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    factors affecting financial performance of deposit taking microfinance institutions in Nairobi county
    (Africa International University, 2020-11) Mwangi Paul M.
    The purpose of this study was to examine the factors affecting Deposit Taking Microfinance Institutions’ financial performance in Nairobi County. Research was guided by the following research objectives: Does technological innovation affect microfinance institutions performance in Nairobi; Does accountability in leadership affect microfinance institutions performance in Nairobi; Does leadership structure affect microfinance institutions performance in Nairobi; Does capital structure affect microfinance institutions performance in Nairobi? The study adopted a quantitative research methodology and a descriptive design. The target population was 132 from which a sample of 132 was to be selected through a census method. A Likert scale type questionnaire was used to collect data from the subjects. This was distributed by the researcher to twelve DTMFIs within Nairobi County with an exclusion of one which requested not to be part of the study. A sample of 103 participants out of the 132 took part in the study. The findings revealed that technological innovation has significant (β=.192, while p = 0.018) relationship with financial performance of DTMFIs in Nairobi County. Further the findings revealed that leadership accountability has no significant (β= -.028, whereas p = .324) relationship with financial performance of DTMFIs in Nairobi County. In addition, the findings revealed that leadership styles has significant (β=.350, while p = 0.002) relationship with financial performance of DTMFIs in Nairobi County. Lastly the findings revealed that resource allocation has a significant (β=.344, while p = 0.002) relationship with financial performance of DTMFIs in Nairobi County.
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    effects of leadership styles on resource mobilization
    (Africa International University, 2021-07) Serchie Michael Kofi
    Resource mobilization is a viable component for strengthening and sustaining the vision and mission of NGO. Local NGOs in Ghana and other developing countries require dynamic personalities, leadership qualities and management aptitude and skills to effectively mobilize resource for their organizations. The study examined three leadership styles: transformational, transactional and laissez faire, of NGO staff working in the Volta region of Ghana that belonged to a network of NGOs in the region with a staff strength of more than ten, have been operating over the past five years. The target population was 490 staff of NGOs in six categories: Agriculture/food security, microfinance, education, health, religion, water and sanitation. Stratified and random sampling techniques were used to get a sample size of 264 subjects. Data was collected using structured questionnaire with Likert scale measurement. Primary data was collected using self-administered questionnaires, emails, whatsApp and Google questionnaires. SPSS version 25 was utilized to process data. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation, regression analysis and analysis of variance. The results from the regression analysis showed that transformational leadership, transactional leadership and laissez faire leadership had a significant association with the resource mobilization (R=0.785) with an adjusted R square at 0.610. The study recommended that there should be effective use of more of transformational and transactional leadership styles in order to improve resource mobilization among NGOs. The study recommended further investigation into the other factors that might also contribute to effective resource mobilization.
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    program evaluation
    (Africa International University, 2021-07) Harriet Akugizibwe Caroline Kintu
    Higher education in Africa has marked a rise not only in the number of institutions, academic programs and students, but also in monitoring and evaluation of its processes and products. However, there is still scanty evidence of whether or how the evaluation results are used and what factors affect their use or non-use. This quantitative study examined the correlation between Program Evaluation (PE) purposes, human and context factors, and the use of PE results in selected Chartered Christian Universities (CCUs) in Kenya. A census of program leaders of 50 accredited, operational and re-evaluated academic programs in three CCUs was carried out. A questionnaire was used for data collection. Chi-square tests and logistic regression models were used for bivariate and multivariate analyses respectively. Bivariate analyses revealed that faculty and staff evaluation skills, involvement and commitment to use the results had a moderate, positive and statistically significant correlation with the use of PE results. The researcher recommends enactment of institutional policies and evaluation practices that will increase faculty and staff level of evaluation skills, participation and commitment to use evaluation results, since these human factors tend to enhance the use of evaluation results. However, there were no significant relationships between context factors and use of PE results. There was a strong, positive and significant association between accountability to funders and sponsors and use of evaluation results. There was also a moderate, positive and significant association between program improvement purpose and use of evaluation results. Furthermore, multivariate analyses revealed that, use of evaluation results differs by the purpose of evaluation. In logistic regression model 1, sponsor and donor mandates are likely to promote the use of evaluation at Exp (B) = .024, p value = .004. The findings suggest that, when PE is done for accountability to funders and sponsors, the results are .024 times more likely to be used. Moreover, model 2 logistic regression analysis findings demonstrated that motivation to improve the program is a more critical determining factor as to whether the evaluation results will be used or not (p value of .012 and Exp (B) = 12.633). This suggests that when PE is done for improvement, the results are 12.633 times more likely to be used. However, in both models 1 and 2, human factors did not have a significant effect on the odds of using the evaluation results. Based on the findings, the purpose of doing evaluation is a more significant contributor to the likelihood of using the evaluation results than other factors. The initiator of evaluation tends to specify the purpose of evaluation, which in turn is likely to determine the use or non-use of the results. PE done for the purpose of program improvement is the most critical purpose of PE (p value of .012 and Exp (B) = 12.633), more than external mandates such as sponsors and funders (Exp (B) = .024, p value = .004) in regard to the use of evaluation results to modify or inform a program component. The researcher therefore, recommends that, to foster use of evaluation results, institutions should give prominence to PE purpose, more specifically to program improvement as a reason for conducting PE.
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    psychosocial factors affecting marital stability among middle-aged couples in Suneka sub county, Kisii county, Kenya
    (Africa International University, 2021-07) Obure Sarah
    This study sought to establish factors that influence marital stability among middle aged couples in Suneka, Kisii, county. The research objectives were a) to find out the relationship between couples’ marriage conflicts and their effect on marital instability among middle-aged couples in Suneka sub-county, Kisii county, Kenya, to determine how couple’s demographics influences how psychosocial factors marital stability among middle-aged couples in Suneka sub-county, Kisii county, Kenya c) To determine how couple’s sense of self affects marital stability among middle-aged couples in Suneka sub-county, Kisii county, Kenya d) To identify how couples’ attitude/beliefs towards marriage affects marital stability among middle-aged couples in Suneka sub-county, Kisii county, Kenya. e) To establish how couples’ motivation to marriage affects marital stability among middle-aged couples in Suneka sub-county, Kisii county, Kenya. The target population of the research was 1000, with a focus on the middle-aged couples in Suneka, Kisii. The study was quantitative and employed a descriptive design. The study randomly drew a sample of 314 from the target population using Yaro Yamane formulae. The data was collected using a questionnaire with 32 items. The researcher the questionnaire to the 314 respondents and after two months she went back and collected the filled questionnaires. The data analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20. The data was presented using tables and pie charts. The study recommends that married couples need help in learning how to deal with conflicts. Teaching biblical principles of marriage can reduce if not end the trend of marital instability. This would be in line with Christian believe that God created man and woman and blessed their union to be a lifetime. However, as other factors may center on highly functioning marriages, quality sex life among couples is the main tributary of it (communication) to enhance the joyful and thankful relationship.
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    A STUDY ON DISCOURSE FEATURES OF KENYAN SIGN LANGUAGE IN HORTATORY TEXTS
    (Africa international University, 2017-07-05) CADD, JOSHUA W.
    In this study I describe discourse features found in KSL persuasive hortatory texts. I consider if KLS uses inductive or deductive argumentation in this genre of texts. Inter-sentential linkage is investigated to determine if the default method of joining propositions in KSL is with a connective or with juxtaposition. I also look at conditional sentences to discover which types of conditional sentences are used in KSL. Rhetorical questions are investigated along with their functions in KSL hortatory texts. I look at which connectives are used in KSL hortatory texts and how these connectives are put to use. Once this has been completed the findings are applied to the translation of Galatians 5:1-12 from the Koiné Greek to KSL.
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    AN INVESTIGATION ON CHRISTIAN STRATEGIES FOR PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE WITH MUSLIMS IN EASTLEIGH, NAIROBI
    (Africa international University, 2017-07-05) MUTISYA, MOSES MUNYWOKI
    The purpose of this study was to investigate the strategies utilized by Christians in Eastleigh with an aim of enhancing peaceful co-existence with the Muslims in Eastleigh, Nairobi. This study also sought to identify the challenges that Christians living in Eastleigh experience in their attempts to build bridges with the Muslims community there. After establishing those challenges the study further gave suggestions on what more could be done to foster Christian Muslim relationship. As the considerations for Christian Muslim relationship are done this study also gives suggestions on the missiological approaches that Christians in Eastleigh and those in other places can adopt for successful Christian Muslim relationship. For what was proposed in this study to be made possible, the researcher adopted and made use of qualitative research method. The information needed for this study was collected using both open ended interview questions and participatory observations. The data collected was then analyzed and interpreted so that the researcher could come as close as possible to the realities concerning ChristiansMuslim relationship in Eastleigh. The findings of this study showed that Christians in Eastleigh whether pastors, missionaries or the general population have in some way attempted to come up with some strategies that have in some way succeeded in enhancing a harmonious relationship with the Muslim community in Eastleigh. One of the prominent strategies that the research found that has been commonly used by all the Christians that were interviewed is providing education for Muslim children. This has in some way brought the parents of these children into close contact with Christian in Eastleigh more than any other strategy. This strategy has also allowed Muslim and Christian’s children to develop meaningful relationships as they go to school together. In the final chapter, suggestions are provided in regard to how ChristianMuslim relationship can be enhanced and finally recommendations for further studies are given.
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    The Genitive construction of Possesssion in Amharic
    (2014-05-27) Getahun, Girma
    This paper presents the morphosyntactic markers of the genitive construction in Amharic. In Amharic, genitive markers are bound morphemes which are either prefixed or suffixed to the noun they modify. The genitive markers show some morphological and inflectional characteristics different from languages such as English and Greek. Amharic's uniqueness makes it difficult to directly apply the methods proposed for these languages to the analysis of noun phrases that form the Amharic genitive. In this paper I present the construction of genitives in Amharic by taking examples of noun phrases that are frequently used in written and oral communication.
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    Processes of Nominalization in Mwan
    (2014-05-23) Antoine, Yegbe Koffi
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