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Mitigating Election Violence through social media Micro-Influencers
(Center for Media, Democracy, Peace and Security-Rongo University, 2022-06-24)There has been a growing concern about the role of social media in peaceful elections in Kenya yet very minimal evidence that demonstrates the causal relation between social media and peaceful political transitions therefore ... -
INFLUENCE OF PRINCIPALS’ INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICES ON ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT IN PUBLIC DAY SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KISII CENTRAL SUB-COUNTY, KISII COUNTY, KENYA.
(2022)The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of principals’ instructional leadership practices on school academic environment in public day secondary schools in Kisii Central, Kisii County. The objectives ... -
THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY RADIO IN ANTI-FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION AWARENESS: A STUDY OF TOGOTANE FM, MIGORI COUNTY, KENYA
(2022)Community radio is acknowledged as an effective tool for awareness creation and social action and has been employed worldwide to change behavior. It is however insightful that in the case of female genital mutilation ... -
Effects of Community Awareness on Public Participation of Women in the Development Planning Processes in Awendo Sub County
(Public Policy and Administration Research, 2022-05-24)Public participation is a principle that has been given prominence in the Constitution of Kenya (2010). Participation should imbue all public affairs and be promoted by both genders acting in public interest. The ... -
The communicative adequacy of headlines from two online newspapers in Tanzania
(2021)The advent of internet has made it possible for people to read online newspapers rather than their print versions. It is expected that a newspaper headline should be optimised to meet the communicative expectations of its ... -
Female characters’ resistance to masculine stereotypes in Asenath Odaga’s selected novels
(2021)The study explores resistance to masculine stereotypes as depicted in Asenath Odaga’s selected novels with the idea that the female characters resist and reject the masculine stereotypes resulting from the deep-seated ... -
Nafasi ya fani katika kufanikisha maudhui katika fasihi ya watoto
(2021)Literature as an aspect of Kiswahili language has been subdivided into various genres. One of the genres is children’s literature. This genre is unique in terms of style, stylistic features and themes. Even though there ... -
Diversification, firm size and competitiveness of commercial banks in Kenya
(2021)Commercial banks in Kenya have achieved mixed levels of Competitiveness despite each engaging in one form of diversification or the other. It is evident that the banks have established multiple service branches across ... -
A pragmatic analysis of impoliteness forms and strategies in Ekegusii arbitration discourse
(2021)Politeness is a pragmatic concept that assumes mutually cooperative behavior considerateness for others and polished behavior in verbal interactions. Politeness guards against harming the hearer and speaker’s self-esteem ... -
Influence of psychological issues on students academic performance in public secondary schools in Migori county, Kenya
(2021)In Kenya examinations are used to assess the level of academic achievements of students. There is worry when students fail in examinations and so the stakeholders would ask themselves the reasons why. One of the areas ... -
Prevalence of parasitic infection in farmed nile tilapia, oreochromis niloticus (linnaeus, 1758) and other selected environmental factors associated with their transmission in winam gulf of lake victoria
(2021)The general objective of the study was to assess the level of parasitic infection and farmer management practices in farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and some of the selected environmental factors associated ... -
Conflict management techniques and teacher job satisfaction in selected secondary schools in Uriri and nyatike sub counties, Kenya
(2021)The purpose of this study was to investigate conflict management techniques and teacher job satisfaction in selected secondary schools in Uriri and Nyatike Sub-Counties, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to: establish ... -
Determinants of contraceptives preference and use among people living with hiv and aids in rural areas: a study of Nyamarambe division, Kisii county, Kenya
(2021)The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that a majority of persons living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV) and the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are within the reproductive age of 25-49 years. ... -
Screening of sorghum (sorghum bicolor) genotypes for resistance to covered kernel smut disease (sporosorium sorghi) for western kenya
(2021)Sorghum is an important food security crop for arid and semi-arid tropics but its production is hampered by covered kernel smut disease (CKSD) which is a seed borne panicle disease caused by fungus Sporosorium sorghi. ... -
Impacts of Rongo University Establishment and Development on Land Use and Land Cover Changes in Rongo Municipality, Migori County, Kenya
(2021)In the last two decades, there has been an exponential expansion in terms of the geographic distribution and demographic expansion of Universities in Kenya. The expansion of universities in space and time needs to be well ... -
The influence of psychological contract on employee commitment at Migori county government, Kenya
(2021)Employee commitment is an important aspect of an organization, and an organization must satisfy employees’ psychological contracts to have fully committed employees. Nevertheless, most employees have a predominantly ... -
Perception of factors influencing academic performance ofvisually impaired learners integrated in public primary schools in rongo sub-county, Migori county, Kenya.
(2021)Visual impairment has a negative impact on the learner’s ability to learn. In Kenya learners with visual impairment experience problems interacting with learning environment just like otherlearners with other forms of ... -
Determinants of cloud computing adoption for health service delivery by public health facilities in Kisumu county, Kenya
(2020)Cloud computing has emerged as a technological paradigm to reduce Information Technology (IT) costs, foster collaboration while increasing productivity. Cloud computing if adopted would offer economic benefits (less ... -
A framework for adoption and integration of e-health in maternal healthcare: a case of sub-county hospitals in uasin gishu county
(, 2020)Electronic health has fundamentality transformed the way patient data is shared and accessed across health systems. In Kenya maternal health care still faces challenges including, inaccessibility of quality maternal ... -
Patterns of utilisation of motorcycle taxis in rural Kenya: a study of rongo sub-county, migori county
(2020)The utilisation of motorcycle taxis (MTs) as a public transport mode has increased significantly in many countries. Whereas this sharp rise has somewhat eased public transport challenges in rural Kenya, it appears to be ...
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