Prof. Kennedy Nyabuto Ocharo Publications 

Publications in Journals:

1.    Kiptoo, I. K, Kariuki, S. N. and Ocharo, K. N. (2021). “Corporate governance and financial performance of insurance firms in Kenya”, Cogent Business and Management, Vol. 8, Issue No. 1.
2.    Omboko, J. and Ocharo, K. (2021). “Global Oil Price Volatility and Foreign Direct Investment Inflows in Kenya.” Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, Vol. 12 Issue No. 8.
3.    Kirimi, P.N., Kariuki, S.M. and Ocharo, K.N. (2020). “Mediating Effect of Macro-Economic Factors on the Relationship between Banks’ Financial Soundness and Financial Performance”, International Journal of Finance and Accounting, Vol. 9, Issue 5, pp. 99-109.
4.    Lelei, L.K. and Ocharo, K.N. (2020). “Effect of Government Transport Infrastructure Development Expenditure on Share of Manufacturing in GDP in Kenya”, Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 11, Issue 4., pp. 46-50.
5.    Makau, J., Ocharo, K. and Njiru, S. (2018), “Fiscal Policy and Public Debt in Kenya”, Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 9, Issue 5 Ver.1, pp. 12-24.
6.    Makau, J., Njiru, S. and Ocharo, K. (2018), “Macroeconomic Environment and Public Debt in Kenya”, International Journal of Economics, Vol. 3, Issue 1, pp. 49-70.
7.    Ndanu, M. and Ocharo, K.N. (2018), “Real Interest Rate, Inflation, Exchange Rate, Competitiveness and Foreign Direct Investment in Kenya”, American Journal of Economics, Vol. 3, Issue 1 No. 1, Pp. 1-18.
8.    Muli, J. M. and Ocharo, K. N. (2018), “External debt servicing and Current Account Balance in Kenya”, International Journal of Development and Sustainability, Vol.7 No. 5, Pp 1688-1710.
9.    Elias Ojiambo and Kennedy N. Ocharo (2016), “Foreign capital inflows and economic growth in Kenya”, International Journal of Development and Sustainability, Vol. 5 No. 8, pp. 367-413.
10.    Ong’ang’a, D. M.,  Perez A. Onono and Kennedy N. Ocharo (2016), “Foreign Direct investment, institutional Quality and economic growth in Kenya”, International Journal of Development and Sustainability, Vol. 5 No. 7, pp. 295-307.
11.    Charles N. Mugendi and Kennedy N. Ocharo (2015), “Labour diversity and domestic firm’s productivity in Kenya”, International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol. 6 No. 7, pp. 121-128.
12.    Kennedy N. Ocharo (2015), “Remittances and Economic Growth in Kenya (1970-2010)”, Merit Research Journal of Accounting, Auditing, Economics and Finance, Vol. 3 No. 1, pp. 001-016.
13.    Ocharo, K.N., Wawire, N.W., Ng’ang’a T.K. and Kosimbei G. (2014), “Private Capital Inflows and Economic Growth in Kenya”, International Journal of Development and Sustainability, Vol. 3 No. 4, pp. 810-837

Presentation of Papers at Academic and Professional Conferences

  1. 27th -28th March, 2014. International Conference on Dynamics of Rural Transformation in Emerging Economies, Bangalore, India. Organized by Sabhram School of Management in Collaboration with the School of Economics, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya
  2. 26th – 27th August, 2021. International Business Research and Industrial Conference at Kenyatta University. Presented a paper on “Board Characteristics and Financial Performance of Insurance Firms in Kenya”.

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