Although maternal deaths have declined significantly worldwide, women are still dying from pregnancy or childbirth related complications. A total of about 32,021 women of reproductive age in Kenya died in 2013, 6,632 of whom died of pregnancy associated complications. Garissa County was rated at position 14 out of 47 counties in Kenya with high burden of maternal deaths in 2014. Against this backdrop, the present study sought to assess the uptake of maternal health care services as envisioned...
This research work is based on the study of the primary texts; Masuji Ibuse’s Black Rain (1970) and Kenzaburo Oe’s The Silent Cry (1967). It seeks to examine how the funerary symbols appear, are employed and their significance in the two selected novels. The research also looks at the influence that funerary symbols have on plot, characterization and themes in the texts. A writer uses one form of communication over another in his or her work for a reason. An interrogation of available sch...
Advertisements assume an important role as they introduce products and services to consumers. They are often considered by marketers as the ground-breaking informants on any new products and services to target consumers. They take a particular stance in relation to the products they parade. This study was motivated by the fact that in spite of the fact that Gĩkũyũ adverts are on radio, television and other channels of communication, advertisements from Inooro radio have not been studied wi...
This study is an OT investigation of the morpho-phonology of English loanwords in Kitigania, a dialect of Kiimeru language. The subject of loanwords and adaptation is pivoted on the assumption that Kitigania has had a long time contact with the English language. This English-Kiimeru language contact can be traced back to the coming of missionaries to Kenya in the late 1890’s and the subsequent colonial experience. The study therefore endeavours to: identify English loanwords in Kitigania; i...
Military personnel worldwide Kenya included are engaged in long and protracted operations in faraway places from home. During such deployments, physical separation, poor communication, loneliness, confusion, uncertainty, temptation, rumors, financial problems including risk of injury and death take place thereby affecting the psychosocial well-being of families that are left at home. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Kenya Defense Forces military deployment on the psy...
This study examines the prepositional phrase in Dholuo. It is anchored on the following three objectives: to describe the structure of the PP in Dholuo, to identify the syntactic functions of the PP in Dholuo and to explain the PP in Dholuo within the X-bar. The study employed the descriptive research design which is qualitative in nature because it determines and reports things the way they are. Sampling for this study was done in stages. First, the study employed stratified sampling to arri...
This study investigated the challenges experienced by infertile individuals amongst the Agikuyu community in Kieni West Division. The study was based on the premise that there are many causes of infertility, many psycho-social as well as economic challenges faced by infertile persons in the Gikuyu Community. These challenges are being experienced even when many initiatives at international and national levels have been put in place to elevate the status of all people. The study identified mec...
Tobacco production has shifted to low-and middle-income countries with significant increase in Africa. Main tobacco growing countries in Africa are also among the world’s poorest countries. In Kenya, 80% tobacco production is taking place in Migori County where approximately 28,000 small‐scale farmers grow tobacco on 7,100 hectares of land. Whereas tobacco industry argue that tobacco cultivation is a lucrative economic venture for smallholder farmers, evidence show that tobacco cultivat...
abstract Tourism, the temporary movement of people from their areas of domicile and back, has brought many socio-economic benefits in many developing countries with limited options for development. The Kenyan Government Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper of 200 Irecognized the tourism industry as one of the best means of poverty reduction due to the high multiplier effect of tourism on every facet of the economy. Unfortunately, these benefits are often accompanied by negative social and enviro...
ABSTRACT Leadership style can lead to the achievement or downfall of the business. The banking industry in Kenya has experienced first rate modifications introduced about via globalization, liberalization, intense competition amongst competitors, converting regulatory hints, generation, and more stressful clients. Those adjustments within the dynamic enterprise environment require leadership which can permit each the people and the enterprise to adapt and achieve success. The maximum commonp...
ABSTRACT The current dynamic working environment and stiff competition in the market necessitates that organization adopt flexible, adaptive and competitive techniques to be able to adjust to dynamism in market conditions Employees are the most key asset in any organization and its prospect success depends on more involvement of their employees to stir creativity and innovation. Involving employees can improve the organization in many ways like in creativity, changes in behaviour at work, a...
Abstract This study presents an investigation on characteristics of stammering and fluency enhancing strategies used by teachers in Kibirigwi Special School. The first objective of this study was to describe characteristics of stammering in pupils who stammer. The second objective was to investigate stammering severity in these pupils and finally to determine fluency enhancing strategies the teachers adopt to improve fluency in pupils who stammer. In this study the ex post facto research de...
ABSTRACT This study sought to establish whether there was any significant influence on employee performance owing to the existing employee retention practices put in placein the Administration Police Service within Nyandarua County. This study’s objectives were; to find out the effect of training and development on employee performance in Administration Police Service Nyandarua County, to establish the effect of compensation on employee performance in Administration Police Service, Nyanda...
ABSTRACT In 2002, the primary school curriculum in Kenya was revised. The curriculum requires coverage of emerging and cultural issues such as HIV/AIDS education, children rights, gender responsiveness, technology, integrity and environmental education. Mother tongue as a subject taught in lower primary is used to guide and orientate learners towards their culture, customs and accepted values of their society. It plays an important role in the teaching of emerging and cultural issues since l...
ABSTRACT In Kenya despite the fact that various recommendations from task forces have been implemented on indiscipline in secondary schools, more cases of indiscipline have continued to be reported. Since boys and girls are socialized differently, by the time they go· to school, they have different behaviours and probably that might lead to having different forms and causes of indiscipline. The types and causes of indiscipline were discussed wider the following categories; types / causes o...