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TATHMINI YA UHUSIANO BAINA YA MITALAA YA KISWAHILI KATIKA VYUO VIKUU VYA UMMA NA MTALAA WA KISWAHILI KATIKA SHULE ZA UPILI NCHINI KENYA
(MMUST, 2022-08)ABSTRACT Secondary school teachers are prepared in the universities. Its expected that the professional training they recieve equips them with the necessary knowledge and skills they require to teach in secondary schools ... -
GRAFOLOJIA NA UCHIMUZI WA MAUDHUI KATIKA FASIHI YA WATOTO YA KISWAHILI: UCHANGANUZI WA RIWAYA TEULE ZA WATOTO
(MMUST, 2022-08)Graphology as a stylistic feature manifests itself in several literary texts including children‟s literature. Although most authors of children‟s literature use it in the construction of their works, the use of some ... -
HISTORICAL TRAJECTORY OF INTRACTABLE PASTORALIST CONFLICT BETWEEN SAMBURU AND TURKANA OF BARAGOI IN NORTHERN KENYA, 1910-2017
(MMUST, 2022-04)Around the world, unchecked shepherding calls continue to threaten human safety. Since the end of the Cold War, conflicts have broken out in this arena. Researchers have debated the growing number of clerical conflicts. ... -
METAPHORIC CONCEPTUALISATION OF PAIN BY LUBUKUSU SPEAKERS IN DOCTOR-PATIENT CONSULTATION
(MMUST, 2022-03)This study undertook a cognitive approach to metaphtonomies of pain, with specific reference to native Lubukusu patients and non-native Lubukusu health practitioners in doctor-patient consultations. The assumption is that ... -
PRAGMATIC RELEVANCE OF INTERPRETER MEDIATED SERMONS FROM ENGLISH TO LUHYIA VARIETIES, IN SELECTED CHURCHES IN BUSIA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2022-07)Languages convey meanings using different concepts. This makes it problematic to find counterparts between the Basic Language (SL) and the Language in focus (TL). Church interpreters, for example, could found it difficult ... -
ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES OF COMPOUNDS ISOLATED FROM SELECTED MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM NANDI COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021)Microbial infections are becoming a major public health problem due to the emergence of multi-drug resistant bacterial strains. Traditional healers have long used plants to treat bacterial infections. Globally, 80% of the ... -
THE NEXUS BETWEEN ELECTORAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE IN KENYA SINCE 1963
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DYNAMICS OF EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY REGIONAL FORCE’S INTERVENTION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO’S INTRACTABLE INTRA-STATE CONFLICT
(MMUST, 2024-11)The protracted new generation warfare in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the intervention by the EAC Regional Force (EACRF) are indicative of the need for a comprehensive security strategy ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF MIDWIFE LED DEBRIEFING ON POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION IN WESTERN, KENYA
(MMUST, 2024-09)Childbirth is a stressful event in women’s lives and could influence emotions which may lead to mental ill health like depression in the postnatal period if not resolved. Depression is a common mental disorder with serious ... -
EFFECT OF EXAMINATIONS AS A DOMINANT EVALUATION APPROACH ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2024-08)Examinations have been widely used as a tool for curriculum evaluation not only in Kenya but across the globe. Examinations are used for promotion of learners, promotion of teachers and placement of learners in colleges ... -
EVALUATION OF PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF SPIRULINA PLATENSIS AGAINST AFLATOXIN B1 INDUCED TOXICITIES IN SWISS ALBINO MICE
(MMUST, 2024-08)Aflatoxins are toxic metabolites produced by Aspergillus species principally by Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus. Aflatoxins are teratogenic, mutagenic, carcinogenic, immunosuppressive and have been associated ... -
MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF COVID-19 DYNAMICS WITH INTERVENTION
(MMUST, 2022-11)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respira- tory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus is primarily transmitted to humans through inhaling respiratory droplets produced by ... -
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO DISASTER RISKS REDUCTION IN TRANSPORTATION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2024)Over the past decades, there has been enormous increase in the number of disasters in the global petroleum industry. At a continental level, Africa has experienced many disasters in the downstream sector of the industry. ... -
ENTOMOLOGICAL AND PARASITOLOGICAL INDICES OF MALARIA TRANSMISSION AMONG RESIDENTS OF GOLD MINING AND SUGARCANE FARMING AREAS IN WESTERN KENYA
(2023)malaria and its subsequent eradication, the disease remains a major public health concern. Of the deaths due to the malaria scourge, Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 92% with children under 5 years old accounting for 61% ...