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Effect of Mobile Phone-Based Digital Technologies on the Performance of Refugee Women-Led Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Kakuma Refugee Camp
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-04)The contribution of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to economic development as well as the role of digital technology in MSME performance are underscored in many studies globally. MSMEs provide over 70% of ... -
Effects of Exchange Rate on Performance of Equity Funds in Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-11)In recent years, Kenya has witnessed significant growth in both the quantity and scale of diversified equity mutual funds. Despite this expansion, their performance has not surpassed that of their benchmark, specifically ... -
Regional Factors Influencing Bilateral Trade Between Kenya and South Africa
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-06)Trade in the modern world has evolved due to the liberalization and integration of the world into one unit. This has led to the practice of trade in multilateral, regional, and bilateral frameworks where states advance ... -
Evidence of Climate Change and Seasonal Agricultural Drought in Kakamega South Sub-County, Kakamega County, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-10-30)Changes in climate have led to shifts in weather patterns outside the normal range of variation over a given time period, attributed to either human action or natural causes. This has led to reduced precipitation, which ... -
Influence of Debt Restructuring Strategy Implementation on Performance of Selected Commercial Banks in Kisumu Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-02)Kenya witnessed the failure of several banks, such as Imperial Bank and Dubai Bank. The study examined the influence of debt restructuring strategy implementation on the performance of selected commercial banks in Kisumu, ... -
Moderating Effect of Organizational Culture on the Relationship between Quality of Work Life and Organizational Commitment Amongst Nurses in Public Hospitals in Bungoma County
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-02)Healthcare organisations are in dire need of a culture in which nursing employees are dedicated, motivated, and strongly associated with their sacred profession. This calls for strengthening the quality of the work life ... -
Communicating Off-Record Politeness by Use of Non-Usual Stress in Kiswahili Language
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-08)The interpretation of meaning as intended is a major factor to be borne in mind by interlocutors in a communicative event. Though speakers choose strategies that enable communication messages in well-interpreted manner, ... -
Urban Proximity and Its Influence on Peri Urban Land Use Pattern
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-10-25)Urbanisation has caused unprecedented land use changes around urban settlements, leading to enormous socio-economic impacts on peri-urban residents. The spatial growth of urban settlements beyond designated boundaries into ... -
Effect of Pre-Contracting Procurement Practices on Supply Chain Performance of Road Authorities in Kakamega County, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-06)The study focused on the effect of pre-contracting procurement practices on the supply chain performance of road authorities in Kakamega County, Kenya. Implementing and adopting the procurement Contracting practices in ... -
Effect of Instructional Supervision on Utilization of Teaching and Learning Resources for Implementation of CBC in Pre-Primary Classrooms in Webuye East Sub-County, Bungoma County, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-01)The competency-based curriculum was first offered to Kenyan schools in 2017 as a pilot program, and it was adopted in January 2019. As a drastic departure from the 8-4-4 education system, a new 2-6-3-3-3 system was established ... -
Integrating Indigenous Abaluhya Worldview with Western Scientific Approaches in Communicating Climate Change Related to Conservation of Kakamega Forest
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-22)Communicating climate change remains an integral aspect of the quest to manage the impacts of climate change. Communicating climate change largely takes the western scientific approach without much consideration of African ... -
Effects of Virtual Laboratory-Based Instruction on the Frequency of Use of Experiment as a Pedagogical Approach in Teaching and Learning of Physics in Secondary Schools in Keny
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-15)Information and communications technology (ICT) incorporation in teaching physics in Kenyan secondary schools cannot be overlooked, given the key roles and benefits that ICT offers in the process of teaching and learning. ... -
Leveraging on Virtual Laboratory-Based Instruction to Achieve Active Classroom Interaction in Teaching and Learning of Physics in Secondary Schools in Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-15)The philosophy that advances the study of physics as one of the learning areas in secondary schools cannot be overlooked due to the realization of the contributions of physics towards the industrial and vocational development ... -
Impact of Asset Quality Compliance on Financial Performance of Nairobi Securities Exchange Listed Commercial Banks
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-10-28)Asset quality compliance is relatively important; however, the banking sector has undergone major financial shocks due to compliance signals. With losses experienced among commercial banks, for instance, return on assets ... -
Factors Influencing the Use of Mobile Phone-Enabled Services in Accessing Agricultural Information by Smallholder Farmers in Bungoma County, Kenya
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-15)The agriculture sector is the backbone of Kenya’s economy, contributing approximately 33 percent of Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP). The agriculture sector employs more than 40 percent of the total population and 70 ... -
The Socio-Economic Life of Fisher Communities Living on the Migingo Island of Lake Victoria
(AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH, 2023-11-13)Using a qualitative methodology and a descriptive research design, this study examined the socioeconomic conditions of Migingo Island in 1991. Theories of liberalism and power informed the study through the use of ... -
Queuing Model for Hospital Congestion with Application
(International Journal of Mathematical Sciences and Optimization: Theory and Applications, 2023-11-25)The emergence of Covid-19 posed a great health challenge worldwide. Health care facilitieswere stretched beyond limit, with no space to admit new critical patients. This motivated thisstudy, which sought to understand the ... -
Bloodmeal host identities among sympatric Glossina austeni and Glossina pallidipes tsetse flies in Shimba Hills National Reserve, Kwale, Kenya
(Frontiers in Tropical Diseases, 2023-04-14)Odor from preferred/non-preferred tsetse fly vertebrate hosts have been exploited in R&D of attractants/repellents of the fly for human and livestock protection. Odors from vertebrate hosts of Glossina austeni and Glossina ... -
Metagenomic Profiles of Bacterial communities and environmental factors associated with proliferation of malaria vector mosquitoes within the Kenyan Coast
(Microbiology Society, 2023-04-12)Background: Anopheles mosquitoes are the main malaria vector and as malaria cases decline in Sub Saharan Africa, there is a growing realisation that new interventions need to be added to complement the existing control ... -
Profiles of bacterial communities and environmental factors associated with proliferation of malaria vector mosquitoes within the Kenyan Coast
(Microbiology, 2023-08-17)Background. Since Anopheles mosquitoes which transmit and maintain the malaria parasite breed in the outdoor environment, there is an urgent need to manage these mosquito breeding sites. In order to elaborate more on the ...
