ABSTRACT Youths have the potential to engage in Agri–business but most of them view Agri– business as a petty job resulting to mass unemployment. The general objective of this research was to analyze the assessment of factors influencing youth participation in Agribusiness in Kericho County. The specific objectives were; to assess influence of youth attitudes towards youth participation in Agri-business in Kericho County, to establish the influence of access to credit facility towards yo...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to evaluate predictors of computerized fraud among commercial banks in Kenya. The specific objectives were; to explore the effect of Quality Management, employee’s behavior anomalies and operational red flags on computerized financial fraud in commercial bank in Kenya. The study was anchored on two theories namely theory of mindset and fraud triangle theory. The study employed a descriptive design. The study used Primary data. A target populati...
ABSTRACT Devolution in Kenya took shape in 2013 after the general elections. This was in effect to the promulgated Kenyan 2010 constitution. There are 47 county governors who were elected and this changed the structure from the national government to the county government. These changed the formal scheme of relations, communications, decision making processes, procedures and systems which allow an organization to develop its functions and achieve its objectives. These could affect the employ...
ABSTRACT Today‟s organizational environment has become very competitive, increasingly uncertain and fast changing and hence, organizations need to plan and be flexible enough to accommodate the ever-changing environment. Due to that constant change, organizations need to adapt so as to strategically exploit emerging opportunities to ensure survival and success. Procurement strategy implementation is a process of implementing policies, programs and action plans that allows a firm to utilize...
ABSTRACT Commercial banks have continued to implement Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) in order to keep up with the competition and changing consumer needs and wants in the competitive business environment with the aim of gaining competitive advantage. Integration of ICT with the organization’s strategies has become a driving force of competition among financial institutions in Kenya towards achieving improved service efficiency and effectiveness. The study aimed to evaluate...
Abstract Information Communication Technology (ICT) is used in different areas. The common factor is its acceptance as a technology for facilitating transfer of information by use of electronic mode. Financial management automation is where financial activities are computerization from the preparation of the budget all the way to budget execution using an integrated financial management system. Despite the significance of automating of financial management, the audit report of Meru County go...
ABSTRACT Cereals enterprises have been witnessing declining in performance, this has resulted to some of them running out of business. In every country entrepreneurship growth is being witnessed as a result of response to advancement in technology and global competitiveness. It is against this background that this study was undertaken in order to examine factors influencing growth of cereals enterprises owned by women in Nkubu Town in Meru County. The study was guided by the following specif...
ABSTRACT Changing family values and migration into cities has seen many Kenyans live away from their aging parents making it hard to fulfil their traditional role of caring for them. This has contributed to the rapid growth of homes for the aged in the country especially in Nairobi County. The purpose of the study was to investigate selected psychosocial factors affecting wellness of the elderly persons admitted in homes for the elderly in Nairobi county.The study focused on three psychosoci...
ABSTRACT The role of the third-tier of government in societal development has become broader, deeper and even more sophisticated in the current dispensation. Thanks to the numerous reforms which have been visited on local government within the last few decades. In spite of this however, the performance of the third-tier so far in developing the society, more especially the grassroots has been quite unsatisfactory. It is in the light of this that this work dwelt on the control mechanisms and ...
ABSTRACT Employee turnover is a critical aspect in the operations and survival of the organization hence the management should take into consideration when putting in place guideline and other strategic plans to ensure turnover is minimized in order to meet organizational set targets. This study scrutinized the moderating effect of religious beliefs on relationship between employee reward and turnover in private hospitals of Samburu County. The objectives of the study were to investigate the...
ABSTRACT This research investigated whether there exists an association between the financial management practices put in place by the Kenyan football clubs and their financial stability. The specific research objectives guided the study by establishing the influence of investment practices, financial reporting framework, working capital management and financing activities on stability of football clubs in Kenya. The underpinning theories include: Agency theory, game theory in sports and con...
ABSTRACT The overall objective of the research was to assess the factors leading to loan defaulting among Sacco’s in Kirinyaga County. Loan appraisal system, the effect of management to loan defaulting, loan policy and loan use were independent variables, while loan default was the dependent variable. The specific objectives of this study was to establish the effect of loan appraisal system to loan defaulting by SACCO client, to establish the effect of management of the SACCO in relation t...
ABSTRACT This study interrogates the role of politics in tuberculosis (TB) control services in Rivers State, Nigeria. It raises questions about how the exercise of political power through the nature of the allocation and distribution of resources affects the effective implementation of the tuberculosis control programme in Rivers State, and its attendant implications for the populace. It draws on both qualitative and quantitative methods such as content analysis of documents and questionnair...
ABSTRACT Cash transfer program has been identified by most developing countries as an important component of social protection however; the program has experienced challenges in the implementation process. This study aimed at establishing the relationship between four capacity building strategies; training, technology, knowledge sharing and stakeholder partnership and performance of cash transfer program in Nairobi county- Kenya with an intention of helping the Government of Kenya and other ...
ABSTRACT This study was aimed at establishing the relationship between capital adequacy framework and financial performance of deposit taking savings and credit cooperatives societies in Kenya. There is a declining trend of deposit taking SACCOs in Kenya. In 2016,164 SACCOs were licensed to operate as deposit taking SACCOs in Kenya. The study intention was to conduct a census survey but the responses were less. Only 111 deposit taking societies responded. The government had introduced vari...