Research Papers

In spite of the efforts to enhance the performance of English in Kenyan secondary schools, there have been persistent challenges in using the integrated English approach on learning achievement of linguistic skills. The aim of this paper was to determine the relationship between teachers’ competencies and learners’ achievement of linguistic skills in secondary schools in Bungoma County, Kenya. The study utilized…

Attitudinal aspects contribute positively to the overall student’s affective characteristics and influence the students’ achievement. The performance in Biology subjects in the Kenya National Examinations Council is below 55% and this has been attributed to the students' negative attitude towards science subjects. Past studies have indicated that the usage of concept maps has some positive attitudinal effects on…

Food waste is one of the biggest problems in commercial foodservice sector because a high amount of food produced is never eaten. Commercial foodservice outlets loses food to waste at various stages during purchasing, transportation, storage, preparation, cooking, serving, and even after serving.  There is evidence that the majority of waste in dumpsites is food waste. Moreover, when food goes to landfills,…

Practical work can be conducted both in the laboratory and out of the laboratory. The purpose of this study was to find out the effectiveness of using practical work in teaching and learning of Biology. The problem of this study was the continued poor learner performance in Biology. Two objectives guided the study as follows: To find the proportion of teachers using practical work in teaching and learning of…

The application of flour in food production and in the industry depends on various properties including texture and pasting. These properties of flour are influenced by their interaction with food hydrocolloids, especially gums. In the current study, the influence of replacing gum Arabic (GA) from Acacia senegal var. kerensis (Kenyan variety) at the levels of 0 %, 2%, 4%, 6% and 8% on the…

 Lakes Naivasha and Oloiden merged due to the rise in the water level in the former. A study was conducted for one year in an endeavor to investigate spatial temporal variation of select physical and chemical parameters between the Lakes Naivasha and Oloiden. The water quality was sampled monthly in each site in Lake Oloiden and Lake Naivasha by measuring some water quality variables insitu and collection of…

There has been an increase in the water level in the Lake Naivasha (fresh water) which led to its merging with Lake Oloiden (saline). This was due to the increase in rainfall: associated with climate change. This may have an impact on the zooplankton community (biodiversity) due to the salinity gradient that resulted. A study was conducted to investigate the spatial and temporal distribution and diversity of…

An increase in the water level occurred in the Lake Naivasha leading to its merging with Lake Oloiden. The presence of Nile tilapia that is exploited commercially in the Lake Oloiden post water level rise is important. Study’s main focus was to investigate the feeding selectivity of Oreochromis niloticus post water level raise in the Lakes Oloiden and Naivasha. The lake depth and secchi depth were…

Operational changes brought about by the Covid-19 Pandemic necessitated leaders to adapt to changes in their external environment in order for them to maintain their workmanship.  Adaptive leadership became an asset that was deemed necessary for every leader during their term in leadership. This study aimed to review the iteration and adaptation of the organization to conform to changes in its environment,…

The study sought to find out the e-learning tools adopted by selected institutions of higher learning in Kisii County. To achieve this, the study used a descriptive survey research design that was qualitative. The target population comprised institutions of higher learning in Kisii County from which an accessible population of two institutions was drawn; one was a public University and the other was a TVET…