ABSTRACT Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) is an important sub sector for the Kenyan economy like many other developing countries since it employs about 85% of the Kenyan workforce (about 7.5million Kenyans of the current total employment). The current constitutional framework and the new Micro and Small Enterprise Act 2012 provide a new window of opportunity through which the evolution of SMEs can be realized through the devolution framework, however, the impact of devolution on SMEs deve...
ABSTRACT SMEs are considered key drivers of socio-economic development and competitiveness due to their multifaceted contributions to the economy. Despite the crucial role they play in the economy, SMEs face various challenges that stifle their potential and contribution to socio-economic development. Manufacturing SMEs are critical in Kenya’s development and yet remain uncompetitive, characterised by production of less diversified products, stagnated growth and contribution and low surviva...
ABSTRACT A great proportion of the population living in urban areas of Kenya especially in Nairobi City County reside within the informal settlements. These informal settlements are prone to water related challenges such as failure to access piped and safe water. It is this situation that has continued to attract attention of governmental and non-governmental organizations which have kept on supporting water related projects to solve such menace. Available information revealed that over 50 pe...
ABSTRACT Business organizations strive to grow and increase their sales and profits. Growth is imperative and not an option as such turning a small company into a big one is never easy. Therefore, companies have to adopt suitable growth strategies to boost performance. The stiff competition among the various milk-processing firms in Kenya has led to collapse of some of diary firms. In efforts of growing and increasing profitability, companies in the milk-processing sector have adopted various...
ABSTRACT Public participation is viewed as a mechanism by which the citizens contribute towards governance and service delivery. This study has taken interest in public participation with a bias towards service delivery at the County Government of Nairobi. The study was informed by continuous lawsuits and complaints that the County Government of Nairobi was not considering the views of the public before developing its services. The objectives will be to: examine the awareness of public partic...
ABSTRACT In the current climate, competition in the banking industry is intense, with new financial service providers emerging all the time. Quality of service is seen more than ever as a key differentiator in the marketplace. One question relates to whether automated, telephone and Internet banking represent positive change and are delivering enhanced service quality. Whilst technology can save time and money and eliminate errors, thereby addressing certain issues associated with changi...
Abstract The Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) is to streamline management of finance resources in organizations where there is unplanned expenditure resulting to huge pending bills, misappropriation of county funds, and mismanagement of cash flows. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Integrated Financial Management Information System Trainings and Management of public funds in Nyamira County, Kenya. The specific objectives of the study were: to...
ABSTRACT Manufacturing SMEs play a crucial role in building and sustaining the economy in Kenya. They ensure that goods and services are provided to the citizens, reduction of poverty and promotion of other sectors of the economy. Despite their importance, manufacturing SMEs in Kericho County continue to perform poorly. Majority of the manufacturing SMEs (seventy two percent) recorded return on capital employed of less than five percent with only twenty eight percent of SMEs generating return...
ABSTRACT In a digital information-based economy, governments must modernize to survive or risk becoming irrelevant. In Kenya, e-governance is being used as one of the government’s strategy cornerstone for enhancing accessibility of services to citizens. However, despite the increasing adoption of e-governance, researchers conclude that low uptake and use of the available online services has been witnessed in Kenya. This study sought to examine determinants of how government online services ...
ABSTRACT Sustainability of community based and managed rural water supplies in Kenya remains a challenge. In spite of concerted efforts to transfer ownership of rural water supplies to beneficiary communities and increasing participation of the communities in the operation and maintenance of these facilities, more than a third of all rural water supplies fail within three years of development. The purpose of this research was to investigate the factors that moderate the effect of various comm...
ABSTRACT Performance has remained poor in most of the public secondary schools in Kenya. This is despite the government’s commitment to improve standards of education through the constitution of school board of management (BOM).The strategic approaches by the BOMs can be attributed to the performance of public secondary schools. This study therefore purposed to examine strategic actions of boards of management and the performance of public secondary schools in Nakuru County Kenya. The study...
ABSTRACT This study was an assessment of the effects of older persons cash transfer funds on the well-being of the elderly in Kibera informal settlements,Nairobi County,Kenya.The study was guided by the following objectives: to establish the recipients of OPCT program in Kibera informal settlements; examine the different implications of OPCT funds on the well being of the elderly;establish challenges that OPCT program face in addressing the needs of the elderly; and identify the best strategi...
Abstract River catchments sustain human civilization and related biodiversity. The numerous resource bases from river catchments include: drinking water supply, abstraction of water for agriculture, for hydropower generation, recreation, transport, construction materials and fishing. However, despite their value to mankind river catchments are under pressure and are facing degradation and threat from communities and from climate change. Kasikeu River catchment is located within the Kilungu ca...
Abstract Effects of marketing Mix elements on sales performance of automotive fuels in Kenya have not received sufficient attention. This knowledge gap inspires this proposed study. The broad objective is to examine how product, price, promotion and place can applied to increase sales volume of automotive fuels especially regular, super, and diesel in Nakuru town. A survey of selected service stations in the town is chosen to determine the effects of the 4 Ps on sales performance of the produ...
ABSTRACT Kenya seeks to meet the Millennium Development Goals, under the guidance of The Kenya Vision 2030. The leading challenge to this course remains the soaring debt servicing obligations, capturing a significant portion of the national budget. Kenya has been borrowing externally at higher rates and continually expanding the debt ceiling. The government will therefore in future spend a significant portion of its revenue repaying the debts at the cost of important local investment. The gov...