Kenyatta University Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Influence of internal control system on financial management in ministry of finance, Kenya.
(International Academic Journals, 2019)Before the government introduced Integrated Financial Management Information System, execution of budget as well as process of accounting were done manually or in support of old applications that were not supported adequately. ... -
Financial management and performance of commercial state-owned enterprises in Kenya
(International Academic Journals, 2019)Most State owned enterprises are faced with a challenge of poor financial management as reflected in misuse of financial resources and inefficiencies in internal control systems. At the same time, most state-owned enterprises ... -
Effect of taxpayer awareness and compliance costs on tax compliance among small scale traders in Nakuru town, Kenya
(International Academic Journals, 2019)Small scale traders are fast growing sectors of the economy due to their simple nature of operations. The growth of this sector of the economy is due to the increase in unemployment rate as a result of increase in population. ... -
Determinants of average lending rates among selected commercial banks in Kenya.
(International Academic Journals, 2018)Despite liberalization of Kenya’s financial sector in 1991, Kenya has become less competitive in terms of affordability of financial services and access to loans compared to countries such as South Africa and Malaysia whose ... -
Credit information sharing and financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya
(International Academic Journals, 2018)Empirical studies done on the area of credit information sharing and its effect on financial performance of commercial banks in Kenya have not been conclusive. Information sharing in the credit market is a relatively new ... -
Differential Biomass Accumulation among African Leafy Vegetables as Affected by Wastewater Irrigation in Kitui County, Kenya
(International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2019)Water scarcity of fresh water in Sub-Saharan has led to utilization of the wastewater in home gardening and also in commercial production of vegetables. Wastewater is associated with various substances including nutrients ... -
Corporate governance and performance of savings and credit cooperative societies in Kilifi County, Kenya.
(International Academic Journals, 2019)The SACCO sector is becoming increasingly important in Kenya. This sector is a key player in the economy, controlling about 43 per cent of Kenya’s gross domestic product therefore called for an investigation into the effect ... -
Board characteristics, firm size and financial leverage of manufacturing firms listed at Nairobi Security Exchange, Kenya: Theoretical review.
(International Academic Journals, 2019)Kenyan manufacturing firms’ structural inefficiencies with huge uncontrollable debts levels coupled with poor performance poses a great threat to Kenyan economy. The sector is financed through debts and equity to avoid ... -
Accounts receivable management and financial performance of Embu Water and Sanitation Company Limited, Embu County, Kenya.
(International Academic Journals, 2018)Accounts receivable represents money owed to a business in return for goods already delivered or services already rendered. Proper maintenance of accounts receivable helps an organization maintain customer loyalty, track ... -
Assessment of physicochemical changes during composting rice straw with chicken and donkey manure
(Springer Science + Business Media, 2019)Purpose Traditional methods of composting are limited in timely production of good-quality compost due to recalcitrant nature of materials of plant origin. This study focused on evaluating the use chicken and donkey manure ... -
Induced Expression of Xerophyta viscosa XvSap1 Gene Greatly Impacts Tolerance to Drought Stress in Transgenic Sweet Potato. BIOxiv
(Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019)Drought stress often leads to reduced yields and is a perilous delimiter for expanded cultivation and increased productivity of sweet potato. Cell wall stabilization proteins have been identified to play a pivotal role in ... -
Maize Bioengineering with C-Repeat Binding Factor 1 (CBF1) as a Technique for Desiccation Toleration
(Society for Indonesian Biodiversity, 2019-06)Kuria EK, Machuka J, Runo S. 2019. Maize bioengineering with c-repeat binding factor 1 (CBF1) as a technique for desiccation toleration. Trop Drylands 3: 1-10. Africa is a desiccation inclined continent leading to riskful ... -
Strategies used by mpesa agents and their effectiveness in deterrence of counterfeit bank notes fraud in Nairobi City County
(International Academic Journals, 2019)M-pesa is a mobile money transfer and agent banking system that has become popular over the years due to its easy and cheap access to financial services, especially to the middle and lower classes of the society. However, ... -
Mobile banking services and financial performance of tier one commercial banks in Kenya.
(International Academic Journals, 2019)Kenya mobile banking arena is fast developing and shaping the landscape of cashless transactions exponentially. With introduction of mobile services in the banking industry, the commercial banks are faced with the challenge ... -
Microfinance services and performance of women owned small scale business enterprises in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(International Academic Journals, 2019)Small scale and Medium owned Enterprises is an important sub sector for the Kenyan economy like many other developing countries since it employs about 85% of the Kenyan workforce (about 7.5million Kenyans of the current ... -
Liquidity management and financial performance of microfinance banks in Nairobi City County, Kenya
(International Academic Journals, 2019)Microfinance banks offer both credit and deposit facilities to its clients thus liquidity management is important as it evaluates the ability of a firm to be able to convert its assets to cash easily making the organization ... -
Influence of Farmer Groups’ Characteristics on Up Scaling Uptake of Soil Fertility Technologies in Eastern Kenya
(International Journal Publishing House, 2019)In the Sub-Saharan Africa, soil degradation has led to a decline in crop productivity and has been linked to hunger and poverty. Farmers’ groups approach is one of the methodologies used for dissemination of soil fertility ... -
Effects of Economic, Social and School Factors on Students Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Kuria West Sub County, Kenya
(International Organization of Scientific Research (IOSR), 2020)The current global market uses education as the critical parameter in assessing the ability of one to fit in the job market. Since education is crucial to the development of a sustainable environment, reforms are continually ... -
The Effect of The Size of the Informal Sector on Economic Growth in Kenya (1974 to 2016)
(International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, 2019)The Kenyan economy is dual and predominantly informal. The size of the sector in the country has grown over time. The sector employed 19 percent of the total workforce in 1974 which increased to 84 percent in 2016. The ... -
Semantic Analysis of Silence in Conversational Discourse
(Royallite Global, 2020)Silence in conversations semantically carries varied interpretations. Since silence is a component of discontinuity in speech, it arises relatively rarely in confrontational discourse that is distinguished by continuous ...
