A research project between Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and the Chinese Lanzhou University could reverse the misfortunes of Kenyan farmers in the wake accelerated climate change and water scarcity. The project on ecosystems monitoring will be critical in establishing early warning systems on drought besides crops mapping in order to determine the most suitable crops for various regions of the country. Kenyan farmers have repeatedly fallen victims to crop failure due to sporadic droughts, rendering large numbers of the population hungry. A mismatch of crops and climatic conditions has also... Continue reading →
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Modern Technologies with New Promises to Local Farmers
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Planners Urged to Innovate for Sustainable Built Environment
Urban planners and architects have been challenged to be more innovative in order to assist cities attain economic, social and environmentally friendly sustainability. The Coordinator, Urban Environment, Planning and Design Branch at the UN Habitat, Mr. Rafael Tuts said this in his opening remarks to participants during a two- day conference themed: “Promoting Sustainable Built Environment” organized by the School of Architecture and Building Sciences, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Thursday, October 10, 2013. He observed that in the next 15- 20 years, about 1.4 billion new citizens worldwide will be urbanized... Continue reading →
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Varsity Develops Risk Management and Mitigation Report
Senior managers of the University are working towards developing a framework that is forward looking, and which is meant to anticipate any potential risks that could negatively impact on the institution’s development . The managers attending the Second Phase of the Risk Management Policy Framework (RMPF) workshop drawn from the campuses and centres will after the week-long intensive exercise, ending October 18, generate a report on risks and their mitigating factors emanating from Governance, External Environment and Strategic objectives. According to Mr. Michael Mwangi Itotia, the lead facilitator from Management Audit Consulting Limited, the outcome... Continue reading →
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Scholars Urged to Participate in Country’s Economic Growth
The Vice Chancellor Prof. Mabel Imbuga has urged Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) staff to take advantage of the introduction of the devolved system of governance in the country to stamp their authority in the fields of trade that may spur the country’s economic development. Prof Imbuga said JKUAT would increase access to higher education in the country through partnerships, innovations and research activities; increased marketing of its programmes and exploring alternative sources of funding in order to cater for its operational costs considering that only 30% of its funding comes from... Continue reading →
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Japan to Train 900 Africans at Masters Level
Nine hundred Africans will in the next four years get scholarships to undertake masters studies at Japanese universities to strengthen and build capacity and networks between Africa and Japan. The programme by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) dubbed: African Business Education Initiative for the Youth (ABE), targets young Africans below the age of 39 drawn from the private sector, academia and civil servants who have concluded their first degree. The programme is a commitment by the Government of Japan to support dynamic growth of Africa, with emphasis on public-private partnerships. Successful participants from key fields... Continue reading →
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Student Leadership Aspirants Grilled Before Cameras
Hungry for accountability and good governance from student leaders, JKUAT Main Campus students have set a new record by subjecting aspirants to intellectual debates before rolling cameras. Like the televised presidential debates that captured the breath of the nation in the run-up to the March 4 General Elections, aspirants to the students’ Governing Council faced a barrage of questions from their contemporaries as the campaigns hot up. The debates, organized by Social Sciences and Humanities Department in collaboration with the Dean of Students Office and the Corporate Communications Office, are meant to gleam into the... Continue reading →
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Koskei Calls for Increased Food Security Research
It will be ironical for the country to continue grappling with the issue of food security when it produces some of the best researchers in the region who could find a solution to the situation. Mr. Koskei being introduced to a propagated Tissue culture banana by the Vice Chancellor at one of the University’s green houses, flanked by Mr. Charles Kalomba JKUAT Mashinani lead consultant Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Mr. Felix Koskei said, it had become apparent that the plight of low productivity required urgent attention if hunger was to be eradicated.... Continue reading →
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Academia and Private Sector Chart Growth Path for Region
The slackened socio-economic growth and development of the East Africa region has been partly attributed to slow uptake and commercialization of locally generated social and scientific innovations, a situation also blamed on poor integration between the academia and the industry. As a response, the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) organized a consultative forum, bringing together member universities, and the private sector and public institutions. Under the theme: Bridging the academia and the private sector through engagement with the public sector, the initiative aims to promote dialogue on strategies and action plans that can accelerate... Continue reading →
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Students Elect New Governing Council
After weeks of campaigning and grueling television interviews, comrades at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology went to the polls Tuesday, October 29, 2013 to vote in their a new team of student leaders for various posts in the student Governing Council ; Jomo Kenyatta University Students Organization (JKUSO). The polls which begun at the crack of dawn saw students come out in their hundreds to vote in eight new faces who will take charge of the Governing Council for the next one year upon swearing in. After anxious hours of waiting for the... Continue reading →
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Cabinet Secretary Lauds Varsity’s Culture of Innovation
Industrialization and Enterprise Development Cabinet Secretary Mohamed Adan has lauded the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture of Technology’s Tech Expo for remaining a very vibrant platform for the identification and nurturing cutting edge innovations with the ultimate objective of exposing students’ innovations to the industry. The Director of Industrial Information & Research Amb. Dr. Joseph Kiplagat, who represented the Cabinet Secretary as the Chief Guest during the opening of the “2013 Edition of the Tech Expo,” Thursday, October, 31, 2013, said: “Solutions to most of the challenges human beings face in the society lie in... Continue reading →
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Construction of Pan African University Complex to Commence
Construction of the building that will house the Pan African University Institute of Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation (PAUISTI) is set to commence in earnest at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Main Campus, Juja following the official handing over of the construction site to Vinbell International Ltd, the construction company that won the competitive tender for the construction of the complex. During the function Monday, November 4, 2013, the Vice Chancellor Prof. Mabel Imbuga said, the African Union was highly committed to the successful completion of the PAUISTI project, adding, JKUAT was... Continue reading →
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Fostering Agribusiness and Market Development
A collaborative initiative between Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and the Kenya Agricultural Productivity and Agribusiness Programme (KAPAP) to implement Agribusiness and market development interventions focusing on curricular development, training and building capacity in food processing entrepreneurs/investors, advisory service providers and agricultural extension staff has been established. The partnership, signed between the two parties, Friday, November, 2013, will also see the University enhance its capacity to provide modulized and competency based training for fruits and vegetables value chain actors and service providers and business incubation. Speaking during the function, the Vice Chancellor... Continue reading →
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Training for Global Markets, JKUAT Takes Lead
The demand to produce globally competitive workforce has over the years seen Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) enter into partnerships with industry and a number of universities globally. The latest partnership, sealed Monday, November 11, 2013, has laid ground for exchange of resources, technology, and knowledge between JKUAT and Flensburg University of Applied Sciences (FUAS) of Germany. Speaking during the signing of the partnership, Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmidt from the FUAS School of Business said the initiative will be critical in fostering not only academic excellence but also cultural integration among Kenyan and... Continue reading →
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Juja Power Station to Spur Economic Activities
Construction of a 23 MVA Power substation that is expected to stabilize supply of electricity in Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and its environs commenced Thursday, November 14, 2013 at the University grounds. The station, to serve residents along the Thika Superhighway will meet the high demand for power occasioned by increased economic activities in Thika and Juja areas. Speaking during the ground bre aking ceremony, the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Ben Chumo commended the University for providing the land towards the project. “The dedicated line to... Continue reading →
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Kshs. 63 Billion for Science, Technology and Innovation
National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) CEO, Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak has challenged local researchers to take advantage of the government’s 2% of GDP research funding, amounting to Kshs. 63 billion in order to come up with relevant socio-economic innovations. The CEO added, the fund will strengthen capacity of local institutions and individuals to engage in high level research initiatives informed and driven by the needs of society. Abdulrazak also called on the academia to increasingly publish in high impact journals that will boost visibility of locally generated knowledge. “Kenya contributes only 6.6% of... Continue reading →
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Legislators Say Kudos to JKUAT
A group of legislators have commended Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology for its research and innovation foresight that would be instrumental in the promotion of Kenya’s industrialization agenda. Quality and relevant research, the parliamentarians advised, were still defining attributes of a modern university and urged JKUAT to intensify their effort in the search for new knowledge particularly in its core areas of engineering, agriculture and other technology related fields. Addressing University Council and Senate at JKUAT, Thursday November 28, 2013, Hon. Julius Melly, vice chairman, Departmental Committee on Education, Research, and Technology who... Continue reading →
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Prof. Maloiy Urges County Govts to Prioritize Education
Prof. Geoffrey Moriaso Ole Maloiy, the newly installed Chancellor of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, has challenged county governments to prioritize education and work closely with learning institutions in their jurisdictions in order to expedite local and national development. This, he added, should be done in an inclusive and participatory manner devoid of favoritism and ethnic undertones. Prof. Maloiy who was conferred with an honorary degree of Doctor of Science in Conservation Biology by JKUAT during the University’s 22nd Graduation Ceremony, Friday, also cautioned local universities against dishing out honorary awards to undeserving... Continue reading →
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Varsity Honours Top Achieving Students
The University held its prestigious annual awards ceremony to honour and reward academic excellence and achievement in other areas of human endeavor demonstrated by students from all academic departments during the 2012/2013 academic year under three award schemes namely, the Babaroa Awards, the Vice Chancellor’s Awards, and the JKUAT Achievement Award Programme (PAA Awards). Speaking to the student achievers during the ceremony, Tuesday, December 2013, at Main Campus, Juja, the Vice Chancellor Prof. Mabel Imbuga, in a speech read on her behalf by the Deputy Vice Chancellor in Charge of Academic Affairs Prof. Romanus Odhiambo,... Continue reading →
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French Agency Visits Varsity
While the increased demand for University education witnessed in recent years has been greeted with enthusiasm from various stakeholders in Kenya, the provision of adequate and affordable housing has been a major area of concern preoccupying university managers. This challenge has pushed the various education actors to source for new approaches to address the problem. One such approach that Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has been fronting is the public /private imitative that encourage private developers to be proactive in the construction of agreed housing facilities suitable for students’ accommodation, a system... Continue reading →
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Hongera Kenya
On behalf of Management, Students and Staff of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, let me convey warm felicitations to the President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, Deputy President His Excellency, William Ruto and the great people of the republic of Kenya as the Nation marks fifty years of self governance. Kenya has registered astronomical growth in the education sector in the last fifty years, starting in 1964, with only one institution offering university education. At the turn of 2013 however, the country has 22 accredited public universities, 17 chartered... Continue reading →
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