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The IAEA Deputy Director General of Technical Cooperation Hua Liu(center) with some of the Ministers and ambassadors that attended the 2nd HLPM in Cairo Egypt Kenya, through NACOSTI, was among the countries that attended the 2nd High Level Policy Meeting (HLPM) of the African Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development, and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology (AFRA) Agreement in Cairo, Egypt, from the 5th to the 8th of December 2022. Participants included five state ministers, fourteen ambassadors, and … Continue reading “KENYA PARTICIPATES IN THE AFRICAN HIGH-LEVEL POLICY MEETING, CAIRO, EGYPT”

President William Ruto during the 59th Jamhuri Day celebrations at Nyayo National Stadium on December 12, 2022. [Kelly Ayodi, Standard] Kenyans could be staring at a digital revolution across the country, starting from how they access government services, browse the internet, earn from the digital space, employment and access to education. Speaking during the 59th Jamhuri Day celebrations in Nairobi themed “Connect, Innovate and Inspire,” President William Ruto said his administration will install 100,000km of digital highway in form of fibre optic … Continue reading “PRESIDENT RUTO BANKS ON DIGITAL REVOLUTION TO CREATE ONE MILLION JOBS”

Nelly Cheboi and her mother receiving the CNN Hero of the year award Nelly Cheboi’s mother could not hide her joy when her daughter was crowned the 2022 CNN Hero of the Year. Cheboi, a software engineer, won the award thanks to her philanthropic work through her company TechLit Africa where she secured computers for children in her rural village. The event, held at the American Museum of Natural History, saw the 29-year-old beat 10 other nominees to win the coveted award. Cheboi, … Continue reading “29-YEAR-OLD KENYAN TECH FOUNDER CROWNED CNN HERO OF 2022”

The United States Department of State’s Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism (WMDT) has organized a five (5)-day in-person training on Foundational Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Investigations for Law Enforcement in Dakar, Senegal from 11th to 16th December 2022. Mr. Denis Yegon, ICT – NACOSTI Mr. Phelix Awuor, ICT – NACOSTI Participants have been selected from Kenya, Nigeria, and Senegal. Mr. Denis Yegon and Mr. Phelix Pire of NACOSTI, Kenya were both accepted for the training. NACOSTI … Continue reading “NACOSTI STAFF ACCEPTED FOR TOP LEVEL TRAINING BY THE US STATE DEPARTMENT, IN DAKAR, SENEGAL”

The Fellowship is an honour awarded by ISC to those who champion science in and for society. Cape Town, 5 December 2022 – The International Science Council has today appointed 60 new ISC Fellows, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to promoting science as a global public good.  The Fellowship is the highest honour that can be conferred on an individual by the ISC. Joining the 66 Fellows that were appointed in June, it is anticipated that they will support ISC in its vital … Continue reading “ISC APPOINTS NEW FELLOWS TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION TO BRING SCIENCE TO SOCIETY”

Message of WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti On 31 August every year for the past two decades, we have marked African Traditional Medicine Day, to honour the integral role of traditional medicine in the health and welfare of generations of people on the continent. This year’s theme, “Two Decades of African Traditional Medicine Day: Progress Towards  Achieving Universal Health Coverage in Africa”, gives us the opportunity to reflect on the progress towards African traditional medicine being afforded … Continue reading “AFRICAN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE DAY 2022”

On World Science Day for Peace and Development, we share a recent article by ISC President Peter Gluckman on how science has been – and can continue to be – an important tool of global diplomacy. We live in perilous times, with informed commentary being dominated by pandemics, climate change, environmental degradation, collapse of the post–World War II rules-based system, growing nationalism, declining social cohesion, and disinformation. At the same time, progress on the Sustainable Development Goals has been inadequate … Continue reading “SCIENTISTS AND SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS NEED TO PLAY A GREATER ROLE IN SCIENCE DIPLOMACY”

MIT engineers design robots that can grow into bigger robots on their own. The team is aiming to design robots that can economically assemble almost anything including things much larger than themselves. In Short By India Today Web Desk: As the world moves from the human-dependent workforce to robotic hands, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a unique robot that can self-assemble and build “almost anything.” The robots can help in constructing buildings, building vehicles, and … Continue reading “CUTTING EDGE FRONTIER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY”

JKUAT Tech Expo, is an annual student-driven event incepted in 2009 that seeks to encourage and support students’ innovative ideas Nishati Safi, a solar-powered street food trolley, took that day as JKUAT staged its twelfth tech expo edition showcasing 21 innovations, November 17-18, 2022. The winning innovation seeks to harness solar energy as the power source to keep the food inside the trolley warm without harming the consumer, vendor or the environment. According to Khamisi Muniru, more than 2 million … Continue reading “JKUAT MARKS THE TWELFTH TECH EXPO”

Presidential Innovation Awards Winner from Kenya, Mr. Joseph Nguthuri (far left) being awarded his dummy cheque by Her Excellency the Vice President of Uganda, Hon. Jessica Alupo (centre), assisted by the Chairman of EASTECO Governing Board/DG NACOSTI-Kenya, Prof. Walter Oyawa (far right). Also present were the Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Uganda, the Minister of Transport, Uganda, the Minister for Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Economic Planning. Kenya has demonstrated its prowess … Continue reading “KENYA’S RENOWNED YOUTH INNOVATOR TOPS IN PRESIDENTIAL INNOVATION AWARDS IN EAST AFRICA”