US Department of Defense, JKUAT Explore Collaboration
A team from the United State of America, Department of Defense led by the Technical Director, Office of Naval Research, Dr. Rhett Jefferies docked at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and...
View ArticleFIND and JKUAT Explore Further Research Collaboration
The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) and the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology are exploring a research collaboration to address the cervical cancer burden in the...
View ArticleStray Cats Triumph as Cougars Maul KCA University
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Men’s basketball team Stray Cats ran riot on the JKUAT Alumni to lift the men’s indoor basketball festival trophy with an emphatic 67-37 victory....
View ArticleProf. Kamau and Dr. Mwangi Retain Deanships
Prof. Stanley Kamau and Dr. Peter Mwangi sailed through elections unchallenged to retain their positions as Deans for the School of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering (SEEIE) and the...
View ArticleLeveraging Industry Partnerships for Academic Excellence
The School of Computing and Information Technology under the College of Pure and Applied Sciences has recently conducted a series of career sensitizations in partnership with various companies to tease...
View ArticleJapan’s support for Africa’s Higher Education Steadfast
Japan’s support for higher education, research and technology transfer in Africa is bearing fruits with continued implementation of the Africa-ai-JAPAN Project. The Project that started in 2014 with...
View ArticleSoMMME Marks Annual Sports Day
The School of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Material Engineering (SoMMME) held their annual sports day, Friday, October 14, 2022. The one-day event that brought together about 600 staff and students...
View ArticleEngineering Students Tipped on Emerging Market Trends
Producing an all-rounded student ready for the job market is a major achievement for any institution. However, it is a process that requires extensive and rigorous training coupled with good mentorship...
View ArticleYouth Urged to Nurture Entrepreneurial Culture
Kenyan youth have been urged to take up entrepreneurship as a way of boosting the economy through more job creation and promoting the uptake of smart innovations. Speaking at the closing ceremony of...
View ArticleLaw Students Empower Girls from Mukuru Slums
JKUAT’s Law students held a wellness event for young girls and women drawn from the Mukuru kwa Njenga slums, in honour of the International Girls’ Day. The clinic staged in partnership with the...
View ArticleFood Fortification Database to Catalyse Compliance
In 2012, Kenya passed the food fortification legislation, making it mandatory for millers and processors of all packaged maize flour, wheat flour, and edible fats/oils to add specific vitamins and...
View ArticleChancellor Lauds Efforts in the Fight against Sleeping Sickness
The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) Executive Director, Prof. Joseph Mathu Ndung’u has lauded the historic milestone made by three African countries in the fight against sleeping...
View ArticleProf. Ngumi Rallies JKUAT Dons to Support Government Agenda
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Victoria Wambui Ngumi has rallied JKUAT researchers to proactively support the realization of the new government’s development programmes for the benefit of Kenyans. While...
View ArticleJKUAT Bags Top Awards in Drama Festivals
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology produced a stellar performance in the central and eastern regional drama festivals staged at Kitui County to win five major trophies in various...
View ArticleJKUAT Marks World Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida Day
Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus which are lifelong, disabling conditions yet preventable through various interventions during the first trimester of pregnancy, continue to affect millions across the...
View ArticleProf. Ngumi Roots for Financial Inclusion as KCB Unveils FLME
An estimated 40% of SMEs in Kenya are women-owned. And yet their access to financial services remains obscured by unfavourable business and regulatory environments, cultural, as well as traditional...
View ArticleOpportunities for the Youth in Producing Livestock Feeds
The rapid growth of the world’s population is expected to increase the consumption of food, particularly livestock products such as meat and eggs. As a result, farmers have an opportunity to fill this...
View ArticleEastern Africa Universities Partner to Establish PhD Hub
Six universities in Eastern Africa have formalized a partnership with Nottingham Trent University (UK) that will see the institutions broaden their pool of doctoral students and supervisors; develop...
View ArticleUasin Gishu County to Forge Partnership with JKUAT
The County Government of Uasin Gishu is set to forge a strategic partnership with the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). The partnership will cover several frontiers...
View ArticleJKUAT Law Scholar Appointed to National Crime Research Centre
Dr. Judith Oloo, a JKUAT don has been appointed to the Governing Council of the National Crime Research Centre (NCRC). In a Gazette Notice No. 12443, by the Attorney General, Dr. Oloo was appointed...
View ArticleJKUAT Establishes TVET Institute, to Commence Training in 2023
The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has established a Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) Institute, based at the Karen campus in Nairobi. The institute is...
View ArticleMathematics Don Receives First Professor Emeritus Title
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has awarded the first Professor Emeritus position to Prof. Surindar M. Uppal. The long serving Professor of Mathematics who retired from...
View ArticleChina-Kenya Agricultural Cooperation Bears Fruit at JKUAT
JKUAT and Chinese agriculture researchers have identified suitable treatments to increase productivity of a Kenyan maize variety, including in dry areas. The crop that was grown in the Modern...
View ArticleJKUAT Hosts Leadership Conference
School of Business and Entrepreneurship under the College of Human Resource Development (COHRED) has organized a six-day leadership workshop that aims to build capacity of participants to innovatively...
View ArticleBuilding Sciences Students Tipped on Post-Graduation Perspectives
Completing accredited programmes that satisfy job entry criteria is a huge relief for many graduates however transition to work especially for students in Building Sciences can be mystifying. In bid to...
View ArticleUniversity Management Meets JKUSA Executive
The Executive of the Jomo Kenyatta University Student Association (JKUSA) has pledged to continue its collaborative engagement with the university administration that would guarantee smooth running of...
View ArticleExperts Undergo Training in Efforts to Streamline the Building Industry
Building collapses have become a common trend in Kenya, following the high demand for housing leading unscrupulous developers to bypass construction regulations thus compromising the quality of...
View ArticleJKUAT Marks the Twelfth Tech Expo
Nishati Safi, a solar-powered street food trolley, took the day as JKUAT staged its twelfth tech expo edition showcasing 21 innovations, November 17-18, 2022. The winning innovation seeks to harness...
View ArticleHarnessing Students’ Innovation in Robotics Engineering
The university has introduced robotics engineering training to harness student creativity and boost innovative outputs in design and coding among students. The training programme leads to a robotics...
View ArticleEngineer Kabubo Elected Dean SCEGE
Eng. Charles Kabubo is the new Dean School of Civil, Environmental, and Geomatics Engineering following a closely contested Election held on November 17, 2022. Dr. Kabubo, a senior lecturer from the...
View ArticleSRI-Digital App to Revolutionize Rice Farming in Mwea
Achieving Food Security while using water and land resources in a sustainable manner is a major challenge to any country. Agriculture’s success is therefore hinged on effectively using Innovation to...
View ArticlePositioning Kenya as a Regional Assistive Technology Hub
Kenya is one of the countries severely affected by shortage of wheelchairs. An estimated 100,000 people in the country need wheelchairs yet only 5% of that population have one. Only 827 wheel chairs...
View ArticleJKUAT Graduate Emerges Top at BORAQS Examinations
Arch. Adeline Okwaro, a Bachelor of Architecture graduate from the School of Architecture and Building Sciences (SABS), emerged the top in the 2021 professional examinations conducted by the Board of...
View ArticleProf. Opondo Elected Dean School of Medicine
Everisto Opondo an Associate Professor at the College of Health Sciences, JKUAT is the new Dean, School of Medicine. He will be at the helm of the school’s leadership for the next two years after the...
View ArticleJKUAT Receives Dosifier Unit to Help Build Capacity of Millers
The EU-Funded Food Fortification Project at JKUAT has received a small-scale dosifier unit from Sanku to enhance its effort in training small-scale millers on fortification. Although flour...
View ArticleAlumni’s innovation to transform customer care service terrain
Customer care service is increasingly evolving with the advancements in technology being a major driving factor. Ideally, innovations will be important in improving customer and agent experiences along...
View ArticleOptimism reigns at JKUAT and PAUSTI joint graduation ceremony
The hallowed graduation square was filled with song, dance and renewed hope for 3,813 graduands as Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and the Pan African University...
View ArticlePS Lauds JKUAT for supporting government as 3,813 graduate
The Principal Secretary, State Department of University Education and Research Amb. Simon Nabukwesi has applauded JKUAT for actively supporting various national and county-level projects such as the...
View ArticleProf Njonge Appointed to KMFRI Board
Prof. Francis Njonge from the department of Animal Sciences at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has been appointed by the Cabinet Secretary of Agriculture to serve as a...
View ArticleJKUAT students get Mitsubishi scholarships
Fifteen (15) students from the School of Business at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) have received funding from Mitsubishi Corporation to support their academic studies....
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