Theses & Dissertations: Recent submissions
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Implications of pricing guidelines on the quality of education Of sub-county secondary Schools in Busia county, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)The academic performance of public secondary schools in Busia County in the national examinations has been declining for the past three consecutive years below the national mean scores of 3.96 in 2018, 4.30 in 2019 and ... -
Community financing of public secondary schools and its effect on academic achievement in Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)The constitution of Kenya 2010 provided for free and compulsory basic education as a human right to every Kenyan Child. Studies have shown evidence that increasing the provision of institutional materials is the most cost ... -
Ensembles of machine learning models for detecting writing style changes at the sentence level
(Maseno university, 2024)Establishing the exact number of authors collaborating in writing a document is the focus of writing styles change detection models. However, existing writing style change detection models fail to adequately detect writing ... -
Mediating effect of cash flow on the relationship between portfolio management and financial performance of insurance firms listed in the Nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Globally, Financial Performance of listed insurance companies reflects steady growth, which has over time varied across economies. For developing economies like Africa, the performance has revealed weaker growth reflected ... -
Social entreprenuership strategies, social innovation and resilience of one-acre fundhousehold livelihoods in Kakamega County, Kenya.
(Maseno university, 2024)One Acre fund programme a social entrepreneurship was introduced in Western Kenya to help improve maize production on one acre pieces of land. Reports indicate increase of 20% to 30% in maize production of 3000 to 4000 ... -
Influence of regulations, infrastructure and gender interactions along food corridors on food access in Kisumu city, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Inefficiencies linked to regulations, infrastructure and gender interactions within food corridors serving urban areas have compromised urban food access; a key component of urban food security. Conversely, studies in ... -
Effect of pediatric HIV disclosure training on art adherence by HIV positive children aged 6-10 years in Homa Bay County, Kenya by 2018
(Maseno university, 2024)Anti-retroviral therapy (ART) adherence by school-aged children is highly dependent on them knowing their HIV status, which can only happen by a disclosure process facilitated by their caregivers. Homa Bay County is among ... -
Performance management in the relationship between transactional rewards and employee performance at teachers’ service commission, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Teachers Service Commission, Kenya (TSC) has struggled to offer quality service to teachers in Kenya. In particular, it adopted performance management besides transactional rewards for its secretariat staff in 2005/2006 ... -
Effect of idiosyncratic risks and earnings quality on volatility of stock returns amongst firms quoted at the Nairobi securites exchange
(Maseno university, 2024)Globally, extreme levels of stock return volatility at the capital markets result to inefficiency in capital utilization and reduction in liquidity by firms. Locally, stock returns volatility at the NSE has led to a ... -
Effectiveness of peer education on increasing awareness and Uptake of colorectal cancer screening among residents Of Mt. Elgon sub county, Bungoma County, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Globally, Colorectal Cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of mortality with a slight preponderance to populations in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). CRC accounted for 10.2% of all cancers and 8.2% of all cancer deaths ... -
Assessment of teacher participation in english curriculum development in secondary schools in Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Teacher participation in curriculum development is a decision-making process widely recognized as an avenue to tapping on teachers’ knowledge and experience gained from constant interaction with learners and the curriculum ... -
Effect of financial innovations on financial performance of commercial Banks in Kenya
(Maseno university, 2024)Commercial banking industry in all economies have been facing increased performance fluctuations due to high competition, interest rate changes, high credit risk, exchange rate fluctuations and liquidity problems. To ... -
Influence of corporate governance practices, ownership concentration and firm size on financial performance of firms listed at Nairobi securities exchange, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Financial status of firms listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange from 2016 -2020 showed a decrease in revenue of Ksh -89.671 billion, a decrease in market capitalization of Ksh-294.91 billion and a downward trend in the NSE ... -
Assessment of integration of e-resources in teaching and learning of english language in public secondary schools In kakamega county, kenya
(Maseno University, 2021)Integration of e-resources in education enhanced growth of knowledge based society. It created positive impact on curriculum implementation. Kenya invested in technology considerably with a belief to support and transform ... -
Mchango wa Ushairi wa Kiganda katika kuendeleza umitindo wa Ushairi wa Kiswahili: Mfano wa ufundishaji wa ushairi katika wilaya ya Mukono-nchini Uganda
(Maseno University, 2023)Wanafunzi wengi nchini Uganda wanachukulia utanzu wa ushairi wa Kiswahili kuwa mgumu na wanapata ugumu huo katika kujifunza ushairi wa Kiswahili.Ugumu katika ujifunzaji wa ushairi wa Kiswahili umesababisha matokeo mabaya ... -
Synthesis and characterization of municipal waste incinerator fly ash based Geopolymers for the removal of Endosulfan from water: kinetics, isotherms, and thermodynamics
(Maseno University, 2023)Endosulfan is a broad spectrum organochlorine insecticide which acts as a contact poison for controlling a wide variety of insects. However, extensive and uncontrolled use of insecticides leads to water pollution. ... -
An analysis of effect of unethical practices on supply chain Performance among county governments in Kenya, a case of County Government of Kisumu
(Maseno University, 2023)All government agencies have fallen victim to procurement irregularities at some point. The Auditor General's report for Kisumu County for the fiscal years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 details improper contract awards, payments ... -
An analysis of the effect of supplier relationship management Practices on procurement performance among counties in Kenya. A case of Kakamega county government
(Maseno University, 2023)Signs of poorly managed supplier relationships include late delivery, subpar goods, duplicated raw materials, and repeated legal threats from suppliers owing to unpaid invoices. The firm risks losing both its most valuable ... -
Effect of supplier evaluation on procurement performance of Public hospitals in Kisumu, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Supplier Evaluation is key to the overall service delivery in an organization more so in the service industries where quality and timely service delivery is considered critical. Many of the procurement functions in the ... -
Factors associated with exclusive breast feeding among formally employed women seeking maternal and child health services at Kenyatta national Hospital, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Kenyan prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding is currrently at 60% which is a slight decline from 61% in 2014 and still falls short of the World Health Organization recommendation for global coverage. At Kenyatta National ...