ABSTRACT The National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) is a state corporation through NHIF Act No. 9 of 1998. The Fund’s core mandate is to provide social medical insurance cover to all its members and their declared dependents (spouse and children). But according to NHIF Performance Report 2017- 2018, the Fund (NHIF) has continued to implement social health strategies with a view to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for the benefit of all Kenyans. Revenue has risen to ksh 47.9 billio...
ABSTRACT Working capital can be considered as source of existence for all types of organizations, whether profit or non-profit organizations, therefore, it is a vital component for any profit making organizations for it influences operational level and sales volume. The purpose of this study was to assess the influence of Working Capital Management Practices on Financial Performance of SMEs in Machakos Sub-County, Kenya. This study was based on these objectives: assessment of the influence of...
ABSTRACT Enhancement of revenue collection in counties is core to meeting their financial responsibilities which will lead to recognition of their directive to offer valuable and well-timed services to the residents and the demand for which may possibly surpass the available resources. Counties have sufficient revenue stations to fund the current service levels, but revenue collection levels often do not meet projections. According to reports by the Controller of Budget, revenue collection by...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the organizational factors influencing the uptake of Women Enterprise Fund in Kitui Central Sub- County. It focused on the women groups in Kitui Central Sub County. The research objectives of the study were to determine the influence of WEF technical personnel, business development services and WEF credit accessibility on the uptake of Women Enterprise Fund among women groups in Kitui Central Sub County. The literature review focused on theoret...
ABSTRACT According to the National Water Services Strategy (2007-2015), water is the most important natural resource, indispensable for life and the backbone of the growth and prosperity of mankind. Due to poor access of water and sanitation the Government initiated a process of reforms for the entire water sector which led to a new water policy and new sector strategies with an aim of attaining some outcomes like increased access to water and sanitation, increased funding among others. The W...
ABSTRACT Corporate governance practices enable organizations to achieve their objectives through better decision making, effective use of scarce resources and good service delivery. County owned water organizations in Western Kenya may have good governance practices but the extent to which they are implemented influence service delivery. The main objective of the study was to find out the influence of corporate governance practices, organizational factors and service delivery among county own...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of working environment on employee retention in public health sector in Kenyan hospitals. Its objectives included: determining the influence of working hours on employee retention in level four and five hospitals in Machakos County; evaluating the influence of information communication systems on employee retention in level four and five hospitals in Machakos County; establishing the influence of job design on employee retenti...
ABSTRACT County Governments in Kenya have been depending largely on the National Treasury for financial support since their establishment in April, 2013. This is against the backdrop of their agitation to have more government functions including security to be devolved. After the senate passes the division of revenue Act and the national assembly passes the CARA, then counties are guaranteed of development expenditure. However, this isn’t the only source of revenue used by the counties as t...
ABSTRACT Diversification as strategy has been widely discussed in the strategy field, where the majority of studies have examined the performance consequences of diversification even though the nature of this relationship still remains largely unresolved. Several scholars view diversification as the strategy of adding related or similar product/service lines to existing core business, either through acquisition of competitors or through internal development of new products/services, which imp...
ABSTRACT Natural resources in Kenya have experienced many shortcomings due to the change of climate and global warming. The resources especially water management boards have been grappling with many management problems of trying to improve water services provision to its population. Kenyan water sector is regulated by the Water Service Regulatory Board (WSRB) hence has experienced many strategic reforms with key objective of improving the provision of clean water. Due to this transformation, ...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the impacts of personal loans on livelihoods of workers, in particular Capital Development Authority workers. The study assessed the socio-economic, legal environments and policies, as far as personal loans are concerned in an attempt to raise the life standard/economic well-being of a worker and his/her dependants. In its execution, the study employed qualitative approach through structured interviews and questionnaires to enable the collection of inform...
ABSTRACT The study, has aimed to examine the impact of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) usage on customer satisfaction. It specifically focused on the identification of the services and products offered by TRA by using ICTs, Description of the services and products offered by TRA by using ICTs and the determination of the levels of customers‟ satisfaction of services to the tax payers. A cross sectional research design was adopted; sample sizes of 100 respondents, were obtaine...
ABSTRACT This research project aimed at investigating the effect of strategic change management practices in the implementation of the Teacher Performance and Appraisal Development (TPAD) in public secondary schools in Kitui Central Sub-County. The study focused on management practices of communication, leadership, resource management and teacher involvement on the implementation of TPAD. The study covered public secondary schools in Kitui Central Sub County. The study was based on three theo...
ABSTRACT Strategic management is a concept that is concerned with making decisions and taking corrective actions to achieve long term targets, objectives and goals of an organization. Firms obtain a sustained competitive advantage through exploiting internal strength, by responding to environmental opportunities while neutralizing external threats and avoiding internal weaknesses. This study was entitled, “Influence of Strategic Management Practices on Performance of Mathematics in Public S...
Abstract This study focused on the emerging trends in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) within the financial services sector of Zimbabwe. Having noticed the continued decrease of the stakeholder image of the sector despite the relative growth and participation of this sector in the economic development, the researcher sought to unravel specific CSR activities that banks were partaking. The Zimbabwean banks have been accused of levying exorbitant charges on the poor client base, abusing ...