Innovation is a key driving force for economic development and competitiveness in the 21st century. Patents provide incentives for innovation, knowledge creation and transfer. The patent system has long been used as a ...

This study sought to understand what influences urban household demand for housing in Kenya, given the persistent inadequacies of housing amidst various policy interventions. Limited understanding of housing demand among ...

Land is an important asset for economic, social and cultural development in Kenya. Agriculture is a key sector in the Kenyan economy, which requires optimal and sustainable use of agricultural land available. Insecure ...

Malnutrition in children below the age of five years is critical due to the developmental requirements of that age. Dietary intake and diseases are the immediate causes of malnutrition, which are influenced by food ...

This study investigates effects of financial literacy on financial access in Kenya. The FinAccess National Survey 2009 shows that 60 per cent of the adult population in Kenya lacks access to formal financial services ...

There have been a good number of livestock production studies in Kenya at micro level. However, most of these micro level analyses have not been able to show the feedback between the livestock sector and the rest of the ...

Youth graduates pursue jobs whose choices are influenced by various factors as espoused in the occupational choice theory on which this study is underpinned. The study uses a snowball methodology to select a sample of 304 ...

The global development agenda has placed the sustainability of cities as a critical agenda focusing on the development of safe, resilient and sustainable cities. The frequency of flooding in cities and the collapse of ...

The high and continuous increase in public debt, alongside its servicing burden, is increasingly impeding Kenya’s efforts in achieving a sustained economic growth rate of 10 per cent per annum as conceived in the Kenya ...

This study seeks to analyze some of the factors that influence wildlife population within the Kenyan rangelands. Wildlife have continued to decline within the rangelands, catching the attention of the government because ...