School of Business & Economics (JA): Recent submissions
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The Effect Of Employer Perception On Employment Opportunities For People Living With Disabilities: Case Of Selected Universities In Kenya
(2017)In Kenya besides many organizations lobbying for the increased employment of PLWDs, amplified by the constitution that at least 5% elective positions must be spared for (PLWDs) there is less employment opportunities. For ... -
Monetary Resources Utilization and Implementation of Constituency Development Fund Projects in Kenya: a Case of Kiharu Constituency Murang’a County
(2017)The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) was established by an Act of parliament in Kenya in the year 2003 with an aim of ensuring equitable resource allocation to all constituencies which are the electoral zones. Despite ... -
A Study on Compliance with the Two-Thirds Gender Rule in Appointments and Promotions of Staff in Public Universities Elevated In 2012 And 2013
(2017)The study sought to analyze compliance with two-thirds gender rule in appointments and promotions of staff in new public universities chartered in 2012 and 2013. Specifically, the study determined the gender composition ... -
Role of Livelihood Platform in Adaptation and Poverty Alleviation Case Study of Turkana District, Kenya
(2016)This paper broadly explores the various socio-economic and political assets in Turkana District in North West, Kenya and how these assets have overtime enhanced successful adaptation and poverty alleviation for the Turkana ... -
Livelihoods Fieldwork. A practical guide on data collection methods in pastoral regions in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2016)This paper presents a practical guide on relevant methods to be applied when carrying out research on pastoral livelihoods. It is apparent in the discussions that no single method could provide a holistic approach in ... -
Live hood Strategies in North-Western Kenya: A Study of Turkana People’s Customary Response to Famine
(2016)This paper analyses the livelihood strategies of Turkana people of North-Western Kenya from the context of cultural modes of existence developed to weather the effects of food crises. The paper makes a thorough assessment ... -
Approaches for Understanding Pastoral Response to Drought and Famine in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2016)Drought and famine in Sub-Saharan Africa is among the leading contributory causes of vulnerability in pastoral communities. This paper discusses approaches that allow understanding of pastoral indigenous adaptive ... -
Food Insecurity in Turkana District, Kenya: A Focus on the Impact of Colonial Rule
(2016)This paper examines the contribution of colonial rule to food insecurity among Turkana pastoralists living in the Turkana District in the arid zone of north-western Kenya. It is argued that food insecurity in Turkana ... -
Treatment of flower farm wastewater effluents using constructed wetlands in lake Naivasha, Kenya
(2016)Lake Naivasha, Kenya, is a fresh water lake currently experiencing severe environmental problems as result of pollution from agricultural effluents and urban water surface runoff, uncontrolled water abstraction, improper ... -
TOWARDS A NATIONAL POLICY ON WASTEWATER REUSE IN KENYA
(2016)Kenya is a water-scarce country with the capital city, Nairobi, receiving less than 100 l/capita/day. Potable water for irrigation and industrial use is generally unavailable, and this calls for alternative water sources. ... -
PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF UNDRAINABLE WATER DAMS UTILIZED FOR FISH REARING IN THE SEMI-ARID NAROMORU AREA, CENTRAL KENYA
(2016)Naromoru is a semiarid area in Central Kenya, occurring on the leeward side of Mt. Kenya. Its water sources include a few permanent rivers such as Nairobi River, intermittent streams and a large number of undrainable ... -
INFLUENCE OF LARGE WOODY DEBRIS ACCUMULATIONS ON MACROINVERTEBRATE DISTRIBUTION IN A LOW ORDER FORESTED TROPICAL STREAM, SAGANA RIVER, KENYA
(2016)Woody debris accumulations are important ecological components in low order forested streams. They provide forage and refuge for a macroinvertebrates, which are key trophic components for riverine fish. The occurrence ... -
Fish Species Composition and Diversity of Small Riverine Ecosystems in the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(2016)Riverine ecosystems in the Lake Victoria Basin (LVB) significantly contribute to the lake’s water budget and aquatic biodiversity. Despite their significance to the lakes fisheries, only limited biodiversity studies have ... -
Effects of irrigated and rain fed conditions on infestation levels of thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) infesting Dolichos lablab (L.) in Eastern Kenya
(2016)Dolichos lablab (L.) is a neglected crop species in Kenya, grown only for subsistence where they are highly adapted to a small range of ecological niches. It is grown under irrigation and rain fed conditions, where ... -
Surviving liberalization: the cooperative movement in Kenya
(2016)The Cooperative Facility for Africa (CoopAfrica) is a regional technical cooperation programme of the ILO contributing to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and the promotion of decent work in Africa by ... -
Cooperatives and the Sustainable Development Goals A contribution to the post-2015 development debate
(2016)As we approach the Millennium Development Goals target date of 2015, regional, national and online thematic consultations have been taking place to frame the post-2015 global development agenda. A consensus on goals, ... -
Social and Solidarity Economy: Our common road towards Decent Work
(2016)After the financial crisis in 2007-2008, some regions and countries, notably in Asia and Latin America, witnessed encouraging and rapid signs of recovery in their real economy, in terms of employment and poverty reduction. ... -
Reinventing the wheel? African cooperatives in a liberalized economic environment
(2016)Cooperative development in Africa can be said to have traversed two main eras: the era of state control and that of liberalization. The first era lasted up to the early 1990s and saw the origin and substantial growth of ... -
The Challenges Posed by Ipomoea kituensis and the Grass-Weed Interaction in a reseeded semi-arid environment in Kenya
(2016)Rehabilitation of denuded patches using perennial grasses has been used extensively in semi-arid environments of Kenya. However, weeds continue to pose an enormous challenge to the success of many rehabilitation programmes. ... -
Role of camel milk in pastoral livelihoods in Kenya: contribution to household diet and income
(2016)Pastoral livestock production in Kenya is subject to unpredictable rainfall and drought occurrences. These adverse climatic conditions have led to vulnerable and insecure pastoral livelihoods. Despite the potential to ...
