ABSTRACT Capital structure has been one of the most controversial issues in the field of finance during the past 40 years. There are a number of existing theories and empirical studies observing patterns involved in choosing a capital structure. However, until now, there is no universally acceptable theory. The purpose of the study was to carry out empirical test, to determine the influence of firm specific factors on the capital structure of Kenyan insurance companies. The study population i...
ABSTRACT Expansion of public day secondary schools was expected to enhance access and provide quality education to students who miss the opportunity to access boarding facilities due to high school fees charged. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of expansion of public day secondary schools in Mumias East and Mumias West Sub-Counties on their internal efficiency between 2010 - 2015. The specific objectives of the study were to: determine the effects of trends in enrolment o...
ABSTRACT Cereals are important crops grown and consumed globally, regionally and locally. However, world cereal yields have declined due to frequent droughts, erratic and unreliable rainfall especially in sub-saharan Africa. Pearl millet accounts for almost half of the global production of the millet species. Therefore, identifying high yielding pearl millet genotypes with farmer preffered traits and adapted to drought stress is key for food security. The objective of the field study was to d...
ABSTRACT Stock prices fluctuations for quoted companies occur daily due to both company specific variables like company earnings with corresponding dividend policies, and multiple macroeconomic variables. This study sought evidence supporting the existence of influence of the selected macro-economic variables of: foreign exchange rate of hard currencies, interest rate and inflation rate on share prices fluctuations based on the weighted average monthly data from January 2008 to December 2012 ...
ABSTRACT Energy affects all aspects of development: social, economic and environmental, including livelihoods, access to water, agricultural productivity, health, population levels and education. Public schools spend a lot of money every year on energy bills. Currently, they are experiencing an exponential increase in student enrolment which puts more pressure on energy needs. This study focuses on cost benefit analysis of different energy sources used in public secondary schools in Mtito And...
ABSTRACT A study was undertaken at Kibwezi division of Kibwezi district to investigate and evaluate the practice and success factors responsible for the range rehabilitation work undertaken by the Dryland Husbandry Project (DHP) in conjunction with local communities. The work involved the identification of most frequently used grasses, through visits and discussions with community groups and key informants. The general objective of this study was to contribute to greater understanding of the ...
ABSTRACT The Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) are considered as the power driving many countries’ economies. Elsewhere, it's been argued that SMEs are the lifeblood of most economies round the world and any government cannot afford to ignore this sector. Access to money capital is a important issue for the success of SMEs significantly in their early years. Industrial banks represent the anchor of the expansion of different sectors by providing them access to credit facilities with...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out the factors affecting the financial performance of micro finance institutions in Kenya. The specific objectives of the study are to find out the effect of leadership style, competition, motivation, banking policy and micro finance supervision on the financial performance of micro finance institutions in Kenya. Secondary data will be collected from various sources including books and past study. The information gathered will be analyzed using...
ABSTRACT A lot of research has been done on employee job satisfaction all over the world by different researchers and scholars. Less research has been conducted on the various factors affecting job satisfaction of health sector employees, with a case study on Narok County Referral Hospital. Therefore, the understanding of these factors are clearly defined and explained, in order to help the hospital administrators to improve performance and satisfaction. The factors have been categorized into...
ABSTRACT This study sought to analyze the impacts of internal marketing on organizational performance a case of SAZ for the period of 2013 to 2015. The researcher assumes that the chosen branch used for the study fairly represented all SAZ branches around Zimbabwe. The research sets to determine the contribution of employee training on service delivery, to explore the effectiveness of internal communication on employee performance and to ascertain the effect of job enrichment on employee per...
Abstract The major objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of sexual reproductive health and rights services among adolescents. The study used wards 5 urban and 24 rural of Shurugwi district as case study and a sample size of 60 respondents was used. Adolescents in secondary schools and out of schools together with service providers, respondents provided rich pooled data that informed the study findings. The researcher employed the qualitative research approach in the study. ...
ABSTRACT Taxation is the key source of revenue that the government of Kenya uses to provide public goods and services to the citizens. Revenue collections have increased over the last decades, though the collections have not been enough to fund the proposed budgets. This results to budget deficits. Raising efficient tax revenues in the country is the main objective for the government, thus it balances the increasing competing development needs and its desire to encourage investments through t...
ABSTRACT Congestion has become one of the major problems in Kisii town. This has led to slowing down and delay of several activities in town. Congestion is caused when there is no smooth flow of traffic or the available public spaces like streets, walking paths and parking areas are not developed well enough to serve the number of people who intend to use it. The study tries to connect this to poor urban design of the town. The study then breaks down urban design to streets, public spaces and...
Abstract The prevalence of contract farming in the cotton industry of Zimbabwe implies that it has become the dominant marketing system. Even the independently produced cotton is eventually sold to the contracting cotton companies owing to enacted regulations which compel all prospective cotton buyers to finance production through contract farming to be licensed to purchase seed cotton from farmers. However, the prevailing seed cotton marketing system is riddled with challenges characterise...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the extent to which Information Communication Technology (ICT) is being embraced by the elderly teachers and school administrators in rural secondary schools in Gokwe South District. The review of literature indicated that central to the embracing of ICT in rural secondary schools are aspects such as, ICT literacy among teachers and administrators, attitude of the elderly teachers, infrastructural developments and community involvement. Des...