In many economies around the world, procurement represents between 18%-42% of public spending. However, weaknesses in execution, compliance, monitoring, and lack of enforcement of existing regulations leads to poor procurement ...
Health insurance is a system of financing healthcare and is designed to protect individuals from high medical costs. It provides a financial safety net by covering a portion of the expenses associated with medical care. ...
Yannick, Kyungu Wa N’simba(JKUAT-CoETEC, 2024-06-27)
Excessive dependence on cement for the stabilization of rammed earth in construction degrades the environment. Therefore, sustainable and easily available alternatives are needed. The aim of this study was to assess the ...
Papayas are major tropical fruits grown globally and locally due to their nutritional benefit and as a source of income from local and export markets. However, increased pest and disease pressure, low uptake of new ...
Kamwenji, Regina Wairimu(JKUAT-COHRED, 2024-06-25)
Kenya aspires to achieve high and sustained economic growth consistent with the governments’ employment, wealth creation and poverty reduction as per the vision 2030. To achieve this, the public sector which is the biggest ...
There is reduced crop yield due to soil degradation and climate change. Conservation agriculture (CA) is being advocated to address land degradation and low productivity among small-scale farmers. However, contrasting ...
Investors are always concerned about the returns they expect to obtain from public companies yet it is always difficult to pinpoint how various factors influence those returns and the resultant investment strategy of the ...
The Kenyan aquaculture sector has a great potential of expansion and with a growing population, it can play an important role towards achievement of food and nutrition security and promoting sustainable aquaculture production ...
This study sought to assess the relationship between public participation mechanisms and equity in resource allocation by county governments of Kenya. Although the place of public participation in ensuring equity is ...
The formation of solid wax crystals that interlock and form a gel-like layer on the inner
wall of the pipeline greatly influences the transportation of waxy crude oil through
pipeline systems. The deposited layer grows ...
In today's interconnected world, where goods and services traverse global boundaries, ensuring ethical and responsible practices within supply chains has become imperative. The concept of supply chain governance encompasses ...
The surface integrity and dimensional accuracy of a computer numerically controlled (CNC) milled part is greatly affected by the wear condition of the cutting tool. An effective tool condition monitoring scheme is thus ...
Due to the nature of activities associated with artisanal gold mining, there is an increase in among gold miners. This study sought to assess the occupational health risk in artisanal gold miners in Rosterman village-Isulu ...
Various macroeconomic variables including gross domestic product (GDP), interest rate, inflation, money supply, and exchange rate, among others, have implication on financing of mortgage by financial institutions including ...
Engineering components operating in severe working environments require re- silient materials that can withstand degradation caused by corrosion, erosion- wear, and fatigue. This reduces failure problems in power plants ...
This study investigates the effect of farmers’ participation and perceptions of NGO interventions on household food security in Yatta Sub County in Machakos County, Kenya. Recurrent household food insecurity in Kenya affects ...
The concept of a microgrid is increasingly attracting interest among researchers and investors. This is because it offers a promising technology for utilizing distributed renewable energy generation resources, notably ...
Social media platforms have provided dominant arenas for people to express their opinions and thoughts about products, services, individuals, and public policy in the form of posts. These posts are characterized by high ...
Olang, Alfred Philip Bill Okaka ’(JKUAT-COHRED, 2024-06-13)
The utilization of mobile health (mHealth) technologies has the potential to transform healthcare delivery, particularly in resource-limited settings such as the island communities of Lake Victoria. This study explores the ...
Coconut is a highly versatile plant with multiple uses for its different parts. Despite its economic importance, there is inadequate scientific documentation of diseases affecting coconuts along the Kenyan coast. This ...