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Assessment and Relevance of English Communication Skills Syllabus to Diploma in Law Programme In Tanzania: Does it Bring Competency Based Education and Training as Expected?
(Machakos University, 2018)Appropriate and well-designed Curriculum is one of the variables that may contribute to sustainable development in any given society. The syllabus can reflect the type of end product of graduates that any education system ... -
A Complexity of Kiswahili Pairwise of Verbal Extensions: Algorithmic Approach
(Machakos University, 2018-04)The paper describes semantics architecture of morph pairwise in Kiswahili verbal extensions. Kiswahili morphology is well documented, though semantic descriptions of these morphs are ignored and the theory for handling ... -
Currency Portfolio Risk Measurement with Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedastic-Extreme Value Theory- Copula model
(Machakos University, 2018-04)This paper implements the statistical modelling of the dependence structure of bivariate currency exchange rates using the concept of copulas. The GARCH-EVT-Copula model is applied to estimate the portfolio Value-at-Risk ... -
QUALITY OF LIFE AND ITS DETERMINANTS AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS AT KANGUNDO SUBCOUNTY HOSPITAL COMPREHENSIVE CARE CLINIC
(Machakos University, 2018-04)HIV/AIDs (Human Immune Deficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) possess a great burden to mankind. 37 million people are HIV infected worldwide. 19 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa are infected. In Kenya, ... -
Government Synergies for Harnessing Scientific Research, Innovation and Technology for sustainable development
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Advancing a Clean Cookstove Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Transformative Power of Afrikan Innovation
(Machakos University, 2018-04)A transition to an energy‑efficient, clean and safe cookstove culture among the global energy‑poor can reduce mortality, poverty and positively impact the protection of biodiversity and the climate, as identified in the ... -
Taswira ya Gereza Katika Riwaya ya Haini (Shafi Adam Shafi): Uhakiki wa Ki- Foucault
(Machakos University, 2018-04)IKISIRI Makala hii inakusudiwa kutalii jinsi gereza ilivyotumiwa kama msingi wa kuendeleza maudhui katika riwaya ya Haini ya Shafi Adam Shafi. Aidha, inapania kudhihirisha jinsi maudhui ya jamii ya kigereza yanavyobainika ... -
Factors Affecting Maize Yield in Machakos County
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Maize is the main staple crop for many people in Kenya. It is a high yielding cereal grown almost in all parts of the country mainly under rain fed environmental conditions. However, despite the fact that maize is the ... -
After Negative Ethnicity: The Future of Voting in Kenya
(Machakos University, 2018-04)More than any other demographic, the question of negative ethnicity has been a scourge on the African continent. In Kenya, the ethnicisation of politics has plagued the nation since it gained its independence from the ... -
Indigenous Knowledge and Transformative Development: Using Proverbs and Taboos as Development Remindersin Africa
(Machakos University, 2018-04)The purpose of the paper is to explore how traditional African proverbs and taboos were used to instill hard work spirit among the community members resulting into transformational development and how the same can happen ... -
Consistency of the Model Order Change-Point Estimator for GARCH Models
(Machakos University, 2018-04)GARCH models have been commonly used to capture volatility dynamics in financial time series. A key assumption utilized is that the series is stationary as this allows for model identifiability. This however violates the ... -
The Role of Language, Culture and Communication in Development
(Machakos University, 2018-04)The paper discusses the idea that culture starts at personal level and becomes a national culture and the idea that a new culture can develop from the mixing of people from different backgrounds.It explores the idea that ... -
ROOTED IN CULTURE, MANIFESTED IN CONTEMPORARY DESIGNS: DEVELOPING BRIDAL ADORNMENTS INSPIRED BY SELECTED ANKOLE MOTIFS
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Creating body adornments rooted in the individual and specific cultures, and integrating them in contemporary designs that come with global fashion of attires and body adornments which are influenced by the Western ... -
Entrepreneurship Education and Eco-Preneurship Innovation as Change Agents for Environmental Problems
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Ecopreneurship means carrying out activities that keep the environment clean as well as meeting the business objectives. Given the current environmental problems facing the world, it is flawless that past strategies used ... -
An Inquiry into Youth Innovativeness in Radicalization and Extremism: The Case of the Recent Manchester City Bombing and Al-Shabaab Activity in Kenya
(Machakos University, 2018-04)The fulcrum of this paper is the May 22, 2017Manchester City bombing. The paper seeks to highlight how the youth can become indoctrinated into extremism. It inquires into why some people go through the terrorism ... -
Family Size and Boy-Child Drop Out Rate in Public Day Secondary Schools in Makueni County, Kenya
(Machakos University, 2018-04)School dropout for both boys and girls is an area of concern not only in Kenya but also in the whole world. The government of Kenya has placed certain measures to give basic education to its citizens by introducing Free ... -
An Assessment of Factors Influencing Executive Apartment Prices in Nairobi Metropolitan Area of Kenya
(Machakos University, 2018-04)The objective of this study was to establish the factors that significantly influence executive apartment prices in Nairobi metropolitan area which includes parts some surrounding counties like Kiambu, Machakos and ... -
Heat and Mass Transfer Past A Semi- Infinite Vertical Porous Plate in MHD Flows in Turbulent Boundary Layer
(Machakos University, 2018-04)This study addresses the problem of unsteady free convection incompressible MHD fluid flow past a semi-infinite vertical porous plate in the presence of a strong magnetic field inclined at an angle to the plate with Hall ... -
The Impact of Parent and Community Support on Primary Schools’ Pupils Academic Achievement in Siaya and Kisumu Counties, Kenya
(Machakos University, 2018-04)The performance of primary school pupils in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) examinations in Siaya and Kisumu Counties has been unsatisfactory over the years. Most of the candidates obtain at least average ... -
Secondary School Agriculture Curriculum Reforms in Kenya 1959-2016: Challenges to Innovations
(Machakos University, 2018-04)Fifty seven of curriculum reforms targeting innovations to education through school agriculture remain unattainable to date. Observations indicate challenges to reforms rather progress as there exists a gap between the ...
