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ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES TO AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT EFFECTS ON SMALL SCALE CROP PRODUCTION IN KAKAMEGA SOUTH SUB-COUNTY, KAKAMEGA COUNTY
(2023)This study was undertaken in Kakamega South Sub-County in Kakamega County where small-scale farmers depend on rain fed agriculture and over the years have had frequent crop failure due to seasonal drought. This study’s ... -
EFFECTS OF COVID-19 CONTAINMENT MEASURES ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN KAKAMEGA CENTRAL SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(2023)In the first quarter of 2020, the world went into lockdown in an attempt to control the spread of COVID-19 disease. As a result, cases of gender-based violence (GBV) increased exponentially. In Kenya, there was a reported ... -
SITUATING BULLFIGHTING CULTURE AND ITS INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ABAKAKAMEGA OF WESTERN KENYA SINCE 1850
(2023)Worldwide bullfighting culture is believed to have been born out of spiritual beliefs. The cultural sport is known for entertainment, cultural, economic and political development. The current study unraveled the phenomenon ... -
THE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING SMALL SCALE SUGARCANE FARMERS IN MALAVA SUB-COUNTY, KAKAMEGA COUNTY
(MMUST, 2023)Sugarcane production worldwide has been declining due to many challenges in several countries as their population grows. Earlier studies in the sugar industry have through years offered suggestions and solutions to how ... -
CONTEXT AND COGNITION IN THE TRANSLATION OF GEORGE ORWELL’S ANIMAL FARM TO KISWAHILI
(2023)The translation of Animal Farm from English to Kiswahili was examined in this study in terms of context and cognition. The study aimed at highlighting how non-equivalence may be viewed as a key strategy in translation ... -
THE EFFECT OF EXPANSION OF KIMILILI TOWN ON PERI URBAN LAND USE FROM 1990 TO 2020
(2023)Urbanization has caused unprecedented land use changes around urban settlements leading to enormous social-economic impacts on peri urban residents. Currently, 55% of the world's population lives in urban areas, a figure ... -
EFFECTS OF OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS ON PERFORMANCE OF POLICE OFFICERS IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(2023-11)protecting property, and providing security. Police officers perform best when they have a high degree of psychological well-being at work, which leads to competence in dealing with operational challenges. According to ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENTS’ RETENTION IN PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KAKAMEGA MUNICIPALITY, KAKAMEGA COUNTY
(2023)The fourth UN Quality Priority states that education is the key to achieving more Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), although urbanization factors limit student retention. World economies support the advancement of ... -
INFLUENCE OF COMMUNITY POLICING ON CRIME REDUCTION IN LURAMBI SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(2023-11)globally. Kenya is not an exception thus community policing was adopted to enhance security and safety, reduce crime, fear and improve social order in the neighborhoods through engagement of the community members and ... -
A DOMAIN BASED PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF LINGUISTIC POLITENESS STRATEGIES OF LWISUKHA
(MMUST, 2019-05)The proposed study aims to analyse the linguistic politeness strategies used in Lwisukha; one of the eighteen dialects of the Luhya language spoken by the people of Western Kenya in selected domains. These domains include: ... -
THE ABABUKUSU TRADITIONAL WIDOWHOOD RITES AND THE EFFECTS ON WIDOWS IN THE CONTEXT OF FRIENDS CHURCH IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-05)Religion, life and death are entwined and the knowledge of one requires the knowledge of the other. Religions have addressed the question of how one should live with awareness of inevitability of death. Consequently, ... -
A MORPHO-SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF TENSE AND ASPECT IN LUTSOTSO
(MMUST, 2021-09)This study focuses on tense and aspect in the verb structure of Lutsotso, a dialect of the Oluluhya macro-language. While numerous studies have been conducted on the analysis of the Oluluhyia macro-language at phonological, ... -
NEW MEDIA AS A COMMUNICATION TOOL IN ENHANCING UPTAKE OF CO-OPERATIVE SERVICES AMONG THE YOUTH IN MERU COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2018-01)ABSTRACT The internet is reshaping modern day public lives in communication by transforming and expanding the scopes of new potential networks and deepening existing networks and creating a more consistent communication ... -
MULTISCALE MODELLING OF EBOLA TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS
(MMUST, 2018-01)Ebola virus disease, also known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever is a rare and deadly illness caused by one of the strains of Ebola virus. This viral agent is regarded as a prototype pathogen of viral hemorrhagic fever with ... -
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 ... -
GENDER ROLES IN THE ADAPTATION OF CROP PRODUCTION TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN VIHIGA SUB-COUNTY
(MMUST, 2016-12)Vihiga Sub-County like most of Western Kenya, is endowed with an equatorial climate, thus supports a rich diversity of flora and fauna. On the contrary, the area is susceptible to climate change impacts because, other than ... -
A HISTORY OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE MASS MEDIA EMPOWERMENT FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AMONG THE TURKANA COMMUNITY OF KENYA, 1963-2022
(2023)The Turkana, a pastoralist community inhibiting the arid and marginalized regions of Northern Kenya, have faced numerous challenges including poverty, food insecurity and limited access to basic services. Over the years, ... -
IMAGES OF WOMEN IN LUHYA POPULAR MUSIC: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SONGS OF WILBERT WANYAMA AND ALI AKEKO
(2023)The study, ‘Images of women in Luhya Popular Music: a case study of Selected Songs of Wilbert Wanyama and Ali Akeko’ sets out to examine selected popular songs with a view to explore the portrayal of images of women in the ... -
EFFECTS OF PROCEDURAL JUSTICE REFORMS ON SATISFACTION OF VULNERABLE VICTIMS, A STUDY OF KAKAMEGA LAW COURTS, KENYA
(2023-11)The promulgation of the Kenyan Constitution in 2010 and the enactment of the Victim Protection Act in 2014 significantly advanced the status of victims of crime within the Kenyan criminal justice system. The victim is no ... -
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH'S EFFICACY IN ALLEVIATING NORMATIVE CHALLENGES IN HEALTHCARE PROVISION IN THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF KERICHO
(2023-11)A comprehensive goal of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals of 2015 was to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all ages. The divide between the haves and the have-nots is, however, rapidly expanding ...