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Can’t Pay. Won’t Pay; Discourse of Kenyan Teachers in their Quest for Better Terms and Remuneration
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Kenyan teachers’ strikes and struggle for better pay and terms of service stretches back a long time. Teachers have formed groups on Facebook and WhatsApp where they share issues touching on their profession. These are ... -
Birthing Fake Journalism: Problematizing Online Fake Political Analyses during 2017 Electoral Period in Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)In order to predict the future of African political environment, it is significant that we make meaning of the fake journalism that disseminates propaganda that shapes the continent political contours. Since in Africa, ... -
An Architecture for Detecting Information Technology Infrastructure Policy Violations in a Cloud Environment
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Organizations are increasingly becoming aware of the business value that cloud computing brings and are taking steps towards transition to the cloud. Just like any other technology it brings new security threats and ... -
Analysis of the Economic Strategies on Strategic Natural Resources Leveraging on Kenya’s Vision 2030 Strategic Plan for Alleviation of Absolute Poverty in Bomet County
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)The objective of the research was to analyze unique strategies leveraging on Kenya’s vision 2030 strategic plan for alleviation of absolute poverty in Bomet County. The literature review was based on Resource Based View ... -
Effects of Social Media Network Sites on Service Delivery in Hotels in Nakuru Town
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)The importance of social media in enhancing positive relationships between customers and business cannot be gainsaid. This is because they offer new and innovative ways to communicate and network via the internet. There ... -
Technological Advances That Enabled The Tugen To Adapt To The Physical Environment; A Historical Perspective.
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Ever since man evolved,he has continously manipulated the environment for his own survival and the society at large. The physical environment has been crucial in man’s adaptation process as it dictated what man should ... -
A Proposed Framework for Implementing Cloud ERP System in a Developing Country Local Government: A Case of Uganda
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Increased demand for efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery has made the implementation of information systems and the demand for access to real time information no longer a requirement unique to private sector ... -
Effect of Monetary Policy Instruments On the Performance Of Deposit Money Banks In Nigeria
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)This research investigates the effect of monetary policy instrument on the performance of deposit money banks in Nigeria. The research was based on country aggregate level annual data that covered a period of twenty three ... -
Effect Of Firms’ Capital Structure On Financial Performance: Evidence From Nigerian Listed Consumer Goods Industries.
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)This paper assessed the effect of firms’ capital structure on financial performance of Nigerian listed consumer goods industries. The study utilised secondary data gathered from the published annual report and accounts ... -
Communication and Identity in Popular Music Videos in Kenya: Suggesting Value Addition For Archiving and Returns
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)In this paper I first provide some reflections on three issues; communication as achieved through the music medium, cultural and artiste’s identity in popular music, and the realities of the medium as an archive material ... -
The Emerging Roles and Challenges Facing Choir Directors in Contemporary Christian Worship
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)The discussions and the assertions of this paper concur with the words of Moody (1995) who observed that the innovation of any kind exemplified in much of the present century’s music is diametrically opposed to the ... -
The Exponentially Modified Gaussian Function as a Tool for Deconvolution of Astroparticle Physics Data
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)In the period 2004 – 2012, the Pierre Auger Observatory has recorded more than two million of ultra-high energy cosmic rays. In seeking to interpret the data recorded for the events, it is necessary to simulate the ... -
Contemporary Musical Arts for Sustainable Development
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)This paper explores how Contemporary Musical Arts have and can impact the society for Sustainable development. It will delve into the challenges Musical Arts has and the opportunities that can and have been created to ... -
Efficacy of Monitoring and Evaluation Framework on Implementation of Development Projects. A Comparative Analysis of Machakos And Embu County, Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Monitoring and evaluation frameworks allow for project activities to be measured and analyzed. There is a gap in the design of M&E frameworks to generate information during the process of monitoring and evaluation and ... -
Market Forces versus Professionalism:A Priority Dilemma Resultingin Departures from Traditional Layout ofthe Standard Newspaper
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)The phenomenon of tabloidization enteredthe realmof journalism as an undesirabletrend as early as 1833 when the “penny press” emerged in US cities. These tabloid papers wrote for semiliterateindustrial workerswho ... -
The Role Of Bureaucracy On The Socio-Economic Development Of Bauchi State
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)The role of bureaucracy in promoting socio-economic development cannot be overemphasis especially amongst the developing countries like Nigeria.The Public Bureaucracy in Bauchi State has been plagued with challenges that ... -
Influence of Teacher-related Factors on Timely Coverage of KCSE Biology Syllabus in Secondary Schools in Rongai Sub-County, Kenya
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)It has been noted that timely coverage of Biology syllabus is lacking in most of the secondary schools in Kenya. The need for timely coverage of secondary school syllabi is crucial in Kenya and the world at large. The ... -
A Study of the Morphology of SynthesizedZnO Nanoparticles and their Application in Photodegradation of Dyes
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Environmental pollution by toxic organic contaminants is a global menace and its magnitude is increasing significantly and so declining water quality has become a global issue. Waste products produced from the textiles, ... -
Evaluation of mechanisms that enable self- protection on policy violation in cloud Infrastructure
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Cloud computing is an emerging paradigm that involves all the basic components of computing such as end-user machines (PCs), communication networks, access management systems and cloud infrastructures. According to ... -
Popular Music Education: Insights from Tabuley’s ‘Muzina’
(KABARAK UNIVERSITY, 2018-10-14)Tabu Ley Rocherou was a renowned popular musician and songwriter. Most listeners to his music knew/know him for his secular popular music themes, structures and performance styles. However, his song ‘Muzina’ is arguably ...