the objective of this paper is to determine the efficiency of manufacturing companies in kenya over the period of 2009 to 2011 as well as suggesting appropriate policies to be employed by the manufacturing companies in kenya based on the findings of the study. three critical inputs variables (raw materials, staff expenses and plant and machinery) and two output variables (net sale and earnings ...

background: albinos in africa are at constant risk of developing skin cancer due to the damage caused by ultra-violet exposure. this study identifies the common skin conditions among albinos in kenya as a country located along the equator.    methods: in this descriptive study on albino patients who were admitted to mbagathi district hospital in nairobi, kenya the census method was used for sam...

Small Hydro-power Plants (SHP) are an important source of electricity in many countries. However, little is known about SHP in Kenya. This paper reviews the status, challenges in implementation of SHP and prospects for future development of SHP in Kenya. The paper shows that SHP has not yet fully utilized the available hydro-power potential. The challenges associated with SHP development should...

The objective of this paper is to determine the efficiency of manufacturing companies in Kenya over the period of 2009 to 2011 as well as suggesting appropriate policies to be employed by the manufacturing companies in Kenya based on the findings of the study. Three critical inputs variables (raw materials, staff expenses and plant and machinery) and two output variables (net sale and earnings ...

striga hermonthica is a noxious, obligate hemi-parasite of cereal grasses that causes severe grain yield loss in susceptible maize cultivars in africa. the development of host plant resistance is one of the most practical stiga control strategies. in this study experiments on 36 maize inbred lines were conducted in pots and in field during the two rainy seasons of 2009 at kibos and alupe statio...

results of an evaluation of the impact of agricultural science and technology (as and t) policy system institutions on efficiency and technical change in kenyan and ugandan agriculture are presented here. data envelopment analysis was used to derive efficiency and technical change and logistic regression applied to delineate as and t institutions that induced efficiency and technical progress. ...

this study investigates the contributions of atlantic ocean to june-august rainfall over uganda and western kenya (ku). the study has utilized the datasets including precipitation from the global precipitation climatology centre, north atlantic oscillation index (naoi), south atlantic ocean dipole index (saodi), era-interim reanalysis, and the atlantic ocean sea surface temperature (sst). singu...

Author details Department of Biomedical Sciences and Technology, Maseno University, Maseno, Kenya. Department of Environment and Health Sciences, Technical University of Mombasa, Mombasa, Kenya. Centre for Virus Research, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya. Department of Microbiology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. Bomu Hospital, Mombasa, Kenya. Department of Biological Scie...

a Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, the US Army Medical Research Unit, Kenya b Department of Biochemistry, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya c Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya d Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya _____________ * Corresponding author: Department of Emerging Infectious Diseases, US Army Medical...

East Africa Medical Journal Vol. 89 No. 6 June 2012 ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF HUGONIA CASTENEIFOLIA AND ITS POTENTIAL USE FOR THE CONTROL OF OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS K. Korir, Kenya Medical Research Institute P. O. Box 54840-00200, Nairobi, Kenya, C. Mutai, Kenya Medical Research Institute P. O. Box 54840-00200, Nairobi, Kenya, J. Nandako, Catholic University of Eastern Africa P. O. Box 62157...