Masters Theses: Recent submissions
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THE EMERGENCE OF ABAGUSII DIASPORA IN KENYA’S SOUTH RIFT, 1895-2007: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
(MMUST, 2020-08-24)Migration is a spatial phenomenon involving movement of people between distinct places, locations imbued with meaning and power. It explicitly refers to people changing their places of residence, where ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILD ABUSE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BUNGOMA EAST SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2015-06)The purpose of this studywas to establishthe relationship between child abuse and academic achievement amongstudents inpublic secondary schoolsin Bungoma East sub-county. The issue of concern wasthat a highnumber(15)men ... -
REWARD MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE COMMITMENT INTHEPUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR OFSELECTED SUB-COUNTIES IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-09-24)Reward management serves thestrategic purposes of attracting, motivating and retaining employees who remain committed and enablethe organization to achieve itsgoals andobjectives. ThePublic health sector in Kenya ... -
EXTRACTION, ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPOUNDS FROMTermitomyces letestuiAND Ganoderma lucidum AND THEIR EFFICACY AGAINST SOME PATHOGENIC MICRO-ORGANISMS
(MMUST, 2020-09-25)Studies on mushrooms and other fungi overalong timehaveshowed a number of physiological properties that provide health benefits. This is supported by the traditional belief that mushroom consumption provides ... -
INFLUENCEOF STRATEGIC BUSINESS SUPPORTSERVICES ON THE PERFORMANCE OF WOMEN OWNED MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN KISIICOUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08-24)The state of women in enterprise development, the startingand growing of individual enterprises is a major concern among governments in most countries from the early days. The main objective of the study ... -
INFLUENCE OF CASH COORDINATION ON EFFICACY OF CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMMESIN TURKANA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-09-24)Coordination of Cash Transfer Programmes(CTP) is very important in achieving better humanitarian assistance in times of disasters and emergenciesbecause it saves resources, avoids conflicts, evades ... -
EXPANSION OFPUBLIC DAY SECONDARY SCHOOLS ANDINTERNAL EFFICIENCY IN MUMIAS EAST AND MUMIAS WEST SUB-COUNTIES,KAKAMEGA COUNTY,KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-07-19)Expansion of public day secondary schools was expected to enhance access and provide quality education to students who miss the opportunity to access boarding facilities due to high school fees ... -
TALENT RETENTION STRATEGIES AND COMPETITIVENESSOF PUBLICUNIVERSITIES IN WESTERN REGION OF KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08-17)Public Universities are currently facing challenges in retaining talent. This has been crucial to the changing prospects and potentials of knowledge formation and learning. Organizations loose key talent for ... -
CERTAIN GEOMETRIC ASPECTS OF A CLASS OF ALMOSTCONTACT STRUCTURES ON A SMOOTH METRIC MANIFOLD
(MMUST, 2020-07-20)The classification of Smooth Geometric Manifolds still remains an open problem. Theconcept of almost contact Riemannian manifolds provides neat descriptions and distinc-tions between classes of odd and even ... -
LEXICAL BORROWING IN SPOKEN LUKABARAS FROM THE NANDILANGUAGE IN CHEPSAITA SCHEME, UASIN GISHU COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-05-21)The borrowing of lexical itemsas one of the outcomes of languages in contact may affect a speaker’s communicability with other speakers of the same language in differentsettings.In this perspective, thisstudy ... -
PRE-SCHOOLCHARACTERISTICS AND LEARNING READINESS AMONG5-6 YEARS OLD IN PUBLIC PRE-SCHOOLSINKIMILILISUB-COUNTYBUNGOMA, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-10-22)Learner readiness enhances academic achievement and predicts children’s performance in the near future. Children who are ready are less likely to experience behavioral emotional problems score higher in reading, ... -
KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICESOF NURSES IN PROMOTING ANTENATALPHYSICALEXERCISES IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-07-15)Antenatal physicalexercises have proven to be beneficial. Less than 50% of pregnant women worldwide meet exercise recommendations.Sixty-sevenpercent(67%) of deliveries in Kakamega County are conducted ... -
MEDIADIPLOMACYINFLUENCEON KENYA’S FOREIGN POLICYDECISION MAKING PROCESSAT IMPLEMENTATION PHASE
(MMUST, 2020-03)The media's diplomatic function has been studied in relation to the advancedcommunication technologies that have led to the allocation of a more far-reaching roleto the media in the conduct of ... -
STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION FACTORSANDPERFORMANCE OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES IN BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-10-12)Strategy implementation is a crucial and important process in strategic management. In order to be successful organizations need to effectively implement their strategies to enhance their performance ... -
DETERMINANTS OF BYPASSING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AMONG WOMEN SEEKING CHILDBIRTH SERVICES AT THE MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL, ELDORET
(MMUST, 2020-08-24)Strong preferences are revealed when patients fail to utilize their nearby facilities and seek health care services at another facility. Bypassing rates for childbirth has been documented in literature and it ranges between ... -
PARENTING STYLES AND FORMS OF DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BUTERE SUB- COUNTY, KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-07-20)Forms of delinquent behaviour among secondary school students continue to increase thus hindering effective learning by students. The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between parenting ... -
FACTORS AFFECTING TREATMENT COMPLIANCE AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETES PATIENTS ON FOLLOW-UP AT MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL
(MMUST, 2020-08-24)Best practice in management of chronic diseases including diabetes, requires long duration of treatment, multiple therapies and remains a major challenge in primary health care settings worldwide. Factors such as ... -
BURNOUT BEHAVIOUR AND ITS INFLUENCE ON PRODUCTIVITY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN BUNGOMA SOUTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019-11-15)Burnout is persistent physical, mental or emotional exhaustion caused by long term stress, usually as a result of excessive workplace and/or personal responsibilities. Since burnout cannot coexist with engagement it's a ... -
DETERMINANTS OF MATERNAL HEALTH CARE SERVICE UTILIZATION AMONG MOTHERS OF MOUNT ELGON CONSTITUENCY BUNGOMA KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-08-24)Since independence, the Government of Kenya has made lots of efforts to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity through some women-oriented programs. These programs are included in the marginalized groups like Ogiek in Mt. ... -
STUDENTS’ BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS AND CHOICE TO ENROL INTO DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BUSIA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2020-09-24)Every year the Ministry of Education places students in various categories of public secondary schools in Kenya. However, the final form one enrolment in these school categories do not adhere to the Ministry of Education’s ...
