The Chinese government has heightened its pledge to invest in the development of a Botanical Garden and the Sino-African Biodiversity Research Center at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), an initiative mooted two years ago. The garden which is a flagship project of the Vision 2030 development agenda will include construction and stocking of six laboratories, a research centre consisting of five gardens and hostels for both local and international scholars. Prof. Zhu Xian Bin, Assistant President of University of Sciences (UCAS), informed an appraisal meeting that the Chinese government is also in... Continue reading →
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Actualization of Botanical Garden at JKUAT on Course
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Procurement Authority Officials visits
Officials from the Public Procurement Oversight Authority (PPOA) are at JKUAT to conduct a procurement review aimed at assisting the University to identify its unique procurement challenges that hinder efficient provision of improved service delivery. The team of four led by Mr. Peter Ndungu, PPOA’s Compliance Manager was received, Tuesday, April 16, 2013 by the Vice Chancellor Prof. Mabel Imbuga, who used the forum to emphasize that JKUAT was a major stakeholder in the promotion of Procurement and Supplies training and research in the country. The Vice Chancellor said, JKUAT was the first University in... Continue reading →
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JKUAT Reviews IT Curriculum
Information Technology undergraduate courses offered at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology have been updated as a result of a curriculum review undertaken in conjunction with International Business Machines (IBM). The new curriculum which will be rolled out starting with the May 2013 Semester, is of great value to the entire IT programme with special focus on Computer Science, Computer Technology and Information Technology, IT Director Dr. Michael Wafula revealed when addressing a visiting media team from IBM, United Stated of America. The review involved integrating new database management aspects into the courses offered... Continue reading →
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Varsity to Assemble School Lap-Tops
The Government’s promise to provide free Laptop to every child in the country’s Standard One primary schools has received a major boost from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), that has embarked on a programme to expand its existing computer assembly facility through partnership with Government and industry. The initiative is in line with President Uhuru’s policy commitment to deliver free laptops to the country’s standard one pupils next year. For some years now, JKUAT has been spearheading a computer assembly project –the Madaraka Computer initiative, as part of Vision 2030 flagship project... Continue reading →
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Juja Member of Parliament Visits JKUAT
Juja Member of Parliament Hon. Francis Munyua Waititu visited Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology to familiarize himself with the operations of the computer assembly facility of the institution. Hon. Waititu said he plans to mobilize Members of Parliament to visit the University before Parliament deliberates on the provision of laptops to standard one pupils next year as promised by President Uhuru Kenyatta. The initiative to assemble the laptops locally will not only provide employment to Kenyans but also build human capacity in Information Communication Technology in readiness for future projects. During the visit,... Continue reading →
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Varsity Clinches Kenya Country Finals Imagine Cup 2013
Collins Omwenga, Paul Mutie, Somboriot Kipchillat and their mentor Calvin Kebati are the winners of Kenya Country Finals Imagine Cup 2013. Dubbed ‘TEAM PI CRAFT’, the team represented Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology with a project called Protégé. In their presentation, the team exhibited an application called Protégé which seeks to support the process of giving donations to children’s homes and other charitable organizations across the world. The application creates a support mechanism that allows children homes and rehabilitation centres to receive donations of any kind through an open accountable system based on... Continue reading →
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JKUAT to Train Medical Doctors starting this Year
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) will from September this year start training Medical doctors. The MBCHB training will be offered through the School of Medicine housed under the College of Health Sciences (COHES) at the main Campus in Juja. Making the disclosure at the University’s Boardroom after an intensive inspection process of the University’s curriculum and facilities which took over two years, the Chairman of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board Chairman Prof. George Magoha said JKUAT met the requirements set to offer the training with an initial intake of up... Continue reading →
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JKUAT to Develop Nuclear Science Courses
The Government of Kenya has approached Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) to develop courses in Nuclear Science. Executive Chairman of Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board Hon. Ochilo Ayacko said the board intends to partner with JKUAT to tailor and deliver courses that will build and enhance the capacity of personnel who will be tasked to run nuclear power plants that the government plans to put up. Hon. Ayacko said this during the official opening of the “2013 Sustainable Research and Innovation Conference” at JKUAT. The Executive Chairman further revealed that the Government, under... Continue reading →
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Ksh 10M Canadian Research Grant for Malaria Control
Researchers at the Department of Zoology have received $ 113, 000 (close to Kshs.10 million) from the Government of Canada to support a promising research project aimed at combating malaria through the development of possible phytomedicines – anti-malarial drugs developed from targeted medicinal plants. The objective of the 18-month study is to extract active anti-malarial compounds from medicinal plants in Kenya and Nigeria that the researchers have already identified. The study pioneered by Mr. Patrick Simiyu will be the main thesis for his PhD degree programme that he is pursuing at JKUAT and is assisted... Continue reading →
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Galaxy of Young JKUAT Innovators Feted
Student innovators have been challenged not to relent in identifying gaps in the society but to redouble their efforts in coming up with great innovations whether business-oriented, technological or agricultural and seeking appropriate solutions geared towards addressing the identified needs while at the same time achieving global recognition. This message was delivered in a speech read by the Deputy Vice Chancellor in Charge of Research, Production and Extension (RPE) Prof. Esther Kahangi on behalf of the Vice Chancellor Prof Mabel Imbuga during the “Tech Expo Winners Award Ceremony” held at the University’s Juja Main Campus,... Continue reading →
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National Youth Service Formalizes Marine Engineering Training
The collaborative initiative between Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and the National Youth Service (NYS) in Marine Engineering training programme has been accorded formal recognition following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two institutions Friday, May 3, 2013. In a ceremony conducted at JKUAT Main Campus Juja, the Vice Chancellor Prof. Mabel Imbuga lauded the move by the two institutions to formally establish an MoU, a development which she said was long overdue and reiterated that “the signing of the MoU has come at the right time as... Continue reading →
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Scientist discover a Solution to Tissue Culture banana virus
A research scientist at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology has come up with what may be a solution to banana streak virus (BSV) found in Tissue Culture (TC) bananas. In her Masters research titled Evaluation of in vitro protocols for the elimination of banana streak virus in TC produced bananas, Ms. Grace Wacheke Mungai, a Biotechnologist at the Institute of Biotechnology Research (IBR) found out that the virus could be eliminated through chemotherapy by using ribavirin and salicylic acid chemicals. While there were other methods such as Meristem tip culture and Thermotherapy,... Continue reading →
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Varsity Students to Represent Africa in a Global Exchange Programme in Japan
Three students from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) will represent the African continent in a cultural interaction and exchange programme at Yamagata University Corporation in Japan in July 2013. This was disclosed by Kiyoshi Yaguchi, the Director of Social Cooperation, International Exchange, Libraries and ICT Planning Division when he paid a courtesy call to the University, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Deputy Vice Chancellor in Charge of Academic Affairs, Prof. Romanus Odhiambo, speaking during the meeting when he hosted Mr. Kiyoshi Yaguchi, thanked Yamagata University for selecting JKUAT students to be part of... Continue reading →
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Varsity at the Centre of Vision 2030 Enterprises
As part of its strategy to provide impetus to Kenya’s industrialization, the University has embarked on implementing identified projects that would contribute to the attainment of Vision 2030, the country’s development programme launched in 2008 and anticipated to transform Kenya to a middle income economy by the year 2030. To support the national agenda, JKUAT has initiated a total of seven projects that include two flagship projects with the potential to generate multiple enterprises, and five high priority ventures. The Vice Chancellor Prof. Mabel Imbuga has appointed a committee chaired by Prof. Alfred Mayabi, Principal,... Continue reading →
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Joint Admissions Board Admits 53,010 Candidates to Public Universities
The Joint Admissions Board (JAB) will admit a total of 53,010 candidates who sat for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination in 2012 to the country’s public universities and constituent colleges. According to JAB, candidates who scored a minimum aggregate of B of 61 points and above will be admitted to the public universities and their constituent colleges. The Board also resolved that in addition, all female candidates with an aggregate of 60 points and B- (Minus) of 59 be admitted under the JAB’s gender affirmative action admission criteria. This was revealed Monday, May 13,... Continue reading →
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UN-Habitat to boost Urban Planning Training
Graduate students in urban planning at the School of Architecture and Building Sciences will now benefit from modern global urban planning practices that will be made available by UN-Habitat, the Nairobi based UN specialized agency for human settlements that has pledged to offer internship opportunities to urban planning students of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology. The internships will specifically focus on successful UN-Habitat global projects and programmes with the hallmark of inclusiveness and sustainable urban development. Dr. Joan Clos, UN-Habitat Executive Director who spoke at JKUAT, Tuesday May 14, 2013, on the theme:... Continue reading →
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Prof. Imbuga visit to her alma mater
Youngsters in the country’s institutions of learning have been encouraged to invest in discipline and sheer hard work if they hope to succeed in their desire to post excellent results in their national examinations. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mabel Imbuga who was speaking at Alliance Girls High School, her alma mater, Saturday May 18, 2013 where she was the guest of honour during the school’s annual speech day, told students to be judicious in their studies as a way of positioning themselves for rewarding future training and career opportunities. Prof. Imbuga who is the Chairman... Continue reading →
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New Variety of Button Mushroom Introduced
A new variety of commercial Button mushroom spawn, Agaricus Bitorquis, has been introduced for the first time in Kenya by the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology’s research laboratory. The new variety of Button mushrooms thrives well in warmer areas. According to Mr. Patrick Kanyi Muchiri, a research scientist from the University’s Institute of Biotechnology Research (IBR), the variety is most suited to grow and produce desirable yields in warm or hot weather conditions. Kanyi states that he has for the past two years researched on various soils and found that the months of... Continue reading →
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JKUAT /Ivey School of Business case study Project.
The culture of making learning practical and interesting by encouraging students to rely on concrete life activities which has taken root at the University has received new impetus following increased interest from the student community. Launched two years ago as part of a five year collaborative venture between Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and Canadian based Richard Ivey School of Business of University of Western Ontario, the project, dubbed case study approach because of the practical nature it adopts to learning; has now received widespread approval among JKUAT students, at least going... Continue reading →
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Cypriot Scholar Urges African Universities to Leverage on Quality
A visiting Cypriot academic has called on African Universities to leverage on quality teaching, research, and innovation through global bench-marking, accreditation, and linkages in order to provide relevant university education for the ever increasing population of the continent. Prof. Dr. Hasan Ali Bıçak, the President of the Higher Education Planning, Evaluation, Accreditation and Coordination Council (YODAK) of North Cyprus said this during his visit at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Tuesday, May 28, 2013. The don who is in the country to confer with his contemporaries at the Commission for University Education on... Continue reading →
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