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Relationship Between Widowhood and Psychological Health of Widows in Kisumu East Sub County, Kisumu County, Kenya
(JournalofResearchinSocialScienceandHumanities, 2023-04-04)Despite the inevitability of death, the loss of a spouse comes with diverse psychological burden ranging from intense anguish, helplessness, deep pain, mourning and anxiety. Worldwide and even in Kenya, widowhood; the loss ... -
Effect of Niche Marketing on Performance of International Courier Companies in Kenya
(International Journal of Strategic Marketing Practice, 2023-04-15)Purpose: The general objective of this study was to establish the effect of niche marketing on performance of international courier companies in Kenya Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive research design using ... -
Interactive Communication and Marketing Performance of Micro and Small Enterprises within Nyanza Region, Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2023-04-27)To address the ever-changing needs of the clients, MSEs have to potentiate their one-to-one interaction with their customers as a cornerstone for their marketing performance. This is because interactive marketing courtesy ... -
Nature and Extent of Resource-Use Practices Contribution to Inter-Ethnic Conflicts in Nakuru County, Kenya
(International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 2023-01-01)Globally, conflicts arising from resource-use are increasingly becoming common. These generatedinter-ethnic violence that have caused death, strained relations among communities, led to loss of property, displacements, ... -
Knowledge and Attitude about Covid-19 Pandemic Containment Measures among Students in Technical Institutions in Kakamega County, Kenya
(American Journal of Public Health Research, 2023-03-06)Objectives: The goal of this research was to determine how well students understand and their attitudes towards strategies to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Study Design: Cross-sectional research was conducted ... -
Practices of COVID-19 Pandemic Containment Measures among TVET Students in Kakamega County, Kenya
(Saudi Journal of Medicine, 2023-01-30)The COVID-19 pandemic affected all areas in the country. One area whose functioning had been significantly impacted by COVID-19 was education. The goal of this research was to determine practices of covid-19 pandemic ... -
Linguistic strategies in the construction of power relations in call-in conversations in Vuuka FM vernacular radio station
(Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023-03-23)This paper examines how language is used to enact power and identity as manifested n caller’s texts in Vuuka FM radio station, a vernacular radio station broadcasts in Luloogoli. This paper seeks to respond to the following ... -
Noun Classes and Agreement in Lutsotso
(Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023-02-23)One of the most noticeable grammatical features of Bantu languages, is the presence of noun classes. Although each noun (or noun stem) in the majority of Bantu languages is classified into one of 15–18 noun classes, Lutsotso ... -
Skills and Knowledge Assessment Study for the Jua Kali Sector in Kakamega Town: Towards Implementing Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) in MMUST-TVET Institute
(African Journal of Vocational and Technical Education and Training, 2023-03-03)The Kenya National Qualification Authority (KNQA) defines Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) as the process used to identify, assess, and certify a candidate’s knowledge, skills, and competencies acquired in non-formal ... -
Protective effect of Spirulina platensis extract on aflatoxin B1 immunotoxicities in mice
(The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 2023-02-28)Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus are the main Aspergillums species that form aflatoxins. Aflatoxins are hepatotoxic, teratogenic, carcinogenic and immunosuppressive. This study aimed to assess Spirulina ... -
Constraints in the interpretation of English-Lubukusu medical discourse
(Research Journal in modern Language and literature, 2023-05-07)Medical interpretation is simultaneous, and the interpreter usually lacks sufficient time to process and reproduce the information received as accurately as is sufficient. This paper investigated the linguistic and contextual ... -
PITFALLS BEDEVILING ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS IN KENYAN UNIVERSITIES
(International Journal of Social Sciences and Information Technology, 2023-01-01): In higher education institutions such as universities, educational records are important assets and must be managed appropriately. The purpose of this study was to understand the pitfalls bedeviling the administration ... -
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES THE ELECTORAL MANAGEMENT BODY IN KENYA FACES IN MANAGING ELECTIONS TO ACHIEVE ELECTORAL PEACE IN KENYA
(African Journal of Emerging Issues, 2023-03-21)Background:The goal of democratic processes is for voters to elect leaders of their choosing. An electoral system is designed to guarantee that the results reflect wishes of the majority population, giving ... -
Gender inclusion in research among academic members of staff: Lessons from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya
(Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023-04-13)All over the world, research has shown that women are underrepresented and generally face discrimination and marginalization on the basis of their gender. It is against this background that this study sought to establish ... -
Evaluating Community-Based Rehabilitation for Employment Inclusion among Young People Living with Visual Impairment: Focus on Kenya
(European Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023-03-18)The purpose of this study was to review Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) as a strategy recognized internationally to address barriers of access to equal opportunities and improvement of quality of life (QOL) for people ... -
A semantic analysis of Lubukusu cut and break verbs
(Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023-01-12)This paper analyses the separation events, as manifested in the cut and break verbs in Lubukusu. This is done with a particular reference to the intention behind the separation, the instrument used in the disintegrating ... -
Factors Causing Staff Turnover at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
(Greener Journal of Social Sciences, 2013-01)High staff turnover affects the smooth running of institutions. This study established factors causing staff turnover in Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST). Specific objective of the study was: ... -
Effects of Staff Turnover on the Employee Performance of Work at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
(International Journal of Human Resource Studies, 2023-01)High staff turnover affects the smooth running of institutions. This study established the effect of staff turnover on performance of work in Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST). Specific objectives ... -
Adoption of ICT-in-Agriculture Innovations by Smallholder Farmers in Kenya
(Scientific research, 2022-08-23)Agricultural development is a powerful tool for raising incomes for deprived population in developing countries, such as Kenya and to support livelihoods by ensuing food security. This has seen the agricultural sector ... -
A Semantic Analysis of Lubukusu Cut and Break Verbs
(Nairobi Journal of Humanities and Social sciences, 2023-01-12)his paper analyses the separation events, as manifested in the cut and break verbs in Lubukusu. This is done with a particular reference to the intention behind the separation, the instrument used in the disintegrating ...