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Item Trends of Sugarcane Farming in Nzoia Sugar Company: A Historical Analysis of Growth and Decline(IRE Journals, 2025-05-25) Simiyu, Elydah Nangila; Muchanga, Kizito Lusambili; Wapukha, Precious Joan; Khakina, Peter NyongesaThis study examines the historical trajectory of sugarcane farming at Nzoia Sugar Company (NSC) in Bungoma County, Kenya, from its establishment in 1975 to 2020. Using the Cumulative and Cyclical Interdependence Theory by Karl Gunnar Myrdal as a theoretical framework, the research traces how initial development cycles transformed into negative spirals affecting both the company and the surrounding community. Through qualitative research methods including interviews, focus group discussions, and document analysis, the study reveals how NSC progressed from initial success to eventual decline, identifying critical factors that contributed to this trajectory. The findings demonstrate how institutional, community, and individual factors interact to create cycles of growth or decline in agricultural economic activities, offering valuable insights for agricultural policy and management of agro-industrial enterprises in developing contexts.Item Solving Unemployment in Kenya by Integrating Education, Training and Market(International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024-08-25) Khakina, Peter NyongesaAfrica’s youth unemployment rate is estimated to grow from 10.7% as in 2020 to 42% in 2030 with the current education and training. According to the National Council for Population and Development, Youth (15 – 34 year old), who form 35 percent of the Kenyan population, had the highest unemployment rate of 67 percent in 2017. The major cause of unemployment is various types of mismatches. The general objective of the study was to find out the mismatch between skill acquisition at the university and the absorption at the job market. A sample of 50 students from science and mathematics related courses who had completed industrial attachment was used for the study. Another 100 degree graduates were asked what they were doing after graduation. Seventy five percent (75%) of those who went for attachment confirmed a mismatch of what they learn at the university and what is at the industry. Sixty five percent (65%) of the graduates were in a vertical education mismatch employment and 35% were still searching for employment. Generally, it was observed that there is a mismatch between education, training and the market. There is need to prioritise the implementation of training programmes based on the demand in terms of study level and field of study, an update of curricula by integrating the lacking soft, digital and job search skills, a settlement of a collaborative network between employers and training institutions, an implementation of mentoring programmes and an investment of enterprises in the adequate training of youth as social responsibility.Item Ab initio study of phase transition, structural and elastic properties of beryllium chalcogenides(KIBU, 2018-11) Oketch, Vincent OdhiamboAb initio study of phase transition, structural and elastic properties of beryllium chalcogenidesItem Thermodynamic properties of YBCO123 using bogoliubov-valatin transformation(KIBU, 2018-11) Wamalwa, Abel MukubwaThermodynamic properties of YBCO123 using bogoliubov-valatin transformationItem Analysis of EDXRF spectroscopic elemental efficacy: A case study of Kibabii University sewage treatment system(KIBU, 2018-11) Situma, YonahAnalysis of EDXRF spectroscopic elemental efficacy: A case study of Kibabii University sewage treatment systemItem Thermodynamic properties of a grand canonical ensemble of a mixture of helium isotopes with duo-fermion spin degeneracy(KIBU, 2017-12) Lusamamba, Simon MwatuloThermodynamic properties of a grand canonical ensemble of a mixture of helium isotopes with duo-fermion spin degeneracyItem Effects of heat transport on the transition temperature of mercury doped cuprate superconductors(Kibabii University, 2018-11) Mbiye, Enos Adidwa