Otwande Andrea
School Of Mathematics And Actuarial Science, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University Of Science And Technology, P.o
Posterior Distribution Of Beta-binomial Mixture Based On Beta Ii As Prior Distribution
Posterior distribution in Bayesian statistical inference provides a summary of knowledge about the parameter from a given sample data. Posterior distribution is a product of the likelihood times prior. Beta distribution is considered to be a suitable conjugate prior of binomial distribution. Beta I distribution is widely applied as prior but not Beta II distribution. This paper therefore

Ottieno Joseph
School Of Mathematics And Actuarial Science, University Of Nairobi, P.o Box 30197-01000, Nairobi, Kenya
Involvement Of Community Health Volunteers In Tb Advocacy, Communication And Social Mobilization In Informal Settlements Of Kibera, Nairobi
Kenya is ranked 15th among the 22 high Tuberculosis burden countries. Slum residents in Nairobi experience a high mortality burden (50%) mainly caused by TB and HIV and AIDS. Despite Community Health Volunteers being largely utilized in the Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization strategy for TB prevention and control, there is little evidence to show how the CHVs are involved.

Dr. Kenneth Ngure
Lecturer, Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture And Technology, Kenya
Factors Influencing Teachers' Resistance To Performance Contracting And Appraisal In Public Secondary Schools In Selected Counties In Kenya
Teachers occupy a vital position in education in that their commitment and attitudes towards service delivery bring about effective teaching and learning. The Teachers Service Commission in Kenya has introduced Performance contracts and appraisals as controls to ensure teachers’ quality services by evaluating their performance against the targets set. This has met heavy resistance from Kenyan teachers and perpetrated antagonism

Momanyi Marcella, PhD
Senior Lecturer, Department Of Educational Administration And Planning, The Catholic University Of Eastern Africa, P.o.
Influence Of Teachers’ Remuneration On Job Performance In Public Primary Schools In Kitagwenda County, Kamwenge District, Uganda
This study investigated the influence of remuneration on teachers’ performance in primary schools. There is public concern on the decline of teachers’ professional conduct in primary schools in Uganda characterised by teachers’ poor time management, absenteeism, inadequate preparations and syllabus coverage, and poor discipline management. Convergent parallel mixed methods design particularly cross-section survey and phenomenological designs guided the study. Both

Emmanuel Kakaaga Byaruhanga
Phd Candidate, Educational Administration And Planning, Catholic University Of Eastern Africa, Nairobi- Kenya
Socio-economic Factors Influencing Household Postharvest Cereal Loss In Wikililye Location Of Kitui County
The study was conducted to elucidate the influence of socio-economic factors on household postharvest cereal loss in Wikililye location of Kitui County. This cross sectional study was conducted on 343 households, who were selected using population proportional to size sampling method. To collect quantitative data, a questionnaire was administered through face-to-face interviews. Key informants and focused group discussants were purposively

Momanyi Marcella PhD
Senior Lecturer, Head Of Department Postgraduate Studies In Education, Catholic University Of Eastern Africa, Nairobi
Credit Card Usage In Kenya: The Effect Of Consumer Attitudes
Although credit cards have been used in Kenya for some time, there has been slow growth in use. The purpose of the study was to find out how consumer attitudes towards credit cards affect their usage. A cross-sectional study was done by interviewing 395 respondents. Stratified random sampling was used and respondents picked at shopping malls.Findings revealed that consumer attitudes

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