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Energy Consumption and Performance of Manufacturing Sector in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Kenya's manufacturing sector contributes 70% of the industrial sector production with the combined contribution of construction, building and quarrying outputs to the remaining 30%. Energy plays critical role in ... -
Impact of Women Empowerment on Household Wellbeing in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Kenya has been investing in women empowerment over the last few decades in a bid to enjoy the resultant benefits as documented in past research. A majority of women empowerment initiatives are focused on easing the access ... -
An Analysis of Crowding-Out of Private Sector by Government Borrowing in Kenya
(2022)The government of Kenya has been running budget deficits every year of its national accounting. The government has therefore been forced to borrow either from the domestic or external financial markets to bridge those ... -
Effect of Alternative Channels of Banking on Poverty in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Creating sustainable alternative channels of banking has been the priority of the Kenya Government over the last decade. In the last ten years, Kenya, like other developing countries has experienced high levels of financial ... -
Effects of Capital Formation Rate, Employment Rate and Enrolment Rate in the Education Institutions on Economic Growth in Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Enrolment in the education institutions aids in equipping graduates in work performance and proficiency in chosen occupation. Capital formation leads to growth in the stock of plants and equipment while employment leads ... -
Effect of Elderly Persons’ Unconditional Cash Transfer on Welfare of Older People in Chuka Subcounty, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)older person population continue to increase amid concerns of economic vulnerability in communities prompting special attention. Programs such as UCT have been put in place to help improve the welfare of the elderly. In ... -
Human Capital Development, Official Development Assistance and Sectoral Economic Growth in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Kenya's economic performance has varied overtime; however, the individual share of leading sectors in Gross Domestic Product is still trifling. The broad-based growth option is that which incorporates total factor ... -
Household Heads Characteristics and Access to Water, Energy and Housing in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)individual is considered a priority aspiration especially in developing nations. Kenya has not been left behind in this and has envisioned a universal access to the three at an affordable rate by 2030. The country is ... -
Effects of Non-Performing Loans on Technical Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)With the formation of very large banks and increased interbank connectivity, the 1992 financial sector reforms resulted in a shift in market power. They also improved the banking sector's resilience and sustainability. The ... -
Effects of Non-Performing Loans on Technical Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022-05)With the formation of very large banks and increased interbank connectivity, the 1992 financial sector reforms resulted in a shift in market power. They also improved the banking sector's resilience and sustainability. The ... -
Effects of Capital Formation Rate, Employment Rate and Enrolment Rate in the Education Institutions on Economic Growth in Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Enrolment in the education institutions aids in equipping graduates in work performance and proficiency in chosen occupation. Capital formation leads to growth in the stock of plants and equipment while employment leads ... -
Effect of Elderly Persons’ Unconditional Cash Transfer on Welfare of Older People in Chuka Subcounty, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)The older person population continue to increase amid concerns of economic vulnerability in communities prompting special attention. Programs such as UCT have been put in place to help improve the welfare of the elderly. ... -
Relationship between Economic Growth and Fertility Rate in Kenya between the Periods 1977 -2019
(Kenyatta University, 2021)In Kenya, the total fertility rate is constantly changing, which affects per capita income. And the results on the impact of fertility on economic growth are even more different. The debate about the positive and negative ... -
Effects of Technological Innovations and Taxpayer Education by Kenya Revenue Authority on Revenue Collection in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The Kenya Vision 2030 is the blueprint for Kenya to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. However, the main challenge is the level of debt which is 5.276 trillion Kenya shillings which is equivalent to 52.7% of the ... -
Impact of Social Franchising on Healthcare Expenditure within Private Facilities in Embu County Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)The Kenyan private health sector is one of the most developed in Sub-Saharan Africa and is highly critical in healthcare delivery. It is often the first point of contact of 47 percent of the first quintile of income earners ...
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Impact of Women Empowerment on Household Wellbeing in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Kenya has been investing in women empowerment over the last few decades in a bid to enjoy the resultant benefits as documented in past research. A majority of women empowerment initiatives are focused on easing the access ... -
Energy Consumption and Performance of Manufacturing Sector in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Kenya's manufacturing sector contributes 70% of the industrial sector production with the combined contribution of construction, building and quarrying outputs to the remaining 30%. Energy plays critical role in ... -
An Analysis of Crowding-Out of Private Sector by Government Borrowing in Kenya
(2022)The government of Kenya has been running budget deficits every year of its national accounting. The government has therefore been forced to borrow either from the domestic or external financial markets to bridge those ... -
Effect of Alternative Channels of Banking on Poverty in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Creating sustainable alternative channels of banking has been the priority of the Kenya Government over the last decade. In the last ten years, Kenya, like other developing countries has experienced high levels of financial ... -
Effects of Capital Formation Rate, Employment Rate and Enrolment Rate in the Education Institutions on Economic Growth in Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Enrolment in the education institutions aids in equipping graduates in work performance and proficiency in chosen occupation. Capital formation leads to growth in the stock of plants and equipment while employment leads ... -
Effect of Elderly Persons’ Unconditional Cash Transfer on Welfare of Older People in Chuka Subcounty, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)older person population continue to increase amid concerns of economic vulnerability in communities prompting special attention. Programs such as UCT have been put in place to help improve the welfare of the elderly. In ... -
Human Capital Development, Official Development Assistance and Sectoral Economic Growth in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Kenya's economic performance has varied overtime; however, the individual share of leading sectors in Gross Domestic Product is still trifling. The broad-based growth option is that which incorporates total factor ... -
Household Heads Characteristics and Access to Water, Energy and Housing in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)individual is considered a priority aspiration especially in developing nations. Kenya has not been left behind in this and has envisioned a universal access to the three at an affordable rate by 2030. The country is ... -
Effects of Non-Performing Loans on Technical Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)With the formation of very large banks and increased interbank connectivity, the 1992 financial sector reforms resulted in a shift in market power. They also improved the banking sector's resilience and sustainability. The ... -
Effects of Non-Performing Loans on Technical Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022-05)With the formation of very large banks and increased interbank connectivity, the 1992 financial sector reforms resulted in a shift in market power. They also improved the banking sector's resilience and sustainability. The ... -
Effect of Elderly Persons’ Unconditional Cash Transfer on Welfare of Older People in Chuka Subcounty, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2022)The older person population continue to increase amid concerns of economic vulnerability in communities prompting special attention. Programs such as UCT have been put in place to help improve the welfare of the elderly. ... -
Effects of Capital Formation Rate, Employment Rate and Enrolment Rate in the Education Institutions on Economic Growth in Nigeria
(Kenyatta University, 2022)Enrolment in the education institutions aids in equipping graduates in work performance and proficiency in chosen occupation. Capital formation leads to growth in the stock of plants and equipment while employment leads ... -
Relationship between Economic Growth and Fertility Rate in Kenya between the Periods 1977 -2019
(Kenyatta University, 2021)In Kenya, the total fertility rate is constantly changing, which affects per capita income. And the results on the impact of fertility on economic growth are even more different. The debate about the positive and negative ... -
Effects of Technological Innovations and Taxpayer Education by Kenya Revenue Authority on Revenue Collection in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)The Kenya Vision 2030 is the blueprint for Kenya to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. However, the main challenge is the level of debt which is 5.276 trillion Kenya shillings which is equivalent to 52.7% of the ... -
Impact of Social Franchising on Healthcare Expenditure within Private Facilities in Embu County Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)The Kenyan private health sector is one of the most developed in Sub-Saharan Africa and is highly critical in healthcare delivery. It is often the first point of contact of 47 percent of the first quintile of income earners ... -
Global Oil Price Volatility and Foreign Direct Investment Inflows in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)External capital flows play a 2crucial role 2in driving investment and 2economic growth2 in financial resource constrained countries such as Kenya. As such, the vulnerability of a country’s foreign 2direct investment 2flows ... -
Sports Betting Participation and its Effects on Youths’ Welfare in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2021)Youths in Kenya have been placing bets on football games, with the hope of winning money and as a form of leisure. Participation in sports betting in Kenya has been increasing since 2013. The number of firms registered to ... -
Predictors of Length of Stay in the Tourism Industry in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2015-12)When tourists plan a holiday, a number of decisions must be made about different components of the trip like the choice of the destination, the type of the accommodation and means of transport. One of the most important ... -
Technical Effeciency of Small Scale Banana Farming in Meru County, Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2019)Banana production is important due to the role it plays in the economy of Kenya. It provides income to the farmers; generate job opportunities and boost food security in the country. Banana is ranked as the fourth most ... -
Equity in Utilisation of Health Care Services in Kenya
(Kenyatta University, 2020)Access to better health care services is a primary need to every individual in the world and rightfully Kenya. A healthy nation plays a significant position in strengthening growth and development. However, presence of ...