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ASSESSMENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS DRIVING FISHERIES RESOURCE-USE PATTERNS IN THE LOWER TANA RIVER DELTA AND ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM, NORTH COAST KENYA
(Pwani University, 2019-05-29)Artisanal fisheries and the associated direct and indirect employment opportunities for communities living around estuaries play an important role in the livelihoods and food security of the coastal communities. Increased ... -
TOUR FIRMS’ READINESS TO CATER FOR TOURISTS WITH PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS IN KENYA
(Pwani University, 2019-07-29)The concept of accessible tourism aims to facilitate tourists with physical impairments to participate in mainstream tourism activities. Although it is a requirement for tour firms to have requisites to cater for tourists ... -
FACTORS INFLUENCING LOW ACCESS OF THE GIRL CHILD TO FREE PRIMARY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: THE CASE OF BALI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
(Pwani University, 2019-06-03)v ABSTRACT The best practice for developing any society lies in investing in human capital, especially, through education. Accordingly, most third world countries have set aside considerable portions of their budgets to ... -
LUWANGA MORPHOPHONEMICS: AN OPTIMALITY THEORETIC ACCOUNT
(Pwani University, 2019-10-12)Proto-Bantu language reconstruction has a relatively simple phoneme inventory of eleven consonants and seven vowels. Most Bantu languages of present day are characterized by a high number of phonemes. The verbal morphology ... -
MOFOLOJIA YA VITENZI VYA KINYANKORE
(Pwani University, 2017-05-27)Uchunguzi huu ulishughulikia mada ya “Mofolojia ya vitenzi vya lugha ya Kinyankore”. Kulikuwa tafiti chache sana ambazo zilikuwa zimefanywa juu ya lugha ya Kinyankore, hasa katika uwanja wa Mofolojia. Tena watu wengi ... -
EFFECT OF COGNITIVELY GUIDED INSTRUCTION ON PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS’ PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS OF LEARNERS’ MATHEMATICAL ABILITIES: MOMBASA COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2019-06-27)Research has shown that the achievement of pupils correlates positively with the knowledge and professional competence of the teacher. This study was designed to determine the effects of Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) ... -
EVALUATE VIRAL HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER OUTBREAKS IN UGANDA TO DISTINGUISH CONTINUED HUMAN TO HUMAN TRANSMISSION VIA SURVIVORS FROM ZOONOTIC SPILLOVER EVENTS (2000-2019)
(Pwani University, 2021-08-26)INTRODUCTION: Uganda has experienced repeated outbreaks of viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) over the last 20 years (Mbonye et al., 2012); Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) occurred in Gulu in 2000; Bundibugyo in 2007; Luweero in ... -
USHAHIDI UNAODHIHIRISHA KUWA KISWAHILI SI KIARABU
(Pwani University, 2021-07-13)Utafiti huu umeonyesha kuwa Kiswahili ni lugha kamili, huru inayoweza kujisimamia kama lugha nyingine yoyote. Vilevile umepinga swala la kuwa Kiswahili ni Kiarabu. Maneno asili ya Kiarabu yamefanyiwa utafiti kwa njia ya ... -
MEASURING ANTI-GAMETOCYTE IMMUNITY IN A LONGITUDINAL COHORT OF NATURALLY EXPOSED INDIVIDUALS IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2021-10-04)Introduction Over the last two decades, there has been a significant decrease in the global cases of malaria. However, since 2015, there has been an increase in the reported cases that has led to identification of loopholes ... -
PLANT BIODIVERSITY AND ETHNOBOTANICAL APPLICATIONS IN TWO KAYA FORESTS IN KILIFI COUNTY
(Pwani University, 2021-10-21)The sacred Kaya Kauma and Tsolokero forests in Kenya's Kilifi county are under the management of a council of elders and are gazetted as National Monuments. Eight out of the more than 52 Kaya forests are designated UNESCO ... -
UNDERSTANDING THE SOURCES OF INTRODUCTIONS AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF ROTAVIRUS A STRAINS THROUGH WHOLE GENOME ANALYSIS OF ROTAVIRUS G8P[4] AND G9P[8] STRAINS DETECTED IN KILIFI KENYA, 2010 - 2019
(Pwani University, 2021-10-08)Background: Rotavirus Group A (RVA) is the primary cause of severe dehydrating diarrhoea in young children. Notwithstanding the introduction of the RVA vaccination in several countries, RVA continues to be a major cause ... -
AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF HEAD TEACHERS’ FUNDS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON THE STRATEGIC OUTCOMES OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2021-12-14)Secondary school head teachers are exposed to many challenges in funds management, many of which have been reported to influence education sector goals. However, empirical data to substantiate this influence is still scarce ... -
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, INDISCIPLINE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN KILIFI COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2021-11-22)Poor academic performance in public examinations among secondary school students in Kenya has not been focused on in relation to emotional intelligence and indiscipline, yet they may immensely affect the students’ academic ... -
ASSESSMENT OF BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL RHIZOSPHERE MICROBIOME OF SELECTED MANGROVE SPECIES IN KENYA
(Pwani University, 2021-12-06)Microbial communities play key roles in biogeochemical transformation and cycling of most nutrients in the mangrove ecosystem. In this study, the bacterial and fungal diversity and community structure in the rhizospheres ... -
EFFECTS OF KALE AND TOMATO COMMERCIALIZATION ON AGRIBUSINESS REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND FOOD SAFETY: A CASE OF SELECTED AREAS IN NAIROBI, KIRINYAGA AND KIAMBU COUNTIES
(Pwani University, 2022-01-27)The commercialization of fresh vegetables is crucial in enhancing revenues from crop farming and ensuring reliable supply of high-quality produce for consumers. However, this can only be guaranteed under ethical application ... -
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON LIVELIHOOD SYSTEMS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN THE LOWER TANA AND ATHI RIVER BASINS IN KENYA
(Pwani University, 2021-03-14)This study assessed climate variability in selected areas in the lower coastal region of Kenya, and specifically in the lower Tana and Athi River Basins. The study area lies along the Indian Ocean shoreline and stretches ... -
ESTABLISHING THE GENETIC BASIS FOR RESISTANCE AND VIRULENCE IN FINGER MILLET - Magnaporthe oryzae INTERACTIONS USING GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES IN EASTERN AFRICA
(Pwani University, 2021-03-09)Finger millet (Eleusine coracana spp. coracana) is an important food and income source for millions of smallholder farmers in eastern Africa. Most of the farmers use unimproved varieties which are vulnerable to biotic and ... -
ASSESSMENT OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES IN REHABILITATED LIMESTONE QUARRIES OF BAMBURI, MOMBASA COUNTY - KENYA
(Pwani University, 2021-12-21)Bamburi quarries are expansive areas exploited by the Bamburi Cement Company, the largest cement producer in Kenya. These areas undergo ecological restoration, a process that began in 1971 to mitigate the degradation caused ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE VIABILITY OF ARTIFICIAL GROUNDWATER RECHARGE IN CORAL AQUIFERS FROM ROOF HARVESTED RAINFALL IN KILIFI TOWN, KENYA
(Pwani University, 2021-06-08)Artificial recharge of groundwater (AGR) has been used in many countries in the world, with different degrees of success, as well as from different sources of water. In Kenya artificial recharge is a novel idea whose methods ... -
USTADH MUHAMMAD BIN SHARIF SA’ID AL-BEIDH (1942 - 2013): A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF A UNIFIER, DA’I (PREACHER) AND MUSLIM INTELLECTUAL IN EAST AFRICA
(Pwani University, 2021-12-06)he study tried to analyse the life of Ustadh Muhammad bin Sharif Sa’id Al-Beidh (1942 - 2013). The evaluation of Al-Beidh’s life focused on social, spiritual and academic service he rendered to the East African ummah ...