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Cost-effective banana (musa paradisiaca) waste management and the welfare of banana farmers in Kakamega county Kenya
(EAJSTI, 2021)
Horticultural waste management is global war that must be won particularly in Kenya. Utilisation of banana waste can mitigate the dwindling welfare of banana farmers in Kakamega County. Unlike India’s preferred processing ...
The Potential Contribution of Public Primary Schools in Attaining Ten Percent Tree Cover in Kenya
(CARI Journals, 2021)
This paper demonstrates the influence of school land-use practices on tree population in public primary schools in Kisumu County.
Cities coping with COVID-19 Comparative perspectives
(Routledge, 2021)
Impact of Pesticides use on Honeybee Mortality, Honey Yields and Quality in Transmara West Sub County, Ke
(Research Square, 2021)
Background: The honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) is an important insect that produces honey wax and royal
jelly, and propolis that thought to fight infections. It also acts as a cross pollinator of both agricultural
and wild ...
From a Waste Cemetery to a Waste Hospital: Recreating Kisumu City’s Waste Management System
(American Journal of Environmental Protection, 2021)
With the new constitutional dispensation in Kenya, counties, cities and towns are creating
and recreating their solid waste management systems. Taking Kisumu as a case, this study assesses the existing solid
waste ...
Influence of Levels of Awareness, Willingness to Pay, and Incentives on Solid Waste Management Practices by Commercial Enterprises in Kakamega Town
(European Journal of Environment and Earth Sciences, 2022)
Globally, there has been an increase in population that has led to increased
urbanization and change in consumption patterns. This has led to an
increase in solid waste generation. Commercial enterprises have also ...
Factors predisposing women and children to indoor air pollution in rural villages, Western Kenya
(BioMed Central, 2022)
Indoor air pollution (IAP) remains a major global public health hazard more so in developing countries where use of fossil fuels is still very common. However, despite the popularity of kerosene and fuelwood as energy ...
Does Universities’ Research Output Aligned to National Development Goals Impact Economic Productivity? Evidence from Kenya
(SAGE Publications, 2022)
Few studies on developing countries have investigated the alignment of research output to a country’s development agenda and economic productivity. Using evidence from Kenya, this study sought to empirically determine ...
The contribution of the geographical area of residence on rural-urban differentials in infant mortality in Kakamega central sub-county, Kakamega county, Kenya
(IJSSMR, 2023)
Background: Infant mortality remains an indaba in Sub-Saharan Africa, a region currently
producing over half of global infant deaths. Kakamega Central Sub-County, a region within
Sub-Saharan Africa, has an infant mortality ...
The soil microbiomes of forest ecosystems in Kenya: their diversity and environmental drivers
(Nature Publishing Group UK, 2023-05-02)
Soil microbiomes in forest ecosystems act as both nutrient sources and sinks through a range of processes including organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, and humic compound incorporation into the soil. Most forest ...