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- Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow. (Solved)
Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow.
The recent claim by scientists at Egerton University that the water table in the South Rift is dropping is alarming. The researchers have noted with great concern that several boreholes in the region have dried up and water volume in several rivers has rapidly reduced as a result of clearing of trees in the Mau forest. This significantly affects Lake Nakuru as its shoreline has noticeably been receding over time. We are being told this at a time when the Ministry of Natural Resources has already laid down plans to clear gazetted forests saying it to settle landless people. We cannot allow this to happen. In the past, we have watched influential people plunderKarura, Aberdares and Mt. Kenya forests. Marmanet forest in Laikipia is no more after several farmers were allocated the public land. We cannot afford to interfere with the water catchment areas of the great rivers of this country because they are our lifeline. Not so long ago, this country suffered crippling power rationing regime for more than six months, seriously hampering economic growth. Industries ground to a halt, laying off a number of employees; complicating
an already worse unemployment crisis. This should have woken us up from the deep slumber that “all is well.”
Ours is a tale of unfettered impunity. Throughout the country, we read of owners of large flower farmers who have diverted the river course into their farms to irrigate their crops, denying those living downstream a source of water. Others are busy clearing wetlands, seriously interfering with nature’s ecological balance. We hear of industries shamelessly emptying their waste into rivers. Apart from that, influential transporters ferry truckloads of charcoal and the precious sandalwood under the noses of the police. More often than not, apart from empty rhetoric, we never get to hear that those responsible have been punished.
When the government kicked off the drive to reclaim the Mau forest, there was a flurry of activities from all and sundry. All came together in a massive tree planting exercise. However, the politicization of the compensation claims put forward by large estate owners with the Mau Complex, brought things to a halt. The enthusiasm has since died and no one knows when the matter will be brought to a conclusion.
We depend too much on our rivers to allow any selfish individual to interfere with their watershed. Needless to say, our complacent attitude towards environmental issues has made environmental problems uncontrollable. It is the high time we came together and took care of our environment.
The government through National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) , NGO’s and environmental lobby groups should step up efforts to sensitize people of all walks of life on the need to conserve our natural heritage for the future generations. This should be coupled with replanting of trees on all deforested government land and intensified practice in agro-forestry. The ban on cultivation along river banks and indiscriminate felling of trees for charcoal burning must be enforced.
Apart from that, steps should be put in place towards revocation of all irregular allocation of government forests to individuals. Government officers suspected of abetting land grabbing must face the full force of the law. Industries that dispose off toxic or untreated waste into the environment should also be dealt with firmly.
It’s time we took a step towards safeguarding our environment. There is need to develop a sense of collective responsibility. Considering the fact that the United States rejected the Kyoto Protocol of 1997, we should be even more vigilant and jealously safeguard what nature has provided. It’s our environment, our country, our heritage. We need it to pass it on to our descendants.
(a) What evidence is given in paragraph 1 to show that the water table in the South Rift is falling?
b)What excuse is the government giving for its plans to clear gazetted forests?
c)Using information in the second paragraph, summarize how impunity, has led to environmental degradation
d)How does power rationing affect economic growth?
e)What halted the reclaiming of the Mau Complex?
f)Why is the shoreline of Lake Nakuru receding?
g)What should the government do to address the environmental problems? Write your answer in note Form
h)Explain the following words as used in the passage.
a)Plunder
b)Intensified
c)Safeguard
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- What is a Differential Amplifier (DA)?(Solved)
What is a Differential Amplifier (DA)?
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- At 90km/h, a car takes 2 hours to cover a distance A to B. How long would it take to cover the same distance if...(Solved)
At 90km/h, a car takes 2 hours to cover a distance A to B. How long would it take to cover the same distance if the car was travelling at 120km/h?
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- What factors have led to the success of the textile industry in Egypt?(Solved)
What factors have led to the success of the textile industry in Egypt?
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- A cylinder of radius 14cm contains water. A metal solid hemisphere of radius 6.8cm is submerged into the water in the cylinder. Find the change...(Solved)
A cylinder of radius 14cm contains water. A metal solid hemisphere of radius 6.8cm is submerged into the water in the cylinder. Find the change in height of the water in the cylinder.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Simiyu and Nasike each collected a number of stones in an arithmetic lesson. If Simiyu gave Nasike 5 stones, Nasike would have twice as many...(Solved)
Simiyu and Nasike each collected a number of stones in an arithmetic lesson. If Simiyu gave Nasike 5 stones, Nasike would have twice as many stones as Simiyu. If initially Simiyu had five stones less than Nasike, how many stones did each have?
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Describe the location of textile industries in Egypt.(Solved)
Describe the location of textile industries in Egypt.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Define what an Operational Amplifier is(Solved)
Define what an Operational Amplifier is
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- What is the exact value of if x=3, y=x+3 and w=2x+y(Solved)
What is the exact value of if x=3, y=x+3 and w=2x+y
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Replace the words in brackets with a phrasal verb that has the same meaning as the underlined.(Solved)
Replace the words in brackets with a phrasal verb that has the same meaning as the underlined .
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i. The nurse couldn’t tolerate the noise(tolerate)
ii. The mayor assumed that the problem had been got rid of.(got rid of0
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Evaluate without using calculator or mathematical tables leaving your answer as a simplified fraction.(Solved)
Evaluate without using calculator or mathematical tables leaving your answer as a simplified fraction.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Explain the meaning of the following idiomatic expressions. (Solved)
Explain the meaning of the following idiomatic expressions.
i. Face the music
ii) From the horse’s mouth
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- What are the Limitations of LC and RC Oscillators?(Solved)
What are the Limitations of LC and RC Oscillators?
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Fill in using appropriate prepositions.(Solved)
Fill in using appropriate prepositions.
i. Many people claim that girls are good.......... arts subjects.
ii. Unemployed youths often subscribe .............Illegal groups.
iii. They attended the party dressed ..............smart casuals.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- In the Wien bridge oscillator shown in Fig. 6.18, R1 = R2 = 220 kilo-ohms and C1 = C2 = 250 pF.(Solved)
In the Wien bridge oscillator shown in Fig. 6.18, R1 = R2 = 220 kilo-ohms and C1 = C2 = 250 pF. Determine the frequency of oscillations.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- The diagram below shows a cross section of an oil pipeline centre O and radius 14 cm. The pipe constitutes two other smaller pipes centres...(Solved)
The diagram below shows a cross section of an oil pipeline centre O and radius 14 cm. The pipe constitutes two other smaller pipes centres O1 and O2 with radii 7 cm and 10.5 cm respectively.Oil flows through this smaller pipes. The pipes with centre O1 and O2 intersect at P and Q.
(a) Find the area of the un shaded region if PQ = 5 cm
(b) Find the area of the shaded region.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Use the correct form of the words in brackets to fill the blanks.(Solved)
Use the correct form of the words in brackets to fill the blanks.
i)The modern world today has many.............forms of communication (sophistication)
ii. The gas was stored in a...................container (pressure)
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Give the advantages and disadvantages of Wien Bridge Oscillator(Solved)
Give the advantages and disadvantages of Wien Bridge Oscillator
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- What is a Wien Bridge Oscillator?(Solved)
What is a Wien Bridge Oscillator?
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Fill in the blanks with the correct word chosen from the ones given brackets after each sentences.(Solved)
Fill in the blanks with the correct word chosen from the ones given brackets after each sentences.
i)The bride was looking forward to walking down the………………….on her wedding day (aisle/isle)
ii. We cannot accommodate another person there is ……………………. Space left (little/a little).
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Three business partners Omoit, Achola and Amoit contributed Ksh. 100,000, Ksh.80,000 and ksh.50,000 respectively to start a business. After one year the business realized a...(Solved)
Three business partners Omoit, Achola and Amoit contributed Ksh. 100,000, Ksh.80,000 and ksh.50,000 respectively to start a business. After one year the business realized a profit which they shared in the ratio of their contributions.
(a) If Amoit’s share of profit was Kshs.20, 000, how much was the total amount of profit?
(b) At the beginning of the second year, Amoit boosted his shares by Ksh. 10,000. If the business profit increased by 20% at the end of the second year. Calculate;
(i) Omoit’s share of the profit.
(ii) The difference between Omoit’s and Achola’s share of the profit.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- What reasons make tropical countries have the potential to develop hydroelectric power.(Solved)
What reasons make tropical countries have the potential to develop hydroelectric power.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Rewrite the following sentences according to instruction given in brackets(Solved)
Rewrite the following sentences according to instruction given in brackets.
i. John never reported late to work last year. (Not once....)
ii)His excuse was flimsy. He ended up in jail. (Combine the two sentences beginning: so....)
iii)If I had not missed the plane last night, I..............(give) my first lecture now. (Use the correct tense of the verb in brackets)
iv)As soon as the sun rose, they set out. (Begin: no sooner)
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- In the figure below two circles ABSR and ABPQ intersect at AB. UST is a tangent to the circle ABSR at S. Angle BPQ =...(Solved)
In the figure below two circles ABSR and ABPQ intersect at AB. UST is a tangent to the circle ABSR at S.
Angle BPQ = 700, PBU = 1050 and BUS = 600.
Giving reasons for your answers, find angles
(a) BAR
(b) BSU
(c) STR
(d) BRS
(e) AQP
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.(Solved)
Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.
AN ELEGY
When he was here
We planned each tomorrow
With him in mind
For we saw no parting
Looming in the horizon
When he was here,
We joke and laughed together
And no fleeting shadow of a ghost
Ever crossed our paths
Day by day we lived
On this side of the mist
And there was never a sign
That his hours were running fast
When he was gone,
Through glazed eyes we searched
Beyond the mist and shadows
For we couldn’t believe he was nowhere
We couldn’t believe he was dead
(Laban Erapu)
a) What is the message of this poem?
b) Comment on the use of repetition in line 1 of stanza 1 and 2.
c) What is the significance of the last line of poem?
d) What would the persona miss in his friend’s absence?
e) Describe the mood of this poem
f) Paraphrase the following line: Through glazed eyes we searched
g) Which two lines in the poem show that the persona has nostaligic tone?
h) Explain the meaning of the following lines as used in the poem.
i. Ghost
ii. And there was never a sign: that his hours were running fast
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Name any country in Africa where Nuclear power is produced.(Solved)
Name any country in Africa where Nuclear power is produced.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- Read the extract below from DOLL’S HOUSE and answer all the questions that follow.(Solved)
Read the extract below from DOLL’S HOUSE and answer all the questions that follow.
Nora: Should? He did sign them.
Krogstad: I had left the date blank; that is to say, your father should himself have inserted the date on which he signed the paper. Do you remember that?
Nora: Yes, I think I remember—
Krogstad: Then I gave you the bond to send by post to your father. Is that not so?
Nora: Yes.
Krogstad: And you naturally did so at once, because five or six days afterwards you brought me the bond with your father's signature. And then I gave you the money.
Nora: Well, haven't I been paying it off regularly?
Krogstad: Fairly so, yes. But to come back to the matter in hand that must have been a very trying time for you, Mrs.
Nora: It was, indeed.
Krogstad: Your father was very ill, wasn't he?
Nora: He was very near his end.
Krogstad: And died soon afterwards?
Nora: Yes:
Krogstad: Tell me, Mrs Helmer, can you remember what day your father died? the month, I mean.
Nora: Papa died on the 29th of September. by any chance on what day of
Krostand: That is correct; I have ascertained it for myself. And, as that is so, there is discrepancy (taking a paper from his pocket) which I cannot account for.
Nora: What discrepancy? I don't know—
Krogstand: The discrepancy consists, Mrs. Helmer, in fact that your father signed this bond three days after his death.
Nora: What do you mean? I don't understand —
Krogstand: Your father died on the 29th of September. But, look here; your father has dated his signature the 2nd of October. It is a discrepancy, isn't it? (NORA is silent) Can you explain it to me?
(NORA is silent) It is a remarkable thing, too, that the words '2nd of October,' as well as the year, are not written in your father’s handwriting but in one that I think I know. Well, of course it can be explained; your father may have forgotten to date his signature, and someone else may have dated it haphazard before they knew of his death. There is no harm in that. It all depends on the signature of the name; and that is genuine. I suppose, Mrs. Helmer? It was your father himself who signed his name here?
Questions.
a) What is it that Nora claims to have signed? Explain.
b) What does this excerpt reveal about Krogstad's character?
c) Explain key theme brought out in the excerpt?
d) Why did Nora forge her father's signature?
e) What is the meaning of the following words as used in the excerpt?
I. Ascertained
II. Discrepancy
III. Genuine
f) Papa died on the 29th of September (Add a question tag.)
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- A phase shift oscillator uses 5 pF capacitors. Find the value of R to produce a frequency of 800 kHz.(Solved)
A phase shift oscillator uses 5 pF capacitors. Find the value of R to produce a frequency of 800 kHz.
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- In the phase shift oscillator shown in Fig. 6.17, R1 = R2 = R3 = 1 Mega-ohm and C1 = C2 = C3 = 8pF....(Solved)
In the phase shift oscillator shown in Fig. 6.17, R1 = R2 = R3 = 1 Mega-ohm and C1 = C2 = C3 = 8pF. At what frequency does the circuit oscillate?
Date posted: August 15, 2019.
- State two problems associated with a decline of population in a developed country?(Solved)
State two problems associated with a decline of population in a developed country?
Date posted: August 15, 2019.