Browse
Recent Submissions
Item Financial Literacy and Financial Inclusion of Youths in Nairobi City County, Kenya(Kenyatta University, 2025-04) Charles, Kennedy MumoIn an effort to promote greater financial inclusion, Kenya has implemented a number of financial sector changes in recent years, propelled by technological innovations like ATMs and mobile banking. This expansion is seen as key to achieving Kenya’s target growth rate of ten percent as outlined in Vision twenty thirty, by expanding access to financial solutions, encouraging investments, savings, and supporting the country’s development objectives. However, despite these advancements, access to formal financial services remains limited. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion among the youth in Nairobi City County, focusing on the roles of investment methods, debt management, financial planning, and saving behaviours. The study was grounded in theories of information asymmetry, behavioural economics, financial education, and financial growth. A causal research design was used, targeting a population of One million nine hundred ninety, three thousand three hundred and ninety youths in Nairobi, with a sample size of four hundred respondents. Data were collected using structured questionnaires, validated through a pilot study with forty participants. Reliability was ensured with a Cronbach's alpha score, and the data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics, including regression analysis. The study’s findings showed that the four independent variables; saving behaviours, debt management, financial planning, and investment practices accounted for a higher variation in financial inclusion. Savings had a significant positive effect on financial inclusion, with youths who regularly save better able to access formal financial services. Debt management practices also positively influenced financial inclusion, although to a moderate degree, suggesting that improved debt management skills could reduce financial exclusion. Financial planning techniques were strongly associated with financial inclusion, indicating that youth who engage in organized financial planning are more likely to access accredited financial assistance and make sound financial decisions. Investment practices had a very strong positive influence on financial inclusion, emphasizing the importance of promoting investment literacy among youth. The study concluded that fostering saving habits, debt management skills, financial planning, and investment literacy is crucial to enhancing financial inclusion. It recommended implementation of youth targeted financial literacy education initiatives in educational institutions, financial organizations, and government agencies to equip them with essential financial skills needed for greater financial empowerment.Item Molecular Detection of Entamoeba Species and Factors Associated With Infection among Diarrhoeal Patients Attending Meru Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya(Kenyatta University, 2023-05) Lepore, Caroline MakenaAbstractItem Effect of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia ILLUCENS) Larvae Meal on the Laying Performance of Improved Kenyan Indigenous Chicken(Kenyatta University, 2024-03) Nyingi, Damaris WacuKenya’s poultry production is constrained by high production costs occasioned by the high price of protein ingredients such as fishmeal and soybean meal, hence the need to seek alternative sources of proteins in poultry feed. This study evaluated the live weight changes, feed conversion efficiency, and egg production and their quality in the Improved Kenyan Indigenous Chicken raised on the BSFLM as protein sources. Five dietary treatments were formulated with BSFL meal replacing both FM and SBM at different inclusion levels: 0% BSFLM, 25% BSFLM, 50% BSFLM, 75% BSFLM and 100% BSFLM. These diets met the nutritional requirements of a layer chicken. Fifty-five laying indigenous hens aged 31 weeks at the peak of production were obtained from the KALRO Naivasha poultry unit, where they had undergone genetic improvement. The chickens were divided into five groups, each with 11 birds, and allocated the five trial diets in a completely randomized experimental design. The chickens were individually placed in layer battery cages from where they were fed 200 g/bird/day of the experimental diets. The amount of feed taken by the birds, production of eggs, weight of the eggs, and live body weight were recorded weekly for 22 weeks. Egg characteristics were also determined. The finding of the study showed significant differences (p < 0.05) in average daily feed intake among the diets but changes in feed consumption were not consistent with increasing BSFL inclusion in the diet. Production of eggs was also affected by dietary BSF larvae inclusion, with diet D4 (100% BSFLM) having the highest laying percentage (84.2%) while the control diet had the lowest laying percentage (54.0%). Egg weight ranged from 57g in the control to 63 g in the D3 (75% BSFLM) layers. The highest egg yolk colour intensity (15) was for D4 (100% BSFLM) layers and the lowest was for control layers. The weight gain among the birds on diets containing BSF larvae was not significantly different. BSFL inclusion levels D3 (75% BSFLM) and D4 (100%BSFL) had the best return on investment. The results of this present study therefore demonstrate the potential usage of BSF larvae in improved indigenous chicken layer diets.Item Socio-economic factors influencing adoption of improved livestock farming practices among members of livestock cooperatives in Kajiado County, Kenya(Kenyatta university, 2023-05) Ketente, Gedion Kipaya; Purity Nguhiu; Leonard Munga