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  1 - Determinants of Quality Assurance within the Building Construction Industry
  wilfred omollo
  Although a growing body of literature maintains that the construction industry plays a significant role in the economic development world-over, the extent of its regulation may, however, undermine the objectives of sustainable urban development. This study, as a result, چکیده کامل

  Although a growing body of literature maintains that the construction industry plays a significant role in the economic development world-over, the extent of its regulation may, however, undermine the objectives of sustainable urban development. This study, as a result, investigates the factors influencing quality assurance within the building construction industry in Kenya, a case study of Kisii town. The target population comprised of 7430 residential developments from seven neighbourhoods that were spatially segregated using a high-resolution satellite image. Proportional stratified random sampling was thereafter adopted to select 364 developers through questionnaires. Results indicated that the key factors that undermine the extent of quality assurance within the building construction industry in the study area included failure to obtain a development permit, non-engagement of registered professionals in building design, an inadequate inspection of buildings during construction phases and unauthorized occupation of buildings by developers. The study concludes that despite the existing legal framework, these challenges continue owing to inadequate development control by the County Government of Kisii. This study contributes to the literature on the built environment by demonstrating how factors limiting quality assurance within the construction industry may be statistically analyzed. پرونده مقاله
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  2 - Application of Planning Standards in Regulating Road Reserves (Case Study: Kisii Town in Kenya)
  Wilfred Omollo
  10.30495/ijaud.2021.57415.1490
  An efficient road network remains among the topical issues in the international urban development forum. This is because roads link interrelated land uses in addition to connecting them with the contiguous metropolitan areas, thus a key contributing factor for an accele چکیده کامل

  An efficient road network remains among the topical issues in the international urban development forum. This is because roads link interrelated land uses in addition to connecting them with the contiguous metropolitan areas, thus a key contributing factor for an accelerated socio-economic uplift. To sus‌tain this, planning s‌tandards that delimit urban road reserves are usually prepared and enforced through development control to ensure that roads are exclusively maintained for their intended purpose. This s‌tudy, therefore, through a case s‌tudy was undertaken in Kisii Town, Kenya inves‌tigates the extent to which the unauthorized developments on urban road reserves are regulated. It was s‌teered by the public interes‌t theory of regulation by targeting residential developments which were proportionately and randomly drawn from the seven residential neighbourhoods. Data were collected using a high-resolution satellite image and a ques‌tionnaire. Data analysis relied on GIS, t-tes‌t, logis‌tic regression, and linear regression. Research findings demons‌trated a s‌tatis‌tically significant difference between the approved physical planning s‌tandards that are used in regulating road reserves and the extent of compliance by developers. Compliance generally declined by a mean of four metres, signifying that the County Government of Kisii did not undertake adequate development control. Non-compliance was mos‌tly heightened by the developers’ unawareness of the building plan approval process and that the buildings needed to be inspected during cons‌truction. This s‌tudy deepens the international debate on development control by spatially and s‌tatis‌tically illuminating how the extent of compliance with the planning s‌tandards that regulate road reserves may be empirically analyzed. پرونده مقاله
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  3 - Efficiency Performance of Manufacturing Companies in Kenya: Evaluation and Policies
  Miencha Haron J. A. Arul Chellakumar
  The objective of this paper is to determine the efficiency of manufacturing companies in Kenyaover the period of 2009 to 2011 as well as suggesting appropriate policies to be employed by the manufacturingcompanies in Kenya based on the findings of the study. Three criti چکیده کامل

  The objective of this paper is to determine the efficiency of manufacturing companies in Kenyaover the period of 2009 to 2011 as well as suggesting appropriate policies to be employed by the manufacturingcompanies in Kenya based on the findings of the study. Three critical inputs variables (raw materials, staffexpenses and plant and machinery) and two output variables (net sale and earnings after tax) are used to evaluatethe relative efficiency of 30 manufacturing companies in Kenya. This study uses the two appropriate tools ofanalysis namely; Pearson correlation to indicate positive correlation between input and output variables and usesinput approach of DEA model. Data is gathered from Kenya Association of Manufacturers database and thesecompanies are categorized under large-sized (with assets above Kshs100 million), medium-sized (with assetsbetween Kshs 40 million to Kshs100 million) and small-sized (with asset below Kshs 40 million). The results indicate that small-sized company has the highest relative efficiency compared to medium-sized and large size company. In addition, the study finds that 1 large-sized company, 2 medium-sized companies and 3 small-sized companies operate under the most productive scale size throughout the three-year period. These results have important policy implications for the targeting policy prescriptions to increase manufacturing competitiveness to attain sustainable efficiency performance. پرونده مقاله
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  4 - Effectiveness of Extension Services in Enhancing Outgrowers’ Credit System: A Case of Smallholder Sugarcane Farmers in Kisumu County, Kenya
  Abura Odilla Gilbert Barchok Kipngeno Hillary Onyango Christopher Asher
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of extension services in enhancing effectiveness of out growers’ credit system in Kisumu County, Kenya. The study specifically sought to determine whether public and private extension services play a significan چکیده کامل

  The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of extension services in enhancing effectiveness of out growers’ credit system in Kisumu County, Kenya. The study specifically sought to determine whether public and private extension services play a significant role in enhancing effectiveness of out-growers’ credit system among smallholder sugarcane farmers. A total of 110 small scale farmers were randomly selected for the study. A closed ended questionnaire was used to collect data from farmers. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis. The findings indicated that both public and private extension services were insignificant in enhancing effectiveness of out growers’ credit system. Further, the findings indicated that there was no significant difference between public and private sector in provision of extension services. The findings suggest that for out growers’ credit system to be effective in terms of creation of awareness about credit, accessibility, timely supply of credit, supervision of credit and provision of extension advice on credit utilization, both public and private extension services should be intensified and coordinated to avoid duplication. The results also suggest that sugarcane factory extension division should be strengthened just like in the coffee and tea sub-sectors. پرونده مقاله