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ECO-PHYSIOLOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF Calotropis procera IN THE SEMI-ARID REGIONS OF THARAKA AND MAKUENI, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2021)Textile industry faces fibre supply deficit that can be filled by fibre from C. procera. However, current calotrope fibre supply is unsustainable because it is collected from the wild with inadequate information on its ... -
ECOLOGICAL CARRYING CAPACITY AND GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF NILE TILAPIA (Oreochromis niloticus) IN CAGE AQUACULTURE WITHIN KADIMO BAY, LAKE VICTORIA, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2024-01)Fish production in the wild is decreasing globally due to a number of factors including overfishing, pollution, invasive species, and climate change effects. In Kenya, fisheries contribute less than 1% to the national GDP ... -
Ecological Impacts and Management Strategies of Acacia melanoxylon Specis in the African Ecosystems
(Africa Environmental Review, 2022)Alien invasive plants can alter ecosystem services, reducing biodiversity and having negative social and economic consequences. The leguminous Acacia melanoxylon is one of the most problematic acacia tree species native ... -
Ecological Knowledge of indigenous plants among the Marakwet Community (Embobut Basin), Elgeyo Marakwet County (Kenya)
(Hindawi; Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative MedicineVolume 2020,, 2020-05)TraditionalplantknowledgeandusesofmedicinalwildplantswereinvestigatedamongtheMarakwetcommunityinKenya.Datawere collected through interviews with seven traditional healers and 157 questionnaires for local community members. ... -
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF HEALTH EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL AIR POLLUTION IN KENYA: A CASE OF WEBUYE AND ITS ENVIRONS
(University of Eldoret, 2018)The significance of the pulp and paper industry either historically or at present cannot be gainsaid. However, this industry has been characterised as resource inefficient and heavy pollutant. In contemporary times, air ... -
AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DECONGESTION MEASURES IN NAIROBI, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2014)Traffic congestion is a wasteful phenomenon to businesses, society, environment and the economy as a whole. Its effects include delayed travel times, reduced productivity and business opportunities, accidents, frustrations, ... -
THE ECONOMIC COST OF WILDLIFE DEPREDATION ON LIVESTOCK AROUND MELAKO WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY IN MARSABIT COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Human-carnivore conflict is a serious management issue often causing opposition towards conservation efforts. This study was conducted in Melako Conservancy in Laisamis District in Marsabit County of Kenya between October ... -
Economic Impacts of Covid-19 in Kenya: An Assessment of Hospitality and Lodging Sectors in Tranzoia and Nandi Counties
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2022)The hospitality industry is one of the most vital economies to Kenya. However, the rapidly evolving global Covid-19 epidemic has challenged this sensitive industry with unforeseen circumstances. Therefore, the objective ... -
AN ECONOMIC VALUATION OF KINGWAL WETLAND’S BENEFITS AND COSTS TO THE LOCAL PEOPLE, NANDI COUNTY, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Wetlands are important ecosystems that support biodiversity and livelihoods. This study was conducted in and around Kingwal wetland located in Nandi County, Kenya in January and February, 2018. Besides the wetland providing ... -
ECONOMIC VALUATION OF MOIBEN RIVER POLLUTION AND IMPROVED DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY IN ELGEYO MARAKWET COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2018)As the demand for water in rural Kenya keep increasing due to high population growth, the quality of its supply is being compromised by agriculture related degradation. This study investigated the economic valuation of ... -
ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
(2019)Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is a nature- based and cost effective strategy that uses biodiversity and ecosystem services to adapt to climate change impacts. While there is some evidence of climate change and its impact ... -
Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change – Policy Making and Institutional Framework in Kenya’s Mt. Elgon Forest Ecosystem
(International Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 2019)Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is a strategy that relies on forest landscape’s biodiversity management and restoration to enhance the sustainable production and supply of ecosystem goods and services as alternative ... -
ECOSYSTEM-BASED ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: A CASE OF MOUNT ELGON FOREST ECOSYSTEM, TRANS-NZOIA COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2019)Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) is a nature- based and cost effective strategy that uses biodiversity and ecosystem services to adapt to climate change impacts. While there is some evidence of climate change and its ... -
ECOSYSTEM-BASED ASSESSMENT OF THE MALINDI-UNGWANA BAY PRAWN FISHERY USING ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(University of Eldoret, 2014)The study aimed to generate information that will contribute to development of an Ecosystem based approach to fisheries management (EAFM) of prawn resources in the Malindi-Ungwana Bay, Kenya. A comprehensive ecosystem-based ... -
Education for Kenyan Girls in the Post Covid-19 ERA: Mitigating Strategies for Future Pandemics
(East African Journal of Education Studies, 2023-12)The study examined the effects of school closure during the COVID-19 pandemic on the education of secondary school girls in Moiben Sub-County, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya. It used a mixed-method research design that targeted ... -
EFFECT OF SPACING ON QUALITY AND YIELD OF JUTE MALLOW (Corchorusolitorius) PHENOTYPES IN KENYA
(African Journal of Horticultural Sciences, 2018)Localvegetables are important crops grown in many parts of African countries including Kenya. They are at times given various names depending on their where about grown, for example, Corchorusolitoriusis also ... -
Effect of 7E Learning Cycle Model on Students’ Academic Achievement in Biology in Secondary Schools in Chesumei Subcounty, Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology (AJEST), 2021-05)The objective of the study was to compare the effect of 7E Learning Cycle Model and Conventional Instructional Method on students’ academic achievement in Biology. Quasi experimental design was adopted in this study. A ... -
EFFECT OF 7E LEARNING CYCLE MODEL ON STUDENTS’ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KENYA: A CASE STUDY OF CHESUMEI SUB-COUNTY.
(University of Eldoret, 2021)This study examined the effect of 7E Learning Cycle Model on students’ academic achievement in Biology in secondary schools in Kenya. The first objective was to compare the effect of 7E Learning Cycle Model and Conventional ... -
The effect of a difference in angle in two lateral inflow channels on the main channel's velocity
(International Journal of Statistics and Applied Mathematics, 2021-04)In this study, we examined the flow from two lateral inflow channels in a man-made open rectangular channel of an incompressible Newtonian fluid. The influences of the angles as it varies directly proportional to each ... -
Effect of Aflatoxin Laced Diet on the Utero-Fallopian Tube Histology in New Zealand White Rabbits
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2022-06-01)Fungi are extremely adaptable organisms with the capacity to metabolize a large variety of substrates over a wide range of environmental conditions and are produced only under aerobic conditions. Aflatoxin contamination ...
