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Xanthomonas Wilt: A Threat to Banana Production in East and Central Africa
(The American Phytopathological Society, 2009-05)Bananas are important in the Great Lakes region, not only in Uganda, but also in adjacent countries, where they are both a food security and a cash crop (17). Food security studies reveal that in Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi, ... -
Xenia effect on resistance to maize weevil and larger grain in maize
(Kenyatta University, 2015-11)Maize (Zea mays) is a preferred staple as well as a cash crop in Sub-Sahara Africa, contributing to 34-36% of the daily caloric intake in Kenya. Maize production is constrained by several factors among them biotic factors. ... -
Yield and Nitrogen Fixation Response by Drought Tolerant Tepary Bean (Phaseolus acutifolius A. Gray Var. Latifolius) in Sole and Maize Intercrop Systems in Semi-arid Kenya
(Asian Network for Scientific Information, 2003)Tepary bean (TB), a drought tolerant bean variety has become popular among poor small-scale farmers in semi-arid Kenya, where it is predominantly intercropped with maize. Field experiments were conducted on effect of ... -
Yield Management Strategy in Kenya’s Town Hotels: Opportunities and Scope in Room-Stock Management
(2014-02-19)Tourism in Kenya is not only cyclic, but suffers heavily from national and international politics. The result is an uncertain future for the country‟s hotel-bed occupancy. Part of the bed-occupancy solution may be found ... -
Young researchers from around the world find MyCOE / SERVIR Capstone event an inspiration
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Your Monument Our Shrine: The Preservation of Great Zimbabwe
(2012-02-06)Cultural heritage management in African and in other non-western societies, has mainly been concerned with the preservation and presentation of archaeological monuments primarily from a technical point of view. In Zimbabwe ... -
Youth citizenship, national unity and poverty allev iation: East and West African approaches to the education of a new generation
(Research Consortium on Educational Outcomes and Poverty, 2009)Youth citizenship is now on the international agenda. This paper explores what that concept might mean in the context of two African nations: Kenya and Ghana. Post independence, both countries focused on rethinking the ... -
Youth peace building initiatives in Kamukunji constituency, Nairobi county: 2008-2013
(Kenyatta University, 2014)Youths the world over, are a big force to reckon with due to their sheer numbers. They have been known to bring change through peaceful organised groups like the YMCA as well through war and involvement in violence by ... -
The youth polytechnic programme in Kenya in the context of the 8-4-4 system of education: case study of Kakamega districts
(2012-05-04)Youth unemployment has remained a serious problem in Kenya. Relevant education system and skill-training programmes such as the Youth Polytechnics have been initiated to solve this problem. YPS were established to train ... -
Youth Polytechnic Students’ Perception of Vocational Training in Nandi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-08)Every year, over 550,000 pupils sit for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education and only about 70% secure admission in secondary schools. As a remedy, Youth Polytechnics (YPs) provide alternative avenues as institutions ... -
Youth receptiveness towards voluntary counselling and testing services in Magomeni Division, Dar-Es- Salaam, Tanzania.
(2012-11-29)The HlV/AIDS situation in Tanzania continues to pose a grave challenge to the government and the people as well. Voluntary Counseling and Testing of HIV/AIDS is one of the interventions which have demonstrated remarkable ... -
Youth socialization in ethnic politics in Nairobi city county: the case of Kibra constituency
(2017-08)Politics is necessary for survival, and youth are socialized in politics in many ways. However, the manner in which individuals are socialized in politics at the youthful age affects their adult life. This research sought ... -
Youth travel as a potential market segment for tourism industry among the young travelers in Nairobi, Kenya
(2015-04)The study was conducted in Nairobi National park in Nairobi County and focused on assessing youth travel as potential market segment for the tourism industry in Kenya. Exploratory and descriptive survey design was adopted ... -
Yusuf Dawood's Surgeon's Diary' and his Autobiography, Nothing but the Truth: A Textual Evaluation
(2013-04-18)This study sought a textual evaluation ofDawood's style in his sampled prose narratives. It was a linguistic study of literary texts, using linguistic theories of the social semiotics, the bottom-up top-down and the ... -
Zai pits and integrated soil fertility management enhances crop yields in the drier parts of Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(2017)Low crop yields due to low erratic rainfall, high evapotranspiration, and deteriorating soil fertility in smallholder farmers‘ fields of sub-Saharan Africa have led to a quest for sustainable production practices with ... -
Zakes mda’s social vision for post-apartheid South Africa: an examination of fools, bells and the habit of eating.
(2017-07)This thesis seeks to establish how Zakes Mda crafts his social vision for post-apartheid South Africa through his three plays: The Mother of All Eating, You Fool How Can the Sky Fall? and The Bells of Amersfoort collected ... -
Zanthoxoaporphines A–C: Three new larvicidal dibenzo[de,g]quinolin-7-one alkaloids from Zanthoxylum paracanthum (Rutaceae)
(Beilstein-Institut, 2013)The bioassay-guided purification of Zanthoxylum paracanthum (Rutaceae) extracts led to the isolation of three new alkaloids, namely 1-hydroxy-10-methoxy-7H-dibenzo[de,g]quinolin-7-one (zanthoxoaporphine A, 2), 1-hydroxy- ... -
Zeldia spannata sp. n. (Nematoda: Cephalobidae) from the Mojave Desert, California
(Journal of Nematode Morphology and Systematics, 2005)Zeldia spannata sp. n. is described from the Mojave Desert, California. The new species shares with congeners a single guard process in each primary axil and asymmetrical triangular-shaped lips; it differs from them by the ... -
Zeolitic materials from rice husks and water hyacinth for removal of lead, cadmium, methylene blue and suspended particles from wastewater
(Kenyatta University, 2014)About 17.2 million people in Kenya have no access to clean water. The major factors contributing to lack of clean water include rapid population growth, droughts, forest degradation, poor management of water supply and ... -
Zinc, iron and calcium are major limiting nutrients in the complementary diets of rural Kenyan children
(JohnWiley & Sons Ltd, 2016)Poor quality infant and young child (IYC) diets contribute to chronic under-nutrition. To design effective IYC nutrition interventions, an understanding of the extent to which realistic food-based strategies can improve ...
