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Administrative Strategies and Revenue Collection Efficiency within the Devolved Governments in Kenya: Case of Machakos County.
(International Journal of Finance and Accounting, 2023)The revenue collection within the county governments in Kenya has remained insufficient in funding the development projects and ensuring effective service delivery. However, administrative strategies, such as revenue ... -
Assessing Institutional Repositories As Enabler Of Research Output In Academic Institutions In Kenya: The Case Of Kca University
(2018-09-10)The study assessed the role of institutional repositories as enabler of research output in academic institutions in Kenya with special reference to KCA University. Objectives of the study were to: assess the level of ... -
Association between breakfast frequency and physical activity and sedentary time: a cross-sectional study in children from 12 countries
(Springer Nature, 2019-02-21)Background Existing research has documented inconsistent findings for the associations among breakfast frequency, physical activity (PA), and sedentary time in children. The primary aim of this study was to examine the ... -
Association between dietary behaviours and weight status of school children: results from the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE) -Kenya
(Taylor and Francis, 2020-04-07)ABSTRACT Background: Sub-Saharan African countries are undergoing rapid urbanization resulting in vast changes in dietary habits. Dietary practices involving excess energy intake have been associated with overweight/obesity. ... -
Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in the Belt and Road Initiative. In Opportunities and Challenges for Multinational Enterprises and Foreign
(IGI Global, 2022)Motivated by the Chinese government's foreign direct investment (FDI) promotion policies, this paper is attempting to examine the implications of these policies to the Belt and Road (B&R) regions under the unique institutional ... -
Correlates of compliance with recommended levels of physical activity in children
(Springer, 2017)he purpose of this study was to describe children’s daily compliance with moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) recommendations across a week in different parts of the world, and to identify individual- and ... -
Development and convergent validity of new self-administered questionnaires of active transportation in three African countries: Kenya, Mozambique and Nigeria.
(BMC Public Health, 2018)Background There is currently a rapid physical activity transition taking place in developing countries that includes a decrease in active transportation. Building on findings from an earlier systematic review, this paper ... -
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Effect of Circular Economy Practices on Sustainable Performance of Plastic and Rubber Manufacturing Firms in Kenya
(International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas in Education, 2022)Purpose: The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect circular economy practices on sustainable performance of plastic and rubber manufacturing firms in Kenya. Methodology: Descriptive research design was adopted ... -
Effect of Entrepreneurial Finance on the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kenya
(IISTE, 2014)SMEs account for over 95 % of the business population, and are therefore an increasingly dominant form of business organisation in all countries. Access to finance is a key determinant for business start-up, development and ... -
Effect of Supply Chain Management Practices on Organizational Performance of Parastatals in Kenya.
(American Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Research, 2023)The aim of this study was to determine the effect of supply chain management practices on the performance of Kenya’s state corporations. The study adopted a descriptive research design. A total of 142 parastatals were ... -
Effects of different soil management strategies on fertility and crop productivity in acidic nitisols of Central Highlands of Kenya
(Elsevier, 2023)Managing soil fertility, especially nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), to sustain increased crop productivity is a complex challenge, especially in cultivated Nitisols. Experiments were conducted over eleven (11) cropping ... -
Effects of Digital Payments on Financial Performance of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research in Social Science, 2023)Commercial banks in Kenya, reported a significant decline in financial performance in the year ending 2017 in comparison to the previous year. This profitability decline was attributed to a higher decrease in income compared ... -
Effects of rainfall intensity and slope gradient on soil sealing and crusting, erosion, and phosphorus solubilizing bacteria
(Elsevier, 2024)Soil erosion significantly affects various soil properties and processes, yet its impacts on soil microbial populations remains unclear. Understanding the effects of soil erosion on soil microbial properties enables the ... -
Electric buses offer a way out of the transport chaos
(Business Daily, 2022-07-06)The 14th day of every month is a day all Kenyans have to hope against hope. They are all ears as the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (Epra) announces the monthly fuel price review, with the expectation of a ... -
Employee Wellbeing in Organizations in Post Covid 19 in Kenya
(International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research in Social Science, 2023)Employee wellbeing is a concept that has been elusive in the workplace for a long time now. From time immemorial, wellbeing drives were considered as not so crucial, and they were not prioritized by many employers. The ... -
Epidemiological Transition in Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Children
(Human Kinetics, 2019-05)To determine if children’s moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and sedentary time varied across levels of household income in countries at different levels of Human Development Index (HDI), consistent with the ... -
Financial Reporting Quality Among Deposit Taking Saccos: What Unties the Ties
(Journal of Business Management, 2023)This study advances to describe the causality of financial reporting quality among the deposit taking Saccos in Kenya by determining whether staff capacity, top management expertise, enterprise resource planning and ... -
A Framework for Enhancing Computer Network Dependability in Universities
(International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology, 2023)Computer networks bring along many benefits in present-day society. The full benefits of computer networking are yet to be realised because of non-resilience issues. Universities are one of the sectors that have been a ... -
Functionality of Elderly Persons: A Comparison Between Institutionalized and Non – Institutionalized Elderly Persons in Nairobi City County, in Kenya
(Science Publishing Group, 2018)This study compared the Functionality of Institutionalized elderly persons and that of the elderly persons living with their family and or community members using the Modified Barthel Index. Two hundred and seventy elderly ...
