https://ir-library.mmust.ac.ke/xmlui/handle/123456789/13 2026-04-14T20:10:46Z 2026-04-14T20:10:46Z Ochieno, Dennis M.W. https://ir-library.mmust.ac.ke/xmlui/handle/123456789/3309 2026-01-15T08:00:24Z 2021-07-02T00:00:00Z

MOVING FROM POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH TOWARDS PUBLISHING IN CREDIBLE SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS Ochieno, Dennis M.W. • Publishing is the ethical process of making scientific information widely available in the right form to users. • The main form of publishing scientific information recognized for the award of Masters and Doctorate degrees are Credible Scientific Journals. • The main types of articles published in Credible Journals are:- (a) Original Research Articles (b) Review Articles (c) Patents

2021-07-02T00:00:00Z MMUST https://ir-library.mmust.ac.ke/xmlui/handle/123456789/1456 2024-02-15T17:52:24Z 2020-06-21T00:00:00Z

Indegenous Language Matter for Development Peacebuilding and Reconciliation. MMUST The International Mother Language Day is celebrated worldwide on February 21st every year. The day is intended to create awareness on the importance of the mother language in the preservation of our cultural identity, promotion of cultural diversity and literature. The Directorate of Research and Postgraduate Support and the Department of Language and Literature Education of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), in collaboration with the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage, County Government of Kakamega, Longhorn Language Services and Bible Translation & Literacy E. A. organized a three-day conference in order to commemorate this important day. The event took place from the 19th to 21st of February 2020, at the main campus in Kakamega Town. The theme of the conference was “Indigenous Languages Matter for Development, Peace-building and Reconciliation”. This publication comprises of more than 30 papers, which are contributions from renowned scholars, publishers and stakeholders in the field of Language, Linguistics, Literature, Communication, and Political science among others, who participated in the conference. The speakers were drawn from various countries around the world. The papers focus on the following six sub-themes of the Conference: Language maintenance; language technology and communication; sociology of language; language, education, gender and politics; language and literature; mother language and sustainable development. The papers have been evaluated to guarantee scientific quality and content of the presentations by the chairpersons of the various sessions. All accepted contributions are presented in this publication. The organizers recognize the tremendous contribution made by the participants and our open access peer reviewed proceedings are intended for a wider distribution of knowledge. We sincerely thank all the authors without whose efforts this publication would not have been realized. We equally thank the scientific committee members and the secretariat for their tireless efforts, sacrifice and the excellent work done in coming up with the publication. We also acknowledge the support of our partners and sponsors. We invite you to exciting and fruitful read. Conference Proceedings

2020-06-21T00:00:00Z Kanda, Edwin Cherono, Kipchumba https://ir-library.mmust.ac.ke/xmlui/handle/123456789/1455 2024-02-15T17:55:42Z 2020-10-06T00:00:00Z

Evaluation of Solid Waste Management Practices in Kakamega Municipality, Kakamega County Kanda, Edwin; Cherono, Kipchumba Solid waste management is a challenge, particularly in the developing countries. This is aggravated by increased urbanization, population growth and economic development which have increased the rates of solid waste generation in urban areas. The solution to effective solid waste management is the adoption of the 3 R’s (reduce, re-use and recycle) which is the bedrock for integrated solid waste management (ISWM). The main aim of this study is to determine the extent of adoption of ISWM practices in Kakamega Municipality of Kakamega County. The study adopted a descriptive research design. Random sampling was used to select a hundred different enterprises within Kakamega Municipality. The research instruments used were questionnaires and Key Informant Interviews (KII). The validity and reliability of the questionnaires were tested using Pilot study conducted on different sets of respondents in the area. The quantitative data was analysed using SPSS 26, while thematic analysis was used to analyse the qualitative data. 85.7% of all the enterprises sampled were commercial with a smaller proportion being educational (7.2%) and health (7.1%). Eighty nine percent of the enterprises had a small number of workers (1-50), with a large proportion (46%) of these enterprises having an age of 5-10 years and an average waste generation rate of 0-10 kg day-1 . Most of the enterprises had information on recycling, but this did not influence their choice regarding recycling of waste. Although the study revealed useful information regarding behavioural aspects of small enterprises towards waste disposal, preliminary findings show that inertia could be a key factor hindering sustainable solid waste disposal practices.

2020-10-06T00:00:00Z Dennis, Ochieno https://ir-library.mmust.ac.ke/xmlui/handle/123456789/1363 2024-02-15T17:51:57Z 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z

Effects of Endophytic Non-Pathogenic Fusarium oxysporum V5w2 and Mulching on Field-grown Tissue Culture Banana Plants and Root Infection by Radopholus similis Dennis, Ochieno

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