37 research outputs found
CORRELATION BETWEEN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN KENYA
No full textAbstract: This study sought to determine the correlation between transportation system development and the performance of the manufacturing sector in Kenya. This is because; in Kenya contribution of the manufacturing sector to the country’s GDP has been decreasing for the last three years posting 8.4%, 7.9%, and 7.6% in 2019, 2020, and 2021 respectively. The study used primary and secondary data to achieve this objective. Data was collected using a questionnaire, documentary analysis guide, and group interview schedule. The data was sourced from 254 managers of manufacturing firms in Kenya, selected by purposive, stratified, and quota sampling. The data were analyzed using a t-test, one-way ANOVA, regression, and correlation analysis. Descriptive statistics namely mean frequencies, percentages, and standard deviations were also used. Qualitative data was analyzed using themes. The findings revealed that the transport system had a positive significant relationship with the performance of the manufacturing sector in Kenya. The null hypothesis was rejected. The challenges facing manufacturers included high taxation, low demand, and transport issues.
Keywords: Infrastructure, Manufacturing sector, Infrastructure development, Manufacturing Sector Performance, Transport Infrastructure.
Title: CORRELATION BETWEEN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN KENYA
Author: John Kanyungu, Alice Omariba, Richard Juma, Nancy Muthoni
International Journal of Novel Research in Interdisciplinary Studies
ISSN 2394-9716
Vol. 10, Issue 2, March 2023 - April 2023
Page No: 39-46
Novelty Journals
Website: www.noveltyjournals.com
Published Date: 09-March-2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7711187
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Performance evaluation of urban community based organizations in Tanzania : a case study of two services delivery CBO's in Dar Es Salaam city
No full textThis study was conducted in Tandale and Kigamboni wards in Dar es Salaam city starting from January 2004 to January 2005. The aim of the study was to evaluate the performance of urban community based organizations in Tanzania. Two organizations WAMKUTU (CBO) and UMAWA (NGO) were the focus of this study. The scope of this research was to examine efficiency of urban-based service delivery CBOs in a view of advising on performance improvement on these organizations. The CBO members and the target population served by the organizations were the major units of inquiry. A cross-sectional research design was adopted in collecting data. Primary data was obtained through questionnaires survey. Supplementary data were obtained through focused group discussions, informal interviews of key informants, and direct observations. Research findings revealed that capacity building among these organizations was necessary in order to improve organizations effectiveness. Community acceptance, proper management skills, good leadership, participatory approaches, and teamwork support were some of the qualities deemed essential for improving the performance and management of these organizations. Awareness creation and community sensitization, as well as mobilization of funds to support the organizations activities were found to be important. (Author abstract)Muthoni, C. W. (2005). Performance evaluation of urban community based organizations in Tanzania : a case study of two services delivery CBO's in Dar Es Salaam city. Retrieved from http://academicarchive.snhu.eduMaster of Science (M.S.)School of Community Economic Developmen
The treatment of the theme of identity in the works of Muthoni Likimani
No full textA thematic analysis of Muthoni Likimani's literary works reveals the author's
commitment to addressing identity as the focal point. This theme transcends all
her literary works. In our study, we examine how the author's pre-occupation
with identity becomes a lens through which the author perceives issues that are
prevalent in the society.
The study takes into consideration the fact that the author has not been subjected
to a comprehensive study. However, we acknowledge the author's inclusion in
feminist studies that identify her as a serious author whose works warrant literary
appreciation.
Our study in its examination of the treatment of the theme of identity is guided by
the tenets of the postcolonial and feminist literary theories. These theories are
selected for their particularised emphasis on the experiences of the colonised
society, and the woman respectively. The study essentially explores the settings,
perspective, voice and characterisation used as deliberate authorial manoeuvres
that expose her treatment of the theme of identity.
We focussed on patriarchal and colonial oppression as predominant experiences
that have permeated Likimani's creative writing. The sense of victimhood and
oppression necessitate an assertion of identity. The study therefore has examined
these elements and evaluated their impact on the author's definition of self-hood
and belonging. Apparently, Likimani in her writings concentrates on subverting
the structures of oppression that would infringe on one's sense of identity.University of Nairob
The challenge of feminism in Kenya : towards an Afrocentric worldview
No full textThis study deals with African women's literature, and specifically creative writing by Kenyan women, in the context of feminism and Afrocentricity. In the words of Obioma Nnaemeka (1995) critics of African women's literature have tended to rename, misname or silence women's voices in an attempt to make them fit into a feminist! Afrocentricity either or mould. This thesis argues that when attention is paid to African women
themselves, and the cultures from which and within which they write, it is clear that they embrace both feminism and Afrocentricity. By feminism I refer to African women's vision and activism for sexual equality and women's liberation while by Afrocentricity I am thinking of their commitment and pride in their African cultures and
traditions.
The first chapter argues that Kenyan women, in pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial times, have been active and voiced in their stance against oppression of any kind. In the second chapter, I explore the relationship between feminism and Afrocentricity in a wider sense. I pay attention to the ways in which the two concepts have manifested themselves in Africa and her Diaspora as well as in the western world. In chapter three, domestic violence, rape, poverty, and a gender insensitive legal and judiciary
system are the dominant issues of concern to short stories writers from Kenya. In the fourth chapter, Ogot is seen as a liberal Afrocentric feminist in her call for African
women to create room for themselves within African systems of thought and practice. Chapter five, on Oludhe Macgoye, argues that to be Afrocentric is cultural rather than
racial. In Chapter six Rebeka Njau and Margaret Ogola are seen as Afrocentric while Tsitsi Dangarembga and Alice Walker are seen as Eurocentric. The thesis concludes that feminism in practice is not necessarily an occidental phenomenon. An African woman writer can be both feminist and Afrocentric
An examination of women’s voices in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “The thing around your neck”.
No full textMasters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.This study investigates Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s female character portrayal in her first short story effort, The Thing Around your Neck, an anthology of twelve short stories. The study offers an insight into a variety of female characters taken from the author’s short stories. These characters, after being contextualized within a patriarchal society/environment, are analyzed in terms of gender subjugation and marginalisation vis-à-vis an African Reformist Feminist reading to explore and analyse a variety of Adichie’s portrayal of female characters in the text and to ascertain how the author equips and empowers her females to fight and overcome subjugating situations and attain their liberation and freedom. The study further employs the Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis model to examine the ways in which the author resists sexism in literature through her writing and her attempt to increase the awareness of the sexual politics of language and style in writing. The study also identifies and critically explores the strategies adopted by Adichie’s female/women characters in the society to involve the men in their women’s emancipation. This analysis justifies the author’s aim to involve men as partners in the women’s quest for freedom and emancipation in the development of the Nigerian society in particular and Africa as a whole. Also, possible symbols or connections to recent African history are examined in order to give domestic stories a larger meaning
Evaluation of Held Teachers Effectiveness in Reasource Management Public Primary Schools, Kitui Central District, Kitui County, Kenya
No full textCan livelihood approaches adequately evaluate the determinants of food insecurity to inform interventions in Kenya?
No full textThesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2012.Food insecurity has remained pervasive for most Kenyan livelihoods despite the implementation
of substantive interventions by the government and its development partners, since it gained
independence in 1963. The inability to isolate distinct determinants of food insecurity for each
livelihood group has led to interventions and solutions that have entrenched food insecurity
rather than mitigate it. The key impediment to a livelihood-level analysis of food insecurity is
the use of data and information collected at district-level administrative units, coupled with the
absence of a robust analytical methodology.
This study set out to identify determinants of food insecurity for three distinct livelihood groups
in Kenya, namely the pastoral, agro-pastoral and marginal agricultural groups. The study also
sought to empirically evaluate incremental impacts of identified determinants of food insecurity
for each group. The outcomes were intended to inform the selection of particular indicators in
order to target, monitor and identify important inter-relationships between variables for each
livelihood group.
Few studies have applied heterogeneous ordered logit regressions to livelihood-level data to
evaluate food security determinants among livelihood groups and a comprehensive livelihood
analysis of the determinants of food insecurity has not yet been undertaken in Kenya. Yet,
Kenyan livelihoods are highly diverse, and livelihood characteristics transcend administrative
boundaries.
This study used a heterogeneous ordered logit to model determinants of food security in Kenya.
The variables were: conflict, HIV/AIDS, rainfall, flooding, proximity to markets, migration
patterns, food consumption sources, income contribution sources and own farm production.
Results of significance tests and residual variability from the ordered logistic regression led to
the identification of important determinants of food insecurity in each of the three livelihoods.
The degree to which each of the variables was influential in accentuating food insecurity in each
livelihood, was also evaluated. Determinants of food insecurity and their inter-relationships
informed the selection of indicators for monitoring.
Proximity to markets seemed to have a marked impact on food security in the pastoral, agropastoral
and marginal agricultural livelihood groups. Conflict was influential in determining
food insecurity, particularly for the pastoral and agro-pastoral livelihood groups. HIV/AIDS
prevalence in the community was critical in determining food security status for the marginal
agricultural and agro-pastoral livelihood groups. Rainfall was an important determinant of food
insecurity in all the groups. Flooding had no significant impact on food insecurity. The results
showed that an increase in the number of food sources improved food security in the pastoral,
agro-pastoral and marginal agricultural livelihood groups. A diversity of income sources
improved food security in the pastoral and agro-pastoral livelihood groups. The pastoral
migration pattern seemed to have a substantial impact on food security especially in the pastoral
and agro-pastoral livelihood groups. Own farm production was also influential in determining
food security in both groups.
The study outcome provides a basis for identification of important monitoring indicators
including agro-climatic, trade and market processes, migration dynamics, income and food
sources and the stability, settlement patterns, key livelihood and coping strategies in the three
livelihood groups. The strong inter-relationships between variables suggest that multiple
variables need to be monitored concurrently to address livelihood food insecurity in Kenya. The
findings suggest that livelihood approaches are central to identifying determinants of food
insecurity in Kenya. The outcomes of the study provide a basis for informing interventions
intended to reverse food insecurity in Kenya for each distinct livelihood group. Further research
could include an analysis of the impacts of seasonality, an in-depth analysis of the markets and
their marked influence in affecting food security, and applications of similar methodologies to
evaluate of the food insecurity of livelihood groups that were not covered in this study.
Outcomes of this work are expected to provide a basis for formulating livelihood-specific
interventions in Kenya. The results will provide a platform for further interrogation of important
determinants of livelihood food insecurity by governments, researchers, and development
partners. Aspects of the methodologies applied in this study can be replicated in adjacent
countries with food security and livelihood characteristics similar to Kenya, such as Ethiopia and
Somalia
LAN security vulnerability analysis framework: case of National Irrigation Board
No full textA thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Information Systems Security (MSc.ISS) at Strathmore UniversityIn today’s environment, many organisation like National Irrigation Board, have adopted open policies on the utilization of LAN where users may plug in unknown devices. Without the right network frameworks, it is difficult to manage network devices that are connected to the Local Area Network in an ad hoc manner. These LAN devices may have vulnerabilities that can expose entire network to security threats. The study used case study research design and applied existing network exploration frameworks and security policies to collect data for analysis. Network exploration was carried out on the devices connected to the LAN of National Irrigation Board. Research findings showed the need for implementing a framework that checks the security vulnerability of devices connected to the LAN of National Irrigation Board. The framework was developed to allow a Network Administrator identify devices that are plugged into the LAN, analyse vulnerabilities and take remedial action based on the analysis outcome. This ensured that the devices connected to the LAN do not pose a security threat to the entire network. The framework used policy-based network security metrics that were generated from an Institution’s ICT Security Policy. Using the regression method, the metrics were quantified, weighted and applied on each computer on the LAN to generate the Security Score Index. Based on the outcome of the analysis, a decision was made on whether to allow or disconnect the LAN device from the network
Evaluation of Head Teachers' Effectiveness in Reasource Management in Public Primary Schools, Kitui Central District, Kitui County, Kenya
No full textIndustrial determinants of adoption of green procurement in the manufacturing sector: Acase study of East African Cables limited
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