The government has embarked on a programme to strengthen and empower newly established university colleges through the provision of increased government development funding. The idea according to Dr. Areba Nyangate, a Senior Deputy Director in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is to accelerate teaching and research capacities in the institutions through the acquisition of crucial and modern infrastructure. The official who was inaugurating the new Council for Muranga University College, Wednesday August 28, 2013 said government annual development funding stood at Shs. 118 million for the nine new university colleges while established universities... Continue reading →
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Increased Funding for Varsity Colleges
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Varsity hosts Bill and Melinda Gates Researchers
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mabel Imbuga has challenged local and international researchers to exchange research ideas and work closely together in their search for answers to global challenges. This, she noted, would eliminate duplication of concepts and strengthen research ideas from conceptualization. Applied research, she added, remains crucial in accelerating socio-economic development hence need for more attention. Prof. Imbuga was speaking, Thursday, August 29, 2013, when she hosted over 60 researchers drawn from all over the world and sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation under the auspices of the Agricultural Research Connection. “We... Continue reading →
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Kenya Bureau of Standards Surveillance Audit
Three audit officials from Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) commenced ISO 9001:2008 surveillance audit at the main campus in Juja, Tuesday September 3, 2013, the first such exercise since the standards body re-certified the University in October 2012. Welcoming the team, Vice Chancellor Prof. Mabel Imbuga assured the auditors of the University’s total commitment to the Quality Management System (QMS) that she said had enabled the university to register marked and improved quality service delivery to its stakeholders. Prof Imbuga told the auditors JKUAT was proud to be KEBS ISO 9001:2008 certified since 2009, and... Continue reading →
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African Chemical Scientists Workshop begins at JKUAT
A high profile chemistry workshop bringing together professionals from Africa and beyond opened at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Monday September 2, 2013. The five-day workshop on Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry is hosted by the JKUAT Chemistry Department and sponsored by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) and the Pan Africa Chemistry Network. It aims to advance African scientists’ global visibility in chemical sciences by empowering them to generate knowledge relevant to African setting in order to influence local thinking and decision making.... Continue reading →
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Higher Studies in China for Thirteen scholars
Thirteen scholars drawn from selected Departments of the JKUAT left for Beijing’s Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS), Monday September 2, 2013 to pursue graduate training in the various fields of life sciences financed by the Chinese Government as part of capacity building component in preparation for the establishment at JKUAT of Sino Africa Biodiversity Resource Conservation centre (SABREC) to champion biodiversity research in East Africa. The scholarships recipients, two of them expected to enroll for PhD degrees and eleven others slated to undertake studies that would lead to Masters degrees were selected by UCAS from... Continue reading →
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3000 Freshmen Begin Studies at JKUAT
Orientation for over 3000 first year students who reported at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology main campus came to a close, Friday, September 6, 2013 with an address by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mabel Imbuga. Addressing the September cohort, enrolled in over 77 degree programmes in the university’s various faculties, schools and colleges, Prof. Imbuga commended the students for choosing JKUAT, describing JKUAT as an entrepreneurial institution that had fostered a strong culture of research and innovation, which will greatly benefit the freshmen. The Vice Chancellor equally noted that besides the large... Continue reading →
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Cabinet Secretary Hails Varsity on Research & Innovation
Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Mr. Felix Koskei has hailed Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) for its role in promoting research, training, innovation and technology transfer. In a speech read on his behalf by the Ministry’s Director of Engineering Services, Eng. Jasper Nkanya, when he presided over the official opening ceremony of this year’s JKUAT Annual Open Day, Friday, September 6, 2013 at the University’s Juja Main Campus, the Cabinet Secretary further lauded the university for “bringing together various stakeholders and experts to showcase their research outputs and innovations.” While... Continue reading →
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Japanese Development Team Lauds Varsity Growth
The Japanese members of the House of Councillors have commended the growth and progress of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology since inception. Three members of the Japanese Parliament made this observation during their visit to JKUAT as part of the audit of the utilization of the Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) in Japanese foreign missions worldwide. JKUAT was jointly founded in 1984 through a bilateral cooperation between the government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the government of Kenya. Speaking at the institution Wednesday, September 11, 2013, mission team... Continue reading →
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Impressive Performance at Nyeri Show
The 2013 Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) organized Central Kenya Show opened its doors to the public Wednesday, September 11, 2013 with Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) stamping its unassailable lead that saw the University clinch all top prizes in all the 12 competitive categories that attracted other contestants drawn from the public and private sector in Kenya. The ASK panel of judges declared JKUAT as “The Best Innovation and Invention Stand” as well as “ The Best stand in Development Research Institution.” In addition, JKUAT emerged victor as the “Best Engineering... Continue reading →
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Council vouches to improve Varsity infrastructure
JKUAT Council has pledged its commitment to prioritize the University’s infrastructural development as a sure way of enhancing efficiency and service delivery to the general public. Addressing University staff when he visited the University’s campuses in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD), Westlands Campus, and Karen Campus respectively, September 12, 2013, the Chair of the Council Dr. Ekuru Aukot noted that his Council was determined to ensure that the University became an academic signature that stood out in the region and beyond especially in its core fields of Engineering and Technology. Already, he pointed out, the... Continue reading →
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Varsity Formalizes Cooperation with Standardization Body
An agreement to foster mutually beneficial academia and industry cooperation, bringing together Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has been formalized. The partnership will see a number of KEBS officers undertake graduate training and research at the university with the former offering internship and industrial attachment for JKUAT students. In addition, the two institutions through the joint implementation committee will identify and mount research initiatives in thematic areas. To kick start the collaboration, ten KEBS masters and doctorate analysts will undertake further training in JKUAT yearly... Continue reading →
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Scholars Converge for SHRD Inaugural Conference
The inaugural School for Human Resource Development (SHRD) Research Conference opened Thursday September 12, 2013 at the University’s main campus. The conference themed: emerging issues in entrepreneurship, business development and social sciences in a growing economy, brought together graduate students, faculty and practitioners from the school and beyond. The initiative is part of the wider university endeavour to create opportunities for student and scholars to share their research findings not only with contemporaries within the scientific community but also with the wider public. Over 100 papers covering various sub-themes like: leadership and governance, micro-finance, globalization,... Continue reading →
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Vice Chancellor Meets PAUISTI Students
The Vice Chancellor Prof. Mabel Imbuga led other top managers of the University in a consultative and stocktaking meeting with the pioneer graduate students of Pan African University Institute of Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation (PAUISTI), Thursday, September 12, 2013. The graduate students currently pursuing various masters programmes at the continental University institute hosted at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture Technology, are set to begin their research projects, having concluded their coursework at the fall of July 2013. Prof. Imbuga commended the students for professional conduct and dedication in their studies which she reiterated,... Continue reading →
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Varsity Hosts Young Japanese Tutors
Five volunteer undergraduate students from Japan’s Yamagata University are currently undertaking a three week cultural exchange programme as Japanese tutors at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). The students are teaching their Kenyan counterparts the Japanese language in a move aimed at strengthening cultural ties and diversity among nationals of the two nations. The exchange programme which is part of cooperation signed in 2012 between the two universities saw three JKUAT students represent Africa in a cultural interaction and exchange programme at Yamagata University in August 2013. According to Ms. Joan Kiploma, Japanese... Continue reading →
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Varsity Conducts First Aid Training
Over 200 staffers drawn from various sections and departments Thursday concluded a two week basic first aid training workshop organized by the university hospital. The training which was conducted by safety and health consultants targeted equipped the staffers with skills in primary first aid and quick repose in cases of emergencies. The training also focused on how to handle people during crises. The trainees will be first aid representatives in their respective departments where they will double up as trainers of trainers (TOTs) on a wide range of common emergencies before getting medical attention. The... Continue reading →
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Council to Address Emerging Challenges
Council, the top university organ has pledged its commitment to support management to address emerging challenges that have the potential to hinder the University from fulfilling its mandate of teaching and research. Making their inaugural inspection tour of JKUAT facilities, Tuesday, September 24, 2013, the team made an undertaking to support the University to acquire modern equipment to support the marked increased expansion witnessed in the University that has seen the total number of students swell from slightly over 7,000 in less than five years to the current figure of over 30, 000 students. Ambassador... Continue reading →
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JKUAT – KUDHEIHA Chapter Signs New CBA with Employer
University Council, Management and the Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Allied Workers (KUDHEIHA) have signed a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), Friday, September, 27, 2013. The move, which will see members enjoy better perks which entail Office to house allowance, Passage and baggage allowance, leave allowance among others, follows the successful conclusion of negotiations between the JKUAT Council (employer) and the workers (KUDHEIHA). The good news is that the 2012 -2013 CBA benefits have been backdated to July 1st2012. Speaking at the function, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mabel Imbuga thanked the... Continue reading →
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Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute Inspectors on a Mission at JKUAT
A team of inspectors comprising six top officials from the Kenya Nutritionists & Dieticians Institute (KNDI) are currently on a preliminary inspection/audit of the University’s BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics for the purpose of accreditation. The Inspection team is visiting all Public Institutions in the country to ensure that the programme on offer is harmonized. In her brief introduction of the purpose of their visit before embarking on the inspection of the University’s Food Science facilities, KNDI chairperson Prof. Julia Ojiambo stated that her team had visited the University on shared interest; to asses the... Continue reading →
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Government Lauds JKUAT’s Focus on Innovations Development Training
The Cabinet Secretary, Information Communication and Technology Dr. Fred Matiang’i has commended JKUAT for providing practical training skills to students whose contribution towards the Country’s transformation was now becoming a reality. He said their desirable and relevant innovations that emanated from their intensive researches that complimented the Government’s effort in the realization of the Country’s Vision 2030 were highly appreciated. Dr. Matiang’i stated that the University’s move was the only sure path that Institution’s of higher learning needed to follow if Kenyan’s were to be empowered and become self-reliant. Addressing staff and students during the... Continue reading →
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Trophies Galore for JKUAT at International Fair
It was all smiles for Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), when President Uhuru Kenyatta called the name of JKUAT three times, Wednesday, October 2, 2013 to honour the institution with trophies clinched by the University during the Agricultural Society of Kenya organized 2013 Nairobi International Trade Fair. The Vice Chancellor Prof. Mabel Imbuga accompanied by Prof. Esther Kahangi, Deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Research, Production and Extension were at Jamhuri Park, Nairobi, the venue of the Trade Fair to receive the three trophies that made JKUAT the darling to the thousands... Continue reading →
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