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TABLE OF CONTENT Title page_  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _ i Certification page_  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  _  ii    Dedication_  _  _ ... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study aimed at gaining an in-depth understanding of the factors affecting educational access, retention and performance. Although a number of studies have been done on factors affecting access, performance and retention in secondary schools in other parts of the Country, no specific study has investigated the continued... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT According to the tenets of the three pillars of Vision 2030, the Kenya’s blue print for economic development, the social pillar envisages to build a just and cohesive society with social equity in a clean and secure environment. (Vision 2030, 2007:1). The vision is bound to operationalize the necessary policy, legal and institutional... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study examined the extent at which the introduction of low-cost boarding schools (initiated as one of the recommendations of the Sessional paper no.1 of 2005) has been effective in accelerating enrollment and retention rates in ASAL primary schools, since pupils in these schools are affected with unique problems such as, long... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT  The study sought to find out the constraints faced by women in small-scale enterprises in Arid and Semi-arid areas (ASALs). The study was carried out in Central location, Central division, lsiolo district in Eastern Province The variables under investigations were inaccessibility to credit facility, poor infrastructure, low level of... Continue Reading

C HAPTER ONE 1.0     INTRODUCTION The use of the leaves, stem and bark of the plants for medicinal purposes is an age long practice. Also in the modern times, and among civilized people, the medicinal use of herbs and shrubs in the treatment of so many diseases both physiological and otherwise is an important breakthrough in pharmocognacy.... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This study aimed at assessing Climate Change Adaptation Strategies (CCAS) in crops production in semi-arid areas. The study focused on assessing the effectiveness of climate change adaptation on maize and grapes production in Hombolo. Specifically, the study assessed how climate change variability affected crops; assessing different... Continue Reading

ÑABSTRACT   A 14 week feeding trial was conducted using one hundred and twenty eight point of lay Isa brown strain of pullets (16 weeks old) to evaluate the effect of feeding diets containing cassava root meal (CRM) with activated charcoal supplementation on their serum biochemical indices. Four experimental diets were formulated. The CRM was... Continue Reading

This study was carried out to determine the effect of genotype on the rectal temperature, respiratory rate, and pulse rate of locally adapted chickens in the derived savanna zone of Nigeria. A total of two hundred and eighty-eight (288) chickens were used for this study. These consisted of 96 birds each of normal feather, frizzle feather and... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) often known as common nettle is an herbaceous perennial flowering plant on the family of urticiae. The plant originated from colder region Europe and Asia. In Kenya the plant is grown in many part including Nero, Laikipia, Embu, Meru, Narok and in the slope of Mt Kenya. The plant is grown for its leaves... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) often known as common nettle is an herbaceous perennial   flowering plant on the family of urticiae. The plant originated from colder region Europe and   Asia. In Kenya the plant is grown in many part including Nero, Laikipia, Embu, Meru, Narok   and in the slope of Mt Kenya. The plant is grown for its... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Thaumatococcus daniellii and Musa acuminate are leaves used for wrapping foods and these herbs have some medicinal value. The affordability, preservation, usage techniques, and seasonal scarcity of the leaves make it difficult for people to use them frequently but they are preferred over plastic bags and aluminum foil in terms of wrapping... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Thaumatococcus daniellii and Musa accuminata are leaves used for wrapping foods and these herbs have some medicinal value. The affordability, preservation, usage techniques, and seasonal scarcity of the leaves make it difficult for people to use them frequently but they are preferred over plastic bags and aluminum foil in terms of... Continue Reading

This is a project work which dealt with replacement of a non conventional one to a conventional one. The title is ' The effects of partial replacement of maize with ripe plantain peels meal on the performance of broiler chickens ' . the result showed that there was no significant difference with birds fed 50%rppm and birds fed the control diet... Continue Reading

This is a project work which dealt with replacement of a non conventional one to a conventional one. The title is ' The effects of partial replacement of maize with ripe plantain peels meal on the performance of broiler chickens ' . the result showed that there was no significant difference with birds fed 50%rppm and birds fed the control diet... Continue Reading

This is a project work which dealt with replacement of a non conventional one to a conventional one. The title is ' The effects of partial replacement of maize with ripe plantain peels meal on the performance of broiler chickens ' . the result showed that there was no significant difference with birds fed 50%rppm and birds fed the control diet... Continue Reading

Semi-autonomous government agencies within the state department of energy are critical to the taxpayer and the government for efficiency in public service delivery. Diverse studies have examined the role of internal audit on the organizational performance but do not link internal audit to organizational performance within semiautonomous state... Continue Reading

The medicinal values of some species of Mistletoes ( Tapinanthus globiferus ) growing in the West African sub-region have been reviewed along with some considerations of their chemistries and local uses. Studies carried out revealed that mistletoes showed hypotensive, hypoglycemic etc. This present study was aimed at investigating some effects of... Continue Reading

The medicinal values of some species of Mistletoes ( Tapinanthus globiferus ) growing in the West African sub-region have been reviewed along with some considerations of their chemistries and local uses. Studies carried out revealed that mistletoes showed hypotensive, hypoglycemic etc. This present study was aimed at investigating some effects of... Continue Reading