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Publications - 2021/2022

PUBLICATIONS BY MEMBERS OF STAFF FY 2021/2022

  1. Gakii, C., Bwana, B. K., Mugambi, G. G., Mukoya, E., Mireji, P. O., & Rimiru, R. (2021). In silico-driven analysis of the Glossina morsitans morsitans antennae transcriptome in response to repellent or attractant compounds. PeerJ, 9, e11691. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11691
  2. Muriuki, S. W., Rengan, M. S., & Budambula, N. L. (2021). Prokaryotic diversity and potentially pathogenic bacteria in vended foods and environmental samples. Annals of Microbiology, 71(1), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13213-021-01640-w
  3. Balmford, A., Bradbury, R. B., Bauer, J. M., Broad, S., Burgess, G., Burgman, M., ... & Nielsen, K. S. (2021). Making more effective use of human behavioural science in conservation interventions. Biological Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109256
  4. Onyango, D. A., Mogaka, H. R., Ndirangu, S. N., & Kwena, K. (2021). Household socio-economic factors influencing choice of agro-advisory dissemination pathways for climate change in semi-arid areas of Kenya. Information Development. https://doi.org/10.1177/02666669211026005
  5. Kiptoo, I. K., Kariuki, S. N., & Ocharo, K. N. (2021). Corporate governance and financial performance of insurance firms in Kenya. Cogent Business & Management, 8(1), 1938350. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2021.1938350
  6. Mauti, K. O., Ndirangu, S. N., & Mwangi, S. C. (2021). Choice of Information and Communication Technology Tools in Tomato Marketing Among Smallholder Farmers in Kirinyaga County, Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 25(3), 81-92. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v25i3.
  7. Gitonga, E. N., Kariuki, P. W. O., & Kariuki, S. N. (2021). Fintech Predictive Modeling and Performance of Investment Firms in Kenya. Webology, (18) Special Issue on Computing Technology and Information Management. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/caaf/be39d59e6823676be10fb0f8acf02bdba6ec.pdf
  8. Hederström, V., Nyabuga, F. N., Anderbrant, O., Svensson, G. P., Rundlöf, M., Lankinen, Å., & Larsson, M. C. (2022). Dispersal and spatiotemporal distribution of Protapion fulvipes in white clover fields: implications for pest management. Journal of Pest Science, 95(2), 917-930. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-021-01408-w
  9. Gitonga, C. M. (2021). Attributions for the culture of silence among victims of domestic violence: A case of married men in Kenya. International Journal of Psychology and Counselling, 13(3), 34-40. https://doi.org/10.5897/IJPC2021.0639
  10. Mutiga, S. K., Rotich, F., Were, V. M., Kimani, J. M., Mwongera, D. T., Mgonja, E., ... & Talbot, N. J. (2021). Integrated strategies for durable rice blast resistance in sub-Saharan Africa. Plant Disease, 105(10), 2749-2770. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-03-21-0593-FE
  11. Ndegwa, D. N., Kundu, P., Hostetler, J. B., Marin-Menendez, A., Sanderson, T., Mwikali, K., ... & Rayner, J. C. (2021). Using Plasmodium knowlesi as a model for screening Plasmodium vivax blood-stage malaria vaccine targets reveals new candidates. PLoS Pathogens, 17(7), e1008864. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008864
  12. Mugao, L. G., Muturi, P. W., Gichimu, B. M., & Kamir, A. K. (2021). Morphological and molecular characterization of Alternaria solani and Phytophthora infestans isolates from tomato farms in Kenya. Plant Pathol. J, 20, 29-40. https://dx.doi.org/10.3923/ppj.2021.29.40
  13. Isaboke, H. N. (2021). Determinants of Participation of Smallholder Farmers in Weather Index Insurance in Embu County, Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 25(3), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.4314/jae.v25i3.
  14. Mairura, F. S., Musafiri, C. M., Kiboi, M. N., Macharia, J. M., Ng'etich, O. K., Shisanya, C. A., ... & Ngetich, F. K. (2021). Determinants of farmers' perceptions of climate variability, mitigation, and adaptation strategies in the central highlands of Kenya. Weather and Climate Extremes, 100374. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2021.100374.
  15. Othuon, D. O., Gatimbu, K. K., Musafiri, C. M., & Ngetich, F. K. (2021). Working Capital Management impacts on small-scale Coffee Wet Mills' Financial Performance in Eastern Kenya. Heliyon, e07887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07887
  16. Shinda, C. A., Gitari, J. N., Nthakanio, P. N., Runo, S., & Gichimu, B. (2021). Performance assessment of crosses between Gadam and hardcore tannin sorghum in hybrid lines production. Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences, 9(4), 417-431. http://dx.doi.org/10.18006/2021.9(4).417.431
  17. Charles Cadier & Michael N. Githaiga. (2021). Seagrass Loss and Sub-Surface Carbon Fate: Insights from a Long-Term Experimental Removal in Gazi Bay, Kenya. International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 28(4). DOI: 19080/IJESNR.2021.28.556243
  18. Gathongo, J.K. (2021). Internship: A Bridge to Employment or a Trap to a Disguised Employment Relationship? Journalofcmsd 7(1). http://journalofcmsd.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Internship.pdf.
  19. Chiwala, G., Liu, Z., Mugweru, J. N., Wang, B., Khan, S. A., Bate, P. N. N., ... & Zhang, T. (2021). A recombinant selective drug-resistant M. bovis BCG enhances the bactericidal activity of a second-line anti-tuberculosis regimen. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 142, 112047. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2021.112047
  20. Pachomius, W., Ndwiga, Z. N., & Wachira, R. (2021). Influence of drama rehearsals in regulating students’ behavior and management of discipline in secondary schools in Central region, Kenya. https://www.oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejes/article/view/3904
  21. Alzain, M. A., Haruwn, M. H., Abdelaziz, M. O., Elsheikh, M., Asweto, C. O., Algahtani, F. D., ... & Itumalla, R. (2021). Association between cholera outbreak and traditional gold mining in Northern State, Sudan 2017. Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 13(3), 115. 4103/jgid.jgid_47_20
  22. Musyoka, F. M., Muchori, J. G., & Kamau, G. (2021). Internet of Things based Model for Identifying Pediatric Emergency Cases. Advance medical Sciences. https://airccse.com/ams/current2021.html
  23. Kimani, P.M &  Adicka, D. (2021). Action of PGL(2,q) on the Cosets of the Centralizer of an Eliptic Element. Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science. https://doi.org/10.9734/jamcs/2021/v36i730379
  24. Maurice, W., Kitavi, D. M., Mugo, D. M., & Atitwa, E. B. (2021). Covid-19 Prediction in Kenya using the Arima Model. International Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology (IJEET), 12(8). https://iaeme.com/Home/article_id/IJEET_12_08_009
  25. Gogo, J. A., Atitwa, B. E., Gitonga, C. N., & Mugo, D. M. (2021). Modelling conditions of storing quality commercial eggs. Heliyon, 7(8), e07868. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07868
  26. Kirimi, F. K., Onyari, C. N., Njeru, L. K., & Mogaka, H. R. (2021). Effect of on-farm testing on adoption of banana production technologies among smallholder farmers in Meru region, Kenya. Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JADEE-04-2021-0100/full/html
  27. Mbunzi, S. M., Mungatu, J. K., Waititu, A. G., Mwalili, S. M., Ogila, K. O., Achia, T. N., & Nthiwa, D. (2021). Severity of Infestation Levels of Tunga Penetrans in Central, Kenya: A Bayesian Cumulative Logit Model. International Journal of Statistics and Probability, 10(5), 1-70. https://doi.org/10.5539/ijsp.v10n5p70
  28. Kimiti, W. W., Mucheru-Muna, M. W., Mugwe, J. N., Ngetich, K. F., Kiboi, M. N., & Mugendi, D. N. (2021). Lime, manure and Inorganic Fertilizer Effects on Soil Chemical Properties, Maize Yield and Profitability in Acidic Soils in Central Highlands of Kenya. Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology, 16(3), 40-51. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajee/2021/v16i330250
  29. Kiama, C. W., Njire, M. M., Kambura, A. K., Mugweru, J. N., Matiru, V. N., Wafula, E. N., ... & Kuja, J. O. (2021). Prokaryotic diversity and composition within equatorial lakes Olbolosat and Oloiden in Kenya (Africa). Current Research in Microbial Sciences, 2, 100066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crmicr.2021.100066.
  30. Alzain, M. A., Elsser, N. E., Asweto, C. O., Alsese, M. M., Humaida, M. I., Kassar, A., & Abdelaziz, M. O. (2021). Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards COVID-19 prevention: a survey of Sudanese people. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 8(10), 4734. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20213769
  31. Ferreira, E. F., Silva, L. B., Cruz, J. V., Araújo, P. H., Kimani, N. M., Leite, F. H., ... & Santos, C. B. (2021). An Overview of the α4β1 Integrin and the Potential Therapeutic Role of its Antagonists. Current Medicinal Chemistry, 28(29), 5884-5895. https://doi.org/10.2174/0929867328666210217153609
  32. Paulson, K. R., Kamath, A. M., Alam, T., Bienhoff, K., Abady, G. G., Abbas, J., ... & Chanie, W. F. (2021). Global, regional, and national progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 for neonatal and child health: all-cause and cause-specific mortality findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet, 398(10303), 870-905. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01207-1
  33. Allen‐Perkins, A., Magrach, A., Dainese, M., Garibaldi, L. A., Kleijn, D., Rader, R., ... & Montero‐Castaño, A. (2022). CropPol: A dynamic, open and global database on crop pollination. Ecology 103(3): e3614. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3614
  34. Karuri, H. (2021). Root and soil health management approaches for control of plant-parasitic nematodes in sub-Saharan Africa. Crop Protection, 105841. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2021.105841
  35. Njenga, M. W., Mugwe, J. N., Mogaka, H., Nyabuga, G., Kiboi, M., Ngetich, F., ... & Mugendi, D. (2021). Communication Factors Influencing Adoption of Soil and Water Conservation Technologies in the Dry Zones of Tharaka-Nithi County, Kenya. Heliyon, e08236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08236
  36. Njeru, J., Nthiwa, D., Akoko, J., Oyas, H., & Bett, B. (2020). Incidence of Brucella spp. in various livestock species raised under the pastoral production system in Isiolo County, Kenya. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-03036-z
  37. W. Mugi-Ngenga, M.N. Kiboi, M.W. Mucheru-Muna, J.N. Mugwe, F.S. Mairura, D.N. Mugendi, F.K. Ngetich (2021). Indigenous and conventional climate-knowledge for enhanced farmers' adaptation to climate variability in the semi-arid agro-ecologies of Kenya, Environmental Challenges. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100355.
  38. Mochache, M. O., Yegon, R., & Ngetich, O. (2021). Performance of vermicomposted wastes for tomato (Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill.), production: A case study of Embu, Kenya. International journal of recycling organic waste in agriculture.  30486/IJROWA.2021.1904563.1103
  39. Njiru, M. M., Mogaka, H. R., Ndirangu, S. N., & Gichimu, B. M. (2021). Factors influencing adoption of improved cultivars of macadamia (Macadamia spp.) among small-scale farmers in Embu County, Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 25(4). https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v25i4.13
  40. Mogaka, H. R., & Muriithi, L. N. (2021). Factors affecting multiple climate change adaptation practices of smallholder farmers in lower Eastern Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 25(4). https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v25i4.10
  41. Silva, R. C., Freitas, H. F., Campos, M., Kimani, N. M., Silva, C. H., Borges, R. S., ... & Santos, C. B. (2021). Natural Products-Based Drug Design against SARS-CoV-2 Mpro 3CLpro. International journal of molecular sciences, 22(21), 11739.  https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222111739
  42. Mohamud, H. M., Mwangi, P. (2021). Continuous replenishment and stock controlling on supply chain performance of retail chain stores in Nairobi County, Kenya. International Academic Journal of Procurement and Supply Chain Management, 3(2), 215- 236. https://iajournals.org/articles/iajpscm_v3_i2_215_236.pdf
  43. Shaankua E. Lemarpe, Collins M. Musafiri, Joseph M. Macharia, Milka N. Kiboi, Onesmus K. Ng’etich, Chris A. Shisanya, Jeremiah Okeyo, Elizabeth A. Okwuosa, Felix K. Ngetich, (2021). Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Smallholders’ Cropping Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa", Advances in Agriculture, https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/4800527
  44. Njenga, M. W., Mugwe, J. N., Mogaka, H. R., Nyabuga, G., Oduor, N., Kiboi, M., ... & Mugendi, D. (2021). Determinants of farmers’ knowledge on soil and water conservation technologies in dry zones of Central Highlands, Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 25(4). 4314/jae.v25i4.14
  45. Kiptoo, I. K., Kariuki, S. N., & Ocharo, K. N. (2021). Risk management and financial performance of insurance firms in Kenya. Cogent Business & Management, 8(1), 1997246. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2021.1997246
  46. Kirimi, P. N., Kariuki, S. N., & Ocharo, K. N. (2021). Moderating effect of bank size on the relationship between financial soundness and financial performance. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/AJEMS-07-2021-0316/full/html
  47. Stacey, R., & Miyandazi, V. (2021). Constituting and Regulating Democracy: Kenya's Electoral Commission and the Courts in the 2010s. Asian Journal of Comparative Law, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1017/asjcl.2021.36
  48. Kathuri, D. N., Ndirangu, S. N., & Gichimu, B. (2021). Adoption of banana (Musa spp) production technology among small-scale farmers in Embu West Sub-County, Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 25(4). 4314/jae.v25i4.12
  49. Mairura, F. S., Musafiri, C. M., Kiboi, M. N., Macharia, J. M., Ng'etich, O. K., Shisanya, C. A., ... & Ngetich, F. K. (2021). Farm factors influencing soil fertility management patterns in Upper Eastern Kenya. Environmental Challenges, 100409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100409
  50. Kanyi, N. C., Karuri, H., Nyasani, J. O., & Mwangi, B. (2022). Termite species and functional groups in maize intercrop systems in Machakos County, Kenya. Crop Protection, 153, 105881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2021.105881
  51. Wambugu, K., Nyamato, G. S., Ogunah, J., & Ojwach, S. O. (2021). Phenoxy-imino ligands: coordination chemistry and binding properties with copper (II) cations. Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/00958972.2021.2015581
  52. Kanyi, N. C., Karuri, H., Nyasani, J. O., & Mwangi, B. (2021). Land use effects on termite assemblages in Kenya. Heliyon, e08588. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08588
  53. Musafiri, C. M., Kiboi, M., Macharia, J., Ng'etich, O. K., Kosgei, D. K., Mulianga, B., ... & Ngetich, F. K. (2021). Adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices among smallholder farmers in Western Kenya: Do socioeconomic, institutional, and biophysical factors matter?. Heliyon, e08677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08677
  54. Wafula, J. K., Mosioma, J. O. ., Onyari, C. A. N. ., Nthakanio, P. N. ., & Njoka, F. M. . (2021). Heterosis in chickpea for grain productivity in Embu county, Kenya. Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences, 9(6), 715–726. https://doi.org/10.18006/2021.9(6).715.726
  55. Mugao, L. G., Gichimu, B. M., Muturi, P. W., & Njoroge, E. K. (2021). Essential Oils as Biocontrol Agents of Early and Late Blight Diseases of Tomato under Greenhouse Conditions. International Journal of Agronomy, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5719091
  56. Middlebrook, E. A., Romero, A. T., Bett, B., Nthiwa, D., Oyola, S. O., Fair, J. M., & Bartlow, A. W. (2022). Identification and distribution of pathogens coinfecting with Brucella spp., Coxiella burnetii and Rift Valley fever virus in humans, livestock and wildlife. Zoonoses and Public Health, 00, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12905
  57. Gakii, C., Mireji, P. O., & Rimiru, R. (2022). Graph Based Feature Selection for Reduction of Dimensionality in Next-Generation RNA Sequencing Datasets. Algorithms, 15(1), 21. https://doi.org/10.3390/a15010021
  58. Muthoka, C. M., Andren, H., Nyaga, J., Augustsson, E., & Kjellander, P. (2022). Effect of supplemental feeding on habitat and crop selection by wild boar in Sweden. Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/03949370.2021.2024265
  59. Kirimi, F. K., Onyari, C. N., Njeru, L. K., & Mogaka, H. R. (2022). Extension-market linkages on banana commercialisation among smallholder farmers in Meru Region, Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 26(1), 18-26. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v26i1.
  60. Cruz, J. V., Rosa, J. M. C., Kimani, N. M., Giuliatti, S., & Dos Santos, C. B. R. (2021). The role of celecoxib as a potential inhibitor in the treatment of inflammatory diseases-a review. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 2174/0929867328666210910125229
  61. Oduor, N. O., Mucheru-Muna, M., Mugwe, J. N., Sijali, I., Nyabuga, G., & Mugendi, D. Enhancing Water Use Efficiency Through Integrated Soil Management Practices in the Drylands of Kenya. Available at SSRN 4034621. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4034621
  62. Stephen M. Mbunzi, Joseph K. Mung`atu, Anthony G. Waititu, Samuel M. Mwalili, Kenneth O. Ogila and Thomas N. O. Achia (2022). Hierarchical Bayesian Logistic Modelling of the Prevalence and the Determinants of Tunga Penetrans Infestation in Central Keny. International Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology (IJEET), 13(1). https://iaeme.com/Home/article_id/IJEET_13_01_001
  63. Omire, A., Neondo, J., Budambula, N. L., Wangai, L., Ogada, S., & Mweu, C. (2022). Genetic diversity and population structure of doum palm (Hyphaene compressa) using genotyping by sequencing. Frontiers in Genetics, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.762202
  64. Franklin S. Mairura, Collins M. Musafiri, Milka N. Kiboi, Joseph M. Macharia, Onesmus K. Ng'etich, Chris A. Shisanya, Jeremiah M. Okeyo, Elizabeth A. Okwuosa, Felix K. Ngetich, (2022). Homogeneous land-use sequences in heterogeneous small-scale systems of Central Kenya: Land-use categorization for enhanced greenhouse gas emission estimation. Ecological Indicators, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108677
  65. Collins M. Musafiri, Milka Kiboi, Joseph Macharia, Onesmus K. Ng'etich, David K. Kosgei, Betty Mulianga, Michael Okoti, Felix K. Ngetich, (2022). Smallholders’ adaptation to climate change in Western Kenya: Considering socioeconomic, institutional and biophysical determinants, Environmental Challenges. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2022.100489
  66. Opondo, C. O., Onyango, P. O., & Asweto, C. O. (2022). Effect of Perceived Self-Vulnerability on Prostate Cancer Screening Uptake and Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study of Public Health Facilities in Western Kenya. Annals of Global Health, 88(1). http://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.3064
  67. Ochenge, R. (2022). The effect of revenue diversification on bank profitability and stability during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Kenya(No. 59). KBA Centre for Research on Financial Markets and Policy Working Paper Series. https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/249559
  68. Evans, P., Kariuki, P., & Wafula, F. (2022). Effect of fiscal policy on foreign direct investment inflows in Kenya. International Journal of Finance and Accounting https://doi.org/10.47604/ijfa.1472
  69. Ann Kathomi, Njeru, D.M & Ocharo, K. N. (2022). Debt financing options and the financial sustainability of universities in Kenya. Webology, http://webology.org/data-cms/articles/20220223021309pmwebology%2019%20(2)%20-%20265%20pdf.pdf
  70. Wafula, J. N., Mugendi, F. N., Nthakanio, P. N., Mosioma, J. O., & Onyari, C. N. (2022). Effects of Variety, Spacing and Nitrogen Application on Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) Growth and Yield in Embu County, Kenya. Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences. https://doi.org/10.18006/2022.10(1).32.47
  71. Ann Kathomi, Njeru, D.M & Ocharo, K. N. (2022). Influence of revenue streams on financial sustainability: Evidence from Kenyan public universities. Webology, http://webology.org/data-cms/articles/20220225045134pmwebology%2019%20(2)%20-%20292%20pdf.pdf
  72. Shinda, C. A., Nthakanio, P. N., Gitari, J. N., Runo, S., Mukono, S., & Maina, S. (2022). Nutrient content of sorghum hybrid lines between Gadam and hard coat tannin sorghum cultivars. Food Science & Nutrition. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.2830
  73. Mwololo, D., Nthiwa, D., Kitala, P., Abuom, T., Wainaina, M., Kairu-Wanyoike, S., ... & Bett, B. (2022). Sero-epidemiological survey of Coxiella burnetii in livestock and humans in Tana river and garissa counties in Kenya. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(3), e0010214. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010214
  74. Muthanje EM, Kimita G, Nyataya J, Njue W, Mulili C, et al. (2022). March 2019 dengue fever outbreak at the Kenyan south coast involving dengue virus serotype 3, genotypes III and V. PLOS Global Public Health 2(3): e0000122. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000122
  75. Mairura, F. S., Musafiri, C. M., Kiboi, M. N., Macharia, J. M., Ng'etich, O. K., Shisanya, C. A., ... & Ngetich, F. K. (2022). Homogeneous land-use sequences in heterogeneous small-scale systems of Central Kenya: Land-use categorization for enhanced greenhouse gas emission estimation. Ecological Indicators, 136, 108677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.108677
  76. Nathan, O. O., Monicah, M. M., Jayne, M. N., Isaya, S., George, N., & Daniel, M. N. (2022). Nutrient and Organic Carbon losses by erosion, and their economic and environmental implications in the drylands of Kenya. Environmental Challenges, 100519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2022.100519
  77. Mwithiga, G., Maina, S., Gitari, J., & Muturi, P. (2022). Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) growth rate, oil yield and oil quality under differing soil amendments. Heliyon, e09277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09277
  78. Apollo, S., & Aoyi, O. (2022). Performance and kinetics of a fluidized bed anaerobic reactor treating distillery effluent. Physical Sciences Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1515/psr-2021-0142
  79. Apollo, S. (2022). A review of sludge production in South Africa municipal wastewater treatment plants, analysis of handling cost and potential minimization methods. Physical Sciences Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1515/psr-2021-0234
  80. Musyoki, D. M., Muthengia, J. W., Ogunah, J., Mutitu, D. K., Kinuthia, J., Mwirichia, R., ... & Genson, M. (2022). Effect of Immobilizing Bacillus megaterium on the Compressive Strength and Water Absorption of Mortar. Journal of Chemistry, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/7752812
  81. Paulyne, A., Huxley, M. M., Nancy, L. B., & Hamadi, I. B. (2022). Morphological and molecular characterisation of termite species in Taita Taveta County, Kenya. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 16(4), 147-159. https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJMR/article-full-text-pdf/A1A8D3068958
  82. Musyoka, J. K., & Isaboke, H. N., (2022). Analysis of the Factors Affecting Farm-Level Output of Mangoes among Small-Scale Farmers in Machakos County, Kenya. International Journal of Agricultural Technology. http://www.ijat-aatsea.com/pdf/v18_n3_2022_May/6_IJAT_18(3)_2022_Isaboke,%20H.%20N..pdf
  83. Kiriamburi J, Muturi J, Mugweru J, Forsgren E and Nilsson A (2022) Short Communication: Efficacy of Two Commercial Disinfectants on Paenibacillus larvae Front. Vet. Sci. 9:884425. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2022.884425
  84. Kirimi PN, Kariuki SN, Ocharo KN (2022) Ownership structure and financial performance: Evidence from Kenyan commercial banks. PLoS ONE 17(5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268301
  85. Nyakarimi, S. (2022). Probable earning manipulation and fraud in banking sector. Empirical study from East Africa. Cogent Economics & Finance, 10(1), 2083477. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2022.2083477
  86. Joseph, K., Eyobu, O. S., Kasyoka, P., & Oyana, T. J. (2022). A Link Fabrication Attack Mitigation Approach (LiFAMA) for Software Defined Networks. Electronics, 11(10), 1581. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11101581
  87. Nganga, E. M., Kyallo, M., Orwa, P., Rotich, F., Gichuhi, E., Kimani, J. M., ... & Talbot, N. J. (2022). Foliar Diseases and the Associated Fungi in Rice Cultivated in Kenya. Plants, 11(9), 1264. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11091264
  88. Mwirichia, R. (2022). Amplicon-Based Analysis of the Fungal Diversity across Four Kenyan Soda Lakes. Scientifica, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9182034
  89. Njiru, D.M.; Githaiga, M.N.; Nyaga, J.M.; Lang’at, K.S.; Kairo, J.G. (2022). Geomorphic and Climatic Drivers Are Key Determinants of Structural Variability of Mangrove Forests along the Kenyan Coast. Forests, 13, 870. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13060870
  90. Mwangi Wanjiku, K., Muthengia, J. W., Ogunah, J., Mutitu, D. K., Kinuthia, J., Mwirichia, R., ... & Musyoki Munyao, D. (2022). Effects of Lysinibacillus sphaericus on Physicomechanical and Chemical Performance of OPC Blended with Natural Tuff and Pulverized Fly Ash. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3387928
  91. Parker, T., Cetz, J., de Sousa, L. L., Kuzay, S., Lo, S., de Oliveira Floriani, T., ... & Gepts, P. (2022). Loss of pod strings in common bean is associated with gene duplication, retrotransposon insertion, and overexpression of PvIND. New Phytologist. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.18319

 

Book Chapters

  1. Apollo, S., & Kabuba, J. (2021). Zeolite for Treatment of Distillery Wastewater in Fluidized Bed Systems. In Inorganic-Organic Composites for Water and Wastewater Treatment(pp.117-130). Springer, Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-981-16-5916-4_5
  2. Musei, S. K., Nyaga, J. M., & Dubow, A. Z. (2021). Remote Sensing Based Quantification of Forest Cover Change in Somalia for the Period 2000 to 2019. In Deserts and Desertification. https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/77788
  3. Apollo, S., Kabuba, J. (2022). Enhancement of Anaerobic Digestion and Photodegradation Treatment of Textile Wastewater Through Adsorption. In: Muthu, S.S., Khadir, A. (eds) Advanced Oxidation Processes in Dye-Containing Wastewater. Sustainable Textiles: Production, Processing, Manufacturing & Chemistry. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0882-8_15

 

Publications -2022/2023

PUBLICATIONS BY MEMBERS OF STAFF FY 2022/2023

  1. Kirimi, P. N., Kariuki, S. N., & Ocharo, K. N. (2022). Financial soundness and performance: evidence from commercial banks in Kenya. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJEMS-11-2021-0499
  2. Chebet, D., Musila, F. M., Kituyi, S. N., Muthike, G. M., & Kaigongi, M. M. (2022). Molecular Phylogeny of Selected Kenyan Eucalyptus Species Inferred from MatK, rbcL and TrnL-F Genes and Their Suitability for Power Transmission Poles. Diversity, 14(7), 563. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14070563
  3. Njuguna, K.k., Isaboke, H.N. & Ndirangu, S.N. (2022). Determinants of smallholders’ choice of avocado marketing outlets and profitability in Murang’a County, Kenya. SN Business & Economics, 2(8), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43546-022-00261-y
  4. Wachira, J. M., Kiplimo, D., Thuita, M., Masso, C., & Mwirichia, R. (2022). Community Structure of Nitrifying and Denitrifying Bacteria from Effluents Discharged into Lake Victoria, Kenya. Current Microbiology, 79(9), 1-10. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00284-022-02950-1
  5. Maina, S., Karuri, H., & Mugweru, J. (2022). Nematode diversity and its association with soil properties in monocrop pigeon pea. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 100336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100336
  6. Muluki, K. M., Rasugu, M. H., Njeri, M. J., & Nyarindo, I. H. (2022). Factors influencing Adoption of Irrigation Technologies among Smallholder Farmers in Machakos County, Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 26(3), 44-59. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/jae/article/view/229393
  7. Sum, R. K., Makokha, J. K. S., & Ndege, S. (2022). Afrofuturism and Quest for Black Redemption in Nnedi Okorafor’s The Book of Phoenix. East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 5(1), 328-338. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajass.5.1.752
  8. Chen, J. J., Wong, K. T., & Morris, Z. N. (2022). Tri-Cardioid Co-Centered Co-Planar Array-Its Direction-Finding Cramér-Rao Bound and Design Guidelines. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9832861#:~:text=10.1109/TAES.2022.3191637.
  9. Omollo, D. J., Wang’ondu, V. W., Githaiga, M. N., Gorman, D., & Kairo, J. G. (2022). The Contribution of Subtidal Seagrass Meadows to the Total Carbon Stocks of Gazi Bay, Kenya. Diversity, 14(8), 646. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14080646
  10. Maina, S., Karuri, H., & Mugweru, J. (2022). Nematode assemblages, food web indices and metabolic footprints in maize-pigeon pea agro-ecosystems. Heliyon, e10189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10189
  11. Kemboi,B.,Karuri,H.,Nyaga,J. & Kingsbury,A.(2022).Vertical Distribution of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Sweet Potato. Journal of Nematology,54(1) -. https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2022-0025
  12. Riungu, P. M., Nyaga, J. M., Githaiga, M. N., & Kairo, J. G. (2022). Value Chain and Sustainability of Mangrove Wood Harvesting in Lamu, Kenya. Trees, Forests and People, 100322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2022.100322
  13. Bwana BK, Mireji PO, Obiero GF, Gakii C, Akoth MO, Mugweru JN, et al. (2022) Annotations of novel antennae-expressed genes in male Glossina morsitans morsitans tsetse flies. PLoS ONE 17(8): e0273543. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273543
  14. Ombasa, E. M., Muturi, P. W., Gichimu, B. M., Isaboke, H. N., & Gitari, J. N. (2022). Factors Influencing Willingness to Adopt Recommended Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) Agronomic Practices Among Smallholder Farmers in Semi-Arid Lands of Embu County, Kenya. Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences, 10(4), 805–811. https://doi.org/10.18006/2022.10(4).805.811
  15. Muthuri, G. G., Ngari, C. G., & Kitavi, D. M. (2022). Mathematical modeling and simulating of Helicobacter pylori treatment and transmission implications on stomach cancer dynamics. Communications in Mathematical Biology and Neuroscience. https://scik.org/index.php/cmbn/article/view/7542
  16. Gichere, S. N., Khakame, K. S., & Patrick, O. (2022). Susceptibility Evaluation of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) Infesting Maize in Kenya against a Range of Insecticides. Journal of Toxicology, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/8007998
  17. Kogo, T., Yegon, R., & Migose, S. A. (2022). Characterization of Fodder Conservation Technologies among farmers in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal, 86(1-2), 13-13. https://www.kalro.org/www.eaafj.or.ke/index.php/path/article/view/539
  18. Mugo, D. M. (2022). Transforming savings and credit cooperatives societies in Kenya using mobile technology services. International Journal of Business Information Systems, 40(4), 560-579. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBIS.2022.124929
  19. Kennedy, H., Pagès, J. F., Lagomasino, D., Arias‐Ortiz, A., Colarusso, P., Fourqurean, J. W., ... & Duarte, C. M. (2022). Species traits and geomorphic setting as drivers of global soil carbon stocks in seagrass meadows. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 36(10), e2022GB007481. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GB007481
  20. Muli, J. K., Neondo, J. O., Kamau, P. K., Michuki, G. N., Odari, E., & Budambula, N. L. (2022). Genetic diversity and population structure of wild and cultivated Crotalaria species based on genotyping-by-sequencing. PloS one, 17(9), e0272955. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272955
  21. Otieno, M., Peters, M. K., Duque, L., & Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2022). Interactive Effects of Ozone and Carbon Dioxide on Plant-Pollinator Interactions and Yields in a Legume Crop. Environmental Advances. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envadv.2022.100285
  22. Gakuya, F., Akoko, J., Wambua, L., Nyamota, R., Ronoh, B., Lekolool, I., ... & Bett, B. (2022). Evidence of co-exposure with Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, and Rift Valley fever virus among various species of wildlife in Kenya. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(8), e0010596. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010596
  23. Mbatha, A., Githaiga, M. N., Kiplagat, K., Kairo, J., & Mungai, F. (2022). How Sustainable is Mangrove Harvesting in Lamu? An Analysis of Forest Structure. Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2022.2123357
  24. Onsongo, S. K., Mohamed, S. A., Akutse, K. S., Gichimu, B. M., & Dubois, T. (2022). The Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana for Management of the Melon Fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae: Pathogenicity, Horizontal Transmission, and Compatability with Cuelure. Insects, 13(10), 859. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13100859
  25. Kithinji Kinoti, Ismael; Ogunah, Joanne; Muturia M’Thiruaine, Cyprian; Marangu, Joseph Mwiti. (2022). Adsorption of Heavy Metals in Contaminated Water Using Zeolite Derived from Agro-Wastes and Clays: A Review. Journal of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4250299
  26. Mwembu, K., Mugambi, A. & M’Ngaruthi, T. K. (2022). Ubadili Maana katika Leksia za Kîîtharaka: Mtazamo wa Kifonolojia na Kimofolojia. East African Journal of Swahili Studies, 5(1), 353-362. https://journals.eanso.org/index.php/eajss/article/view/860
  27. Mwembu, K., Mugambi, A. & M’Ngaruthi, T. K. (2022). Uhusiano wa Kifahiwa katika Leksia za Kîîtharaka: Mtazamo wa Leksika Pragmatiki. East African Journal of Swahili Studies, 5(1), 341-352. https://journals.eanso.org/index.php/eajss/article/view/859
  28. David Micheni Mutegi, Allan Mugambi, Timothy Kinoti M‟Ngaruthi (2022). Ubainishaji wa vigezo vya Utoaji Wa Toponemia katika Jamii: Mfano kutoka Jimbo Dogo la Maara nchini Kenya. East African Scholars J Edu Humanit Lit, 5(9), 176-184. https://www.easpublisher.com/media/features_articles/EASJEHL_59_176-184_FT_DaX3ceG.pdf
  29. Omenda, J., Ngetich, K., Kiboi, M., Mucheru-Muna, M., Mugwe, J., & Mugendi, D. (2022). Effects of soil and water conservation techniques on sorghum yield, runoff and soil moisture content in Upper Eastern Kenya. African Journal of Science, Technology and Social Sciences, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.58506/ajstss.v1i1.35
  30. Kasiva, E., Mworia, L., Mburugu, K., & Kiogora, D. (2022). In the Cultural Mirror: Influence of cultural factors on adoption of sanitation practices in rural areas: A case of Nzaui Sub-County, Makueni County, Kenya . African Journal of Science, Technology and Social Sciences, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.58506/ajstss.v1i1.89
  31. Wanjugu, G. S., Kinyua, J. M., & Mburugu, K. N. (2022). The Influence of Uncontested Market Space Strategy on the Financial Performance of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya. Webology (ISSN: 1735-188X), 19(2). https://www.webology.org/data-cms/articles/20220406123236amwebology%2019%20(2)%20-%20253%20pdf.pdf
  32. Wekesa, A. K., Nyamato, G. S., Kowenje, C. O., & Ojwach, S. O. (2022). Coordination behavior and binding properties of 2, 6-pyridinedimethanol with Cu (II), Zn (II), and Cd (II) cations. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 539, 121042. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ica.2022.121042
  33. Saoke, V. O., Ndwiga, Z. N., Githaiga, P. W., & Musafiri, C. M. (2022). Determinants of awareness and implementation of five-stage lesson plan framework among Christian Religious Education teachers in Meru County, Kenya. Heliyon, e11177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11177
  34. Mwithiga, G., Maina, S., Muturi, P., & Gitari, J. (2022). Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) agronomic traits, oil yield and oil quality under different agro-ecological zones. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 100422. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100422
  35. David Micheni Mutegi, Allan Mugambi, M’Ngaruthi, T. K (2022). Upambanuzi wa Miundo ya Toponemia katika Jamii: Mfano kutoka Jimbo Dogo la Maara nchini Kenya. East African Scholars J Edu Humanit Lit, 5(10), 191-20. https://www.easpublisher.com/media/features_articles/EASJEHL_510_191-200_FSWKO4A.pdf
  36. Frostad, J. J., Nguyen, Q. P., Baumann, M. M., Blacker, B. F., Marczak, L. B., Deshpande, A., ... & Kapoor, N. (2022). Mapping development and health effects of cooking with solid fuels in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–18: a geospatial modelling study. The Lancet Global Health, 10(10), e1395-e1411. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00332-1
  37. Sibanda, P., Almakki, M., Mburu, Z., & Mondal, H. (2022). Entropy Optimization in MHD Nanofluid Flow over an Exponential Stretching Sheet. Applied Sciences, 12(21), 10809. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122110809
  38. Phyllys, K., Ziro, O. W., Kissinger, G., Ngari, M., Budambula, N. L., & Budambula, V. (2022). Poly-drug use among female and male commercial sex workers visiting a drop in centre in Mombasa County, Kenya. PLOS Global Public Health, 2(11), e0001247. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001247
  39. Kenya, E., Kinyanjui, G., Kipnyargis, A., Kinyua, F., Mwangi, M., Khamis, F., & Mwirichia, R. (2022). Amplicon-based assessment of bacterial diversity and community structure in three tropical forest soils in Kenya. Heliyon, e11577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11577
  40. Leiririo, J.L., Karuri, H., & Nyaga, J. M. (2022). Nematode-based soil food web condition in mung bean under semi-arid conditions, Journal of Agriculture and Food Research. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 100465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2022.100465
  41. Nyamato, G. S., & Apollo, S. (2022). Removal of heavy metals from wastewater using synthetic chelating agents. Physical Sciences Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1515/psr-2022-0139
  42. Kibet, E., Musafiri, C. M., Kiboi, M., Macharia, J., Ng’etich, O. K., Kosgei, D. K., ... & Ngetich, F. K. (2022). Soil greenhouse gas emissions from different land utilization types in Western Kenya. Frontiers in Soil Science, 69. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoil.2022.95663
  43. Moritz Laub, Marc Corbeels, Samuel Mathu Ndungu, Monicah Wanjiku Mucheru-Muna, Daniel Mugendi, Magdalena Necpalova, Marijn Van de Broek, Wycliffe Waswa, Bernard Vanlauwe, Johan Six, (2022). Combining manure with mineral N fertilizer maintains maize yields: Evidence from four long-term experiments in Kenya, Field Crops Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2022.108788
  44. Misango, S., Otsyula, R., & Arunga, E. E. (2022). Resistance to Pythium root rot and anthracnose among Kenyan common bean genotypes and marker-assisted introgression of resistance genes.Journal of Crop Improvement, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/15427528.2022.2158978
  45. Mwangi, P. N., Gitonga, C. M., & Kariuki, S. (2022). Social economic predictors of parental involvement in rural schools in Kenya: implications on teaching and learning.Education 3-13, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2022.2145850
  46. Aluoch, N. R., Asweto, C. O., & Onyango, P. O. (2022). Entrenching social norms in Community-led total sanitation for sustainability of open defecation free status: A survey of Suna West Sub-County, Migori County, Kenya. medRxiv, 2022-12. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.12.05.22283135v1
  47. Masinde, J. M., & Sanya, O. (2022). Analysis of interoperability, security and usability of digital repositories in Kenyan Institutions of Higher Learning. Data and Information Management, 6(4), 100011. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2543925122001097
  48. Asweto, C. O., & Alzain, M. A. (2022). Suboptimal Health Status Measurement Instruments: A Systematic Review Protocol. Research square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1799523/v1
  49. Kailemia, P. N. (2022). Increasing Female Breast Cancer Burden: Downstaging interventions as the ‘best buy’for Kenya.African Journal of Health Sciences, 35(4), 561-562. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajhs/article/view/237758
  50. Haeuser, E., Serfes, A. L., Cork, M. A., Yang, M., Abbastabar, H., Abhilash, E. S., ... & Khatab, K. (2022). Mapping age-and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2018.BMC medicine, 20(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02639-z
  51. Haakenstad, A., Yearwood, J. A., Fullman, N., Bintz, C., Bienhoff, K., Weaver, M. R., ... & Gupta, V. K. (2022). Assessing performance of the Healthcare Access and Quality Index, overall and by select age groups, for 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.The Lancet Global Health, 10(12), e1715-e1743. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(22)00429-6
  52. Gechore, D. O., Atitwa, E. B., Kimani, P., & Wanyonyi, M. (2022). Predicting the Number of Tourists in-Flow to Kenya Using Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Model.African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 11(6), 1913-1923. https://www.ajhtl.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_6_11_6_1913-1923.pdf
  53. Odhiambo, B., Ngari, C., Kimani, P., & Njori, P. (2023). Modelling and Simulation of Competition for Students’ Population with Holling Type II Response.Journal of Mathematics, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/4102242
  54. Munene, L., Mugweru, J., & Mwirichia, R. (2022). Management of bacterial wilt caused by Curtobacterium flaccumfacienspv. flaccumfaciens in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) using rhizobacterial biocontrol agents.Letters in Applied Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1093/lambio/ovac011
  55. Akello, K. O., Ogendi, J., & Asweto, C. O. (2023). The role of knowledge and attitude on HIV and Aids prevention practices among secondary school students: a cross-sectional study of Gwassi south sub-county, Homa Bay county, Kenya. medRxiv, 2023-01. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.01.10.23284403v1.article-info
  56. Mairura, F. S., Musafiri, C. M., Macharia, J. M., Kiboi, M. N., Ng'etich, O. K., Shisanya, C. A., ... & Ngetich, F. K. (2023). Yield-scaled and area-scaled greenhouse gas emissions from common soil fertility management practices under smallholder maize fields in Kenya.Sustainable Production and Consumption. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2023.01.010
  57. Mokuha,D. Karuri, H., & Nyaga, J. M (2023). Food web structure of nematode communities in irrigated rice fields. Heliyon, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13183
  58. Ndung'u, H. N., Mwirigi, P. M., & Gatimbu, K. K. (2023). Strategic sourcing and performance of milk processors in Kenya. International Journal of Procurement Management, 16(3), 396-421. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPM.2023.128820
  59. Otara, E. N., Mogaka, H. R., Ndirangu, S. N., & Mugwe, J. N. (2023). Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Uptake of Regenerative Agriculture Technologies in the Dry-lands of Embu County, Kenya. Journal of Agricultural Extension, 27(1), 1-12. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jae.v27i1.1
  60. Nzomo, C., Rugano, P., Njoroge, J. M., & Muriithi, C. G. (2023). Inquiry-based learning and students’ self-efficacy in Chemistry among secondary schools in Kenya. Heliyon, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12672
  61. Mwirichia, R., & Ndirangu, J. (2023). Bacteria Diversity Within Honey Bees of Embu County Kenya. Authorea Preprints. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.167473443.34064572/v1
  62. Silva, L. B., Ferreira, E. F., Maryam, Espejo-Román, J. M., Costa, G. V., Cruz, J. V., ... & Santos, C. B. (2023). Galantamine Based Novel Acetylcholinesterase Enzyme Inhibitors: A Molecular Modeling Design Approach. Molecules, 28(3), 1035. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28031035
  63. Njue, P. N., Isaboke, H. N., & Migose, S. A. (2023). Contribution of dairy goat farming to household dietary diversity among smallholder farmers in the Central Highlands of Kenya. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics 124 No. 1 (2023) 1–11. https://kobra.uni-kassel.de/handle/123456789/14439
  64. Alzain, M. A., Asweto, C. O., Hassan, S. U. N., Saeed, M. E., Kassar, A., & Alsaif, B. (2023). Psychometric Properties of Suboptimal Health Status Instruments: A Systematic Review. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 13(2), 299. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm13020299
  65. Wambiri, D., Masinde, J., & Mugambi, F. (2023). Big Data and Personal Information Privacy in Developing Countries: A Case of Kenya. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2604181/v1
  66. Muigai, M., Odhiambo, N. O., Muli, J. K., Mugweru, J., & Mwirichia, R. (2023). Use of bacterial biocontrol agents for the control of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Lycopersici, tomato wilt in Kenya. Research square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2614910/v1
  67. Yang, H., Wong, K. T., & Morris, Z. N. (2023). Two Perpendicularly Colocated Cardioid Sensors of Different Cardioidicity Indices/Orders–Their Design Guidelines Based on Their Polar-Azimuthal Direction-Finding Cramér–Rao Bound. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace Electronic Systems, 59(1), 434-442. https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/2023ITAES..59..434Y/doi:10.1109/TAES.2022.3185974
  68. Mutegi, T.M., Joshua, P.M., & Maina, J.K. (2023). Workplace safety, Employee safety attitudes and employee productivity of manufacturing firms. SA Journal of Human Resource Management/SATydskrif vir Menslikehulpbronbestuur, 21(0), a1989. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajhrm.v21i0.1989
  69. Wahinya, P. W., Ondiba, R. O., & Kariuki, P. W. O. (2023). Competition, risk-taking behavior and stability of commercial banks: evidence from Kenya. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies. https://doi.org/10.1108/AJEMS-03-2022-0123
  70. Kimani, N. M., Ochieng, C. O., Ogutu, M. D., Yamo, K. O., Onyango, J. O., & Santos, C. B. (2023). Inhibition Kinetics and Theoretical Studies on Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl. Dual Inhibitors of α-Glucosidase and α-Amylase. Journal of Xenobiotics, 13(1), 102-120. https://doi.org/10.3390/jox13010009
  71. Karuri, H. (2023). Nematode community response to intensive tomato production in the tropics. Rhizosphere, 25: 10068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2023.100681
  72. Majau, M. J., Kirima, L., Nzivo, M., Thuranira, S., & Budambula, N. (2023). Socio-demographic and relationship parameters that affect performance among teacher training college employees in Kenya. Cogent Social Sciences, 9(1), 2186565. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2023.2186565
  73. Ojuka, P., Kimani, N. M., Apollo, S., Nyariki, J., Ramos, R. S., & Santos, C. B. (2023). Phytochemistry of the Vepris genus plants: A review and in silico analysis of their ADMET properties. South African Journal of Botany, 157, 106-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2023.03.057
  74. Mugambi, J.M., Atitwa, E.B., Morris, Z.N., and Wanyonyi, M. (2023). Probabilistic analysis of COVID-19 transmission in Kenya using Markov chain. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 10(3): 108-113. https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2023.03.014
  75. Albanus Muambi Musyoka, Marilyn Ronoh, Paul Maina Wanjau, Dominic Makaa Kitavi, Mathematical modeling of drug abuse, unemployment and mental stress on population dynamics of mental illness, Commun. Math. Biol. Neurosci., 2023 (2023), Article ID 66. https://scik.org/index.php/cmbn/article/view/8002
  76. Nzivo, M. M., Waruhiu, C. N., Kang’ethe, J. M., & Budambula, N. L. (2023). HIV Virologic Failure among Patients with Persistent Low-Level Viremia in Nairobi, Kenya: It Is Time to Review the> 1000 Virologic Failure Threshold. BioMed Research International, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/8961372
  77. Otieno, M., Karpati, Z., Peters, M. K., Duque, L., Schmitt, T., & Steffan-Dewenter, I. (2023). Elevated ozone and carbon dioxide affects the composition of volatile organic compounds emitted by Vicia faba (L.) and visitation by European orchard bee (Osmia cornuta). Plos one, 18(4), e0283480. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283480
  78. Musafiri, C. M., Kiboi, M., Macharia, J., Ng'etich, O. K., Okoti, M., Mulianga, B., ... & Ngetich, F. K. (2023). Use of inorganic fertilizer on climate-smart crops improves smallholder farmers' livelihoods: Evidence from Western Kenya. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 8(1), 100537. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100537
  79. Oduor, O. N., Mucheru-Muna, M., Mugwe, N. J., Sijali, I., George, N., & Mugendi, N. D. (2023). Soil water use efficiency under integrated soil management practices in the drylands of Kenya. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16145
  80. Munyao, M. R., Ocharo, N. K., & Ondiba, O. R. (2023). Real estate development, human capital, and economic growth in Kenya. Asian Economic and Financial Review, 13(6), 365-378. https://doi.org/10.55493/5002.v13i6.4784
  81. Mutegi, T. M., Joshua, P. M., & Kinyua, J. M. (2023). Workplace Safety and Employee Productivity of Manufacturing Firms in Kenya. Cogent Business & Management, 10(2), 2215569. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2023.2215569
  82. Othuon, D. O., Gatimbu, K. K., Musafiri, C. M., & Ngetich, F. K. (2023). Board diversity effects on the financial performance of small-holder coffee processors: Evidence from Kenya. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 8(1), 100568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100568
  83. Bastos, R. S., de Lima, L. R., Neto, M. F., Maryam, Yousaf, N., Cruz, J. N., ... & Santos, C. B. (2023). Design and Identification of Inhibitors for the Spike-ACE2 Target of SARS-CoV-2. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(10), 8814. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24108814
  84. Apollo, S., Seretlo, M., & Kabuba, J. (2023). In-situ sludge degradation and kinetics of a full scale modified activated sludge system achieving near zero sludge production. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 53, 103864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.103864
  85. Laub, M., Corbeels, M., Couëdel, A., Ndungu, S. M., Mucheru-Muna, M. W., Mugendi, D., ... & Six, J. (2023). Managing soil organic carbon in tropical agroecosystems: evidence from four long-term experiments in Kenya. Soil, 9(1), 301-323. https://soil.copernicus.org/articles/9/301/2023/
  86. Chelangat, M., Muturi, P., Gichimu, B., Gitari, J., & Mukono, S. (2023). Nutritional and Phytochemical Composition of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc) Landraces in Kenya. International Journal of Agronomy, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9881028
  87. Ndung’u, M., Mugwe, J. N., Mucheru-Muna, M. W., Ngetich, F. K., Mairura, F. S., & Mugendi, D. N. (2023). Tied-ridging and soil inputs enhance small-scale maize productivity and profitability under erratic rainfall conditions in central Kenya. Agricultural Water Management, 286, 108390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2023.108390
  88. Kibet, P., Mugwe, J. N., Korir, N. K., Mucheru-Muna, M. W., Ngetich, F. K., & Mugendi, D. N. (2023). Granular and powdered lime improves soil properties and maize (Zea mays l.) performance in humic Nitisols of central highlands in Kenya. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17286
  89. Ndegwa, J. K., Gichimu, B., Mugwe, J. N., Mucheru-Muna, M., & Njiru, D. M. (2023). Integrated Soil Fertility and Water Management Practices for Enhanced Agricultural Productivity. International Journal of Agronomy, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/8890794
  90. Nyamato, G. S. (2023). Perspectives and prospects of chelation extraction of heavy metals from wastewater: a review. Water Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2023.182
  91. Muriungi, M. (2023). Directors’ Duties and Climate Change in Africa: Evidence from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. ex/ante, 2023(Special issue), 65-76. https://ex-ante.ch/index.php/exante/article/view/219
  92. Rugendo, M. K., Gichimu, B. M., Mugwe, J. N., Mucheru-Muna, M., & Mugendi, D. N. (2023). Surface runoff and soil erosion from Nitisols and Ferralsols as influenced by different soil organic carbon levels under simulated rainfall conditions. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17684

 

Book Chapters

  1. Evans, R. T., Apollo, S., Murithi, L. G., & Kimani, N. M. (2022). Application of Bio-Based and Inorganic Composite Materials to Remove Heavy Metals from Textile Effluent. Textile Wastewater Treatment, 179-196. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-2852-9_10
  2. Lalah, J. O., Otieno, P. O., Odira, Z., & Ogunah, J. A. (2022). Pesticides: Chemistry, Manufacturing, Regulation, Usage and Impacts on Population in Kenya, in Pesticides. https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/83138
  3. Apollo, S. (2022). A review of sludge production in South Africa municipal wastewater treatment plants, analysis of handling cost and potential minimization methods. Physical Sciences Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110752601-004
  4. Apollo, S., & Aoyi, O. (2022). Performance and kinetics of a fluidized bed anaerobic reactor treating distillery effluent. Physical Sciences Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1515/psr-2021-0142
  5. Nyamato, G. S., & Apollo, S. (2022). Removal of heavy metals from wastewater using synthetic chelating agents. Physical Sciences Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1515/psr-2022-0139
  6. Mwirichia, R., & Orwa, P. (2023). Diversity of extremophiles in African brine lakes. In Lakes of Africa(pp. 269-287). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95527-0.00004-X
  7. Muriungi, M., & Musau, N. (2023). Inequality Dimensions of Kenya’s Responses to COVID-19. In The First 100 Days of Covid-19: Law and Political Economy of the Global Policy Response(pp. 273-294). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-6325-4_10

Patent

  1. Zhang, T., Wang, B., Mugweru, J. N., Chiwala, G., & Liu, Z. (2022). Construction method of recombinant drug-resistant mycobacterium bovis bacillus calmette-guerin (bcg) strain and pharmaceutical composition for treating tuberculosis (tb). S. Patent Application No. 17/886,480. https://patents.google.com/patent/US20220387575A1/en

Publications - 2023/2024

PUBLICATIONS BY MEMBERS OF STAFF FY 2023/2024

  1. Mutunga, T. K., Musalia, L. M., Gichimu, M., & Migose, S. A. (2023). Dairy Goat Production in Kenya: A Review. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition & Development, 23(7). https://doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.122.23170
  2. Dubois, T., Onsongo, S. K., Odhiambo, J. A., Omuse, E. R., Akutse, K. S., & Mohamed, S. A. (2023). Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae (Mechnikov) Sorokin ICIPE 69 against the melon fly Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) infesting courgette (Cucurbita pepo L.) in field cages. Journal of Applied Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.13172
  3. Jelagat, J., Budambula, N. L., Ngari, M., & Budambula, V. (2023). Polydrug Use among Students in a Public University in a Lower Middle-Income Country. BioMed Research International, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/8085588
  4. Saoke, V. O., Musafiri, C. M., Ndwiga, Z. N., & Githaiga, P. W. (2023). The Christian religious education teachers’ attitudes toward the five-stage lesson plan framework in Kenya: A gender-based analysis. Heliyon, 9(8). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19104
  5. Kiprotich, S., Mogaka, H., Ndirangu, S. N., & Onyari, C. N. (2023). Determinants of adoption and adoption intensity of integrated soil fertility management technologies among sorghum farmers in Upper Eastern Kenya. Soil Use and Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12958
  6. Odikor, S., Nyang’anga, H. T., Kizito, K. M., & Mogaka, H. R. (2023). Assessment of Factors Influencing Smallholder Farmers Willingness to Pay for Climate Change Adaptation Information Access in South-Eastern Kenya. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 41(9), 661-672. https://journalajaees.com/index.php/AJAEES/article/view/2088
  7. Muturi, M., Mwatondo, A., Nijhof, A. M., Akoko, J., Nyamota, R., Makori, A., Nthiwa D… & Bett, B. (2023). Ecological and subject-level drivers of interepidemic Rift Valley fever virus exposure in humans and livestock in Northern Kenya. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 15342. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-42596-y
  8. Bolo, P., Mucheru-Muna, M., Mwirichia, R., Kinyua, M., Ayaga, G., & Kihara, J. (2023) Influence of Farmyard Manure Application on Potential Zinc Solubilizing Microbial Species Abundance in a Ferralsol of Western Kenya. Agriculture. 4037107. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13122217
  9. Sumba, J. O., Ondiba, R. O., & Mugambi, P. J. (2023). Domestic verses foreign borrowing: Does the mode of fiscal deficit financing matter for inflation in Sub-Saharan African countries? International Journal of Applied Economics, Finance and Accounting, 17(2), 294-304. https://doi.org/10.33094/ijaefa.v17i2.1163
  10. Musafiri, C. M., Kiboi, M., Ng'etich, O. K., Okoti, M., Kosgei, D. K., & Ngetich, F. K. (2023). Carbon footprint of smallholder rain-fed sorghum cropping systems of Kenya: A typology-based approach. Cleaner and Circular Bioeconomy, 100060. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clcb.2023.100060
  11. Eliud, G. K., Kirimi, L. M., & Mburugu, K. N. (2023). Influence of social factors on adoption of sanitation practices in rural areas: a mixed methods study in Nzaui, Kenya. The Pan African Medical Journal, 46. 10.11604/pamj.2023.46.16.35770
  12. Nyariki, J. N., Kimani, N. M., Kibet, P. S., Kinuthia, G. K., & Isaac, A. O. (2023). Coenzyme Q10 exhibits anti-inflammatory and immune-modulatory thereby decelerating the occurrence of experimental cerebral malaria. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology, 255, 111579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molbiopara.2023.111579
  13. Giménez-García, A., Allen-Perkins, A., Bartomeus, I., Balbi, S., Knapp, J. L., Hevia, V., Otieno M... & Magrach, A. (2023). Pollination supply models from a local to global scale. Web Ecology, 23(2), 99-129. https://doi.org/10.5194/we-23-99-2023
  14. Mwatondo, A., Muturi, M., Akoko, J., Nyamota, R., Nthiwa, D., Maina, J., ... & Bett, B. (2023). Seroprevalence and related risk factors of Brucella spp. in livestock and humans in Garbatula sub county, Isiolo county, Kenya. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17(10), e0011682. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011682
  15. Nyamota, R., Maina, J., Akoko, J., Nthiwa, D., Mwatondo, A., Muturi, M., ... & Bett, B. (2023). Seroprevalence of Brucella spp. and Rift Valley fever virus among slaughterhouse workers in Isiolo County, northern Kenya. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 17(10), e0011677. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011677
  16. Njiru, L. G., Yegon, J. R., Mwithiga, G., Micheni, A., Gitari, N. J., & Mairura, F. S. (2023). Restoring soil nutrient stocks using local inputs, tillage and sorghum-green gram intercropping strategies for drylands in Eastern Kenya. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20926
  17. Watare, G. W., Gichimu, B. M., & Arunga, E. E. (2023). Host plant resistance to bean common mosaic necrosis virus among snap bean cultivars in Kenya. Journal of Plant Protection Research. https://doi.org/10.24425/jppr.2023.146876
  18. Mulonzi, B., Ngumo, M. C., & Omoke, L. K. (2023). Discursive Metaphorical Representation of COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya's newspaper headlines. Available at SSRN 4619198. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4619198
  19. Akoko, J. M., Mwatondo, A., Muturi, M., Wambua, L., Abkallo, H. M., Nyamota, R., Nthiwa D.... & Bett, B. (2023). Mapping brucellosis risk in Kenya and its implications for control strategies in sub-Saharan Africa. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 20192. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-47628-1
  20. Wekesa, E. N., Kimani, N. M., Kituyi, S. N., Omosa, L. K., & Santos, C. B. (2023). Therapeutic potential of the genus Zanthoxylum phytochemicals: A theoretical ADME/Tox analysis. South African Journal of Botany, 162, 129-141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2023.09.009
  21. Mburu M. Z., Ogutu, S. A., Mondal, S., & Sibanda, P. (2023). Entropy Production in Unsteady MHD Double Diffusive and Chemically Reactive Nanofluid Flow Past a Rotating Permeable Plate using Overlapping Grid Spectral Collocation Technique. International Journal of Ambient Energy. https://doi.org/10.1080/01430750.2023.2280743
  22. Nthiga N. E., Wachira M. J., Mulwa M. O., Karanja M. D., & Munyao M. D. (2023). Review of the Effect of Grinding Aids and Admixtures on the Performance of Cements. Advances in Civil Engineering, 2023, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6697842
  23. Mutegi, D. M., Mugambi, A., & M’Ngaruthi, T. K. (2023). Dhima ya Toponemia kama Utambulisho wa Jamii: mfano kutoka Jimbo Dogo la Maara Nchini Kenya. Jarida la Afrika Mashariki la Masomo ya Kiswahili, 6(2), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.37284/jammk.6.2.1581
  24. Kiboi, M., Musafiri, C., Fliessbach, A., Ng’etich, O., Wakindiki, I., & Ngetich, F. (2023). Selected conservation management strategies enhance maize yield stability in the sub-humid tropical agro-ecozone of Upper Eastern Kenya. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 21728. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49198-8
  25. Muketha, J. K., Kinyua, J. M., Njeru, D. M., & Njagi, Z. M. (2023). Influence of Green Packaging on Environmental Performance of Floriculture Firms, Kenya. African Journal of Business & Economic Research, 18(4). DOI: https://hdl.handle.net/10520/ejc-aa_ajber_v18_n4_a10
  26. Karugano, R. W., Kariuki, S. N., & Kariuki, P. W. O. (2023). Predictability of GARCH-Type Models in Estimating Stock Returns Volatility. Evidence from Kenya. International Journal of Professional Business Review: Int. J. Prof. Bus. Rev., 8(11), 3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26668/businessreview/2023.v8i11.2813
  27. Mutiga, S. K., Orwa, P., Nganga, E. M., Kyallo, M M., Rotich, F., Gichuhi E., … &Talbot N. J. (2023). Characterization of Blast Resistance in a Diverse Rice Panel from Sub-Saharan Africa. The American Phytopathological Society, 113(7), 1278-1288. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-10-22-0379-R 
  28. Asule, P.A., Musafiri, C., Nyabuga, G., Kiai, W., Ngetich, F.K., & Spurk, C. (2023). Determinants of Simultaneous Use of Soil Fertility Information Sources among Smallholder Farmers in the Central Highlands of Kenya. Agriculture, 13, 1729. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13091729
  29. Eboso, C. M. (2023). Green Deals and Reproductive Justice: A Promise of Just Transition. Afronomicslaw, 1-7. https://www.afronomicslaw.org/category/analysis/green-deals-and-reproductive-justice-promise-just-transition
  30. Musyoka, A. , Ronoh, M., Wanjau, P. M., & Kitavi, D. M. (2023). Mathematical modeling of drug abuse, unemployment and mental stress on population dynamics of mental illness, Communications in Mathematical Biology Neuroscience,1-27. https://scik.org/index.php/cmbn/article/view/8002 
  31. Gatwiri, M. B., Ronoh, M., Ngari, C. G., & Kitavi, D. M. (2023). Mathematical Modeling of Host-Pest Interaction in the Presence of Insecticides and Resistance: A Case of Fall Armyworm. Journal of Mathematics,1-23. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/2886786
  32. Gichure, M. K., Nyaga, J. M., Ngendo, R. N., & Nyabuga, F. N. (2023). Herbivory and Invasive Plant Species dynamics in Protected Rangelands: A Case for Conservation of Hell’s Gate National Park, Kenya. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202307.1728.v1
  33. Huxham, M., Kairu, A., Lang'at, J. K., Kivugo, R., Mwafrica, M., Huff, A., & Shilland, R. (2023). Rawls in the mangrove: Perceptions of justice in nature-based solutions projects. British Ecological Society, 1497-151. https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10498
  34. Karuku, S. (2023). Systematic Literature Review: Analysis of the Use of Website-Based Physics Learning Devices to Support Students' Abilities in Learning Physics in High Schools. Journal Evaluation in Education (JEE), 4(3), 80-87. https://doi.org/10.37251/jee.v4i3.336
  35. Lemarpe, S. E., Musafiri, C. M., Kiboi, M. N., Ng'etich, O. K., Macharia, J. M., Shisanya, C. A., ... & Ngetich, F. K. (2023). Smallholder cropping systems contribute limited greenhouse gas fluxes in upper Eastern Kenya.Nature-Based Solutions, 4, 100098. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbsj.2023.100098
  36. Gakii, C., Mukami, V., & Too, B. (2023). Feature selection for classification using WGCNA and Spread Sub-Sample for an imbalanced rheumatoid arthritis RNASEQ data. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 43, 101402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imu.2023.101402
  37. Micheni, M., Birithia, R., Mugambi, C., Too, B., & Kinyua, M. (2023). Identification of Maize Leaf Diseases Based On AlexNet and ResNet50 Convolutional Neural Networks. Indonesian Journal of Computer Science,12(4). https://doi.org/10.33022/ijcs.v12i4.3270
  38. Dubois, T., Onsongo, S. K., Omuse, E. R., Odhiambo, J. A., Akutse, K. S., & Mohamed, S. A. (2023). Efficacy of Metarhizium anisopliae against the Greater Pumpkin Fly Dacus bivitattus.Sustainability, 15(17), 13185. https://doi.org/10.3390/su151713185
  39. Kinini, D. M., Ocharo, K. N., & Kariuki, P. W. (2023). Do income diversification and capital adequacy affect liquidity creation? A case study of commercial banks in Kenya. Cogent Business & Management, 10(2), 2240082. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2023.2240082
  40. Karithi, M. L., Mugambi, D., Mwirigi, P., & Bengat, J. (2023). Operative Human Resource Management Functions and Employee Work Performance in the County Governments of Kenya.African Journal of Business and Economic Research, 18(3), 159. https://hdl.handle.net/10520/ejc-aa_ajber_v18_n3_a8
  41. Limungi, G. M., Mburugu, P. M., Consolata, K., & Maté, O. (2023). Treatment outcomes and challenges of treating tuberculosis in children in a nomadic pastoralist community in Kenya.African Health Sciences, 23(4), 42-47. https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v23i4.7
  42. Pálmai, T., Szabó, B., Lengyel, E., Kotut, K., Krienitz, L., & Padisák, J. (2023). Growth response of the picoplanktic Picocystis salinarum and the microplanktic Limnospira (Arthrospira) fusiformis strains from Lake Nakuru (Kenya) to rapidly changing environmental conditions. Hydrobiologia, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-023-05397-y
  43. Kairu, A., Kotut, K., Kairo, J., & Mbeche, R. (2023). From Centralization to Decentralization: Evolution of Forest Policies and Their Implications on Mangrove Management in Kenya. SSRN 4575772. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4575772
  44. Mugendi, E.R., Gitonga, C., Rugano, P., & Ndwiga, Z.N. (2024). Correlates gender traits and mindset on the choice of physics subject at high school in Kenya. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE). DOI:10.11591/ijere.v13i1.25436 
  45. Kirimi, P. N. (2024). Effect of banks’ ownership structure on financial performance: evidence from banks in an emerging market. Measuring Business Excellence. Measuring Business Excellence, 2024. https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/1368-3047
  46. Amwoma, J. G., Kituyi, S., Wakoli, D. M., Ochora, D. O., Chemwor, G., Maisiba, R., ... & Akala, H. M. (2024). Comparative analysis of peripheral whole blood transcriptome from asymptomatic carriers reveals upregulation of subsets of surface proteins implicated in Plasmodium falciparum phenotypic plasticity. Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports, 37, 101596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrep.2023.101596
  47. Mwithiga, G., Maina, S., Muturi, P., & Gitari, J. (2024). Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) growth rate, essential oil yield and composition as influenced by different soil conditioners under two watering regimes. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25540
  48. Nyarindo, W. N., Mugera, A., Hailu, A., & Obare, G. (2024). Do combined sustainable agricultural intensification practices improve smallholder farmers’ welfare? Evidence from eastern and western Kenya. Agricultural Economics, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1111/agec.12816
  49. Omar, F., Neondo, J., Mweu, C., & Muli, J. (2024). Assessment of genetic diversity of latent bacteria in coconut leaves associated with lethal yellowing disease symptoms in Kenya. British society for plant pathology, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.13856
  50. Kipnyargis, A., Kenya, E., Khamis, F., & Mwirichia, R. (2024). Spatiotemporal structure and composition of the microbial communities in hypersaline Lake Magadi, Kenya. F1000Research, 13, 11. https://f1000research.com/articles/13-11/v1
  51. Karonji, S., Odhiambo, N. O., Muli, J. K., Mugweru, J., & Mwirichia, R. (2024). Control of Alternaria Leaf Spot of the Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Using Soil-Derived Biological Agents. Scientifica, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/3896663
  52. Boudouaia, A., Miqdad, K., AL-Qadri, A. H., Saraa, N., Belmamoune, S., Bariu Ntorukiri, T., ... & Mouissi, M. (2024). The effect of empowerment on English language teachers’ commitment to schools: the mediation of teachers’ attitudes towards curriculum reform. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/17501229.2024.2302978 
  53. Gitiha, R. W., Rugano, P., Wakhu, S., & Muriithi, C. G. (2024). Students’ perceptions towards the uptake of educational technologies in Christian Religious Education. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.25134119.v1 
  54. Robai, C. I., Nyaga, J., Karuri, H., Elmberg, J., & Månsson, J. (2024). Reducing the number of grazing geese on agricultural fields-Effectiveness of different scaring techniques. Crop Protection, 177, 106552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cropro.2023.106552
  55. Mukhaye, E., Akoko, J., Nyamota, R., Mwatondo, A., Muturi, M., Nthiwa, D., ... & Bett, B. (2024). Exposure patterns and the risk factors of zoonotic Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever virus amongst pastoralists, livestock and selected wild animals species at the human/livestock/wildlife interface in Isiolo County, upper eastern Kenya.medRxiv, 2024-03. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.03.20.24304573v1
  56. Njoroge, J. K., Njire, M., Maina, J., Mwirichia, R., Nyabuga, F. N., & Mugweru, J. (2024). Bacterial diversity in honey bee environment: Embu County, Kenya. Scientific African, 23, e02036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e02036.
  57. Bolo, P., Mucheru‐Muna, M., Mwirichia, R. K., Kinyua, M., Ayaga, G., & Kihara, J. (2024). Soil bacterial community is influenced by long‐term integrated soil fertility management practices in a Ferralsol in Western Kenya.Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and Environment, 3(1), e12090. https://doi.org/10.1002/sae2.12090
  58. Ngui, S. M., Mwangangi, J. M., Richter, J., & Ngunjiri, J. W. (2024). Prevalence and intensity of urinary schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths among women of reproductive age in Mwaluphamba, Kwale.Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 17(2), 71-83. https://doi.org/10.4103/apjtm.apjtm_762_23
  59. Mwikamba, E. M., Githaiga, M. N., Briers, R. A., & Huxham, M. (2024). A Review of Seagrass Cover, Status and Trends in Africa. Springerlink, Estuaries and Coasts, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-024-01348-5
  60. Kinya, G., Kairo, J. G., Nyoike, R. N., Nguu, J. G., Githinji, B. K., & Githaiga, M. N. (2024). Eco-Engineering Mangrove Restoration at Gazi Bay, Kenya.Diversity, 16(3), 135. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16030135
  61. Sumba, J. O., Ochenge, R., Mugambi, P., & Musafiri, C. M. (2024). Public debt and macroeconomic stability among sub-Saharan African countries: a system GMM test approach. Cogent Economics & Finance, 12(1), 2326451. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2024.2326451
  62. Alzain, M. A., Asweto, C. O., Saeed, M. E., Kassar, A., Ali, K. E. M., Ghorbel, M., ... & Wang, W. (2024). Assessing suboptimal health status in the Saudi population: Translation and validation of the SHSQ-25 questionnaire.Journal of Global Health, 14. doi: 10.7189/jogh.14.04030
  63. Masheti,O., Muthomi, J.W., Muiru, W.M., Arunga, E.E. & Gepts, P. (2024). First report of Elsinoë phaseoli causing scab of common beans in Kenya. New Disease Reports, 49, e12268. https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.12268
  64. Budambula, V., Ngari, M., Budambula, N. L., Ahmed, A. A., & Were, T. (2024). Nutritional status of people who inject drugs in Coastal Kenya: a cross-sectional study. BMC nutrition, 10(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40795-024-00851-z
  65. Kabogo, I. T., Nyamato, G. S., Ogunah, J., Maqinana, S., & Ojwach, S. O. (2024). Extraction of heavy metals from water using chelating agents: a comprehensive review. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 1-44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-024-05586-9 
  66. Laub, M., Corbeels, M., Ndungu, S. M., Mucheru-Muna M. W., Mugendi, D., Yegon, R., Waswa, W., Vanlauwe, B., & Six, J. (2024). Shifting focus from external to in situ organic resources – The redesign of four tropical long-term experiments. European Journal of Agronomy,157, 127194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eja.2024.127194
  67. Kibet, S., Kimani, N. M., Mwanza, S. S., Mudalungu, C. M., Santos, C. B. R., &  Tanga, C. M. (2024). Unveiling the Potential of Ent-Kaurane Diterpenoids: Multifaceted Natural Products for Drug Discovery. Pharmaceuticals, 17, 510. https://doi.org/10.3390/ph17040510
  68. Chepkemoi, J., Pfütze, S., Kimani, N. M., Matasyoh, J. C., & Stadler, M. (2024). Comparison of the Secondary Metabolism of the Basidiomycetes Armillaria mellea and Desarmillaria ectypa. Chemistry &Biodiversity, e202400933. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202400933
  69. Lewa, E. M., Gatimbu K. K., & Kariuki, P. W. (2024). Board attributes and sustainability reporting of selected listed nonfinancial firms in anglophone Sub-Saharan African countries: A multinomial logistic regression. Heliyon, 9(8): e29824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29824
  70. Irungu, I. F., Yegon, R. & Muniale, F.M. (2024). Determinants for rainwater harvesting adoption: a case study of smallholder farmers in Murang’a County, Kenya. Sustainable Water Resources Management. 10, 126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40899-024-01104-4
  71. Santos, C. B. R., Cruz, J. N., Federico, L. B., Mali, S. N., Kimani, N. M. Lobato, C. C., Silva, R. C. …& da Silva, C. H. T. P. (2024). Structure-based drug design for protein arginine deiminase Type IV (PAD4) receptor: Chemoinformatics approach.Chemical Physics Impact,8,100464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chphi.2024.100464.
  72. Kibet, S., Mudalungu, C. M., Ochieng, B.O., Mokaya, H. O., Kimani, N. M., & Tanga, C. M. (2024).Nutritional composition of edible wood borer beetle larvae in Kenya. PLoS ONE 19(6): e0304944.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304944
  73. Nyamota, G. R., Kiambi, D. K., & Mburugu, K. N. (2024). The influence of autocratic leadership style and capacity development on the performance of agricultural enterprises in kenya. Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Art, 3(5), 133–156. http://jica.innovascience.uz/index.php/jica/article/view/514
  74. Njue, N. G., & Kariuki, S. N. (2024). Contextual and Structural Factors, Project Modelling and Sustainability of Entrepreneurial Development Projects: A Conceptual Framework. European Journal of Business and Management Research, 9(2), 35–42. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejbmr.2024.9.2.1713
  75. Mugo, A. M., Nyaga, M. N., Ndwiga, Z. N., & Atitwa, E. (2024). Evaluating learning outcomes of Christian Religious Education learners: A comparison of constructive simulation and conventional method. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32632
  76. Nthuku, P. K., Kibaara, T. M., & M’Ngaruthi, T. K. (2024). Parental Involvement Influence on Education Participation for Learners with Hearing Impairments in Special Public Primary Schools in Meru and Isiolo Counties- Kenya. Journal of Education, 4(3), 32–50. https://edinburgjournals.org/journals/index.php/journal-of-education/article/view/282
  77. Nthuku, P. K., Kibaara, T. M., & M’Ngaruthi, T. K. (2024). Placement Option Influence on Education Participation for Learners with Hearing Impairments in Special Public Primary Schools in Meru and Isiolo Counties- Kenya. Journal of Education, 4(4), 1–13.https://edinburgjournals.org/journals/index.php/journal-of-education/article/view/283
  78. Maket, I., Kanó, I. S., & Vas, Z. (2024). Urban agglomeration and regional economic performance connectedness: Thin ice in developing regions. Research in Globalization, 8, 100211.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resglo.2024.100211
  79. Maket, I., Kanó, I. S., & Vas, Z. (2024). Quality of urban infrastructural service accessibility and human well-being in Sub-Saharan Africa. World Development Sustainability, 4, 100155.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wds.2024.100155
  1. Otieno, E.O., Mucheru-Muna, M.W., Kifuko-Koech, M.N., Kamau, C.N., Ndung'u-Magiroi, K.W., Mogaka, H., & Mugwe, N. (2024). Strategic research in the domain of secondary nutrients, micronutrients, liming and 4R stewardship in sub-Saharan Africa: Review. Environmental Challenges, 16, 100960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2024.100960
  2. Masheti, O.,Muthomi, J. W.,  Muiru, W. M.,  Arunga, E. E., &  Gepts, P. (2024).  Identification of Elsinoë phaseoli causing bean scab in Kenya and evaluation of sporulation using five adapted techniques. Journal of Phytopathology,  172, e13343. https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.13343
  3. Muketha, J. K., Kinyua, J. M., Njeru, D. M., & Njagi, Z. M. (2024). Influence of Green Innovation on Environmental Performance of Floriculture Firms, Kenya. African Journal of Business & Economic Research, 19(2). DOI: https://doi.org/10.31920/1750-4562/2024/v19n2a15
  4. Zablon, E., Matanda, J., & Mugambi, D. (2024). Effect of Capital Adequacy on Insurance Penetration in Kenya. The International Journal of Business Management and Technology, (8), 283-296. https://www.theijbmt.com/archive/0957/1962177427.pdf
  5. Zablon, E., Matanda, J., & Mugambi, D. (2024). Effect of Liquidity on Insurance Penetration in Kenya. The International Journal of Business Management and Technology, (8), 257-273. https://www.theijbmt.com/archive/0957/1559502247.pdf
  6. Nyamota, G., Kiambi, D., & Mburugu, K. (2024). Influence of Transactional Leadership Style on Performance of Agricultural Enterprises in Kenya.East African Journal of Business and Economics,7(1), 271-284. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37284/eajbe.7.1.1994
  7. Onchari, N. M., Githae, E. W., Muraya, M. M., & Nyabuga, F. N. (2024). Molecular Characterization of Sweet Potato Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Different Agroecological Zones of Kirinyaga County, Kenya.East African Scholars Journal of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 7(6), 76-82. DOI:36349/easjals.2024.v07i06.001
  8. Muriu, A. N., Joshua, P. M., & Mwito, M. M. (2024). Kenya’s macroeconomic policies and trade efficiency within the East African Community: A stochastic frontier analysis.Research in Globalization, 100233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resglo.2024.100233
  9. Murikah, W., Nthenge, J. K., & Musyoka, F. M. (2024). Bias and Ethics of AI Systems Applied in Auditing-A Systematic Review.Scientific African, e02281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02281
  10. Kodhek, K., & Kamau, J. W., & Musyoka, F. M. (2024). A Model for Total Cost Determination in Open-Source Software Ownership: Case of Kenyan Universities Learning Management System.Computer and Information Science, 17(1), 1-18.https://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/cis/article/download/0/0/49937/54010
  11. Masinde, J. M., Mugambi, F., & Wambiri, D. M. (2024). Conceptualization and Practice of Information Literacy Pedagogy at Universities in Kenya.Evidence Based Library and Information Practice,19(2), 63-73. https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip30370
  12. Maket, I. (2024). Analysis of incidence, intensity, and gender perspective of multidimensional urban poverty Heliyon,10(9).:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30139
  13. Nthiga, K.M., Ndirangu, N., & Isaboke, H.N. 2024. Exploring Factors Influencing Market Engagement and Marketing Channel Selection among Smallholder Macadamia Farmers in Embu West Sub County, Kenya. Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences, 12(2), 333-339. DOI:https://doi.org/10.22194/JGIAS/24.1274
  14. Wachira, E., Ntakanio, N. P., & Yegon, R. (2024). Rice husk biochar for carbon sequestration, soil fertility and plant health improvement: A review. AfricanPhytosanitaryJournal, 2(2), 54-84. DOI:52855/HKZC5394
  15. Muthengi, F. M., Mugo, D. M., Mutua, S. M., & Musyoka, F. M. (2024). Method level static source code analysis on behavioral change impact analysis in software regression testing. Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 35(1), 665-672. DOI:11591/ijeecs.v35.i1.pp665-672
  16. Habakkuk, B. N., Nduati, K., S., Wang’ombe, , P. (2023). Macroeconomic Factors,Corporate Governance, Asset Structure, and Firm Value: Nairobi Securities Exchange Kenya. Economía Chilena,26(1), 18–31. DOI:10.36923/economa.v26i1.229
  17. Njue, N. G., & Kariuki, S. N. (2024). Contextual and Structural Factors, Project Modelling and Sustainability of Entrepreneurial Development Projects: A Conceptual Framework.European Journal of Business and Management Research,9(2), 35-42. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejbmr.2024.9.2.1713
  18. Bastos, R. , de Aguiar, C. P. O., Cruz, J. N.; Ramos, R. S., Kimani, N. M., de Souza, J. S. N., Chaves, M. H., de Freitas, H. F., Pita, S. S. R., & Santos, C.B.R. (2024). Rational Approach toward COVID-19′s MainProtease Inhibitors: A Hierarchical Biochemoinformatics Analysis. International Journal of MolecularSciences, 25, 6715. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25126715

Short Communications

  1. Cecilia Moraa, Justin Nyaga, 2024 The ‘Nuts and Bolts’ of Agriculture Extension in Kenya: Why it Doesn’t work, how it would work.
  2. Cecilia Moraa, Justin Nyaga, 2024 The Agriculture Extension in Kenya: Why it does not work and what needs to be done.

Book Chapters

  1. Asweto, C. O., & Onyango, P. O. (2023). Antimicrobial Resistance in a Changing Climatic Context: An Emerging Public Health Threat in Africa. In Health and Medical Geography in Africa: Methods, Applications and Development Linkages (pp. 211-229). Cham:Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41268-4_10
  2. Onyari, C. N. (2024). Inter-seasonal Effects on Selected Maize Variety (DK8031) Grown under Varying Irrigation and Nitrogen Levels in Embu County, Kenya ( 9, 43–58).Research Advances and Challenges in Agricultural Sciences. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/racas/v9/109
  3. Lopez, A. , & Rugano, P. (2024). Examining Leadership Practices of Secondary School Principals in Kenya Through a Decolonizing Framework. In: Decolonizing Educational Knowledge (pp. 255-273).Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-55688-3_15

Publications - 2024/2025

PUBLICATIONS BY MEMBERS OF STAFF FY 2024/2025

  1. Masheti, Y., Muthomi, J. W., Muiru, M., Arunga, E. E., & Gepts, P. (2024). Inoculum sources and management of bean scab caused by Elsinoë phaseoli. Journal of Phytopathology, 172, e13355. https://doi.org/10.1111/jph.13355
  2. Njau, S. N., Arunga, E. E., & Otsyula, R. (2024). A Diallel Cross-Based Analysis of the Genetic Basis of Pod Quality and Pod Yield in Snap Bean. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition & Development, 24(7). DOI: 10.18697/ajfand.132.24675
  3. Maindi, N., Nyarindo, W.N., Ndirangu, S.N., & Isaboke, H.N. (2024). Collective action typologies and their implications for policy targeting: The case of smallholder households from the central region of Kenya. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 101288.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2024.101288
  4. Opemo, J., Ngoo,L., & Kawira, M. (2024). Impact of Reducing Waiting Time in Solar Water Heating Systems by Installing Instantaneous Water Heaters in Commercial Premises, Journal of Renewable Energy, 5561397, 1-9.https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/5561397
  5. Mwikamba, E.M., Githaiga, M.N., Huxham, M. & Briers, R.A. (2024). Understanding the drivers of seagrass loss in Kenya: Evidence for the impacts of population and fishing. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems,34(7), e4229. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4229
  6. Kibet, S., Mudalungu, C.M., Kimani, N.M., Makwatta, J. O., Kabii, J., Sevgan, S., Kelemu, S., & Tanga, C. M. (2024). Unearthing Lactococcus lactis and Scheffersomyeces symbionts from edible wood-boring beetle larvae as a bio-resource for industrial applications. BMC Microbiology, 24, 282. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-024-03428-9
  7. Manyenya, S., Nthiwa, D., Lutta, H. O., Muturi, M., Nyamota, R., Mwatondo, A., Watene, G., Akoko, J., & Bett, B. (2024). Multiple pathogens co-exposure and associated risk factors among cattle reared in a wildlife-livestock interface area in Kenya. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11:1415423. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1415423
  8. Makena, E., Ngari, C. G., Kimani, P. M., & Kilonzi, J. S. (2024). In-host density-dependent model of high-risk HPV virions, basal cells, lymphocytes t-cells incorporating functional responses.  Heliyon, 10(16). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35038
  9.     Mulonzi, B. M., Ngumo, C. M., & Omoke, L. K. (2024). Themes Used to Discursively Construct the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya’s Newspaper Headlines.  SSRN

    http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4898524

  10. Kioko, M., Ndirangu, S., & Nyarindo, W. (2024). Evaluating effect of climate smart agricultural practices adoption on productivity of drought-tolerant pulses: Insights from dryland areas of Makueni County, Kenya. J Glob Innov Agric Sci, 12(3), 803-13.DOI: https://doi.org/10.22194/JGIAS/24.1383

  11. Mwanza, S. S., Mudalungu, C. M., Kimani, N. M., Mokaya, H. O., Ochieng, B. O., Juma, S., & Tanga, C. M. (2024). Nutritional and antioxidant properties of two species of edible scarab beetles (Cetonia aurata and Oryctes rhinoceros). Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 1(aop), 1-20. DOI:10.1163/23524588-00001009
  12. Obende, S. O., Ochieng, C. O., Shikanga, E. A., Cruz, J. N., Santos, C. B., & Kimani, N. M. (2024). Croton's therapeutic promise: A review of its phytochemistry and critical computational ADME/Tox analysis. South African Journal of Botany, 171, 648-672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2024.06.031
  13.     Njau SN, Parker TA, Duitama J, Gepts P and Arunga E.E. (2024) QTL mapping for pod quality and yield traits in snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). Frontiers in Plant Science 15:1422957. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1422957
  14.   Kadenge, V., Kiprotich, S., Kawira, M., & Wako, A. (2024). Effect of Dy3+ Concentrationson the Structural and Optical Properties of SrAl2O4: Eu2+, Dy3+ NPs. Trends in Sciences, 21, Manuscript-Manuscript. https://doi.org/10.48048/tis.2024.8308
  15.  Keraro, O. F., Morris, Z. N., Kitavi, D. M., & Wanyonyi, M. (2024). Forecasting Kenya's public debt using time series analysis. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences  http://www.science-gate.com/IJAAS.html
  16.  Nyamai, F., Esekon, J., & Atitwa, E. (2024). Modelling Petrol Prices in Kenya from 2014 to 2023 Using Sarimax Model: A Case Study of Nairobi County. American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics, 12(2), 85-91. 10.11648/j.ajtas.20241304.14
  17. Nyarindo W., Nkanata K., Nthiwa D. (2024).  Determinants of smallholder farmers' satisfaction with Agricultural Extension Services in Embu County, Kenya. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS) Vol. 125 / No. 2 (2024-10-21), S. 209-218; eissn:2363-6033doi:10.17170/kobra-2024093010896
  18. Sumba, J.O., Nyabuto, K.O., Mugambi, P.J. (2024). Exchange Rate and Inflation Dynamics in Kenya: Does the Threshold Level Matter?  Volume 10, Issue 15e35726 Heliyon DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e35726
  19. Mumo, C. K., Muturi P. W., Gichimu B.M. (2024). A Modified Climate-Smart  Push-Pull Technology for the Management of Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) in the Semiarid Lands of Kenya International Journal of Agronomy. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/8038142
  20. Maindi, C.N., Nyarindo, W.N. Ndirangu, S.N., Isaboke, H.N. (2024). Debunking the one-size-fits-all approach: Synergistic and trade-off effects of collective action on household food security among the smallholder farmers in central Kenya. Journal of Global Innovations in Agricultural Sciences 12:815-830.

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.22194/JGIAS/24.1368

  21.    Wanyonyi, M., and Jonathan M.. 2024. “Tourism and Economic Growth in Kenya: A Time Series Analysis”. Asian Journal of Probability and Statistics 26 (8):107-17. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajpas/2024/v26i8640.
  22. Wambugu, E. N., Kimita, G., Kituyi, S. N., Washington, M. A., Masakhwe, C., Mutunga, L. M., ... & Waitumbi, J. N. (2024). Geographic distribution of rabies virus and genomic sequence alignment of wild and vaccine strains, Kenya. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 30(8), 1642. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3008.230876

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