School of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance

UTILIZATION OF CULTURE IN PEACE-BUILDING AMONG THE POKOT AND MARAKWET COMMUNITIES OF ELGEYO MARAKWET AND BARINGO COUNTIES, KENYA

Pundo, Michael Odhiambo (MMUST, 2024-06)

Sustaining peace is essential for the advancement of any nation or region, and it also fosters cohesion among individuals from various cultural and religious backgrounds. Cultural practices and festivals, while sometimes ...

THE NEXUS BETWEEN DEVIANT BEHAVIOR AMONG STUDENTS AND RECURRENT FIRE DISASTERS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS WITHIN BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA

Barasa, Tony Khaoya (MMUST, 2023-08)

Fire disaster has become a global prevalent disaster experienced in most public and private secondary schools and other learning institutions with likely no country is exempted from this disaster whether developed or ...

THE CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN TO HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN BUSIA COUNTY, KENYA

Ekesa, Oscar Otieno Andrew (MMUST, 2024-11)

The 2010 Kenyan Constitution provides for rights, in article 43 (1), assuring freedom from hunger and adequate food of acceptable quality. Despite such policy provisions, food security remains a challenge. Women, ...

THE CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN TO HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN BUSIA COUNTY, KENYA

Ekesa, Oscar Otieno Andrew (MMUST, 2024-11)

The 2010 Kenyan Constitution provides for rights, in article 43 (1), assuring freedom from hunger and adequate food of acceptable quality. Despite such policy provisions, food security remains a challenge. Women, ...

REGIONAL STRATEGIC FACTORS INFLUENCING ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY BETWEEN KENYA AND SOUTH AFRICA

Njeru, Stalin Mwenda (MMUST, 2024-10)

Trade in the modern world has evolved due to liberalization and integration of the world into one unit leading to the practice of trade in multilateral, regional and bilateral frameworks. Foreign trade is influenced ...

INFLUENCE OF BOY-CHILD EDUCATION VULNERABILITIES ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN KAKAMEGA SOUTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA

Kimuma, Janerose (MMUST, 2024-11)

Education holds strategic advantages for meeting Sustainable Development Goals and vision 2030. However, globally, there has been a trend of deterioration in primary education attainment level among boys due to school ...

IMPACT OF ELECTRONIC SECURITY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS ON SAFETY MEASURES IN SECONDARY SCHOOL IN TRANS NZOIA COUNTY, KENYA

Kerich, Nancy (MMUST, 2024-10)

The safety of secondary schools is critical for ensuring consistent academic performance. However, schools worldwide face various threats that undermine this safety. In Kenya, secondary schools have experienced several ...

EFFECTS OF LAKE VICTORIA WATER VESSEL ACCIDENTS ON THE SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSEHOLDS IN MBITA SUB-COUNTY, HOMA BAY COUNTY, KENYA.

Maklago, Stephen Uduma (MMUST, 2023-10)

For a long time, in many regions across the world, water vessel accidents have been on the rise hence has disrupted the socio-economic activities of many people. Indeed, a lot of properties and lives have been lost ...

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY STANDARDS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA

Saleri, Abigael Malemba (MMUST, 2024-11)

Increase in disaster incidences have been witnessed in secondary schools in recent years, its frequency and impact hampering education process. For instance, besides loss of lives, and injuries, school properties have ...

LAND USE, LAND COVER CHANGES AND IMPLICATIONS ON SURFACE WATER ACREAGE IN KOITOBOS RIVER CATCHMENT IN TRANS NZOIA COUNTY, KENYA.

SOITA, BRAMWEL WOTIA (MMUST, 2025-03)

Globally, many countries are facing pressure to meet the livelihood needs of their fast-increasing populations. This often leads to overuse of natural resources and consequent encroachment on fragile ecosystems such ...

INFLUENCE OF YOUTH PARTICIPATION ON POLITICAL PARTY VIOLENCE AT NOMINATION STAGE IN HOMABAY COUNTY, KENYA

Wende, Jovince Okoth Kwadha (MMUST, 2025-03)

Youth participation influencing political party violence is a global concern, affecting democratic processes worldwide. In Africa, this issue undermines stability and governance. Regionally, within East Africa, such ...

IMPLICATIONS OF BIOMETRICS TECHNOLOGY IN MANAGEMENT OF IDENTITY-BASED CONFLICTS BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA

Awuor, Odiyo Onyango (MMUST, 2025-07)

Nairobi being a highly populated and cosmopolitan city has faced personal identification challenges due to the influx of people from other countries, impersonation, increased criminal activities, identification of ...

IMPACT OF SPATIOTEMPORAL LAND USE AND LAND COVER CHANGE ON LAND UNDER MAIZE CULTIVATION IN LIKUYANI SUB-COUNTY, KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA

Shilibwa, Henry Kangwana (MMUST, 2023-12)

Likuyani Sub -County is ideal climate and high-quality soil for farming, especially maize cultivation—a major crop in Kenya—Likuyani Sub-County has established itself as the nation's main hub for the production of maize ...

EFFECTIVENESS OF ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION STRATEGIES FOR FLOOD MITIGATION IN LAKE NAIVASHA CATCHMENT, KENYA

Isindu, Nelly Shitakwa (MMUST, 2025-03)

Several factors are affecting the hydrological cycles but human activities have played a major role in the experienced hydrological changes. Some human activities such as agriculture and industrialization have contributed ...

IMPACT OF RIPARIAN ZONE DEGRADATION ON FLOOD OCCURRENCE AND MANAGEMENT IN THE NAIROBI RIVER BASIN, NAIROBI CITY COUNTY, KENYA

Isialila, Ivan Opanga (MMUST, 2025-11)

The Nairobi River basin riparian zone is critical to the ecological and hydrological stability of Nairobi City County, Kenya. However, growing urbanisation, pollution, and deforestation have reduced its ability to ...