Masters Theses and Projects: Recent submissions
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DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGIES, STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS AND STUDENT ENROLLMENT DECISIONS IN SELECTED PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)The recent Kenya National Bureau of Statistics report shows that private universities have been experiencing a significant drop in student enrollment rates since 2022. This pattern threatens the sustainability of private ... -
MATHEMATICALMODELINGOFMALARIATRANSMISSIONAND TREATMENT:ACASEOFCONFLICTZONES
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)Malaria continues to be among the most pressing public health challenges globally, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations in tropical and subtropical regions. The infection is spread through the bites of female ... -
MATHEMATICALMODELINGOFTUBERCULOSISDYNAMICS INCARE INSTITUTIONS:APERSPECTIVEONVARIANCEINTREATMENT
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health concern, particularly in overcrowded healthcare and institutional settings where transmission risk is elevated. Mathematical modeling provides insight into disease dynamics ... -
CAPITAL STRUCTURE, FIRM SIZE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF COMMERCIAL AND SERVICES FIRMS LISTED ON THE NAIROBI SECURITIES EXCHANGE, KENYA
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)The capital structure and size of a corporation are two of the most important factors that affect its financial performance when it is listed on a capital market. To help the firm grow and become financially stable, there ... -
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT CONTROL, MANAGEMENT LITERACY LEVEL AND PROCUREMENT PERFORMANCE OF LEVEL 6 HOSPITALS, KENYA
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)Health facilities aim at ensuring that they have adequate stock in terms of medicines, machines and other related products to operate without any challenges associated with stockouts. The purpose of this study was to analyse ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CONTEXTUAL RISK FACTORS AND FEMICIDE CASES AMONG YOUNG WOMEN IN JUJA SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)Femicide has increased in the last decade in the global index. In Kenya, femicide occurs under diverse age brackets but recently the trend is high among young women (16-35 years). In particular, the brutal murders of young ... -
IMPACT OF INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY ON MANAGEMENT OF STUDENT DISCIPLINE IN SELECTED PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IMENTI NORTH SUB COUNTY, MERU COUNTY, KENYA
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)Effective management of students discipline is paramount in ensuring a conducive learning environment. High standard of discipline amongst students guarantees success in the achievement of school activities and instils ... -
MACROECONOMIC FACTORS VOLATILITY, BANK SIZE AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF TIER III BANKS IN KENYA
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)The unstable state of the global and regional macroeconomic conditions such as frequent financial shocks and unstable growth cycles and variable rates of GDP, interest rate, exchange rate and inflation rate, which ... -
BRANDING STRATEGIES, SERVICE QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IN THE OIL INDUSTRY IN KENYA.
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)The Kenyan petroleum sector is a very competitive and dynamic market where companies like Rubis Energy, Vivo Energy and TotalEnergies make huge investments on branding strategies with an aim of ensuring customer satisfaction. ... -
EFFECTS OF WATER SCARCITY ON THE LIVELIHOODS OF RURAL WOMEN IN THARAKA NORTH AND MAARA SUB-COUNTIES, THARAKA NITHI COUNTY, KENYA
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)Water is a critical resource for rural development, poverty alleviation, and agricultural productivity. However, its availability in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Kenya remains limited, with scarcity threatening the ... -
ANON-LINEARDYNAMICALMODELOFTUMOUR-HEALTHY-IMMUNE CELLINTERACTIONSUNDERTHERAPEUTICINTERVENTION
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)Cancer therapy remains a major biomedical challenge due to the coexistence of healthy,tumour, quiescent, and immune cells that interact in complex and often unpredictableways. This thesis presents a mathematical model of ... -
PEO ZA UTAMBULISHO KATIKA DISKOSI ZA WABUNGE WANAWAKE KATIKA BUNGE LA TAIFA LA KENYA: MTAZAMO WA UCHANGANUZI HAKIKI-MAKINIFU WA USEMI
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)Utafiti huu ni wa kiisimu. Ulichunguza peo za utambulisho katika diskosi za wabunge wanawake kutoka Bunge la Taifa nchini Kenya. Lengo kuu la utafiti huu lilikuwa kuchunguza peo za utambulisho katika diskosi zilizotumiwa ... -
PUBLIC BENEFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE HOUSEHOLD POVERTY REDUCTION IN MWINGI NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KITUI COUNTY, KENYA
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)Public Benefit Organizations have played a vital role in supporting poverty alleviation efforts in Kenya. Illiteracy and low school enrolment have increased, with evidence showing a rate of 41.9% despite interventions by ... -
UTILIZATION OF DIGITAL DEVICES IN ENHANCING DIGITAL LITERACY ACQUISITION AMONG EARLY YEARS LEARNERS IN THARAKA SOUTH SUB-COUNTY, THARAKA NITHI COUNTY, KENYA
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)The advancement of technology in the current world demands learners to be digitally literate from an early age in order to fit in the digital world. As a result, the government of Kenya has heavily invested in provision ... -
IMPEDIMENTS TO YOUTH ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT FUND LOAN REPAYMENT AMONG YOUTH GROUPS IN THARAKA NORTH SUB COUNTY, THARAKA NITHI COUNTY, KENYA
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)This study examined the impediments to youth enterprise development fund loan repayment. Studies show that youths successfully repay loans consistently in the initial months after being awarded loans, but default there-after ... -
ROLE OF WOMEN IN PEACE BUILDING ON LAND DISPUTES IN THAGICU SUB-COUNTY, KITUI COUNTY, KENYA FROM 1990-2024
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-10)This study examined the role of women's participation in peace-building on land-related conflicts in Thagicu Sub-County, Kitui County, Kenya, from 1990 to 2024, addressing the problem of women's exclusion from formal peace ... -
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM, HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS AND BENEFICIARY’S HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIC WELFARE. A CASE OF INUA JAMII IN THARAKA NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Program aims at uplifting livelihoods of the poor and vulnerable Kenyans in line with Kenya Vision 2030. Regrettably, beneficiaries of this program are still in poverty. This study sought to determine ... -
FIRM’S SELECTED INTERNAL FACTORS AND PERFORMANCE OF PROCUREMENT PROCESS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES AMONG PUBLIC LEVEL FIVE HOSPITALS IN UPPER EASTERN REGION, KENYA.
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)Majority of Kenyan hospitals are encountering challenges such medical stock-out, less qualified personnel, outdated equipment, lesser use of ICT, inadequate health infrastructure, poor leadership and governance. This ... -
CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM, HOUSEHOLD DEMOGRAPHICS AND BENEFICIARY’S HOUSEHOLD ECONOMIC WELFARE. A CASE OF INUA JAMII IN THARAKA NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Program aims at uplifting livelihoods of the poor and vulnerable Kenyans in line with Kenya Vision 2030. Regrettably, beneficiaries of this program are still in poverty. This study sought to determine ... -
MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF DUCKWEED (LEMNACEAE) IN SELECTED WETLANDS AND POND WATERS OF THARAKA- NITHI COUNTY, KENYA
(THARAKA UNIVERSITY, 2025-11)Duckweeds are aquatic herbs adapted to various geographic and climatic zones, with significant applications in wastewater treatment, animal feeds, biofuel production, and as a culinary ingredient in some Asian countries. ...