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Moderating Role of Leadership Style on Rewards and Benefits On Service Delivery in Public Health Institutions of Western Kenya Region
(Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 2025-03-31)Purpose: To determine the effect of rewards and benefits on service delivery and to determine the moderating effect of leadership style on the link between rewards and benefits and service delivery. Design/Methodology/Approach: ... -
Targeted Postnatal Care Implementation for Mothers in Selected Health Facilities in Western Kenya
(Evidence-Based Nursing Research, 2025-04-01)Context: Postnatal care (PNC) is essential in improving maternal health and reducing maternal mortality, especially in low-resource settings. Targeted Postnatal Care (TPNC) is an approach to postnatal care for mothers and ... -
Bayesian Approach in Modeling Prostate Cancer
(Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 2024-12-15)ackground: Prostate cancer is an emerging health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa and it is often diagnosed at an advanced stage due to the lack of access to screening and diagnostic facilities. Method: This study therefore ... -
Employee Vigor and Performance of Deposit-Taking Sacco’s in Nairobi, Kenya
(Journal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 2025-04-29)Purpose: The present financial sector competitiveness, technological advancements, changing customer expectations and dwindling employee productivity has necessitated the need for investigating the influence of employee ... -
Occurrence, distribution, incidence, and severity of common bean viral diseases in resource-limited smallholder farms of western Kenya
(Crop Protection, 2025-04-09)The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) is a vital pulse crop in Kenya, supporting over 300 million people in East Africa and Latin America with its high protein and starch content. However, bean production in Kenya is ... -
Nest ecology, architecture, and behaviour of the stingless bee (Meliponula beccarii) in Baringo County, Kenya
(Journal of Apicultural Research, 2025-05-16)The nesting ecology, architecture, and behaviour of most Afro-tropical stingless bee species are yet to be described, particularly in Kenya. Therefore, we aimed to determine the nest architecture, habitat, and ecology of ... -
Incidence and Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infections: Insights from Kakamega County General Hospital in Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2025-02-25)Surgical site infections (SSIs) are common complications associated with increased morbidity, hospital stay and mortality amongst patients’ post-surgery. This poses a huge economic burden and reduced quality of life in low ... -
Motivational Levies and Academic Achievement in Public Day Primary Schools in Nyamira County, Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2025-02-04)The study dealt with the effect of motivational levies on academic achievement in public day primary schools in Nyamira County. The study explored teacher motivation levies, academic tour levies and pupil motivation levies. ... -
Urban Flooding in the Cities of Kisumu, Mombasa, and Nairobi, Kenya: Causes, Vulnerability Factors, and Management
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2025-02-07)This research investigates the complex urban flooding dynamics of Kisumu together with Mombasa and Nairobi cities in Kenya. Since both human-caused urban growth and climate change effects simultaneously produce more ... -
Impacts of Rainfall Variability on Maize Production in Tongaren Sub- County, Bungoma County, Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2025-02-04)Maize crop farming in rain fed regions of the world is dependent on rainfall amount and distribution. In Kenya, most smallholder maize farmers depend on rainfall to grow the crop. The objective of this study was to evaluate ... -
Biosecurity protocols and fish health management in Kenyan fish hatcheries: a key to sustainable production of quality fish seed
(Marine and Fishery Sciences (MAFIS), 2024-07-24)Aquaculture, or aquafarming, is increasingly becoming a vital farming activity globally to meet exponentially high demand for fish and reduce pressure on global capture fisheries. In Kenya, aquaculture growth has led to ... -
Impact of citizen participation in catalysing sustainable development in Bungoma County, 1950-2022
(African Social Science and Humanities Journal (ASSHJ), 2025-01-14)Citizen participation in development has existed since the colonial period with the establishment of community development schemes that encouraged African participation in colonial economic development. After independence ... -
An Interplay Between Mass Media and Homeschooling
(Athens Journal of Social Sciences, 2025-01-01)Homeschooling and mass media are inseparable entities. The significance of mass media in acceleration of homeschooling is titanic. Mass media provides an avenue for interaction among the homeschoolers and their facilitators ... -
The Effect of Supply Chain Integration on the Performance of Procurement in the County Governments of Western Region, Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2025-02-20)The study sought to assess the effect of supply chain integration (SCI) on the performance of the procurement functions in the county governments of Western Region, Kenya. The study is anchored on systems theory as the ... -
Gender Dynamics in Selected Babukusu Popular Songs in Western Kenya
(East African Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 2025-02-18)This study explored how selected Babukusu popular songs encoded gender dynamics and how they shaped different forms of identity. The study employed the qualitative approach, informed by discourse and stylistic analysis. ... -
Ovicidal Activity of 2-Hydroxy-4-Methoxybenzaldehyde, Derivatives and Structural Analogues on Anopheles gambiae Eggs
(Journal of Chemistry, 2025-02-20)Effective remedies for disrupting An. gambiae metamorphosis at the egg stage are crucial in suppression of the malaria vector populations that result in the reduction of disease burden. 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde (the ... -
An Examination of Nature of Peace-Building Strategies Employed Among the Border Communities of Kisumu and Nandi Counties, Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2025-01-14)The study examined peace building strategies employed among the border communities of Kisumu and Nandi Counties, Kenya. The nature of peace building was analyzed through investigating the types of the peace building ... -
Psycho-Linguistic Communication Strategies Employed by Second-Hand Clothing Vendors to Influence Consumer Buying Behaviour at Gikomba Market, Kenya
(Journal of Linguistics, Literary and Communication Studies, 2025-01-31)Language plays a critical role in communication, shaping and being shaped by cognitive processes and contextual meaning. This study explores the psycho-linguistic communication strategies (PLCS) used by second-hand clothing ... -
Unveiling the roles, mechanisms and prospects of soil microbial communities in sustainable agriculture
(Discover Soil, 2025-02-17)Soil hosts diverse microbial communities including bacteria, fungi, archaea, protozoans and nematodes among others, which are fundamental to sustainable agriculture and drive essential processes that underpin soil fertility, ... -
Exploring Lived Experiences of Kenyan Para-Athletes: Turning Barriers into Possibilities
(Journal of Sport for Development, 2025-01-25)Background: In developing countries, participation and success in elite para-sports are relatively low primarily because of the numerous barriers para-athletes face. The objective of this study, which focused on elite ...
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