MKSU Doctoral Theses: Recent submissions
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Communities' perceptions and assessment of biodiversity conservation strategies: the case of protected areas in Kenya.
(2010)Protected areas in Kenya constitute 7% of the total land area with over 75% of wildlife in the country being found on private or communal land. With one of the highest population growth rates in the world and facing a ... -
Semiparametric estimation of conditional quantiles for time series, with applications in finance
(2003)The estimation of conditional quantiles has become an increasingly important issue in insurance and financial risk management. The stylized facts of financial time series data has rendered direct applications of extreme ... -
Social Networks, Technology Adoption and Technical Efficiency in Smallholder Agriculture: The Case of Cereal Growers in Central Tanzania
(2014)Global demand for food and agricultural products is on the rise. There is hence the need to increase production to meet this growing demand and smallholders will play a significant role. One strategy for smallholders to ... -
Factors Of Tripartite Consultation Influencing The Performance Of State Corporations In Kenya
(2013)This study sought to establish the factors of tripartite consultation that influenced the performance of state corporations in Kenya. Kenya has one of the oldest institutions for tripartite consultation and social dialogue ... -
Development of Selective Sorbent Materials for the Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in the Environment
(Machakos University, 2016)The application of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) as sorbents in solid phase extraction (SPE) leading to molecularly imprinted SPE (MISPE) is among the most advanced application scenarios for molecular imprints, and ... -
Entrepreneurship Training and Performance of Small and Micro Enterprises in Information Communication Technology Sector in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(2018)Entrepreneurship training has been identified as a major contributor to small and micro enterprises’ skills development and performance. Several studies have been carried out in Kenya to establish the relationship between ... -
Learning resources and students’ academic performance in geography in Makueni county, Kenya
(2016)This study investigated the relationship between learning resources and students‟ academic performance in geography in KCSE in public secondary schools in Makueni County. The objectives of the study sought: to establish ... -
Mshikamano wa kisarufi katika Kiswahili
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Education for refugees: Examining access to basic education in Dadaab Refugee Camps of Ifo, Hagadera, and Dagahaley, Kenya
(2013)The main objective of this study was to examine access to basic education for child refugees in the Dadaab refugee camps of Ifo, Hagadera and Dagahaley,Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The ... -
THE INVENTIONAND (RE)CONFIGURATIONOF SPACE IN SELECTED KENYAN TELEVISION DRAMAS
(2016)The study interrogates the invention and (re)configuration of space as a social construct in Kenyan television drama.While focusing on selected local television dramas; Mheshimiwa, Mother-in-law and Tabasamu,the study ... -
Managing risk under climate change inKenyaMultiple shocks, poverty, gender,and potential for group-based approaches
(2017)Climate change and related shocks are major challenges facing agricultural performance, poverty reduction efforts, and economic growth in developing economies. Managing risks is vital because climate change ... -
The Bootstrap for the FunctionalAutoregressive Model FAR(1)
(2016)Functional data analysis is a branch of statistics that deals with observationsX1,...,Xnwhich are curves. We are interested in particular in time series of dependent curves and,specifically, consider the functional ... -
The role of fish ponds in the nutrient dynamics of mixed farming systems
(2006)Rapid population growth in developing countries has resulted in increased demand for food, leading to increased pressure to extend land under cultivation and to intensify food production. Because most of the arable land ... -
The critical success factors for commercialising microfinance institutions in Africa
(2009)Uncertainty of continued donor funding poses a risk to microfinance operations worldwide, and this study explores the circumstances under which African microfinance institutions (MFIs) will consider commercial funding ... -
An investigation into the practices, procedures, and challenges of knowledge management in government-owned organizations in Kenya
(University of Cape Town, 2007)Knowledge management has been burgeoning in importance during the last one and half decades. Both profi;t making and non-profit making organizations have had to and continue to embrace and practice knowledge management. ... -
Characterization of key pests of amaranth and night shades in Kenya and development of integrated pest management (IPM) strategies
(2018)Scanty information is available concerning the identity of the major pests of amaranth and African nightshades in Kenya and associated damage. The natural enemies of these pests have also not ... -
HOTEL GENERAL MANAGERS PERCEPTION OF FACTORS RELATED TO WOMEN CAREER PROGRESSION IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY AT THE COAST REGION OF KENYA.
(2013)This study was a descriptive survey and the research methods employed included both quantitative and qualitative. The study was conducted in the coastal region of Kenya. Records held by the Kenya ... -
ASSESSMENT OF HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION IN MASINGA RESERVOIR, KENYA
(2015)In Kenya, monitoring of heavy metal pollution is a priority area of research since their concentrations in aquatic ecosystems affect the fish industry which is a major source of livelihood.Therefore, an assessment of heavy ... -
ROLE OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON RETENTION OF STAFF IN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTIONS IN MACHAKOS COUNTY, KENYA
(2015)The purpose of this study was to explore the role of HRM practices on the retention of staff in public health institutions in Machakos County. The objectives of the study were to explore therole of remuneration ...
