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Determinants of Rural Household Choice of Income Dependency Strategies in Eastern Mau, Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2020)
The rural households living in the forest fringes of Eastern Mau have become poor over the
last five decades due to constraints related to socio-economic and demographic
characteristics, low holding asset and contextual ...
LIVELIHOOD IMPACTS OF SAND HARVESTING ALONG KERIO RIVER IN KERIO VALLEY, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2021)
Sand in riverbeds is vital for human wellbeing and sustenance of rivers. The People living in Arid and Semi Arid Lands experience livelihood challenges due to frequent drought episodes. In response, inhabitants of these ...
High Altitude as an Environmental Economic Good: Estimating Its Economic Value Using Willingness to Incur Costs by Athletes
(2020)
High altitude training provides acclimatization to athletes by enhancing endurance; however, this environmental
service has remained unaccounted and un-priced. Therefore, this study sought to estimate economic value of ...
Challenges Faced in Implementing Poverty Reduction Strategies and Development of Pro-Poor Urban Poverty Reduction Strategy Model in Eldoret Town, Kenya
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology (AJEST), 2021)
Poverty is the state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount, on the basis of social, economic and political aspects. There are different ways to identify the types of Poverty which include Absolute, Relative, ...
Assessing community participation in the strategic environmental assessment and land use plan of Yala Wetland ecosystem, Lake Victoria, Kenya
(African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (AJEST), 2021-03)
Effective community participation in Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Land Use Planning (LUP) is key to wetlands’ sustainable management. Yala Wetland key challenges of land and water resource use for competing ...
Optimizing community participation in the management of Yala Wetland Ecosystem, Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya: The Yala Hub Framework
(African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (AJEST), 2021-11)
Wetlands are one of the world’s most important environmental assets which experience complex challenges. Wetlands’ sustainability requires meaningful participation of the riparian communities in their management, yet this ...
IMPACTS OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES ON URBAN POOR: A CASE OF ELDORET MUNICIPALITY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2021)
Poverty for many years has been associated with rural areas with little focus on urban poverty. A study to assess inequality in Kenya, estimated percentage of urban poverty in Eldoret municipality at 35.5% with a population ...
Self-Image and Green Buying Intentions among University Students: The Role of Environmental Concern and Social Influence
(Journal of nonprofit and public sector marketing, 2023-03)
The current study presents a research model that elucidates the
mechanism through which self-image influences green buying
intentions among university students. Little is known about these
mechanisms as well as the ...
Making Kenyan Urban Transportation System Smart: The Case of Eldoret Municipality
(AER Journal, 2022-11)
Transportation systems are the fundamental to the economic prosperity of any nation.
Nonetheless, transportation itself more so the use of automobiles has unintended negative
environmental impacts that threaten the very ...
Dam Sites Identification using Multi-Criteria Analysis and Spatial Weighted Overlay. The Case of Kapseret Sub-County, Kenya
(East African Journal of Environment and Natural Resources, 2023-06)
Water shortage is a common phenomenon in many parts of Kenya in the dry season, including the Kapseret Sub-County. However, water harvesting has seldom been practised, despite its high potential to alleviate water shortages ...