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ASSESSMENT OF DRINKING WATER QUALITY IN DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. A CASE STUDY OF KABARNET WATER SUPPLY, BARINGO COUNTY, KENYA
(2018-06-17)Provision of good quality water by water utilities in Kenya is hampered by inefficient water supply in-frastructure. Water quality deteriorates in the dis-tribution system despite undergoing effective ... -
DISTRIBUTION, MOLECULAR DIVERSITY AND BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BEAN COMMON MOSAIC NECROSIS VIRUS IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-03-16)on bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L) is the main high protein legume crop in the cropping system of western Kenya. The crop is mainly grown by small-scale farmers for food and cash. Despite its importance, common bean yields ... -
OCCURRENCE, DISTRIBUTION AND MOLECULAR DIVERSITY OF GROUNDNUT ROSETTE ASSISTOR VIRUS CAUSING GROUNDNUT ROSETTE DISEASE IN WESTERN KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-02-20)Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea Linn) is an important legume in western Kenya, but yields are low and declining. Pests and diseases are ranked high among the yield reducing factors. Groundnut rosette disease (GRD) is the main ... -
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS INFLUENCING ACQUISITION OF VOCATIONAL SKILLS BY TRAINEES IN PUBLIC VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA Josephine Muthike
(2019-11)Vocational Training Centers (VTCs) are anchored in the Technical Vocational Education and Training ACT (2013), which emphasis on imparting vocational and technical skills. The purpose of this study was to determine the ... -
ADOPTION OF DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGIES AND THE PERFOMANCE OF STATE OWNED SUGAR FIRMS IN WESTERN REGION IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-11)Diversification as strategy has been widely discussed in the strategy field, where the majority of studies have examined the performance consequences of diversification even though the nature of this relationship still ... -
SIMULATION OF GRAVIMETRIC CAPACITY, STRUCTURAL AND ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF VANADIUM DISULPHIDE AS ANODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION BETTERY
(MMUST, 2019-10)Various energy sources are utilized at present with a challenge of energy storage in many cases. The existing rechargeable storage batteries which include sodium-ion and lithium-ion have some limitations in their gravimetric ... -
WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE VEHICLES INSURANCE COMPANIES IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-10)The study examined the impact on the performance of insurance companies in Kenya using working capital management practices. The allocation of work assets is of major importance to the success of the organization. A moderate ... -
NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES AMONG CATARACT PATIENTS ATTENDING SABATIA EYE HOSPITAL, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-11)Cataract, the leading cause of blindness and visual impairment globally, induces damage to the eye through mechanisms like oxidative stress. Antioxidants are the first line of defense against oxidative stress and are ... -
EFFECT OF DEVOLVED FUNDS ON GROWTH OF YOUTH ENTERPRISES IN BUNGOMA COUNTY KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-12)Despite the initiative by the government to introduce devolved funds in Kenya, the real effect of these devolved funds is yet to be experienced on growth of the youth enterprises. There has been overemphasis by previous ... -
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF RANGELAND VEGETATION IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-10)ABSTRACT Rangeland vegetation are important resources for livestock, wildlife and human beings and are largely influenced by climatic conditions. The effects of climate change are varied and among them is uncertainty in ... -
INFLUENCE OF HEADTEACHERS’ AUTOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STYLE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-04-04)Kenyan schools have been encouraged to the pressure of inclusion to embrace integration of all learners including those with disabilities. The problem is that, despite the adoption of this policy in Kenya (2009), realization ... -
CONTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-11)Environmental degradation and loss of resources that requires conservation is a pressing developmental issue. The scope of study Public participation is emphasized as a factor by Public participation bill 2018 and remains ... -
INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION ACCESS ON ADOPTION OF IMPROVED SWEETPOTATO VARIETIES IN MIGORI COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-11)Sweetpotato (Ipomea batatas) (L) Lam is a root crop and the seventh most important food crop after wheat, rice, maize, potato, barley and cassava in Sub- Saharan Africa and in Kenya. It is rich in carbohydrate offering a ... -
STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS OF HIGH TCTWO BAND SUPERCONDUCTIVITY IN MgB2
(MMUST, 2019-10)Thermodynamic properties of the multiband high critical temperature superconductors have been described previously with simple standard BCS expressions corresponding to and bands, but the microscopic mechanisms that ... -
POLITICAL MOBILISATION MUSIC INFLUENCING NATIONAL COHESION DISCOURSE IN KENYA, WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO NAIROBI COUNTY
(MMUST, 2019-11)Music and society have always been intimately related. Music reflects and creates social conditions including the factors that either facilitate or embed social change. Political mobilization music influences the levels ... -
COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGIES AND PERFORMANCE OF THE NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE IN MANAGING TERRORISM IN LAMU COUNTY, KENYA Fredrick Okoth
(MMUST, 2019-10)Terrorism remains a major danger to the world and safety at domestic, regional and international level. It undermines the basic principles of law, justice, human rights and freedom and proves to be an affront to the ... -
EDUCATIONAL FACTORS INFLUENCING LEARNING OF IMAGINATIVE WRITING AMONG FORM THREE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KAKAMEGA CENTRAL SUB COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-10)Secondary school students in Kenya learn imaginative writing through English, a second language performed dismally making educators and the general Kenyan public worried. This study established educational factors ... -
OPTIMIZATION OF RESERVOIR PRESSURE FOR MANAGEMENT OF WATER LOSSES IN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK: CASE OF KIMILILI WATER SUPPLY SCHEME, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-11)Potable water supply distribution networks are designed and constructed to convey treated water from the water treatment plant to end users. In developing countries, urban water supplies are mostly intermittent, typically ... -
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE MANAGEMENT AND THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF NZOIA WATER SERVICE COMPANY LIMITED, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-11)Management of account receivables is a significant problem for most utility service providers, particularly those still dealing with the post-payment system when services are delivered prior to payment. This study was ...
