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Factors Affecting Project Performance of Vulnerable Children Programs in Lurambi Constituency of Kakamega County
No full textThe purpose of the study is to investigate the factors affecting performance of vulnerable children projects with specific objectives, to establish how project planning, project financial resources, Project human resources and project monitoring & evaluation affect performance of vulnerable children projects in Lurambi constituency Kakamega County. The study applied stratified random sampling and descriptive survey design targeting a population of all the 12 orphans and vulnerable projects in Kakamega county comparing 120 employees. A total of 52 structured questionnaires were distributed to the eleven OVC projects. Questionnaire were used to collect primary data. Descriptive data analysis entailed counts, percentages, cross tabulations and measures of central tendencies. Results presented by pie-charts, bar graphs and tables. The study found out that Good Project planning determines the success of a project, Skilled human resource influences the success of a project, that regular and adequate budget allocation increases project success and finally that regular monitoring and feedback improves chances of project success as indicated by the mean scores of 3.29, 3.49, 4.00 and 3.32 respectively. Based on significance values, the study found out that project human resource significantly explains the project success as indicated by the significance value of 0.01. All together the four independent variables explain 70% of dependent variable. The study recommends that projects to succeed, good Project planning, skilled human resource and finally that regular monitoring & feedback are important
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No full textRepellent Effects of Ocimum Suave Extracts and Compounds against Prostephanus Truncatus Horn
No full textInsect pests cause significant loses to maize grains in storage. Larger grain borer (Prostephanus truncatus Horn) is one of the most important pests of stored maize. Synthetic pesticides are commercially available for managing the pests. However, some of the chemicals have been banned from use because of their adverse effects on environment and living organisms. Therefore, it is necessary the search for alternative control methods that are effective and environmentally friendly. This study determined the repellence activity of extracts and compounds from Ocimum suave for control of P. truncatus. Repellence activity was measured after exposing the insects to test materials for 2, 5, 24, 48 and 96 hours. Chromatographic analysis of extracts from O. suave yielded five compounds and were identified as β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, β-amyrin, lupeol and betulinic acid. The insects were repelled most by the essential oil (mean repellency = 4.61 cm) with repellence distances of 5.83 and 5.38 cm after 2-hours and 5-hours exposure durations respectively. Repellence activity of organic solvents extracts was in the order of n-hexane > ethyl acetate > methanol while that of isolated compounds was in the order of betulinic acid > lupeol > β-amyrin > β-sitosterol > stigmasterol. Findings from this study revealed that extracts of O. suave are effective against P. truncatus which destroy maize and other cereal grains both in the field and in storage