ABSTRACT Substance abuse has become a major challenge in secondary schools in Kenya. A study carried out in Kenya observed that 20% of adolescents aged between 12 and 22 years smoke cigarettes, 9% smoke bhang while 23% drink commercial beer and spirits. This is the age in which most youths are in schools and colleges. The aim of this study was to find out the incidence and extent of drug abuse among secondary school students in coast Province, Kenya. This information is useful in developing s...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to empirically investigate the effect of capital structure on financial sustainability of deposit-taking micro finance institutions (DTMs) in Kenya. The specific objectives were to determine the impact of debt on the financial sustainability of DTMs in Kenya, to assess the influence of retained earnings on the financial sustainability of DTMs in Kenya, to examine the effect of ordinary share capital on the financial sustainability of MFIs in Kenya, an...
ABSTRACT Despite the efforts of the medical society and health staff alongside the advancements in medical technologies, patients’ dissatisfaction and complaints remain a norm rather than an exception in Kenya today. Effective training programs create desired knowledge, skills, attitudes and abilities of the employees to perform well on the job and impact employee motivation and commitment. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of in-service training and service delivery in pub...
ABSTRACT Control System is a critical human resource management function intended to align employee effort to organizational goals. A well designed and implemented Control System has the potential of helping managers improve performance of employees. The study examined the effect of Control System on performance Metric of the Teachers Service Commission staff in Nairobi, Kenya. Components of Control System studied were participation of employees, facilitation, measurement process and feedback...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to determine how river discharge and sediment yield in the basin is influenced by variations in rainfall and land use land cover change. The study was based on the analysis of hydrological and meteorological data archived by the Water Resources Authority (WRA) and the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD), respectively. The river discharge, Total Suspended Sediment Concentration (TSSC) and sediment yield data was collected from established river ga...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the organizational factors affecting development of strategic plan among SMEs in Machakos Town in Kenya. Statement problem of this study evolved on the fact that SMEs have suffered in one way or the other from lack of or poorly developed strategic plans and are well aware of the negative impact. The objectives of this study were to; explore the influence of human resources, organizational culture and information systems on development of strat...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate factors that influence economic growth in Kenya. This study was guided by such objectives as to determine how inflation, unemployment and population growth influence growth of the economy of Kenya. The study adopted both quantitative and qualitative research approaches to explain the interplay of both endogenous and exogenous variables to bring about an effect on the economic growth of Kenya. The area of study is the whole of Kenya, a coun...
ABSTRACT Development of the real estate sector immensely contributes to the economic growth and development of the country through upgrading the living standards of the people by providing better infrastructural facilities, social amenities, telecommunication facilities and better housing. Kenya in recent years has experienced a surge in the growth of real estate in the suburbs of its major towns and cities. This has been brought about by the increasing pressure for modern housing units from ...
ABSTRACT Public Universities are currently facing challenges in retaining talent. This has been crucial to the changing prospects and potentials of knowledge formation and learning. Organizations loose key talent for many reasons; lack of job satisfaction, poor reward systems and management, poor organizational policies, lack of opportunities for growth, training and development, lack of work life balance with regard to work life conflicts and poor working conditions. Retention of employees h...
ABSTRACT In order for organizations to compete favorably in the current global economy, they need to invest heavily in employee retention practices. Former Western Province Counties in Kenya have been experiencing acute employees shortage due to their inability to attract and retain qualified personnel. This has resulted to poor county government performance resulting to; delays in projects initiation and completion, missing revenue collection targets, and poor service delivery to the citizen...
ABSTRACT The main goal of every banking institution is to operate profitably in order to maintain stability and sustainable growth. External and internal economic environments are viewed as critical drivers for bank performance. The main purpose of this study was to determine the effects of bank specific factors on the financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya for a period of 5 years, starting from the year 2011 to 2015. The dependent variable under investigation was return on assets...
ABSTRACT With the growing competition of globalization, strategic decision makers have been faced with the competing interests of external and internal stakeholders such as greater diversity in corporate governance and maximizing financial performance. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of board characteristics on financial performance among Deposit Taking Microfinance Institutions (DTMFI`s) in Nairobi County. This study focused on board characteristics: the board size, b...
ABSTRACT The Kenyan SACCO business plays a key role in contributing to the country‟s savings, that has boosted social development and the economy. Co-operative societies in Kenya may be traced to the pre-independence times with initiation of development in the time immediately after the country gained independence. Most SACCOs in Machakos begin and fail to reach the breakeven point and thus end up closing down. It is against this backdrop, that this study sought to interrogate the effects o...
ABSTRACT Mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit is produced and consumed globally, regionally, and locally. The fruit is a potential source of essential nutrients including potassium, phosphorous, magnesium and is an excellent source of vitamin A and C. Mangoes can also be sold to earn income. However, most smallholder mango farmers in Matinyani Sub-county experience lack of clean planting materials, inadequate production technologies, inadequate mango varieties with long production cycles and poo...
ABSTRACT Ensuring food security is a global significant challenge despite struggles to increase agricultural productivity, food distribution and identify appropriate policy interventions to cub food shortage. The recent recurrent incidences of food deficit in Kenya have placed the nation among the 20 most food insecure countries in the world. Food insecurity in the country is a prevalent issue since approximately 84% the country’s landmass is covered by arid and semi-arid land. Achieving su...