Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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The Water Act 2002 and The Constitution of Kenya 2010: Coherence and Conflicts Towards Implementation
(International Journal of Disaster Management and Risk Reduction, 2013-12)The water Act 2002 provides for Integrated Water Resources Management along the River Basin that is the best practice worldwide and in accordance with Dublin Principles. Prior to reforms in the water sector, water supply ... -
The Effect of Consultant Related and External Factors on Completion of Water Projects in Kakamega County, Kenya
(International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering Research, 2016-04)Inability to complete projects are among the challenges faced in the course of executing construction projects. The most widely used project success criterion is meeting time, quality and cost requirements. The objective ... -
Influence of Financial Capacity and Monitoring on Project Quality of Housing Construction in Nakuru County, Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Management, Science & Technology, 2016-12)The construction industry is one of the most important sectors for the development of infrastructure and economy of a Nation. It is therefore important that adequate measures are put in place to ensure quality in the sector. ... -
Effect of Contractor Capacity and Monitoring and Evaluation on Completion of Water Projects among Water Services Boards in Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Management, Science & Technology, 2017-04)In Kenya, many water projects experience delays in completion even after substantial investments. The main objective of this study was to determine the influence of monitoring and evaluation and contractor capacity on ... -
Factors Influencing Completion of Water Projects in Kakamega County, Kenya
(International Journal of Research in Management, Science & Technology, 2016-08)The main aim of this study was to investigate factors that influence completion of water projects in Kenya using Kakamega County as a case study. The specific objectives of the study were to determine the effect of ... -
DISSOLVED OXYGEN MODELLING USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK: A CASE OF RIVER NZOIA, LAKE VICTORIA BASIN, KENYA
(Journal of Water Security, 2016-10-26)River Nzoia in Kenya, due to its role in transporting industrial and municipal wastes in addition to agricultural runoff to Lake Victoria, is vulnerable to pollution. Dissolved oxygen is one of the most important indicators ... -
Pest Status of Black Bean Aphid on Common Beansin Agro-Ecological Zones of Western Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Research & Development, 2017)Aphis fabae, Scopoli, is one of the important pests of beans and causes significant yield losses in Kenya. The objective of this study was to determine A. fabae incidence/severity on common bean (P. vulgaris) varieties ... -
Full-Length Genome Sequences of Recombinant and Nonrecombinant Sympatric Strains of Rice yellow mottle virus from Western Kenya
(American Society for Microbiology, 2017)Five isolates of Rice yellow mottle virus from western Kenya were fully sequenced. One isolate of strain S4lv had been collected in 1966. Two isolates belonged to the emerging strain S4ug recently described in Uganda. ... -
Current Status Of Rice Yellow Mottle Disease In Mottle Disease In Western Kenya
(Researchjournali’s Journal of Agriculture, 2017)Rice yields in Kenya remain very low due to several constraints with Rice Yellow Mottle Disease (RYMD) caused by Rice Yellow Mottle Virus (RYMV) being the greatest challenge. However, information on pattern of distribution ... -
Socio-Cultural Determinants of Athletics Abilities Among Kenyan Elite & Sub-Elite Middle and Long Distance Runners
(HAL, 2017-01)Kenya has participated in the Commonwealth games since 1954, the Olympics since1964, the All African Games since 1965 and the World championship since 1983. The tradition of dominance in middle and long distance running ... -
Demographic factors affecting achievement goal orientation among Kenya volleyball league players
(International Journal of Sport Studies., 2016-01)This study sought to investigate relationship between demographic factors and goal orientation of Kenya’s volleyball league players. It was guided by the hypothesis that demographic factors of Kenya volleyball league ... -
Gender differences on motivation of Kenyan primary school pupils towards participation in school sports
(International Journal of Sport Studies, 2016-07)Children participation in school sports is very important because of the benefits they derive from physical activity. However, there are times when there is reduced participation in school sports because of several ... -
THE PERCEIVED USE OF COMPETENCY-DASED INSTRUCTION DY PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS
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STUDY OF TOXIC EFFECT OF MONOCROTOPHOS 36% E.C ON THE BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN FRESH WATER FISH CATLA CATLA (HAMILTON, 1882)
(International Journal of CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS, 2017)This study was undertaken to find out the Catla catlafresh water fish biochemical changes in the fish muscles, liver, and kidney. Toxicity were calculated probit analysis, The total carbohydrate contented was estimated ... -
Pest potential of Pisonia alba extracts and fractions against mosquito-borne disease (Diptera: Culicidae)
(2017)Mosquitocidal activity of Pisonia alba leaf extracts was tested against Anopheles stephensi, Culex quinquefasciatus, Aedes aegypti. Totally Twenty five early fourth instars larvae of Anopheles stephensi, Culex quinquefasciatus ... -
PELIS Forestry Programme as a Strategy for Increasing Forest Cover and Improving Community Livelihoods: Case of Malava Forest, Western Kenya
(American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 2016)Plantation Establishment and Livelihood Improvement Scheme (PELIS) is a scheme introduced after enactment of the Forest Act, 2005. It is a governance scheme by Kenya Forest Service (KFS) to help increase forest cover and ... -
FORAGE SPECIES OF IMPALA SANCTUARY, KISUMU; KENYA
(2016)The study evaluated the forage species of Impala sanctuary-Kisumu over a six month period that corresponded to two seasons (wet and dry). The study identified the grasses in the sanctuary with the help of a hand book on ...