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PRESS RELEASE 28 August 2020 NACOSTI and TCC Africa Hosts Falling Walls Lab Nairobi Falling Walls in partnership with NACOSTI and  TCC Africa are hosting Falling Walls  Lab, Nairobi, which, will be done via Facebook Live on 25 September at 10:00AM EAT. Falling Walls Lab is an international forum for the next generation of early career innovators, trailblazers, creators and visionaries. Its aim is to promote exceptional ideas and connect promising scientists and entrepreneurs from all fields on a global level. … Continue reading “NACOSTI AND TCC AFRICA HOSTS FALLING WALLS LAB NAIROBI”

Action needed now to stop human health and environmental disasters Overview Computer electronic waste (e-waste) is the swiftest growing solid waste stream in the world. It is one of the highest problematic  components of the solid waste streams in urban areas [1]. It is a risk to human health and the environment because of the hazardous nature of its contents. The voluminous  computer e-waste generated creates a  major disposal management challenge especially in the low-income countries of the world. Information … Continue reading “POLICY BRIEF ON THE COMPUTER E-WASTE DISPOSAL MANAGEMENT APPROACHES: A NATIONAL CRISIS”

BENEFITS FROM INTERREGIONAL DIALOGUE ON NUCLEAR GOVERNANCE: AFRICA AND CENTRAL ASIA WEBINAR TIME: 25 August 2020 DURATION: 90 minutes, 11.00 – 12.30 (GMT+2) SUBJECT: The region-to-region collaboration in the field of nuclear safety and security acquires a growing importance. Kazakhstan, one of the world’s biggest uranium producer and exporter, has remarkable experience to share in nuclear governance not only with the rest of Central Asian region, but worldwide, including Africa. This is illustrated by multi-country partner projects, comprising a study visit … Continue reading “WEBINAR SADC NUCLEAR REGULATORS”

17/08/2020 PRESS RELEASE NEWTON FUND 2020 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED Six Kenyan projects on research and innovation are among 27 projects from five counties that have been shortlisted for the UK’s Newton Prize 2020 announced today. The Newton Prize celebrates outstanding international research partnerships that play an important role in addressing challenges around the world, such as the problem of producing clean energy, HIV prevention, protection of historical sites, tackling water pollution and the current COVID-19 pandemic. Four of the six Kenyan … Continue reading “PRESS RELEASE: 6 KENYANS IN NEWTON PRIZE 2020 SHORTLIST”

The UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa on Thursday 13th August, 2020 made a courtesy visit to the Director General, NACOSTI to discuss possible areas of collaboration between the two institutions. The team from UNESCO compromised of Dr. JayaKumar Ramasamy, a Senior Programme Specialist and Head of the Natural Sciences Sector and Dr. Samuel Partey Science Policy and Capacity Building specialist. NACOSTI was represented by the Director General, Prof. Walter O. Oyawa, Ms. Margaret Muthee, Head Humanities and Social Sciences … Continue reading “UNESCO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EASTERN AFRICA COURTESY CALL TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL, NACOSTI”

NACOSTI held a virtual workshop on the 23rd July 2020 aimed at providing a platform for key stakeholders to give their input on the Researchers, IERCs, and Research Institution System (RIRS) and sensitize ST&I Stakeholders of the development of RIRS. The workshop brought together over one hundred and three (103) participants drawn from a wide range of key stakeholders consisting of representatives from Registered Research Institutions, both private and public universities, Government agencies/parastatals, Institutional Ethics Review Committees (IERC), National Bioethics … Continue reading “SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP ON RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, RESEARCHERS AND IERCS SYSTEM (RIRS)”

This package has been developed by the Ministry of Health to empower Health Care Workers (HCWS), Community Health Volunteers (CHVS) households and individuals, with basic knowledge, to enable them function effectively as care givers of COVID-19 patients at home. Kenya is now witnessing cases of local community transmission of the corona virus disease. This means that we are likely to see more people testing positive from the surveillance activities and at hospital casualty and emergencys units throughout the country. Not … Continue reading “HOME BASED ISOLATION AND CARE GUIDELINES FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS”

OFAB held a virtual science café on Wednesday 5th August 2020. The objectives of the meeting were to Explore the implications of the ongoing Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations between Kenya and the US and highlight the implications of Bt cotton commercialization and how it will impact textile and apparel trade under African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). The key panelist was the CS Betty Maina, Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development. Also present was Dr. Margaret Karembu, Director ISAAA … Continue reading “STAKEHOLDERS MEET TO DISCUSS BT COTTON PRODUCTION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR VALUE CHAIN PLAYERS”