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Determinants of adoption of safe Water, sanitation and hygiene practices in Agoro West location, central Nyakach division, Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)Provision of safe water, adequate sanitation and hygiene has been lauded as one way of preventing diarrhoeal infections and improving health especially in developing countries. However, lack of safe water, inadequate ... -
Determinants of Career Paths of Ecotourism and Hospitality Management Graduates of Maseno University
(Maseno University, 2012)In the recent past, there has been an influx of hospitality management university graduate employees into non hospitality organizations in Kenya. However, the main causes of this career change have not been examined. The ... -
Determinants of credit accessibility in the informal sector: the Case of smallholder businesses in Migori county, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2022)The informal sector, estimated to constitute 98% of businesses in Kenya, represents 83% of total employment and created 768,000 new jobs which represents 90.7% of total new jobs created in 2019 alone. Despite the critical ... -
The Determinants Of Inflation In The Kenyan Economy
(Maseno University, 2015)ABSTRACT Since 2003, the monetary policy in Kenya has pursued inflation targeting policy that pegs the desired inflation rate at 5 per cent. However, Inflation targets in Kenya have been missed frequently and the CBK has ... -
The determinants of inflation in the Kenyan economy
(Maseno University, 2015)Since 2003, the monetary policy in Kenya has pursued inflation targeting policy that pegs the desired inflation rate at 5 per cent. However, Inflation targets in Kenya have been missed frequently and the CBK has been ... -
Determinants of Liquidity Levels of Commercial Banks Listed on Nairobi Securities Exchange in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2015)Liquidity level in the financial sector is key to financial intermediation, economic growth and economic sustainability and key to all nations in the world. This is evident in the development of guidelines and policies ... -
Determinants of research uptake in the preparation of taxation Policy in Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2023)Taxation is important in mobilizing resources for governments. Efforts by County Government of Kisumu to enhance resource mobilization through taxation have had challenges of unmet revenue targets, unorganized tax system, ... -
Determination of actuarial costing on non-remitted Contribution for a defined contribution scheme
(Maseno University, 2019)Income accrued from Retirement Bene ts Fund is an exceptionally important component of every working individual's life cycle globally. The major sources of such income are: unfunded state pensions; funded private pensions; ... -
Determination of effective combinations of selected local materials for treatment of borehole water and to compare their effeciency with municipal water treatment technology
(Maseno University, 2016)Use of contaminated water risks human lives hence should be treated to meet drinking water quality guidelines. The most applied technique is municipal water treatment technology (MWTT) though inaccessible in peri-urban/rural ... -
Difference in difference method to impact Evaluation: a case study of fruiting Africa Project
(Maseno University, 2019)Development programs designed to address particular global challenges are facing increasing pressure to demonstrate their impact on the targeted com munities. The method mostly used to measure impact of development ... -
Differences in Antibacterial resistance profiles and genes between Escherichia coli isolates from humans and black rhinoceros in Lambwe Valley, Kenya.
(Maseno University, 2018)Antimicrobials have been in use for decades in disease management, but emergence of resistant pathogens such as Escherichia coli have rendered its future of concern to public health. Increased human-wildlife interaction ... -
Differences in Growth Rate of African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) And Plankton Diversity Between Ponds Fertilized by Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers
(Maseno University, 2018)Aquaculture offers opportunity for safeguarding local and global food security in the face of declining capture fisheries. However, agrochemicals used in aquaculture negatively impact biodiversity through pollution effects ... -
A differential analysis of contributing factors to Juvenile delinquency in Busia township location, Busia county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2013)The term juvenile delinquency has a very extensive meaning and includes rebellious and hostile behavior of children and adolescents and their attitude of indifference towards society. Juvenile delinquency is a problem ... -
The differing worldviews on childlessness between the Catholic Church and the Luo community in Kisumu diocese-Kenya
(Maseno university, 2015)Infertility in marriage is generally viewed as something unfortunate. Each community desires to have itself perpetuated through the birth of children. The traditional Luo society strived toward its perpetuation and in cases ... -
A diffusive model of Ebola transmission
(Maseno University, 2021)Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) first appeared in 1976 with two concurrent outbreaks. Human mobility greatly facilitated the spread of the disease in every successive outbreak as was the case in 2014 west African EVD outbreak. ... -
Discriminant analysis in granting Loans: a case study of KCB-Kisumu branch
(Maseno University, 2013)ABSTRACT This research study summarizes the loan evaluation method known as credit scoring using Discriminant Analysis. Credit scoring is a technique that helps banks decide whether to grant credit to applicants who ... -
Discriminant analysis of factors that have led to slow decline of HIV/aids prevalence: case study of Maseno
(Maseno University, 2017)HIV/AIDS epidemic has endangered the development of countries in this new century, presenting one of the greatest challenges of this generation and threatening human development. To accomplish an efficient response requires ... -
Dissipation Rate of Chlorpirifos Within Mosquito Larvae Habitats In Maseno and its Activity Against the Larvae Relative to Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane
(Maseno University, 2016)ABSTRACT Despite more than a century of efforts to eradicate and control malaria, it still remains a major risk to public health and economies of countries in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Control of ... -
Duality Properties of Non-Reflexive Bergman Space of The Upper Half-Plane
(Maseno University, 2019)The study of duality properties of the spaces of analytic functions contin- ues to attract the attention of many mathematicians. Most studies have concentrated on the re exive Hardy and Bergman spaces both on the ... -
The dynamic relationship between renewable energy investment, renewable energy consumption and economic growth in Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)Despite Kenya having a massive generating capacity of renewable energy, its supply and consumption levels remain significantly low. The low supply levels have driven the costs of production upwards leading to high energy ...