In rural Kenya, wood remains important for both construction and fuel wood. Since most rural people in high potential areas experience deficit in fuel wood and other wood products, there is need to increase production ...

Hotel service quality has long been a concern for scholars and practitioners. Previous researches indicate that the service quality of hotels in Kenya is yet to match international standards. It has been argued that one ...

Fishing in Lake Baringo is a major source of income, to the local commtmities. But it faces threats due to overexploitation and environmental degradation leading to decrease in depth, surface area, increased turbidity ...

Wastewater from Nakuru and Egerton University wastewater stabilization ponds were analyzed for their suitability in crop production in relation to the concentration of nutrient, microbial faecal pathogens and physico-chemical ...

Slaughter-house effluent is one of the major sources of pollution for surface water in the rural and urban areas. Kavuthi stream, one of the numerous tributaries of Nairobi River receives effluents from diverse human ...

Climate change coping strategies play a major role in curbing the effects of climatic shocks especially amongst communities living in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALS. The study revealed that there are various coping ...

An assessment of the efficiency of heavy metals removal by a constructed wetland system atEgerton University, Kenya, was conducted between August 2013 and January 2014. The aim ofthe study was to evaluate the physico-chemical ...

A study was carried out to assess forest structure; regeneration and biomass accumulation in reforested Rhizophora mucronata (Lamk.) and Bmguiera gymnorrhiza (Lam) stands established in 1994 at Gazi bay and Ramisi, ...

Intensive agriculture and cut flower farming which are characterized by heavy use of pesticides and fertilizers have been on the increase in developing countries. A number of consequences are associated with heavy use of ...