PhD. Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions
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(UoEm, 2025-06-03)French beans are common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) that have palatable pods. The crop is mostly grown for export, supporting Kenyan smallholder farmers. In Eastern Africa, developing French bean varieties with high pod ...
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(2022-09)ABSTRACT Securities exchange play a vital role in the growth of an economy by encouraging savings and investment, as well as helping local and international investors to access cost-effective capital. Despite the benefits ...
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(2022-09)The insurance industry plays a pivotal role in providing innovative solutions to the significant social, economic and environmental challenges the country faces. Despite the contribution of the sector, insurance firms are ...
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(GRACE WAITHIRA KINYANJUI, 2022-09)Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important vegetable in Kenya in terms of its economic value and production. However, successful production is hampered by insect pests, and invasion by tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta ...
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(COLLINS MUIMI MUSAFIRI, 2020-09)Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) is an essential drought-resistant crop that could enhance food security. However, its productivity remains relatively low in Kenya. Efforts to increase sorghum productivity through the application ...
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(2015)The sun provides an abundant and clean source of energy. However the supply of this energy is periodic following yearly and diurnal cycles, intermittent, unpredictable and it is diffused. Its density is low compared to the ...
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(Daniel Karanja Mutitu, 2020-11)Microorganisms in soil and water play a significant role in physico-chemical and mechanical properties as well as the durability of building materials. The microorganisms can either contribute to the improvement or ...
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(Rwamba Pauline, 2024-08)Proliferations of strategic interplay among manufacturing firms threaten the sustainability of fast-moving consumer goods in Kenya. In realization of vision 2030, manufacturing was envisaged as a core area in job creation ...
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Corporate Governance, asset structure, and value of firms listed Nairobi Securities Exchange, Kenya (Nkonge, Habakkuk Barine, 2024-08)This study examines the dynamics of corporate governance and asset structure on the valuation of firms listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in Kenya, set against the backdrop of a global financial landscape where ...
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(Alex Cherutich Kipnyargis, 2024-08)Soda lakes are extreme environments characterized by high alkalinity and salt concentrations and moderate to high temperatures. Despite these conditions, soda lakes support distinctive microbial communities that are a ...
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(UoEm, 2024-09-02)Proliferations of strategic interplay among manufacturing firms threaten the sustainability of fast-moving consumer goods in Kenya. In realization of vision 2030, manufacturing was envisaged as a core area in job creation ...
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Performance Management and Employee Performance In Public Primary Teacher Training Colleges In Kenya (UoEm, 2024-08-08)ABSTRACT The Kenyan government has adopted several major management reforms, one of which is the implementation of performance evaluation in public institutions, such as Public Primary Teacher Training Colleges (PPTTCs). ...
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(UoeM, 2017)Political interviews have been used as genres for dissemination of political information. The way they are presented is a subject of concern as they are thought to be causing division among the Kenyan audience along political ...
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(UoEm, 2023-05)xiv ABSTRACT Chemistry is a crucial subject for a country like Kenya that seeks to be industrialized by the year 2030. Even though the subject is important, performance in the subject has been declining consistently in ...
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(UoEm, 2023-08)Kenya relies heavily on pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) and maize (Zea mays L.) as essential food crops, widely grown by small-holder farmers for food, feed, and income. These crops face significant production challenges due ...
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(UoEm, 2023-04)Diseases that affect coffee have serious repercussions for policymakers, seed industries, farmers, and consumers. Over the years, farmers have had to travel long distances searching for pathologists to check their coffee ...
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(UoEm, 2022-06)GENERAL ABSTRACT Termites cause damage to agricultural crops, forests and natural vegetation, in several parts of Africa. In Eastern Kenya, termites have been reported to cause between 50 to 100% yield losses in maize ...
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(UoEm, 2023-09-15)Insurance industry in Kenya is an important contributor to the economic growth of the country. Provision of financial security, extension of financial services, guaranteeing of future continuity of businesses are just part ...
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(University of Embu, 2021-07)Kenya is rated 6 in Africa with an annual overall production of 397,007 tons of tomato fruit. Tomato production in Kenya is constrained by many biotic and abiotic factors and among them, diseases such as early and late ...
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Influence of Macro Environment on the Performance of Business Process Outsourcing Companies in Kenya (University of Embu, 2021-09)Business Process Outsourcing is one of the six priority sectors in the economic pillar of the Kenya Vision 2030. The vision envisages that the country becomes the top business process outsourcing destination in Africa. ...
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