Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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THE INFLUENCE OF DIVERSION PROGRAMMES ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF CHILD OFFENDERS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-09)Child offending continues to pose a significant challenge to juvenile justice systems in Kenya, particularly due to the limitations of custodial sentences in promoting meaningful transformation. In response, diversion ... -
THE EFFECTS OF IMPRISONMENT ON RECIDIVISM AMONG RECIDIVIST OFFENDERS: A STUDY OF KIBOS MAIN, KIBOS MEDIUM AND KISUMU WOMEN PRISONS, KISUMU COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-11)Despite significant governmental efforts in Kenya to reduce recidivism, the rate of reoffending among ex-convicts remains high, raising concerns about the effectiveness of existing correctional programs. This study ... -
STRATEGIES OF CONTESTING HETERONORMATIVE SEXUALITY CONSTRUCTS BY QUEER MEN: A STUDY OF STORIES OF OUR LIVES AND THEY CALLED ME QUEER
(MMUST, 2025-04)This study examined the strategies of contesting heteronormative sexuality constructs by gays as depicted in The Nest Collective’s Stories of Our Lives and They Called Me Queer by Kim Windvogel and Kelly-Eve Koopman. ... -
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS INFLUENCING ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE SUGARCANE FARMING PRACTICES AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN KAKAMEGA NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-11)One of the major agricultural activities of the country is sugarcane production, although the productivity of sugarcane is low relative to the potential. Despite the fact that sustainable practices encourage production, ... -
RESPONSE OF EMBRYOGENIC CALLI TO DIFFERENT COLCHICINE CONCENTRATIONS TO INDUCE POLYPLOIDY FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE IN CENCHRUS PURPUREUS SCHUM
(MMUST, 2025-11)Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus schumach) is an important forage crop and livestock feed. However, its yield and quality in Kenya are often limited by Napier grass headsmut and stunt disease. Napier grass genetic ... -
REPRESENTATION OF POSTCOLONIAL TRAUMA IN TSITSI DANGAREMBGA’S NERVOUS CONDITIONS AND CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE’S PURPLE HIBISCUS
(MMUST, 2025-11)This study examines the literary depiction of postcolonial trauma in selected African women’s writing. Post-colonial trauma here refers to the psychological, social, and cultural wounds experienced by individuals and ... -
PUBLIC MAKING OF MASCULINITIES IN BARACK OBAMA’S DREAMS FROM MY FATHER AND NELSON MANDELA’S LONG WALK TO FREEDOM
(MMUST, 2025-11)This study analyzed Barack Obama’s Dreams from My Father and Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom to flesh out political masculinities constructed by the two leaders in their autobiographies. It examined how Barack ... -
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN ACCESSING AND UTILIZING INDIGENOUS VEGETABLES IN ARUA DISTRICT, WEST NILE AGRO ECOLOGICAL ZONE, UGANDA
(MMUST, 2025-10)Indigenous vegetables (IVs) play a critical role in enhancing food and nutrition security, yet they remain underutilized. In spite of their adaptability, nutritional value, and potential for income generation they still ... -
NARRATIVES OF DOMESTIC NEOCOLONIALISM AND DECOLONISATION IN THE NOVELS OF MIA COUTO AND JOSE EDUARDO AGUALUSA
(MMUST, 2025-11)This study examined the themes of domestic neocolonialism and decolonisation as portrayed in Mia Couto’s Sleepwalking Land and José Eduardo Agualusa’s The Society of Reluctant Dreamers. This study offered a critical ... -
NARRATING TRAUMA AS A STRATEGY OF RECLAIMING THE FEMALE AGENCY IN TOMI ADEYEMI’S LEGACY OF ORISHA TRILOGY
(MMUST, 2025-11)This research examined how Tomi Adeyemi’s female characters reclaims agency through narration of trauma in her Legacy of Orisha trilogy (Children of Blood and Bone, Children of Virtue and Vengeance, Children of Anguish ... -
MORPHO-PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF LUKABARASI NOMINAL COMPOUNDS
(MMUST, 2024-10)Most generalisations made on nominal compounding are based on western languages. In this study, we examine nominal compounding in Lukabarasi language of Western Kenya based on The Generative Morphological Theory by ... -
MORPHO-PHONOLOGICAL ADAPTATION OF VERB BORROWINGS FROM ENGLISH ON THE VITALITY OF` LUKABRAS LANGUAGE
(MMUST, 2025-06)Loan adaptation in language contact situations occurs when a language borrows words or expressions from another language and modifies them to fit the phonological, morphological, or syntactic norms of the borrowing ... -
LEXICAL SEMANTIC VARIATIONS IN LUTIRICHI HYPONYMS
(MMUST, 2025-06)Studies have shown that hyponymy is evident in all languages and the senses of words in hyponymic relationships do vary from one language to another. However, failure to apply the correct meanings might hinder ... -
INITIATION OF INCLUSIVITY FOR THE PEOPLE LIVING WITH SPECIAL NEEDS IN CHARISMATIC CHURCHES IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-10)There is scanty scholarly evidence showing whether persons living with disability (PLWDs) are fully included in Church leadership and involved in Church activities or not. The purpose of this study was to analyze the ... -
INFLUENCE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICES UNDER DEVOLUTION ON MAIZE PRODUCTION IN KWANZA SUB COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-11)Devolution aims to increase efficiency in delivery and access to public service. Agriculture was one of the sectors in Kenya to devolve their service provision to the County Governments underscoring the importance of ... -
IMPLICATIONS OF COMMERCIALIZATION OF PUBLIC TOILETS ON SOCIO ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS OF KAKAMEGA TOWN
(MMUST, 2024-04)Waste management has been and continues to be a major global challenge facing urban growth. Even though sanitation is a human right, managing sanitation level is still a challenge. Most public toilets are messy and ... -
GRADUATE SCHOOL GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES AND POST GRADUATE STUDENTS’ COMPLETION RATES IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-06)Graduate school governance structures play a critical role in shaping the academic progression and successful completion of postgraduate studies. However, public universities in Kenya continue to face persistent ... -
Examining Contextual Particles in Lutsotso Interactions: A Disco-Pragmatic Approach
(MMUST, 2025-10)Discourse particles are common in unprompted transmission of information and serve important role in what is articulated during communication and are indispensable in all registers. This study, titled "Examining ... -
EFFICACY OF THE NAIROBI CITY INSPECTORATE OFFICERS IN COMBATING CRIME IN KIBRA SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-10)Crime poses a major threat to human security, particularly in rapidly urbanizing areas such as Kibra Sub-County, which persistently experience high crime rates, making it one of the city’s most insecure zones. Inspectorate ... -
Efficacy of Mondia whitei (Hook.f.) on Management of Early Blight (Alternaria solani E.) and Late Blight (Phytophthora infestans Mont.) and on Growth and Yield of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
(MMUST, 2025-10)In Kenya, tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) are a significant vegetable in horticulture production and consumption. Most tomato farmers use synthetic fungicides to control fungal diseases on tomato crops. However, ...