access, and use of advanced mobile devices when they land in the wrong hands of people who have the intention of infringing into the space of either organizations ...