Masters Projects and Theses: Recent submissions
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PREVALENCE OF HAZARDS, EFFECTS AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN MALINDI TOWN KILIFI COUNTY-KENYA
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Climate change is the world’s worst challenge of our time. Developing countries are experiencing the worst impact of this catastrophe. Over the past 50 years, the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere has risen ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION IN INSTILING DEMOCRATIC VALUES AMONG PUPILS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN IGEMBE SOUTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA: A CRITIQUE BASED ON JOHN RAWLS’ THEORY OF JUSTICE
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Primary school education in Kenya is structured to foster a set of principles and ethics that protect and promote democratic values in the learner. It has the responsibility of helping children develop an appreciation of ... -
DYNAMICS OF RHIZOBIUM AND PHOSPHATE ROCK FERTILIZER APPLICATION ON SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND PERFORMANCE OF GREEN-GRAMS IN THARAKA - NITHI COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Soil fertility decline is one of the major constraints in agricultural productivity in Africa. Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) in green - grams can offer a cost effective and sustainable means towards soil fertility ... -
INFLUENCE OF FRINGE BENEFITS ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN DEPOSIT TAKING SAVINGS AND CREDIT CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN KIRINYAGA COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Fringe benefits are types of non-wage compensation provided to employees in addition to their normal wages or salaries. Most organizations are more concerned about promoting employee welfare and performance. Review of ... -
SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND PRODUCTION FACTORS AFFECTING UPTAKE OF BANANA VALUE ADDITION AMONG SMALLHOLDERS IN CHUKASUB COUNTY, THARAKA NITHI COUNTY, KENYA JOSPHAT
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Banana value added products like flour has more economic impact to raw bananas as witnessed in Kisii County. Farmers in Tharaka Nithi County are still reluctant to uptake banana value addition despite its accrued economic ... -
LEVELS OF SELECTED PHTHALATES FROM WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS IN LAKE VICTORIA CATCHMENT AREA AND THEIR ADSORPTION ONTO WATER HYACINTH BIOCHAR
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) disturb the endocrine system’s functionality causing negative effects on health in an organism and its progeny. They can interfere with natural hormone cycles in humans or animals, ... -
EFFECT OF TICK AND MASTITIS CONTROL, SUPPLEMENTATION AND SHEDS ON MILK REVENUE OF SMALLHOLDER DAIRY FARMERS IN KAPSERET SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Dairy farming plays an important role in the agricultural sector in Kenya, contributing about eight percent of National Gross Domestic Product with an annual milk production of 3.43 billion litres. It supports the livelihood ... -
EFFECT OF SELECTED SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS ON ADOPTION OF INDIGENOUS AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN CHUKA SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Indigenous agricultural practices (IAPs) are environmentally and agriculturally sustainable. Among the widely applied IAPs include crop rotation, agroforestry, intercropping, organic manure application, and minimum tillage. ... -
NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON CRIME COMMISSION: A CASE STUDY OF THIKA WEST SUBCOUNTY, KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2020-12)NEIGHBOURHOOD CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON CRIME COMMISSION: A CASE STUDY OF THIKA WEST SUBCOUNTY, KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA -
EVOLUTION OF POLITICAL ORDER AMONG THE TIGANIA OF MERU, KENYA 1910-1957
(Chuka University, 2020-12)This study examined the indigenous pre-colonial Tigania political order upto 1910, traced the imposition and consolidation of colonial order among the Tigania and last examined how the interaction of the pre-colonial Tigania ... -
A HISTORY OF REPRESENTATIVE POLITICS AND THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE KADIMO CLAN OF YIMBO IN SIAYA COUNTY, KENYA, FROM 1896 -1963.
(Chuka University, 2020-12)This study is about a history of representative politics and the socio-economic development of the Kadimo clan of Yimbo in Siaya county, Kenya, from 1896 to 1963. The study is guided by three objectives; to examine the ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENT’S ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY IN KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION IN DAY SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KANGEMA SUB-COUNTY
(Chuka University, 2020-12)The education of children is one of the important priority areas where parents as well as the government show great interest. Much of what students learn in school is planned to meet the needs of society and this is reflected ... -
EFFECTS OF EARTHING UP AND PRUNING SYSTEMS ON GROWTH, YIELD, POST-HARVEST QUALITIES AND NET ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum)
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum) is an important crop cultivated and consumed worldwide. It provides a wide variety of nutrients with many health-related benefits namely; confers protection against cancer, maintains healthy ... -
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES IN THARAKA NITHI COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2020-12)The broad objective of the study was to establish the influence of human resource management practices on employee performance in the Public Health Facilities in Tharaka Nithi County. The specific objectives were to: examine ... -
IMPACT OF PEER COUNSELING SERVICES ON DISCIPLINE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THARAKA SOUTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Peer counseling has been established in Kenyan secondary schools among other counseling services being offered to students. This emanates from the fact that it has the potential to impact students’ behaviour positively. ... -
CHILD LABOUR AND ITS EFFECTS IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN DADAAB SUB COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Child labour has remained a global challenge. It is estimated that about 218 million children in the world aged between 5-7 years currently work under conditions that are considered illegal, hazardous, or extremely ... -
EFFECT OF FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS ADOPTION ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA
(Chuka University, 2020-12)The search for explanation on the relationship between financial innovation adoption and financial performance continues to dominate finance literature. Empirical studies exploring the nature of the relationship between ... -
ON CHARACTERIZATION OF PERMUTATION GRAPHS
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Graph theory is an area in discrete mathematics with numerous theoretical developments and many applications to practical problems in computer science, chemistry, biology and operational research. As a result, it has ... -
PERCEPTION AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS FOR ADOPTION OF ADAPTATION STRATEGIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND VARIABILITY AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN IGAMBANG’OMBE, SUB- COUNTY, KENYA
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Climate change and variability have been identified globally as a major challenge to food security especially in Arid and Semi-Arid lands (ASALs). Agriculture and smallholder farmers have also been identified as the most ... -
EFFECT OF POULTRY MANURE, NPK FERTILIZER AND PINCHING ON GROWTH, YIELD AND POST- HARVEST QUALITY OF BUTTERNUT (Cucurbita moschata) VARIETIES
(Chuka University, 2020-12)Butternut (Cucurbita moschata) is an important tropical fruit vegetable grown worldwide for household food security and nutrition. Butternut is widely gaining acceptance because of its nutritional value, early maturity, ...