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The Impacts of Unplanned Growth of Nyalenda Informal Settlement on Environment and Public Health, Kisumu Municipality, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2010)The unplanned growth of Nyalenda informal settlement, in Kisumu Municipality, is rapid. Consequently, this urban dwelling faces numerous problems such as high concentration of human population that affect the environment ... -
Influence of Artisanal Fishing Gears Use on Water Physico-Chemical Parameters and Fish Community Structure in Ferguson’s Gulf of Lake Turkana, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)The artisanal fishing sector provides approximately 45% of the world’s fisheries and nearly a quarter of the world catch. It is vital to livelihoods and food security. However, the decline of fish resources have been linked ... -
The influence of artisanal gold mining on agricultural land in Ikolomani sub-county Kakamega county, Kenya
(2021)In the entire world, 40.5 million people were directly engaged in artisanal gold mining (AGM). In Kenya, AGM is characterized with; massive clearing of vegetation and land destruction in AGM areas, overnight conversion ... -
The Influence of Household Characteristics and Agricultural Practices on Food Security in Semi Arid Agro-Ecological Zones of Nyakach Sub-County, Kisumu County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)The world is facing decreasing food production from agriculture, especially in Africa where smallholder farming provides most of the food. The importance of agriculture in food provision at household and national levels ... -
Influence of institutional factors on tree cover in public primary schools in Kisumu county, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2022)The entire world benefits from diverse forest biological compositions and services. However, due to natural calamities and human activities, Kenya had only 7.4% forest cover against its 2010 Constitution’s minimum of 10%, ... -
Influence of Planted Riparian Buffer Vegetation Cover and Water Quality on The Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages in Kuywa River, Bungoma County, Kenya
(Maseno University, 2017)ABSTRACT The Kuywa River watershed has undergone riparian vegetation planting since 2006 in order to improve the river health. Studies undertaken elsewhere have investigated how environmental factors affect ecosystem ... -
Integrating the informal recycling sector into solid waste management planning in Nairobi city
(Maseno University, 2002)The demand for promotion of Solid Waste Management (SWM) services is growing steadily with the current rates of urbanisation not only in the industrialised countries, but also throughout the developing world. In Nairobi ... -
Role of informal plastic waste recovery in solid waste Management and planning in Kisumu town, Kenya
(Maseno university, 2010)The rapid rate of urbanization throughout the world has contributed to increased amounts of waste thus pausing difficulties for disposal The problem is more acute in developing countries including Kenya, where economic ... -
Socio–Economic factors influencing fertility behaviour in Maseno Division, Kisumu West Sub-County, Kenya
(2017)Fertility behaviour issues are a concern of many governments and organizations in several countries. Documentation of children ever born is important in understanding fertility behaviour of a region. Fertility bevahiour ...