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The Effect of Green Water Management on Performance of Manufacturing Companies: A Survey of Selected Companies in Thika Sub-County
No full textKenyan government through NEMA has been advocating and pressurizing business
entities in taking up the responsibilities of conserving its environment. The study
intended to identify the effect of green water management undertaken by
manufacturing companies on their performance. The study was conducted in Thika
municipality where different manufacturing companies operate and samples of 31
respondents were considered valid. The study adopted descriptive research, taking
both qualitative and quantitative approach utilizing both secondary and primary data.
The population included those companies that practice environment management
where purposive sampling technique was used and a sample of three companies
were selected. The main respondents of the study were the top and middle level
managers and operational staff in the production department. Data was collected
using structured questionnaires combined with personal interviews and observation
which were then sorted and coded. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics.
SPSS aided in data analysis. The major effect of green water management was found
to be on finances where 77.4% said the initial cost of water plant, equipment and
technology as well as maintaining the practices was high. The high initial cost
forced some companies to forego the practices. Adopting water conservation and
management affected the performance of the company in that the company’s social
relation with neighborhood is good thus having peaceful coexistence while doing its
businesses. In addition by managing water, the company’s competitiveness increases
due to government endorsement through certificatio
Opportunities for Corporate Sponsorship and Partnership in Sport in East Africa
No full textCorporate sponsorship is a form of advertising in which companies pay to be
associated with certain events. It has been growing worldwide outpacing the
traditional components of the typical integrated marketing communications. In
East Africa a number of small and medium sized firms have often got involved.
The business environment has allowed such companies to embrace sponsorship
of everything from local soccer clubs, volleyball teams to marathon and festivals as
an effective means of increasing their visibility in various communities. Sponsorship
comes along with potential benefits: increase in public profile; enhance a company’s
image and visibility; strategically it can boost sales—both long-term and short-term.
Many sponsors in Uganda and Kenya have in recent times assumed a more visible
role within the sports environment. However many sports organizations have not
been able to identify, recruit, and retain such sponsors. This has had consequences on
team preparations, training, provision of kits, and consequently poor performance of
individuals and teams at various levels. In this paper, the African Sport Management
Association (ASMA) presents a preliminary report on the status of sport corporate
sponsorship and gives a narrative of opportunities still available in both Kenya and
Uganda
New Concepts for Business Acceleration for Africa
Get PDFSmall business owners usually have no business management expertise. They aim
at making “fast money” through whatever means, even if unethical. Systematic
education of small business owners includes mentorship. The “survival of the fittest”
syndrome is the norm in small business with no business ethics. Business owners
can go to extraordinary lengths to make sure that their businesses thrive. They can
attack other businesses or individuals that threaten their survival. Inappropriate cash
management: accounts receivable not in sync with accounts payable (Cash purchases
versus credit sales). The survival tactics include; exorbitant pricing – Following from
the mentality to get rich quickly, the business owners tend to increase their prices
believing that the higher the prices, the sooner they will get rich. However, they do
not understand the law of demand and supply. Deceit of customers – Some business
owners go to the extent of deceitfully luring customers to their shops on the basis
of giving the customers value for money. Anxiety to get rich and lack of patience –
Business owners do not take their time to perform their businesses systematically
usually resulting in customer dissatisfaction. Lack of business education results in low
business performance leading to attacks on other businesses such as the xenophobic
attacks in South Africa in 2008 and April 2015.Business education courses may be
offered to entrepreneurs by capable tertiary educational institutions. Mentorship by
big business should be done in return for government rebates
Effect of CTAB and SDS on base hydrolysis of iron(II)-sulphonated and unsulphonated phenyl-1,2,4-triazine complexes - A kinetic and mechanistic study
No full textThe effect of cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) on base hydrolysis of iron(II)-triazine complexes viz., tris((3-(4-phenyl)-2-pyridyl)-5,6-bis(4-phenyl)-1,2,4-triazine)iron(II), Fe(PPDT)32+ and its sulphonated analogue, tris(3-(4-(4-phenylsulphonic acid)-2-pyridyl)-5,6-bis(4-phenyl sulphonic acid)-1,2,4-triazine)iron(II), Fe(PPDTS)37‐ has been studied under pseudo-first order conditions at 25, 35, 45 and 55 °C. These reactions are first order with respect to the substrate and hydroxide ion. The rate of base hydrolysis of Fe(PPDT)32+ decreases with the increase in ionic strength in both aqueous and CTAB media whereas the effect is minimal in SDS medium. In the case of Fe(PPDTS)37‐, the opposite is seen i.e., the rate of hydrolysis increases with the increase in ionic strength in both the aqueous and SDS media whereas in CTAB medium it has little effect. Specific rate constants (k2) and activation parameters, Ea, ΔH#, ΔS# and ΔG# have also been evaluated. The results obtained suggest that these reactions occur essentially by the same mechanism in aqueous and micellar media. About 104 times catalysis and 5 times inhibition were noticed in CTAB and SDS media respectively when compared to aqueous medium. The observed catalysis is ascribed to electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions between hydroxide and CTAB ions, whereas the inhibition is attributed to the electrostatic repulsions between hydroxide ion and dodecyl sulphonate anions. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations were found to support the experimental results
Individual Attributes as a Determinant in Predicting E-commerce Adoption: A Case of Manufacturing SMEs Industries in Nairobi, Kenya
No full textLately, researchers have been paying attention on e-commerce adoption equally in
the developed and developing countries. The study’s main objective was to evaluate
the individual factors influencing e-commerce adoption among SMEs within
Nairobi Kenya from the perspective of CEOs, management and staff. The researcher
investigated four factors affecting e-commerce adoption with emphasis on individual
determinants versus technological, environmental, external and individual factors.
The problem identified was lack of adequate research in EC adoption among SMES
in the manufacturing industries. The research design used was both exploratory
and descriptive. The underpinning theory used was Technology Acceptance Model
theoretical framework. The researcher conducted the study based on the formulated
research questions which consequently guided the structure of the questionnaires
used. The proposed study area was manufacturing SMEs within Nairobi Kenya,
who are registered with KAM. The data for the study was collected through sets
of questionnaires, administered to respondents, as well as interviews with key
stakeholders in the industry. For this study, stratified random sampling technique
was applied to pick respondents and data collected was analyzed by using SPSS.
A sample population of 78 SMEs was picked out of 243 KAM registered SMEs
within Nairobi. The study concludes that individual attributes have a positive and
highest influence on the adoption of e-commerce in manufacturing SMEs operating
in Kenya. The study therefore recommends that the involved companies should
invest in relevant IT training to create ICT awareness that will facilitate e-commerce
adoption. The study also recommends that the organizations should come up
with IT elaborate ecommerce campaigns to instill online business culture that will
translate in enhancing ecommerce adoption. Hiring of key decision makers on ICT
implementers should be drilled
An Assessment of the Influence of Utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Students’ Performance in History & Government of KCSE in Public Secondary Schools in Embu County
Get PDFThe students’ performance in History & Government in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination in Embu County has
been low over the last ten years. Despite, the various interventions, low performance persists. The purpose of this study is to assess how
utilization of Information Communication & Technology (ICT) affect Students’ Performance in History & Government. The study was
guided by the instructional design and the education production theories. The research employed mixed methodology and concurrent
triangulation design. Target population of the study was 1541 respondents comprising 1340 form four students taking History &
Government, 134 History & Government teachers, 67 principals in public secondary schools in Kenya. The sample size was a total of
328 respondents made up of 20 school principals, 40 teachers and 268 students. The study used stratified random sampling technique to
select the schools. Purposive sampling was used to select the principals and the teachers of the selected schools. Random sampling was
used to select the students to be involved in the study. Research instruments comprise of questionnaires for teachers and students while
an interview guide was used for the principals. Piloting was done in 10% of the schools in Embu County that were not included in the
final sample. Content validity of the instruments was ascertained by a team of experts from the Department of Educational
Administration and Management of Mount Kenya University. The reliability of the questionnaire was determined using the split-half
method. Cronbach Alpha was used to determine the reliability coefficient. A reliability coefficient of 0.07 and above was accepted
otherwise, it was revised. Dependability of the qualitative instrument was ascertained using detailing all the events and asking a team of
experts to auditwhile credibility was established through data triangulation. Data was analyzed quantitatively using both descriptive and
inferential statistics. Descriptive statistics included percentage, mean and standard deviation. Inferential statistics included correlational
and regression analysis. Analysis of quantitative data was done with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version
21. The qualitative data derived was analyzed thematically and presented in narrative form. It was concluded that in – service training
adequately prepared teachers in the use of the education syllabus although the teachers were inadequate. Based on the findings of the
study, the following were the recommendations; There was need for the identification of the resource requirement and assessing quality
in terms of the needs and the use of the resources for teaching and learning of history and government in schools in Embu County
A Study on Emotional Intelligence among Psychotherapists in Northern Uganda
No full textA growing number of studies have suggested that emotional intelligence could have an impact on several individual domains. However, few studies have been done on emotional intelligence among psychotherapists in Africa in general and Uganda in particular. The study was to determine the levels of emotional intelligence among psychotherapists in northern Uganda. Data collection occurred with surveys incorporating the Emotional Competency Inventory 2.0. Psychotherapists from northern Uganda participated with 207 respondents returning completed surveys. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics including percentages, median, minimum and maximum. Results indicates that 60.0% possessed high levels of self-awareness, 60.3% reported high levels of social awareness, 55.6% scored high in self-management domain and 70.1% scored highly in social skills. On the basis of these findings, suggestions and recommendations were made to include emotional intelligence as an integral component of training and incorporate emotional intelligence intervention techniques to benefit psychotherapists in managing work related stress
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Law Journal
No full textThis paper discusses the place of structural interdicts or post-judgment
supervision in the enforcement of socio-economic rights in Kenya in light
of the Court of Appeal judgment in Kenya Airports Authority v Mitubell Welfare
Society and 2 Others. It argues that this decision reverses the gains made by
the courts in Kenya in the enforcing socio-economic rights under Article
43 of the Constitution, and thus makes a case for the use of the structural
interdicts in socio-economic rights litigation despite the misgivings by the
Court of Appeal
Role of a 2,3-bis(pyridyl)pyrazinyl chelate bridging ligand in the reactivity of Ru(ii)–Pt(ii) dinuclear complexes on the substitution of chlorides by thiourea nucleophiles – a kinetic study
No full textChloride substitution from [(1,10-phenanthroline)2Ru(II)(μ-2,3-bis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine)Pt(II)dichloride]2+ (RuPt1), [(1,10-phenanthroline)2Ru(II)(μ-2,3-bis(2-pyridyl)quinoxaline)Pt(II)dichloride]2+ (RuPt2) and [(1,10-phenanthroline)2Ru(II)(μ-2,3-bis(2-pyridyl)benzo[g]quinoxaline)Pt(II)dichloride]2+ (RuPt3) by thiourea (TU), 1,3-dimethyl-2-thioura (DMTU) and 1,1,3,3-tetra methyl-2-thiourea (TMTU) was studied in a methanol medium (I = 0.10 M) under pseudo-first-order conditions. The rate of substitution was investigated as a function of concentration of nucleophile and temperature using the stopped-flow technique. Two consecutive substitution steps were observed. The first and fastest step was ascribed to the simultaneous substitution of the two chloride co-ligands by incoming nucleophiles according to the rate law: k1stobs = k1st2[Nu]. The subsequent step was assigned to the dechelation of the rigid 2,3-bis(pyridyl)pyrazinyl bridging ligand from the Pt(II) centres of the substituted intermediates to give Pt(Nu)42+ and (phen)2Ru(II)(2,3-bis(pyridyl)pyrazinyl) groups as products. The rate law for this step is k2ndobs = k2nd2[Nu] + k2nd−2. The second-order kinetics and large negative entropies for both steps support an associative mechanism of substitution. The rate of chloride substitution was RuPt1 ≪ RuPt2 DMTU > TMTU, in accordance with their steric bulk
Mount Kenya University Newsletter, 1st Issue 2018
No full textMount Kenya University
(MKU) is
among universities
in Kenya that effectively
train law students at
undergraduate level.
Those who undertake their LLB studies
at the university go on to perform well
in the Kenya School of Law (KSL) Bar
examinations.
This is according to a report by the
Task Force on Legal Sector Reforms.
The Task Force presented the report at
a conference held 14 to 18 January in
Mombasa under the theme, A Legal Profession
for the 21st Century. The Council
of Legal Education (CLE) and Office of
the Attorney General and Department o