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INTEGRATED ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENT OF LAKE SIMBI, A DEEP ALKALINE-SALINE LAKE IN WESTERN KENYA

Opiyo, Stephen Balaka (Kisii University, 2019-11)

The resources and ecological services derived from lentic ecosystems are constantly threatened by climate change and unprecedented pressures from anthropogenic activities. This has led to alteration of their physical ...
Influence Of Austerity Measures Adopted By Principals On Service Delivery In Public Secondary Schools In Nandi Central Sub County, Kenya

Korir, Rose Chebet (Kisii University, 2019-11)

In Kenya the school fees charged by public secondary schools have risen dramatically, this is way far beyond the reach of many Kenyans. Many secondary school Head teachers attribute this to the rising inflation levels ...
INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITIES OF RICINUS COMMUNIS EXTRACTS ON PHLEBOTOMUS DUBOSCQI ADULTS

Mong’are, Samuel; Ng’ang’a, Zipporah; Ngumbi, Philip; Ngure, Peter (EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL RESEARCH, 2020)

Sand flies are small haematophagous insects that transmit Leishmania parasites through the bite of infected female phlebotomine sand flies. Roots, leaves and seeds of Ricinus communis are extensively used in different ways ...
A Discursive Analysis Of The Mau Forest Restoration Discourse In Kenya

Moinani, Mogambi Albert (Kisii University, 2020)

Climate change and global warming are challenges facing the world today. This problem is aggravated by the fast disappearance of forest cover in the world. This study sought to investigate how language shapes and maintains ...
Analysis Of The Relationship Between Social Bonding Strategies And Customer Loyalty Among Supermarkets In Western Region, Kenya; A Focus On The Role Of Brand Identity

Yatundu, Faraji Anduku (Kisii University, 2020)

Customer loyalty is considered to play a key role in shifting the focus on how firms can explore ways of creating competitive advantage in the retail market that is hitherto undergoing transformation by use of various ...
Five Samburu Community (Kenya) Medicinal Plants Show In Vitro Antibacterial Activity Against Selected Human Pathogenic Bacteria

Omwenga, Eric Omori; Okemo, Paul (International Journal of Science and Research, 2020-01)

With the rise in antimicrobial resistances globally, the urge of getting new lead compounds that can inhibit microbial growth and virulence factors production is becoming a reality. In this study Samburu (Kenya) anti-diarrhoeal ...
The Effects Of Integrated Computerized Accounting Practices On Ensuring Effective Financial Controls Of Supermarkets In Kisii County, Kenya

Kimani, Paul Gaitho (Kisii University, 2020-02)

Integrated computerized accounting practices (ICAP) were facing the challenges of unauthorized access, alterations and destruction of data thus compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of financial ...
Antimicrobial, cytotoxicity and preliminary phytochemical determination of commonly used medicinal plants to treat oral cavity, urinary tract and gut infections by inhabitants of Borabu sub-county, Nyamira County, Kenya

Omwenga, Eric Omori; Shitandi, Anakalo; Goycoolea, Francisco Maria; Hensel, Andreas (Malaysian Society for Microbiology, 2020-04)

Aims: The study aimed at determining the antimicrobial activities and cytotoxicity properties of medicinal plants collected from southwestern Kenya. Methods and results: A total of 23 ethanol extracts of selected ...
The Determinants Of Financial Performance Of Commercial Banks Listed In Nairobi Securities Exchange

Yatich, James Rotich (Kisii University, 2020-07)

The intermediation role of commercial banks is bound by the extent to which its key business performance drivers are manipulated to improve on financial performance and thus the study examined the determinants of financial ...
THE SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TRACHOMA INFECTION AMONG CHILDREN AGED 1-9 YEARS IN KAPENGURIA SUB COUNTY IN WEST POKOT COUNTY; KENYA

Omwenga, Eric Omori; Ripotolim, M. M. K (EAST AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2020-09)

Background: Trachoma is the commonest source of transmittable blindness in Kenya. The incidence is highest in populations living in areas that are; hot, dry, and dusty. Besides access to; clean, safe water and proper ...
Influence Of Principals’ Supervision Strategies On Curriculum Implementation In Public Secondary Schools In West Pokot Sub-County, Kenya

Lokupo, Francis (Kisii University, 2020-10)

Principals’ inadequate supervision strategies on curriculum have continued to affect effective curriculum implementation in schools. This has contributed to a decline in performance in all secondary schools in West Pokot ...
Effects Of Non-Payment Of School Levies By Parents On Service Delivery In Public Secondary Schools In Ainabkoi Sub-County, Uasin-Gishu County

Morogo, Milcah (Kisii University, 2020-10)

Service delivery in educational institutions is entirely dependent on financing. In Kenya, public secondary school education services are financially supported by both government subsidy and parents’ payment of minimal ...
Leadership Challenges Faced By School Principals When Implementing Ict-Based Curriculum And Instructions In Secondary Schools In Elgeyo Marakwet County

Lambaino, Eunice (Kisii University, 2020-11)

Implementation of ICT based curriculum that enhance teaching and learning using technology across all subject disciplines in secondary schools remain a challenge. Although the government has put measures, initiatives and ...
Geographical distribution and antibiotics susceptibility patterns of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae isolates from Kisumu County, Kenya

Omwenga, Eric Omori; Awuor, Silas O; Daud, Ibrahim I (African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2020-12-08)

Background: Multiple drug resistance has become a major threat to the treatment of cholera. Recent studies in Kenya have described the epidemiology, especially the risk factors, of cholera; however, there is little ...
Urinary Tract Infection among Adults Seeking Medicare at Kiambu Level 5 Hospital, Kenya: Prevalence, Diversity, Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles and Possible Risk Factors

Omwenga, Eric Omori; Wanja, Fredrick; Ngugi, Caroline; Maina, John; Kiiru, John (Scientific Research Publishing, 2021)

Urinary tract infections are among the most prevalent extra-intestinal infections, with high prevalence globally. This cross-sectional study established prevalence of bacterial aetiology causing urinary tract infection ...
MICROBIAL PROFILING, ANTIMICROBIAL & MOLECULAR CHARACTERISATION OF BACTERIAL ISOLATES CAUSING SEPSIS AMONG PRETERM NEONATES AT KITALE COUNTY HOSPITAL; KENYA

KWEYU PAULINE, EVERLYNE (Kisii University, 2021)

Globally preterm births have been on the increase and sepsis has been found as a contributor to mortality and morbidity among very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates, (<1500g) in new-born units. In this descriptive cross-sectional ...
Identity Border Crossings In Films About Africa: An Analysis Of Hotel Rwanda, Shooting Dogs And Sometimes In April

Nyarenchi, Florence (Kisii University, 2021-01)

Identity Border Crossings in films about Africa: An analysis of Hotel Rwanda, Shooting Dogs and Sometimes in April concerns itself with the analysis of ethnonationalist constructions in film. The main purpose of this ...
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE PROFILES OF SELECTED ENTEROBACTERIACEAE CONTAMINANTING RAW BEEF FROM RETAIL BUTCHERIES IN KAKAMEGA TOWN, KENYA

Omwenga, Eric Omori; Kiptum, L. J; Musyoki, Stanslaus Kiilu (EAST AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, 2021-02)

Background: Meat has been the main source of protein foodstuff globally since ancient times to date. However, it should not habour disease causing agents. Its high nutritive value has been found to hasten microbial ...
Influence Of Principals’ Transformational Leadership Practices On Management Of Public Secondary Schools In Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya

Sabwami, M. Kenneth (Kisii University, 2021-02)

Principals face impediments in schools while executing their mandate. This has posed management challenges leading to schools‟ mismanagement. The study investigated principals‟ transformational leadership practices‟ impact ...
Evaluation Of Cellular Changes, Biochemical Changes And Bacterial Contamination In Blood Stored For Transfusion At Bungoma County Referral Hospital

Marabi, Maruti Phidelis (Kisii University, 2021-02)

During the storage of transfusion blood, it may undergo a series of cellular and biochemical changes. Bacterial contamination may also occur, which together pose a risk of using prolonged stored blood. This study assessed ...

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