MMUST Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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EFFECT OF INNOVATION STRATEGY ON SERVICE DELIVERY IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN WESTERN REGION, KENYA.
(MMUST, 2025-11)The changing operational landscape of public universities necessitates innovation strategy. Funding constraints due to reduced government funding and budget cuts is a major challenge affecting service delivery in public ... -
EFFECT OF FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF DEPOSIT TAKING SACCOS IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-11)Financial performance is a vital aspect of the finance field, as it seeks to explain why organizations in similar environments achieve different results. In Kenya, cooperative societies play a key role in national ... -
EFFECT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CHARACTERISTICS ON QUALITY OF FINANCIAL DICLOSURE BY COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE COMPANIES IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-08)Notwithstanding a stringent legal framework, corporate governance in Kenya persists in deteriorating. Numerous corporations have been defined by scandals. Directors have engaged in unlawful or disingenuous conduct ... -
EFFECT OF BUDGETING PRACTICES ON THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY OF COUNTY GOVERNMENTS IN WESTERN REGION, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-11)Budgeting practices are fundamental to the improvement of the financial accountability of public institutions and must be practiced at all times of the year based on sound resource spending. While financial management ... -
DETERMINANTS OF OWN-SOURCE REVENUE PERFORMANCE AMONG THE LAKE REGION ECONOMIC BLOC COUNTIES, KENYA: THE MODERATING INFLUENCE OF GROSS COUNTY PRODUCT.
(MMUST, 2025-10)Own Source Revenue in Kenya is anchored in the 2010 Constitution, the Public Finance Management Act of 2012, and the County Government Act of 2012. Enhancing county level revenue performance is essential for fiscal ... -
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES, TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES AND PERFORMANCE OF DEPOSIT TAKING SACCOS IN SOUTH RIFT REGION, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-11)This study investigates the influence of corporate governance practices and technological resources on the performance of Deposit-Taking SACCOs (DT-SACCOs) in the South Rift Region of Kenya, based on the OECD Guidelines ... -
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRACTICES ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT-CONSTITUENCY DEVELOPMENT FUNDED PROJECTS IN HOMABAY COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-09)Across the globe, corporate governance is of essence more especially in the competitive business environment. In the public sector there is increasing concern by citizens on how public financial resources are managed ... -
CORPORATE DISCLOSURES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING AND ALLIED FIRMS LISTED AT THE NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-10)The study's main objective was to establish how corporate disclosures affect the financial performance of manufacturing firms listed on the NSE. Precisely, it sought to investigate the effect of risk disclosures on the ... -
COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES EMPLOYED BY 103.9 MMUST FM TO CAPTURE LISTENERS’ ATTENTION REGARDING COVID-19
(MMUST, 2025-11)The COVID-19 pandemic occurred unexpectedly and spread rapidly, prompting the media to play a crucial role in informing and educating the public about it. This saw media stations such as 103.9 MMUST FM adopt strategies ... -
BUSINESS SPECIFIC FACTORS AND MICROFINANCE CREDIT RATIONING AMONG REGISTERED SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2025-10)Most businesses limit credit in order to ensure accountability. Insufficient loan facilities from financial institutions limit the full potential of small and medium-sized businesses. According to Financial Sector ... -
UCHANGANUZI WA MAKOSA YA KISARUFI KATIKA INSHA ZA WANAFUNZI WA GREDI YA SITA WA MTAALA WA UMILISI WA SHULE ZA MSINGI KATIKA GATUZI DOGO LA BUTULA BUSIA
(MMUST, 2025-11)Lugha ya Kiswahili ina dhima muhimu katika jamii kwa hivyo changamoto zinazoikabili kwa vyovyote vile zinastahili kutatuliwa. Mojawapo ya changamoto hizi ni athari ya lugha ya kwanza kwa ujifunzaji wake. Hali hii ... -
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 ...