Publications

2008

Vreeman, R. C., Wiehe, S. E., Pearce, E. C., & Nyandiko, W. M. (2008). A systematic review of pediatric adherence to antiretroviral therapy in low-and middle-income countries. The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 27, 686–691. LWW.

Busienei, A. J., Ndurumo, M. M., & Wando, D. (2008). Teachers' attitudes toward outlawing of corporal punishment in public secondary schools: a case of Eldoret Municipality, Kenya.

Okello, M. M., D'Amour, D. E., & Manka, S. G. (2008). Tourism attractions and satisfaction of Amboseli National Park, Kenya. Tourism Analysis, 13, 373–386. Cognizant Communication Corporation.

Mboya, T. M. (2008). With IddahWandolo) “A Kenyan Intro: Identity Politics in the Opening Formula of a Kenyan Popular music band.”. In K. Njogu, (Re)claiming Performance Space in Kenya (Getting Heard., p. 164-174). Nairobi: Twaweza Communications.

Mboya, T. M. (2008). Woman, rise and be a man: the contradictions of feminism and militant African nationalism in Micere Githae Mugo's Daughter of my people, sing!, 5(1), 157 - 168. presented at the 2008.

Okaka, F. O., & Mutisya, D. N. (2008). Women and Housing in the City of Nairobi: Constraints and Opportunities. East African Journal of Sciences, 2. Research and Extension Office, Haramaya University.

Nyongesa, P. (2008). Workload indicators of staffing need method in determining optimal staffing levels at Moi teaching and referal hospital. East African Medical Journal, 85(5), 232-239.

Musua, P., Nyongesa, P., Shikhule, A., Birech, E., Kirui, D., Njenga, M., Mbiti, D., et al. (2008). Workload Indicators Of Staffing Need Method in determining optimal staffing levels at Moi Teaching and Referal Hospital. East African Medical Journal, 85, 232–239.

Musau, P., Nyongesa, P., Shikhule, A., Birech, E., Kirui, D., Njenga, M., Mbiti, D., et al. (2008). Workload Indicators of Staffing Need method in determining optimal staffing levels at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital.. East African medical journal, 85, 232–239.

Nyongesa, P. (2008). Workload indicators of staffing need method in determining optimal staffing levels at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital.

2007

Aimone, A. M. (2007). Absorption of Bacterially-synthesized Folate Across the Large Intestine Pre-trial I and II: In-vivo Behaviour of Placebo Caplets with PH-sensitive Coatings Designed for Colon Targeting. ProQuest.

Onsando, P. (2007). The African Brain Drain: Using Intellectual Diaspora to Manage the Drain: What are the Options?. In Conference of Rectors of Vice Chancellors and President of African Universities(COREVIP). Association of African Universities (AAU).

Tierney, W. M., Rotich, J. K., Hannan, T. J., Siika, A. M., Biondich, P. G., Mamlin, B. W., Nyandiko, W. M., et al. (2007). The AMPATH medical record system: creating, implementing, and sustaining an electronic medical record system to support HIV/AIDS care in western Kenya. Studies in health technology and informatics, 129, 372. IOS Press; 1999.

Julius, K. (2007). Assessment of Stabilised Soil Blocks Technology Cost Housing as a Low Material: A Study of Eldoret Municipality.. Moi Univesity.

Simiyu, C. K., Misigo, B. L., Kipruto, J. K., & Chelang'a, J. K. (2007). Baseline survey of Kenya's universal primary education: a case of Butere/Mumias District. Maarifa (Eldoret, Kenya), 2, 69–74.

Plummer, L. M., Kudratib, M., & Nassrin, Y. D. E. H. (2007). Beginning street life. Factors contributing to children working and living on the streets of Khartoum, Sudan. Child Youth Serv Rev, 29. Website

Anandjiwala, R. D., John, M. J., Wambua, P., Chapple, S., Klems, T., Doecker, M., Goulain, M., et al. (2007). Bio-based structural composite materials for aerospace applications. In 2nd SAIAS Symposium (p. 1–6).

Ogutu, J. N. (2007). Book review: Deborah schiffrin, in other words—variation in reference and narrative. New York: Cambridge university press, 2006, 389 pp. Discourse Studies, 9.

Bett, R. C., Kosgey, I. S., Bebe, B. O., & Kahi, A. K. (2007). Breeding goals for the Kenya Dual Purpose goat. I. Model development and application to smallholder production systems. Tropical animal health and production, 39, 477–492. Springer.

Bett, R. C., Kosgey, I. S., Bebe, B. O., & Kahi, A. K. (2007). Breeding goals for the Kenya Dual Purpose goat. I. Model development and application to smallholder production systems. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 39, 477–492. presented at the Oct. Website Abstract

A deterministic model was developed and applied to evaluate biological and economic variables that characterize smallholder production systems utilizing the Kenya Dual Purpose goat (KDPG) in Kenya. The systems were defined as: smallholder low-potential (SLP), smallholder medium-potential (SMP) and smallholder high-potential (SHP). The model was able to predict revenues and costs to the system. Revenues were from sale of milk, surplus yearlings and cull-for-age animals, while costs included those incurred for feeds, husbandry, marketing and fixed asset (fixed costs). Of the total outputs, revenue from meat and milk accounted for about 55{%} and 45{%}, respectively, in SMP and 39{%} and 61{%} in SHP. Total costs comprised mainly variable costs (98{%}), with husbandry costs being the highest in both SMP and SLP. The total profit per doe per year was KSh 315.48 in SMP, KSh −1352.75 in SLP and KSh −80.22 in SHP. Results suggest that the utilization of the KDPG goat in Kenya is more profitable in the smallholder medium-potential production system. The implication for the application of the model to smallholder production systems in Kenya is discussed.

Bett, R. C., Kosgey, I. S., Bebe, B. O., & Kahi, A. K. (2007). Breeding goals for the Kenya Dual Purpose goat. I. Model development and application to smallholder production systems. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 39, 477–492. presented at the Oct. Website Abstract

A deterministic model was developed and applied to evaluate biological and economic variables that characterize smallholder production systems utilizing the Kenya Dual Purpose goat (KDPG) in Kenya. The systems were defined as: smallholder low-potential (SLP), smallholder medium-potential (SMP) and smallholder high-potential (SHP). The model was able to predict revenues and costs to the system. Revenues were from sale of milk, surplus yearlings and cull-for-age animals, while costs included those incurred for feeds, husbandry, marketing and fixed asset (fixed costs). Of the total outputs, revenue from meat and milk accounted for about 55{%} and 45{%}, respectively, in SMP and 39{%} and 61{%} in SHP. Total costs comprised mainly variable costs (98{%}), with husbandry costs being the highest in both SMP and SLP. The total profit per doe per year was KSh 315.48 in SMP, KSh -1352.75 in SLP and KSh -80.22 in SHP. Results suggest that the utilization of the KDPG goat in Kenya is more profitable in the smallholder medium-potential production system. The implication for the application of the model to smallholder production systems in Kenya is discussed.

Bett, R. C., Kosgey, I. S., Bebe, B. O., & Kahi, A. K. (2007). Breeding goals for the Kenya Dual Purpose goat. II. Estimation of economic values for production and functional traits. Tropical animal health and production, 39, 467–475. Springer.

Bett, R. C., Kosgey, I. S., Bebe, B. O., & Kahi, A. K. (2007). Breeding goals for the Kenya Dual Purpose goat. II. Estimation of economic values for production and functional traits. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 39, 467–475. presented at the Oct. Website Abstract

Economic values for production traits (milk yield, MY, kg; 12-month sale weight, LW, kg; consumable meat percentage, CMP) and functional traits (doe live weight, DoWT, kg; number of kids weaned, NKW; kidding frequency, KF; kidding rate, KR, {%}; doe weaning rate, DoWR, {%}; doe survival rate, DoSR, {%}; post-weaning survival rate, PoSR, {%}; pre-weaning survival rate, PrSR, {%} and; residual feed intake of yearlings, RFIy, kg and does RFId, kg) were estimated for the Kenya Dual Purpose goat (KDPG) for systems under two bases of evaluation. The production systems included smallholder low-potential (SLP), smallholder medium-potential (SMP) and smallholder high-potential (SHP), while the bases of evaluation considered were fixed flock-size and fixed feed resource. Under both bases of evaluation, economic values were highest in SMP apart from the economic values for feed intake-related traits (RFIy and RFId). In SMP, the economic values under fixed flock-size scenario were KSh 71.61 (LW), 20.90 (MY), 45.20 (CMP), 13.68 (NKW), 3.61 (KF), 6.52 (KR), 12.39 (DoWR), 22.96 (DoSR), 22.87 (PoSR), 13.18 (PrSR), −2.76 (RFIy) and −3.00 (RFId). The corresponding economic values under fixed feed resources scenario were KSh 73.28, 29.39, 45.20, 16.91, 4.76, 9.45, 13.84, 25.67, 25.15, 16.19, −2.76 and −3.00. Generally in all production systems, economic values for most traits were higher under fixed feed resource than under fixed flock-size scenario. In all systems, the economic values for most of the traits were sensitive to changes in prices of feed, milk and meat. The positive economic values for most traits under fixed flock-size scenario and fixed feed resource indicates that a unit increase in genetic merit for the traits would have a positive effect on the profitability of the systems.

Bett, R. C., Kosgey, I. S., Bebe, B. O., & Kahi, A. K. (2007). Breeding goals for the Kenya Dual Purpose goat. II. Estimation of economic values for production and functional traits. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 39, 467–475. presented at the Oct. Website Abstract

Economic values for production traits (milk yield, MY, kg; 12-month sale weight, LW, kg; consumable meat percentage, CMP) and functional traits (doe live weight, DoWT, kg; number of kids weaned, NKW; kidding frequency, KF; kidding rate, KR, {%}; doe weaning rate, DoWR, {%}; doe survival rate, DoSR, {%}; post-weaning survival rate, PoSR, {%}; pre-weaning survival rate, PrSR, {%} and; residual feed intake of yearlings, RFIy, kg and does RFId, kg) were estimated for the Kenya Dual Purpose goat (KDPG) for systems under two bases of evaluation. The production systems included smallholder low-potential (SLP), smallholder medium-potential (SMP) and smallholder high-potential (SHP), while the bases of evaluation considered were fixed flock-size and fixed feed resource. Under both bases of evaluation, economic values were highest in SMP apart from the economic values for feed intake-related traits (RFIy and RFId). In SMP, the economic values under fixed flock-size scenario were KSh 71.61 (LW), 20.90 (MY), 45.20 (CMP), 13.68 (NKW), 3.61 (KF), 6.52 (KR), 12.39 (DoWR), 22.96 (DoSR), 22.87 (PoSR), 13.18 (PrSR), -2.76 (RFIy) and -3.00 (RFId). The corresponding economic values under fixed feed resources scenario were KSh 73.28, 29.39, 45.20, 16.91, 4.76, 9.45, 13.84, 25.67, 25.15, 16.19, -2.76 and -3.00. Generally in all production systems, economic values for most traits were higher under fixed feed resource than under fixed flock-size scenario. In all systems, the economic values for most of the traits were sensitive to changes in prices of feed, milk and meat. The positive economic values for most traits under fixed flock-size scenario and fixed feed resource indicates that a unit increase in genetic merit for the traits would have a positive effect on the profitability of the systems.

Ogechi, N. O. (2007). Building Bridges through trichotomous youth identities in Kenya: Evidence from code choice. Cultural Production and Change in Kenya: Building Bridges, 129–47.

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