Journal Articles

PREFERENCE AND RESERVATION SCHEME: AN EXCEPTION TO THE GENERAL RULE OF OPEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

PREFERENCE AND RESERVATION SCHEME: AN EXCEPTION TO THE GENERAL RULE OF OPEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT Obura, Collins; Okello, Jared The urge for fair competition in public procurement process has led to many governments through national treasury and public procurement regulatory authorities come up with frameworks that promotes efficiency and equity in procurement. From the definition, the right to selection of person(s) from an identified target group which is considered more desirable than others and giving them an exclusive chance to procure goods within a specified threshold is known as Preference. This paper examines determinants of preference and reservation scheme on performance of Turkana County Government, Kenya. The target population included procurement officers, finance officers, ICT officers and stores in charge. Procurement plan and supplier relationship management are key dimensions which were used to give more insights into the study. Proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to get the study sample size, and questionnaire was used as the main tool for data collection. Descriptive statistics and analysis of variance were used to analyze the research data. The model summary result shows a good strength of relationship between the independent and dependent variables respectively.

INFLUENCE OF TEACHER PREPAREDNESS ON LEANERS ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH FUNCTIONAL WRITING AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL LEARNERS IN WEST POKOT COUNTY. KENYA

Sat, 03 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

INFLUENCE OF TEACHER PREPAREDNESS ON LEANERS ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH FUNCTIONAL WRITING AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL LEARNERS IN WEST POKOT COUNTY. KENYA BENJAMIN TOWETT KOROSS Functional writing is a pragmatic use of language for social and personal expression. It is a universal communication tool that determines achievement of students’ lifelong goals. Teacher preparedness. Among the functional skills namely; functional writing, cloze test and oral functional skills, functional writing skills recorded the lowest mean score in the Kenya certificate of secondary education (K.C.S.E) examination at 33.7% compared to 62.5% for cloze test and 45.6% for oral skills, for period 2008 to 2018 in West Pokot County. Performance of functional writing skills in the county is the lowest compared to Turkana with 42.2% and Samburu with 43.9%. The purpose of the study was to establish the influence of selected teacher preparedness determinants of achievement in English functional writing skills among secondary school students in West Pokot County. The objectives of the study were to: establish the Influence of teacher preparedness on leaners achievement in English functional writing among secondary school learners in West Pokot County. Kenya. A conceptual framework was used show the relationship between independent variables (teacher preparedness) and dependent variable (students’ achievement in functional writing). The study used descriptive survey and correlation study designs. The study population consisted of 2580 Form 4 students who had been taught all functional skills, and 34 teachers of English subject from 34 schools. The study used saturated sampling technique to select 31 teachers while Krejcie and Morgan table was used to determine sample size of 334 students who were then randomly sampled. Data collection was done through teacher questionnaire and observation schedule, achievement test. Pilot study comprised of 3 teachers of English and 250 students from 3 secondary schools. Cronbach’s alpha formula was used to establish instrument’s reliability whereby reliability coefficient for Teacher questionnaire was 0.82. Supervisors from the Department of Educational Communication Technology, and Curriculum Studies of Maseno University ascertained content validity of instruments. Descriptive statistics (percentages and mean), were used to analyze quantitative data. A random effect model was used to show the magnitude of relationship between variables. The findings revealed that the relationship between teachers’ preparedness and students’ achievement was statistically significant (1.67, 95% CL: 1.31, 2.05; p-value<0.001). The study concludes that teacher preparedness was the most significant factor. The study recommended that teachers should prepare well to meet need of the learners.

Dhima ya Kiswahili katika Elimu ya Watu Wazima katika Kaunti ya Turkana

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Dhima ya Kiswahili katika Elimu ya Watu Wazima katika Kaunti ya Turkana Edward Ekadeli Lokidor Makala hii inaeleza dhima ya Kiswahili katika mchakato wa ufunzaji na ujifunzaji wa darasa la elimu ya watu wazima (Ngumbaru) katika kaunti ya Turkana. Data ya utafiti ilikusanywa nyanjani kupitia mahojiano na uchunzaji. Nadharia ya Kitamaduni ya Vygotsky ilielekeza uchanganuzi wa data. Data ilichanganuliwa na kuwasilishwa kimaelezo. Matokeo ya utafiti yalidhihirisha kwamba wanafunzi wa elimu ya watu katika kaunti ya Turkana wana ugumu wa kuelewa Kiingereza ambacho ni lugha ya ufundishaji na ujifunzaji wa masomo yote isipokuwa Kiswahili. Kutokana na ugumu wa kuelewa Kiingereza walimu hulazimika kutumia Kiswahili ili kurahisisha uelewa wa matini katika kipindi darasani. Matokeo ya utafiti huu yataboresha kiwango cha elimu ya watu wazima na kupunguza idadi ya watu wazima wasiojua kusoma na kuandika nchini Kenya.

Sitiari za Utambuzi kama Wenzo wa Kusawiri Uongozi Mbaya katika Riwaya ya Nguu za Jadi

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Sitiari za Utambuzi kama Wenzo wa Kusawiri Uongozi Mbaya katika Riwaya ya Nguu za Jadi Simon Esekon Ekiru, Edward Ekadeli Lokidor Makalahiiinachunguza sitiari za utambuzi kamawenzo wakusawiriuongozi mbaya katika riwaya ya Nguu za Jadi. Kwa kutumiambinu yauhakikiwa matinina muundo wa kiuthamano,makala hiiinachanganuasitiariza utambuzina nukuu zilizosampuliwa kimaksudi kutoka kwa riwaya ya Nguu za Jadiili kupambanuatabia za wahusikaviongozina namna zinavyosababisha changamotoza kisiasapamoja na uongozi mbaya. Matokeoya utafiti huuyanaonyesha kuwa,sitiariimetumika katika riwaya ya Nguu za Jadikupambanuahulka mbaya ya viongozi,madhara yauongozi mbaya, na piakuonyeshauwezekano wakuwepo kwamageuzi chanya kwa kuwashirikisha vijanakatika uongozi namaendeleo ya kijamii.Makala hiihivyo basi,inathibitisha kwamba sitiari situtamathali ya usemi, balipianimkabalawakifalsafaunaosaidia kuelewa uhusiano kati ya uongozi, tabia za kibinafsi, na madhara yake kwa jamii