The loss of key resources/areas in Baringo County, Kenya, essential for the ecological functioning of the pastoral and agro-pastoral systems, has affected livelihoods of the communities leading to hunger and poverty. The ...

Nakuru town has a restricted utilizable primary healthcare services for its people. Hence, patients die from illnesses which there is a cure and communities are affected by many diseases which are healable. This has ...

Lead is a common toxic heavy metal with unique physical and chemical properties that make it suitable for a variety of applications in automobile industry. The artisans in the informal automobile industry are involved in ...

Allergic conjunctivitis is a common problem affecting about 20% of the world’s population. In Kenya, it constitutes one fifth of all the total diagnoses made in eye clinics with school teachers in Nakuru North Sub-County ...

The mobility of nitrate-N (NO3-N), nitrite-N (NO2-N) and ammonium-N (NH4-N) down the soil profile and its ultimate presence in groundwater is aggravated by predisposing conditions such as farm agricultural activities and ...

Kenya's forest sector is undergoing major changes, which are attributed to the rapid depletion and degradation of natural resources, as well as viable actions on remedial measures. The demand for forest products and ecosystem ...

Increased frequency, severity and duration of drought events in arid and semi-arid regions (ASALs) of Kenyan increase scarcity in water and pastures that support livestock assets. This destabilizes the livelihood base ...

The fisheries sector is significant to socio-economic development through provision of employment,income and food security. Global fisheries resources face unsustainable fishing pressure. In Kenya, unsustainable harvesting ...

Shortage of capital is a major constraint in the development of microenterprises (MEs) among entrepreneurs who are members of self-help groups (SHGs) in Butere, Mumias, Matungu and Khwisero Sub-Counties of Kakamega County. ...