MMUST Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITIES OF COMPOUNDS ISOLATED FROM SELECTED MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM NANDI COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021)Microbial infections are becoming a major public health problem due to the emergence of multi-drug resistant bacterial strains. Traditional healers have long used plants to treat bacterial infections. Globally, 80% of the ... -
EFFECTS OF EXTERNAL TRADE SHOCKS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN KENYA
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infections: Insights from Kakamega County General Hospital in Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2025-02-25)Surgical site infections (SSIs) are common complications associated with increased morbidity, hospital stay and mortality amongst patients’ post-surgery. This poses a huge economic burden and reduced quality of life in low ... -
Motivational Levies and Academic Achievement in Public Day Primary Schools in Nyamira County, Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2025-02-04)The study dealt with the effect of motivational levies on academic achievement in public day primary schools in Nyamira County. The study explored teacher motivation levies, academic tour levies and pupil motivation levies. ... -
Urban Flooding in the Cities of Kisumu, Mombasa, and Nairobi, Kenya: Causes, Vulnerability Factors, and Management
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2025-02-07)This research investigates the complex urban flooding dynamics of Kisumu together with Mombasa and Nairobi cities in Kenya. Since both human-caused urban growth and climate change effects simultaneously produce more ... -
Impacts of Rainfall Variability on Maize Production in Tongaren Sub- County, Bungoma County, Kenya
(African Journal of Empirical Research, 2025-02-04)Maize crop farming in rain fed regions of the world is dependent on rainfall amount and distribution. In Kenya, most smallholder maize farmers depend on rainfall to grow the crop. The objective of this study was to evaluate ... -
Biosecurity protocols and fish health management in Kenyan fish hatcheries: a key to sustainable production of quality fish seed
(Marine and Fishery Sciences (MAFIS), 2024-07-24)Aquaculture, or aquafarming, is increasingly becoming a vital farming activity globally to meet exponentially high demand for fish and reduce pressure on global capture fisheries. In Kenya, aquaculture growth has led to ... -
Impact of citizen participation in catalysing sustainable development in Bungoma County, 1950-2022
(African Social Science and Humanities Journal (ASSHJ), 2025-01-14)Citizen participation in development has existed since the colonial period with the establishment of community development schemes that encouraged African participation in colonial economic development. After independence ... -
An Interplay Between Mass Media and Homeschooling
(Athens Journal of Social Sciences, 2025-01-01)Homeschooling and mass media are inseparable entities. The significance of mass media in acceleration of homeschooling is titanic. Mass media provides an avenue for interaction among the homeschoolers and their facilitators ...