Kenya Methodist University Digital Repository: Recent submissions
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Research Matters: The Problem of non-Research-Intensive Institutions in Developing Countries
(Research gate, 2016-10)What if a PhD graduate starts their academic career in an environment that is not research-intensive? Such is the environment in most developing countries. This presentation will address the current situation of ... -
Strengthening Information Society Research Capacity Alliance (SIRCA)
(Singapore Internet Research Centre, 2016)Engaging with open development (OD) necessitates learning in which people appropriate and adopt new technologies and socio-technical practices. This typically involves informal learning (i.e. outside of formal education), ... -
Standardization of Light Emitting Diode Feedback on Metered Solar Home Systems
(International Journal of professional Practice (IJPP), 2020)Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) are used in a variety of devices ranging from watches to solar home systems, as status indicators or communicative tools. They are typically designed to produce light in different colors and ... -
Determinants of Digital Credit Applications Adoption and Continuous Use in Kenya Case Study of Nairobi and its Environs.
(KeMU, 2021-10)The major goal of this research was to investigate the determinants of digital credit applications adoption and continuous use in Kenya. Digital credit is the borrowing and paying of loans using a digital platform. Since ... -
Mobile credit apps adoption and continuous use in a growing digital economy
(Global Scientific Journals, 2020-08)Since the launch of Commercial bank of Africa’s MShwari in 2012, Kenya’s first digital banking product which offers a savings account and access to digital credit, the market for digital credit has expanded rapidly ... -
Health System Influence On Functionality of Managers in Public Hospitals: A Case of Sub County Hospitals in Bungoma County
(Journal of Public Policy & Governance,, 2021-07)Managers tasked with leading and managing the hospitals in the developing economies often have little formal preparation and face challenges in execution of their mandates. This study therefore interrogated the influence ... -
Chemical composition of Moringa oleifera Lam. and Moringa stenopetala Bac. leaves from Kenya
(International Journal of Plant Research, 2020)The species of Moringa are native to India and Africa. However, they are cultivated in Tropical and sub-tropical countries mainly for nutrition and health products. In Kenya, most research has been done on M. oleifera and ... -
Effects of Moringa Stenopetala Bac. Leaf Supplement on Growth Performance of Broiler Chicken
(International Journal of professional Practice (IJPP), 2020)Poultry keeping is the most widespread of all livestock enterprises, it plays a great role in food security improvement, socio-cultural and economic development in most countries. While broiler production is a source of ... -
Efficacy of Moringa Oleifera and Moringa Stenopetala Leaves on Growth Performance, Haemato-Biochemical Profiles and Gut Microbiota in Broiler Chicken
(KeMU, 2021-09)Antibiotic growth promoters (AGP) have been used for decades to enhance production of meat, poultry growth acceleration, as well as improved disease prevention. The extensive use of antibiotics has led to development of ... -
Factors Influencing use of Open Access Repository: A Case of Kenya Methodist University
(KeMU, 2017-09)Institutional repositories (IR) are one of the innovations adopted by academic libraries to embrace the open access initiatives that advocate for free online access of scholarly research. Globally academic institutions are ... -
Influence of Organizational Factors on Implementation of Strategic Plans among Independent Regulatory Parastatals in Kenya
(2020-10)The study set out to examine the factors influencing implementation of strategic plans of selected Kenyan parastatals. The study specific objectives were to examine the effect of resources, top management commitment, ... -
Factors Influencing Breastfeeding Practices among Somali Women: A Case Study of Bulla Adaan, Garissa County
(2021-04)Breastfeeding has always been the ideal feeding practice for infants. Despite efforts by the county and national government as well as non-governmental organisations, breastfeeding uptake in Garissa County was low. The ... -
Assessment of attitudes towards breastfeeding among Somali women of reproductive age, Garissa County, Kenya
(International Academic Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences, 2020-07)Breast milk is the safest and most common natural food for an infant. Despite efforts by the county and national government as well as non-governmental organisations, breastfeeding uptake in Garissa County was low. This ... -
Role of Christian Religious Education Subject on Student Behaviour: A Case of Day Secondary Schools in North Imenti Meru County, Kenya
(2020-08)The Ministry of Education through the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development have put a lot of effort in the implementation of CRE Subject. Unfortunately, its goals seem not to have been fully realized. The 8-4-4 CRE ... -
Teacher Factors in the Implementation of Curriculum Learning Outcomes in Public Primary Schools Kwale County, Kenya.
(2020-10)Curriculum is the total encounters offered to the learners through the school’s enlightenment (Bishop, 1985). Implementation is conceptualized by Mezieobi (1983) as the steps taken to place a consented policy, idea, proposal ... -
Determinants of Academic Performance among Mature Entry Students: A Case of Nakuru and Nairobi Campuses of Kenya Methodist University
(2019-09)Numerous studies analyzing academic performance and factors affecting the same among university students have been conducted and remedies have been suggested. However, little attention has been highlighted on mature entry ... -
Factors Affecting the Retention Rate of Pupils in Public Primary Schools in Hindi Division, Lamu County Kenya
(2020-08)Education and training is part of the social pillar in the Vision 2030 which partly notes that in order to promote access, retention and quality education for arid and semi-arid communities there is need to Recruit more ... -
Factors Affecting the Retention Rate of Pupils in Public Primary Schools in Hindi Division, Lamu West Sub-County, Lamu County
(International Journal of Scientific Research and Innovative Technology, 2017-09)Kenya’s vision 2030’s social pillar on Education and training states in part that the overall goal for 2012 is to reduce illiteracy by increasing access to Education, improving transition rate in primary and secondary ... -
Effect of Network Accessibility on Record Maintenance in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institutions in Kenya: (A Case Study of Nyandarua Institute of Science and Technology)
(OSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS), 2019-08)