MUT REPOSITORY: Recent submissions
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Epidemiological patterns of Rift Valley Fever from diverse habitats during an extreme unprecedented flooding of Lake Baringo basin, Kenya, 2012-2013
(East African Journal of Science, Technology and Innovation, Vol. 2 (3): June 2021, 2021)Mosquitoes’ ecology and associated arboviruses are heavily influenced by precipitation and retention of water in the environment. In 2011 and 2014, unprecedented floods occurred in Lake Baringo basin inundating approximate ... -
Staycation motivation
(2022-07)Staycation is largely associated with “vacationing at home”. It is coined from the words: ‘stay’ and ‘vacation’. The blending combines initial segment of the first word “stay” with final segment of the other “cation”. The ... -
Maladaptation
(2022-07)Climate change remains one for the greatest challenge facing humanity in the 21st century and beyond. Whereas the impact of climate change cuts across all sectors of the economy climate sensitive industries like tourism ... -
Bleisure typologies
(2022-07)The origin of tourism dates back to the end of the 18th century when the western tradition organized travels to support infrastructure and sight-seeing in the cities of ancient Greece and Rome. In the 21st century modern ... -
Compensation
(2022-07)Relating to human resource function, compensation (often referred to as pay, wage, salary) is the monetary and non-monetary reward offered to an employee in exchange of their contribution to labour. The contributions can ... -
Sustainable Adaptation
(2022-07)Sustainable-adaptation is defined as adaptation measures and strategies aimed to reduce vulnerability and enhance resilience of an individual, society or system without compromising social justice and environmental integrity ... -
Immovable cultural heritage
(2022-07)Cultural heritage expresses the way of life of a community over generations. It answers questions through research and archives of the remains of the past for scientific and historic purposes. Cultural heritage has survived ... -
The Role of Integrating Audio-Visual Media to Teaching and Learning in Public Primary Teacher Training Colleges in Kenya
(International Journal of Education and Research Vol. 10 No. 1 January 2022, 2022)The paper dwells on the role of integrating audio-visual media to teaching and learning. The rationale is based on the view that properly designed media add value to a teaching environment. Integrating audio-visual media ... -
Land use effects on termite assemblages in Kenya
(Heliyon, 2021)Termites perform key ecological functions and they also cause crop damage. Land use change resulting from agricultural intensification can result in changes in termite species diversity and abundance. Termite species occurring ... -
The moderating effect of the political commitment on the relationship between strategic management approach and performance of county governments in Kenya
(IOSR Journal of Business and Management (IOSR-JBM) Volume 23, Issue 3. Ser. II (March 2021), PP 01-06, 2021)This study was to appraise the effect of political commitment on performance of county governments in Kenya. Questionnaire was the data collection instrument used to collect primary data from seven counties identified by ... -
DIVISION OR DIALOGUE. GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE ON THE MANAGEMENT OF CATTLE RUSTLING AMONG PASTORAL COMMUNITIES IN KENYA
(African Journal of Emerging Issues (AJOEI). Vol (4), Issue 2, Pg. 31-41, 2022)Purpose of the study: The study focused on how the Kenyan government utilizes state-based policies in the management of cattle rustling among pastoral communities and the extent to which the policy leads to division or ... -
Strategies to overcome the damages caused by covid-19 in the hotel industry
(2022-01)The year 2019 saw the emergence of the covid-19 pandemic that has led to low customer demand, reduced revenue, job losses and business closures in the hotel industry. Studies indicate that the hospitality industry is not ... -
Investigating the influence of business events experience on international visitors’ perceived destination image: The case of Kenya
(Journal of Convention & Event Tourism, 22:5, 384-406,, 2021)Tourism destinations’ in Africa continue to experience stereotypes, prejudice and negative images. These are further amplified and reinforced by international media. International business events provide an opportunity to ... -
Sports Tourism Events and Socio-economic Well-being of the Host Communities: Motivations and Benefits from an Emerging Destination
(Events and Tourism Review, 4(1), 30-42., 2021)Travel and tourism industry has been considered as a major catalyst for local community development. As an alternative way of involving the host community in tourism activities directly, sports tourism aims to enable the ... -
Nesting success of Sharpe’s Longclaw (Macronyx sharpei Jackson, 1904) around the grasslands of lake Ol’bolossat Nyandarua, Kenya
(Threatened Taxa, 14(1), 20461–20468, 2022)Sharpe’s Longclaw Macronyx sharpei is an endangered Kenyan endemic bird restricted to high-alttude grasslands with long tussocks. The species occurs on the grasslands surrounding Lake Ol’Bolossat in Nyandarua, Kenya, an ... -
CULTURAL TOURISM DESTINATION
(Edward Elgar, 2022-07)Cultural tourism is defined by UNWTO (1985) as a movement of people essentially for cultural motivations. Cultural tourism is cocreated at cultural tourism destinations where travellers are engaged with cultural assets. ... -
Effect of carbonization on the surface and influence on heavy metal removal by water hyacinth stem-based carbon
(Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, 2021)Purpose – The aim of this study is to examine the effect of carbonization on the surface and its influence on heavy metal removal by water hyacinth based carbon. Design/methodology/approach – Dried water hyacinth stem ... -
EFFECT OF PROCUREMENT SKILLS ON APPLICATION OF PROCUREMENT LAW. SURVEY OF TRANS-NZOIA COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOLS
(American International Journal of Business Management (AIJBM). Volume 5, Issue 01, 2022)This research considered the effect procurement skills on the application of Public Procurement and Disposal Act (PPDA,2015) and its relevant regulations. 900 members of the tenderevaluation committee formed the study ... -
Integrating Electronic Information Sharing in Supply Chain for Organization Performance of Parastatals in Nakuru County, Kenya
(2021-09)In this Information Age, the world is an informational hub where information is available everywhere almost instantaneously and the supply chain benefits greatly from the flow of it. The main aim of the study was to ...
