PhD Theses/ Dissertations: Recent submissions
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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND EQUITY IN GRADE PROMOTION OF PUBLIC POST-PRIMARY TEACHERS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(2023-11)The 2017-2021 Collective Bargaining Agreement for teachers in Kenya was meant to streamline grade promotion through an inevitable paradigm shift in its implementation policy from the “Scheme of Service” approach to a “Career ... -
MEDIA REPORTAGE INFLUENCING TERRORIST ACTIVITIES IN MANDERA COUNTY - KENYA
(MMUST, 2021)Terrorism, often, has been used as a weapon by non-state actors like terrorist organizations, liberation movements and other clandestine organizations fighting for recognition and intending to advance different agenda. ... -
SEROLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF PHASEY BEAN MILD YELLOWS VIRUS AND CUCURBIT APHID-BORNE YELLOWS VIRUS INFECTING GROUNDNUT (Arachis hypogaea L.) IN WESTERN KENYA
(2023-07)Groundnut or Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important oilseed legume crop in Kenya, but yields are declining due to pests and diseases. Plant viruses cause serious disease of crop plants reducing both quality and ... -
PRAGMATIC RELEVANCE OF INTERPRETER MEDIATED SERMONS FROM ENGLISH TO LUHYIA, IN SELECTED CHURCHES IN BUSIA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2022-07)Languages convey meanings using different concepts. This makes it problematic to find equivalents between the Source Language (SL) and the Target Language (TL). Church interpreters, for example, could found it difficult ... -
Genetic Diversity and resistance of African nightshade Solanum nigrum L Complex to Bacterial wilt Ralstonia solanacearum in Western Kenya
(MMUST, 2022-12)African nightshade, Solanum nigrum L .is one of the most significant leafy vegetable rich in nutritional and medicinal value, and can be used to feed people with human immune deficiency virus, HIV/AIDS in Kenya. There is ... -
INTEGRATING UPTAKE OF CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING AWARENESS CREATION IN COMMUNITY HEALTH STRATEGY IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(2022-04)Cervical cancer (CC) is the second most common cancer among women globally and in Kenya. Although early cervical cancer screening, (CCS) and treatment is an effective method of controlling the disease, there is generally ... -
PERFORMANCE OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-01)government development strategic plan, the Kenya Vision 2030. The RDAs have a big potential in attracting investments to achieve sustainability and complement the government’s efforts in wealth and employment creation. ... -
DETERMINANTS OF THE ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMPS, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-01)Sustainable Energy Technologies (SETs) are expected to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals that cover all persons including those in refugee camps. The SETs are vital in refugee households ... -
THE NEXUS BETWEEN SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS AND CONFLICT DYNAMISM WITHIN KERIO VALLEY DELTA, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-01)The demographic consequences of conflict and violence in the developing world are receiving increased attention and so is conflict in Kenya. The Northern part of Kenya in particular inhabited by pastoral communities such ... -
EASTERN AFRICA STANDBY FORCE’S EXECUTION OF ITS MANDATE IN MAINTAINING PEACE AND SECURITY IN KENYA AND SOMALIA
(MMUST, 2021-01)The nature and numbers of intrastate conflicts in the early nineteen nineties challenged regional security; thereby requiring a collective regional response. This explains the formation of a number of regional security ... -
PEACE CLUBS AND MANAGEMENT OF STUDENTS’ UNREST IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KISUMU COUNTY, KENYA.
(MMUST, 2021-05)Globally, occurrence of students’ unrest has been on the rise since19thC. The situation has not been any different in Kenya where secondary schools have experienced increasingly high levels of students’ unrest. The ... -
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AS A TOOL FOR IMPROVING THE UPTAKE OF VOLUNTARY MEDICAL MALE CIRCUMCISION FOR THE PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS IN SIAYA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021)This study has explored interpersonal communication (IPC) as tool for improving the uptake of voluntary medical male circumcision in Siaya County, Kenya. It examined the specific IPC strategies employed in the voluntary ... -
MULTISCALE MODELING OF EBOLA TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS WITH TREATMENT
(MMUST, 2021-03)Ebola Virus Disease, (EVD) is a rare and deadly disease with high fatality rates in humans and other primates. It is introduced into the human population through direct contact with the infected hosts which include porcupines, ... -
SELECTED RISK FACTORS INFLUENCING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-05)Advocacy for inclusive education and 100 percent transition policy has increased enrolment of learners with learning difficulties in secondary schools where they encounter many challenges. The World Health ... -
INFLUENCE OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON DAIRY CATTLE PRODUCTIVITY ON SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN KAKAMEGA CENTRAL SUB-COUNTY, KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-05)Dairy production has always been the main stay of the Kenyan economy, however many counties Kakamega included have suffered perennial milk deficiencies and production fluctuations against a backdrop of an expected ... -
HEALTH FACILITY-BASED INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL AND PROVISION OF PRECONCEPTION CARE IN KISUMU COUNTY-KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-03-18)‘Preconception care’ (PCC) is the provision of biomedical, behavioral and social health interventions to women and couples before conception occurs. The PCC, is valuable and key in preventing and controlling non-communicable ... -
FUNDING IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-02-10)Education is a human activity that fashions and models mankind for the society. It is for this reason that the Kenyan government has put emphasis on the pursuit quality education for its citizens since ... -
INFLUENCE OF GENDER BASED VIOLENCE ON ENFORCEMENT OF GENDER POLICIES IN EDUCATION AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN NAROK COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-11)issues. The Government of Kenya, through the ministry of education and gender has been working hand in hand to address gender issues. In the field of education, the government has put in place measures for special ... -
BUKUSU MALE RITUAL CIRCUMCISION AND SOCIAL CAPITAL: A QUEST FORTHE FUNDAMENTALS
(MMUST, 2020-11-12)Among the many African rites of passage, maleritualcircumcisionremainsone of the most important and outstanding because of thevitalelements associated with it. Many written documents on Bukusu male ritual ... -
PREDATOR-PREY MODEL WITH LOGISTIC GROWTH FOR CONSTANTAND DENSITY-DEPENDENT DELAYED MIGRATION
(MMUST, 2020-12-02)Predator-prey models describe the interaction between two species, the prey which serves as a food source to the predator. The migration of the prey for safety reasonsafter a predator attack and the predator in search of ...
