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Tuesday,18th April 2023: @Midred The doors at the NACOSTI Conference and Hostel Complex officially swung open. The much-anticipated move saw the grand opening of the KIPEVU restaurant – based at the ground floor of the NACOSTI Conference and Hostel Complex. The Commission has leased the cafeteria section to KIPEVU restaurant, which is a popular food outlet across Nairobi town. The complex comprises forty-eight rooms and an equipped gym which will soon be fully operational after the final touches being put … Continue reading “NACOSTI NEW RESTAURANT OPENS”

The poultry industry in Western Kenya is to get a boost with the launch of a breeding and multiplication house at the Non-ruminant Research Institute (NRI) in Kakamega County. The 2,000-bird capacity centre will be producing a new Improved Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) chicken known as KC3. The breed is well adapted to tropical climatic conditions and requires less feed than the ordinary or exotic ones. Kalro says the breed is also resistant to common infections compared to … Continue reading “KALRO INTRODUCES NEW IMPROVED CHICKEN BREED”

The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS) representatives led by the Director, Dr. Yumi Yamane paid a courtesy call to the Director General for the National Commission for Science Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI), Prof. Walter Oyawa on the 14th of April 2023 at the headquarters of the commission. The meeting was also graced by senior colleagues from NACOSTI. The meeting’s agenda was to look for possible ways of collaborations with Japanese institutes led by JSPS and to revive the … Continue reading “COURTESY CALL BY JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE”

Taifa-1, Kenya’s first operational earth observation satellite, launches to space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, US. US-based Space-X, which manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft, had earlier cancelled the lift off of the Falcon 9 rocket three times due to bad weather.  The initial launch was slated for Monday but was delayed by 24 hours to Tuesday due to bad weather. On Tuesday, the mission was again delayed to Friday 9:48 EAT in … Continue reading “KENYA’S FIRST SATELLITE TAIFA-1 LAUNCHES TO SPACE AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS”

As the world gears up for the fifth industrial revolution, innovation has been instrumental as various global powers strive to keep up with the rapidly changing world.  Governments, multinational companies, and learning institutions have all focused their efforts towards innovation geared at addressing contemporary problems.  Kenya, too, has made strides in innovation with various innovations to its name. This article summarises some of the notable innovations credited to Kenyans in 2022.  Hyacinth converted to plastic Joseph Nguthiru, an Egerton University graduate … Continue reading “TOP FIVE INNOVATIONS BY KENYANS IN 2022”

This policy brief of the International Science Council (ISC) for the UN 2023 Water Conference highlights the importance of science and the importance of actionable knowledge in responding to current global water crises as well as emerging and future challenges. The brief groups the numerous water challenges into four main categories with associated examples and focal areas that each demand different scientific responses. Together with concluding advice, this policy brief aims to efficiently engage with policy- and decision-makers and other … Continue reading “UN 2023 WATER CONFERENCE: ISC POLICY BRIEF”

Mount Kenya University Vice Chancellor Prof. Deogratius Jaganyi In Summary Mount Kenya University Vice Chancellor Prof Deogratius Jaganyi was last week selected as the new chair of International Inter-universities Consortium after the university hosted. This was during the eighth Interdisciplinary and Inter-universities research conference that was held at the university’s main campus in Thika. Jaganyi said he would be looking at deepening relations among African universities, noting that partnerships and collaborations among varsities on the continent would forge synergistic frontiers. … Continue reading “MKU VC PICKED TO CHAIR GLOBAL CONSORTIUM OF RESEARCH”

“Universities have a triple mandate of teaching, research and community engagement.” In Summary At the conference, technology and innovation emerged as key drivers for economic and social development and would hold a central place going forward considering the current developments around the world. Mount Kenya University has this week hosted an international conference that looked into ways of knowledge and innovation transfer to enable economies to grow sustainably. The conference, held at the Mwai Kibaki Conference Centre at MKU’s main … Continue reading “UNIVERSITIES URGED TO COLLABORATE TO ADDRESS EMERGING CHALLENGES”

Prof. Josiah O. Omolo is also the PI of upcoming ICGEB Regional Research Centre at Egerton, courtesy NACOSTI. An ICGEB RRC is a National Research Centre, or a part thereof, with independent governance by the ICGEB Member State and to which ICGEB provides scientific support and advice. The RRC contributes to strengthen research skills, knowledge and capacities of the local scientific community while pursuing specific objectives for research, training and technology transfer to industry, to benefit both the hosting country and the region … Continue reading “EGERTON SCHOLAR WINS SH128 MILLION GRANT”

A University of Embu senior lecturer has won a Sh106 million research grant from the German Research Foundation. Dr Mark Otieno, an agroecology lecturer in the department of Water and Agricultural Resource Management (Warma) has placed the university on the world map after winning the award to do investigative research on functional complementarity between nocturnal and diurnal pollinators along a land use gradient in Taita Hills biodiversity hotspots in Kenya. The research will align with the United Nations Sustainable Development … Continue reading “EMBU UNIVERSITY LECTURER BAGS SH106 MILLION RESEARCH GRANT”