ABSTRACT The study arose out of the need to tackle the challenges which emanated from the distortion of money demand and stress on inflation as banking crisis occurred. The challenges include liquidity squeeze and increased interest rate which undermined monetary policy implementation, reduced investment and sharply contracted economic activities. The study estimated the effects of banking crisis on money demand and inflation in Nigeria from 1970Q1 to 2014Q2. The specific objectives we...
Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs) are transforming masculinities in the context of family crises facing the modern family. This is because despite global, regional and national efforts by Governments and other agencies the incidences of family crises such as GBV, separation and divorce still persist. A growing body of literature links negative masculinities with family crises. Specifically this study sought to explore how Kenya Anglican Men Association (KAMA) and Presbyterian Church Men F...
ABSTRACT Acknowledging that women had been marginalized in access to formal financing, the government of Kenya introduced the Women Enterprise Fund (WEF) to provide an alternative, easily accessible and affordable finance. However despite the efforts made by the government, most women enterprises still are not accessing the funds as anticipated in this government endeavors. There has been concern among various stakeholders that even though the government has availed affordable funds for women...
ABSTRACT Pyrethrum production, processing and marketing has been faced with many challenges, evidenced by Kenya losing the top position of global supplier of pyrethrum. Kenya used to control 70% of the global pyrethrum market share. However, the production, processing and marketing of pyrethrum flowers has dwindled in recent years. According to the Pyrethrum Board of Kenya, markets have been lost to other competing countries, while farmers are shifting to alternative crops. While past studies...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this dissertation was to find out the diversity, distribution and abundance of avifauna in respect to habitat types within Kilakala and Bigwa wards in Morogoro. The study was conducted between November and December 2011, by dividing the area into five habitat types which are settlement, farmland, shrubland, woodland and forest. Bird’s abundance and diversity were compared between habitat types also related to habitat features. Point count method was used to collect...
ABSTRACT Financial literacy has been identified as one of the key competencies required for the establishment, management and thriving of SMEs. However, the exact effect financial literacy has on the financial performance of SMEs has not been fully established by the past literature thus the need for further research in this area. This study sought to establish the influence of financial literacy on the financial performance of SMEs in Ruiru sub county, Kiambu County, the specific objectives ...
ABSTRACT Throughout the developing world, the growing availability of consumer credit and the heightened competition between microfinance institutions have made the necessity of borrower information all the more apparent. However, the extent and efficiency of borrower information vary greatly. Borrowers have often used the underlying challenge of information asymmetry to create multiple bad debts in MFIs in Kenya. The purpose of this study therefore was to establish the effect of borrowers‟...
ABSTRACT The major problem facing ruminant livestock production in semi-arid ecological zone is lack of adequate feed and of good quality throughout the year. The problem is more critical in the dry season. In semi-arid ecological zone leaf litter of shrubs and bushes are an important feed resource during the dry season. Grewia bicolor is the main deciduous indigenous browse shrub dominating the western lowland areas of Mwanga district. This study aimed at investigating the influence of seas...
ABSTRACT Poverty has been a critical challenge the world over. Huge amounts of resources and expertise have been invested in poverty reduction policies and projects to address Poverty. Globally, women are more vulnerable to the effects of poverty compared to men and this stifles the wheels of development. Apparently Poverty Reduction Policies through Community projects have significant impacts on poverty. However, there has been a growing concern about the roles that men and women play and t...
ABSTRACT Globalization, international trade and Kenya’s floating foreign exchange rate regime have exposed Kenyan firms to foreign exchange risk. Some Kenyan firms have embraced riskhedging techniques to mitigate any losses potentially arising from the volatility of the Kenyan shilling, while others have not. Against this background, this study sought to assess the effect of foreign exchange risk hedging techniques on the financial performance of listed firms in Kenya. The specific objecti...
ABSTRACT This study sought to explore the effect of Dominion Irrigation Project on the household livelihoods of the residents of South Central Alego. It was motivated by continued agitation on the part of the locals arising from claims of territorial space and unfulfilled promises on the part of the Multinational Corporation. The specific objectives of this study were to: determine the role played by Dominion Irrigation Project on the economic empowerment of the households in the location; es...
ABSTRACT Lending to Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) remains a demanding and challenging activity as there are many factors influencing the performance, growth and sustainability of these ventures. Among them is lack of adequate business skills to manage the business operations effectively. The problem of poor loan repayment by MSEs is increasing. Financial skills are one of the ways which is supposed to assist MSEs to minimize the loan default rate. This study sought to establish the effec...
ABSTRACT The research in its logical flow delved into various areas relating to Public Service ethical values and compliance by staff so as to find solutions to the issue of ethics existing in unscrupulous public servants in Bayelsa State. In order to arrive at the various findings, the combination of questionnaire, interview and personal observation were used for data collation or gathering. To direct the study, two hypotheses were formulated, and to validate the hypotheses or otherwise, a ...
ABSTRACT Village Community Banks aimed to reduce extreme poverty among community group members and enable members share knowledge on how to generate income which could be alternative sources of income rather than depending on illegal exploitation of forest resources for the economic purpose. This study aimed at assessing economic contribution of VICOBA in conserving forest resources. Multistage sampling technique was used to obtain 5 villages adjacent to both Kazimzumbwi and Pugu Forest Rese...
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 ...