PhD Theses/ Dissertations: Recent submissions
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INFLUENCE OF SEXUAL ATTITUDES, GENDER NORMS AND SEXUAL VALU ES ON THE EDUCATION PARTICIPATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL GIRLS IN HOMA BAY COUNTY
(2023-11)Secondary schooling for girls is asAsoBcSiaTteRdA wCiTth much vulnerability. The threat of pregnancy and gender-based inequalities are among the widely studied ones. Sufficient research has yet to be made to understand ... -
ASSET-LIABILITY MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL BANKS IN KENYA
(MMUST, 2023-11)Therefore, their profitability and stability is crucial which is achieved through proper asset-liability management. The primary goal of asset-liability management is to produce a high quality, stable, large and growing ... -
ONLINE PEDAGOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND THEIR EFFECT ON LEARNING IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES. THE CASE OF MASINDE MULIRO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2024-03)The demand for higher education has tremendously increased in the past few decades. With increased population in universities and unplanned pandemics like Covid-19, technology has provided universities with the infrastructure ... -
FOSTERING NATIONAL COHESION AND INTEGRATION IN KENYA THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES
(MMUST, 2023)With regard to knowledge, intellectual prowess, and democratic disposition—all of which are expected of students to actively engage in the society—the Social Studies (SS) supports national cohesiveness and integration. ... -
CALIBRATING HOMEGROWN EXTREMISM OVER INTRACTABLE COMMUNAL LAND USE CONFLICTS IN MOUNT ELGON REGION OF WESTERN KENYA
(2023)Since the end of the cold war, violent interstate conflicts have been historically low. However, in the post-Cold War world order, conflicts within states among a ballooning number of extremist militia groups, non-state ... -
SOCIO-CULTURAL DYNAMICS INFLUENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NYERI COUNTY, KENYA
(2023)Domestic violence is a violation of human rights and should not be condoned. Nyeri County has experienced tremendous development, and therefore, changes in terms of education, occupation, economic activities, making it one ... -
INFLUENCE OF MAU FOREST EVICTIONS ON HUMAN SECURITY OF THE OGIEK COMMUNITY, KENYA
(2023)Protected areas such as national parks, conservation zones, and nature reserves are globally defined so by governments primarily to preserve the natural environment for the benefit of flora and fauna, that is, for the ... -
EFFECTIVENESS OF GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS IN MITIGATING DRUGS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN SELECTED COUNTIES OF THE COASTAL REGION, KENYA
(MMUST, 2023)Drug and substance abuse has become one of the looming human-induced disasters globally, making it a profound concern among the comity of nations owing to the significant detrimental effects it has in almost every aspect ... -
IMPLICATIONS OF VIRTUAL LABORATORY-BASED INSTRUCTION ON STUDENTS’ LEARNING OF PHYSICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KEN YA
(2023)However, in the recent years, low candidature has been witnessed at the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) level in Physics, which can be attributed to low student motivation and consistent poor performance ... -
INTERPRETATION OF ENGLISH - LUBUKUSU MEDICAL DISCOURSE IN BUNGOMA COUNTY HOSPITALS - KENYA
(2023)In this age of massive travel and migration, many doctors find themselves attending to patients with whom they do not share a common language. In such situations, interpretation is employed to bridge the linguistic gap ... -
A COMPARISON OF ACADEMIC OUTPUTS AND SOCIAL LEARNING OUTCOMES BETWEEN HOME AND CONVENTIONALLY SCHOOLED LEARNERS UNDER THE ACCELERATED CHRISTIAN EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN KENYA
(2023-11)Education plays a pivotal role in fostering national unity, addressing social issues, and driving economic development. The Sustainable Development Goals number four, underscore the significance of quality education, ... -
SELECTED RISK FACTORS INFLUENCING ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2021-05)Advocacy for inclusive education and 100 percent transition policy has increased enrolment of learners with learning difficulties in secondary schools where they encounter many challenges. The World Health Organization ... -
In Effects of Computer Interactive Multiple Mice Technique On Learners’ Performance in Fractions Primary Schools In Kenya
(MMUST, 2017-11)Studies attribute poor performance in mathematics especially in fractions in public primary schools to teacher centred teaching methods. However, few researchers have tried out interventions based on computer interactive ... -
GREEN BASED SORPTION TECHNOLOGY FOR REMOVAL OF SELECTED PHARMACEUTICALS FROM WASTEWATER AND THEIR DISCHARGE LOADS WITHIN LAKE VICTORIA BASIN, KENYA
(MMUST, 2018-03)The presence of pharmaceuticals (PHCs) in wastewater, surface and ground water systems has instigated great environmental concern due to the toxicological effects associated with these compounds. Conventional wastewater ... -
FUNDING IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND ITS INFLUENCE ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BUNGOMA COUNTY, KENYA
(2021-02)Education is a human activity that fashions and models mankind for the society. It is for this reason that the Kenyan government has put emphasis on the pursuit quality education for its citizens since independence. The ... -
EFFECT OF TRADITIONAL POKOT WORLDVIEW ON SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY AMONG THE POKOT
(MMUST, 2018)Christian missionaries established the first mission work among the Pokot of West Pokot County in 1931, when the Churchman‟s Missionary Society (BCMS) the Anglicans established a mission centre at Kacheliba. However, they ... -
DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF CLAY NANOCOMPOSITES FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF PLANT NUTRIENTS
(MMUST, 2021-06)This study was necessitated by low crop yields on farms and pollution effects of leached unused fertilizers into the environment, challenges that can be solved by nanotechnology. Clay was modified by surfactant and stabilizers ... -
STATE INTERVENTION STRATEGIES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN VIHIGA COUNTY, KENYA
(MMUST, 2019)State intervention strategies undertaken to manage domestic violence in Vihiga County of Kenya remain a challenge due to recurring domestic violence offences. The justice system has lapses in enforcing the law on domestic ... -
POLITICAL COMPETITION INFLUENCING ETHNIC CONFLICTS IN NAKURU COUNTY, KENYA
(2017-11)Ethnic conflict is one of the major threats to international peace and security. Conflicts in the Balkans, Rwanda, Chechnya, Iraq, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Darfur, Israel and Gaza are among the best-known and deadliest ...















