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Emergence, Adoption, and Implementation of Collaborative Wildlife Management or Wildlife Partnerships in Kenya: A Look at Conditions for Success
(Routledge, 2007-05)
This article explores the factors that contribute to the emergence and adoption of wildlife partnerships in Kenya. This is a management approach based on the concept of collaborative management (comanagement). In addition, ...
Functional properties of Lactobacillus plantarum strains isolated from Maasai traditional fermented milk products in Kenya.
(2008-04)
Lactobacillus plantarum was the major species among the lactic acid bacterial strains isolated from traditional fermented milk of the Maasai in Kenya. Selected strains were characterized for their functional properties ...
The role of varietal traits in the adoption of improved dryland crop varieties: The case of pigeon pea in Kenya
(2011-09)
This study uses a multivariate probit model and the Poisson regression to examine the role of
varietal attributes in farmers’ adoption of improved pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) varieties in
Taita District, Kenya. It is based ...
An Application of the Transportation Model in the Distribution of UHT milk
(African Journal of Finance and Management, 2000)
This paper, using data from factories and depots of KCC that handle UHT milk, develops a model for the optional allocation of milk from factories to the depots in various parts of Kenya. In developing of this model, the ...
A Gender Analysis of Small Scale Garment Producers' Response to Market Liberalisation in Kenya
(Routledge, 2012-04-27)
Creation of an open economy is the main objective enshrined in Structural
Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) prescribed to sub-Saharan countries by the
World Bank and the IME Market liberalization involves removal of ...
Forecasting hotspots of forest clearing in Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya
(2009-02)
Kakamega Forest is the last remaining rainforest in Kenya and the easternmost remnant of the Guinean-Congolian rainforest belt. As such, it is home to a large number of endemic fauna and flora species. Yet the remaining ...
Integrating community-based animal health workers into the formal Veterinary service delivery system in Kenya
(2004)
The community-based animal health workers (CBAHWs) model has been one of the ways utilised in delivery of animal health services following the veterinary service reforms. Government statutory bodies have opposed the ...
Risk factors for symptoms of gastrointestinal illness in rural town Isiolo, Kenya
(2012-03)
This study assesses risk factors for food-borne gastrointestinal illness indicated by diarrhoea and/or vomiting using 14-day recalls among children and young adults. The study was set in Isiolo, a rural town of Kenya, ...
Clinical competence of Nursing Graduates in Kenya.
(2009-04-17)
The objective was to compare the clinical competence of nurse graduates of two curricula tracts. At the time of the study Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) had an innovative skillslab-integrated curriculum for Kenya ...
The detection of enteric viruses in selected urban and rural river water and sewage in Kenya, with special reference to rotaviruses.
(University of Nairobi,, 2010)
Aim: To determine the occurrence of eight human enteric viruses in surface water and sewage samples from different geographical areas in Kenya.
Methods and Results: Enteric viruses were recovered from the water and ...