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The Effects of Management Challenges on Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in KENYA.

Biwott, Edith J. (Mount Kenya University, 2-06)

An assesment of career guidance in assisting secondary school students determine elective subjects:A case study of Githunguri District, Kiambu County.

Nduhi, Njoroge Edith (Mount Kenya University, 20-11)

The aim of the study was to study the role of career guidance in assisting secondary school students determine elective subjects, a case of Githunguri District of Kiambu County, Kenya. The study concentrated on the factors ...

Influence of Secondary Education Constituency Bursary Fund Allocation Modalities on Retention of Secondary School Students from Vulnerable Background in Kenya

Chepkwony, S. Kisebe; Owano, Dr. Alice; Simatwa, Dr. Enose M. W.; Kikechi, Dr. Werunga R. (Journal of Educational Policy and Entrepreneurial Research (JEPER), 205-02)

The aim of the study was to establish the extent to which the modalities used by constituency bursary committee (CBC) in allocating and disbursing secondary education constituency bursary fund (SECBF) influences retention ...

Effects of computerized accounting systems on public financial management in county governments: a case study of Nairobi county

Cherono, Mercy (Mount Kenya University, 216-03)

Applied mathematics for Craft Engineering

Gicharu, Simon Nyutu; Uppal, S. M.; Kamau, James; Humphreys, H. M. (Jommo Kenyatta Foundation, 1996)

Launch of Thika School of Management Studies

Mount Kenya University (Mount Kenya University, 2000)

Chairman Board of Trustee Dr. Simon Gicharu during the launch of Thika School of Management Studies

Required Skills of Information Technologies for Library and information Professionals: A case of University Libraries in Kenya - Africa.

Nyamboga, Constantine Matoke; Asundi, A. Y.; Kemparaju, T. D.; Pawinun, Prapat (2000)

Following a description of the changing roles of library and information professionals and impact of information technology, this paper examines the shift in application of innovative IT to Library and Information and what ...

Why "IT" Course in the Curriculum of Library and Information Science Education?

Kemparaju, T.D.; Nyainboga, Constantine M. (Journal of Information Management, 2001-09)

The author defines IT, its needs, benefits and components. Observes the shift in the Information culture - from the view of traditional information against the Electronic Information and readiness for the future in this ...

Electronic Document Delivery for Supporting Agricultural Research in Kenya: The Experience of Egerton University Library

Ongus, Raymond Wafula; Nyamboga, Constantine Matoke (Journal of Information Management, 2002-03)

Stringent economic conditions, coupled with the proliferation of information have incapacitated many agricultural research libraries in developing countries. Traditional means of document delivery have slumped, causing ...

The status of potato leafroll virus in Kenya

Were, Hassan; Narla, Rama Devi; Huria, Nderitu John; Weidemann, H. L. (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2003)

A survey of potato leaf roll disease conducted in major potato growing regions of Kenya (Meru, Kiambu, Nyamira and Kisii districts) revealed the highest incidence in Kisima location, Timau division of Meru district and an ...

Development of Libraries and Information Centres in the Electronic Age: A Developing Country Perspective

Nyamboga, Constantine M.; Kemparaju, T.D. (Annals of Library and Information Studies, 2003)

Many libraries and information centres in the developing countries are still far behind the libraries in developed countries in the transition from traditional to electronic libraries. They are expected to continue acquiring ...

Use of Information and Knowledge Management in Conflict Resolution

Obegi, F.; Nyamboga (2003)

This paper discusses how the use of information and knowledge management can assist in conflict resolution. A conflict is more than a mere disagreement, it is situation in which people perceive a threat to their well-being, ...

In vitro antiplasmodial activity of some plants used in Kisii, Kenya against malaria and their chloroquine potentiation effects.

Muregi, FW; Chhabra, sc; Njagi, EN; Thoruwa, Lang'at; Njue, WM; Orago, AS; Omar, SA; Ndiege, IO (J Ethnopharmacol, 2003-02)

Fifty-five organic and aqueous extracts of 11 plants used in malaria therapy in Kisii District, Kenya were tested in vitro against chloroquine (CQ)-sensitive and resistant strains of Plasmodium falciparum. Of the plants ...

Nurturing Readership Skills in the Digital Age: Contributions of the Reading Tent Project in Njoro, Kenya

Makenzi, Margaret; Ongus, Raymond Wafula; Nyamboga, Constantine Matoke (SRELS Journal of Information Management, 2003-09)

The Reading Tent Project (RTP) was instituted in November 1999 as an outreach programme of the Research and Extension Division at Egerton University in Njoro, Kenya. The project, which is funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, ...

Challenges and Opportunities of a Health Science College Library: Experience of the Faculty of Health Sciences at Moi University- Kenya

Nyamboga, Constantine M; O Ochieng, Washington (DESIDOC Bulletin of Information Technology, 2003-11)

This paper discusses the current environment in which health information is disseminated through the college library at the faculty of health sciences in Moi University, Kenya. It also highlights the emerging trends that ...