University of Eldoret Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Effect of Employee Engagement on Employee Turnover Intention in Hotels within Eldoret Town, Kenya
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT, 2019)Employee turnover is a common problem in the hospitality industry and it is not country specific. It accounts for employee turnover of between 60% and 300% annually. The main purpose of this study was to determine the ... -
An Ethnobotanical Study of Traditional Knowledge and Uses of Medicinal Wild Plants among the Marakwet Community in Kenya
(Hindawi, 2020)Traditional plant knowledge and uses of medicinal wild plants were investigated among the Marakwet community in Kenya. Data were collected through interviews with seven traditional healers and 157 questionnaires for local ... -
LONG TERM DEBT FINANCING AS A DETERMINANT OF FIRM PERFORMANCE: A SURVEY OF SELECTED SUGAR MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2015)The main purpose of this study was to analyze Long term debt financing as a determinant of the performance of sugar manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study was guided by the three long term debt financing constructs namely: ... -
USE OF CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS AND SAND FILTERS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF WATER IN BOMACHOGE-BORABU, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Degradation of aquatic ecosystems resulting from pollution, poor waste disposal management practices and inadequate knowledge is of concern. Water sources in developing countries are abundantly contaminated with animal and ... -
CHALLENGES FACING IMPLEMENTATION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTION IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KENYA. A CASE OFNYAMIRA SOUTH SUB-COUNTY.
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Physical Education is of vital importance as it contributes to improved fitness levels as well as in the children’s physical, social and mental development. The purpose of the study was to investigate the challenges that ... -
EFFECT OF STRATEGIC ORIENTATION ON PERFORMANCE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN NANDI COUNTY, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2016)The main purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of strategic orientation on performance of small enterprises in Nandi County. The specific objectives include; the effect of learning orientation on small and ... -
TROPHIC ECOLOGY AND EXPLOITATION STATUS OF SHARK SPECIES (PISCES: ELASMOBRANCHII) IN THE NORTH COAST OF KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)Sharks are apex predators in marine ecosystems whose trophic ecology is likely to influence community structure and function in their distribution range. Despite this role, data on the trophic ecology and exploitation ... -
EFFECT OF REPLACING SHRIMP SHELL MEAL WITH HYDROLYZED FEATHER MEAL ON GROWTH, DIET DIGESTIBILITY AND BODY COMPOSITION OF Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)
(University of Eldoret, 2017)This study was conducted to determine the effect of replacing shrimp meal with hydrolyzed feather meal on growth, apparent digestibility and body composition of tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus. Five hundred fish were ... -
INFLUENCE OF CHILD FRIENDLY SCHOOL MODEL ON LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN DAY PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN NANDI NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2018)This study was designed to determine the influence of Child Friendly School Model on children’s learning environment in Day Public Primary schools in Nandi North Sub-County. This model was introduced by United Nations ... -
EVALUATION OF PIGEONPEA (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp) GENOTYPES FOR YIELD PERFORMANCE, GENETIC DIVERSITY AND RESISTANCE TO INSECT PEST COMPLEX IN NORTH RIFT VALLEY- KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) is largely considered as an orphan crop and remains one of the most drought-tolerant legumes. However, insect pest complex pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera), Sucking bug (Clavigralla tomentosicollis) ... -
INFLUENCE OF PHOSPHOROUS FERTILIZER AND LIME ON SEED QUALITY OF SOYBEAN (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) IN WESTERN KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) is a versatile crop useful in the economy as human diet, animal feed and for industrial purposes. However, production has been dwindling due to poor seed quality among other constraints. ... -
ASSESSMENT OF INDOOR AIR POLLUTION, HEALTH IMPLICATIONS AND IMPACTS OF IMPROVED STOVE INTERVENTIONS IN BUNGOMA AND TRANS NZOIA COUNTIES, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)The use of biomass fuels poses great threats to environmental degradation and public health accounting for 32% of the total attributable burden of diseases due to indoor air pollution (IAP) in especially Africa. Heavy ... -
PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ANTIBACTERIAL EFFECT OF Sida cuneifolia Vollesen ON SELECTED PATHOGENIC BACTERIA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)During the last decade, the use of traditional medicine has escalated globally. With the increase in antibiotic resistance, there is need for increased search for new plants that possess antimicrobial properties. Sida ... -
DIET AND SOME BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF SILVER CYPRINID, Rastrineobola argentea (Pellegrin, 1904) IN LAKE VICTORIA, KENYA.
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Studies on the diet and some biological aspects of Rastrineobola argentea were conducted between August 2014 and March 2015 in the Kenyan waters of Lake Victoria. Stomach contents of 1154 specimens collected from commercial ... -
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS A DETERMINANT OF PERFORMANCE IN SUPERMARKETS IN ELDORET TOWN, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2015)The main purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between corporate social responsibility and firm performance in Supermarkets in Eldoret Town. The study was guided by the four corporate social responsibility ... -
AVIAN SPECIES DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION IN AND AROUND NORTH NANDI FOREST, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2016)Species-rich tropical forests are becoming increasingly fragmented, degraded, and declining in size threatening the survival of avian species that depend on them. Yet, avian species diversity and distribution in fragmented ... -
SEVERITY OF NET BLOTCH (Pyrenophora teres) IN BARLEY: PHYTOHORMONE SIGNALING UNDER ALUMINIUM TOXICITY AND WATER DEFICIENCY
(University of Eldoret, 2018)Aluminium toxicity, drought and net blotch coupled with their interactions, biochemical reactions and induction of hormonal signaling are responsible for low barley yields in Kenya. The studies aimed at identifying genotypes ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF AMMONIUM SULPHATE PROCESSED FROM ANAEROBIC PASTEURIZATION DIGESTER LATRINES EFFLUENT ON SOIL pH AND YIELDS OF PEAS (Pisum sativum)
(University of Eldoret, 2017)Improper disposal of human waste is one of the developing world’s most serious health problems due to pollution of the environment. Food production is also dwindling due to soils’ nutrients loss to leaching caused by ... -
STRATEGIES INFLUENCING SUSTAINABILITY OF UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION IN UGANDA: A STUDY OF RWENZORI REGION
(University of Eldoret, 2017)The provision of primary education in Uganda is the primary responsibility of government. Universal Primary Education was introduced in Uganda in 1997. This study sought to examine the strategies that influence sustainability ... -
INFLUENCE OF READING READINESS SKILLS ON PERFORMANCE OF ENGLISH READING IN STANDARD ONE: A CASE OF KEIYO SUB COUNTY, KENYA
(University of Eldoret, 2017)Reading Readiness is a point at which a learner is ready to learn to read and the time during which a learner transits from being a non-reader into a reader. This is made possible by acquisition of pre reading skills. The ...
