JICA to Support Africa’s Human Resource Development
A special advisor to the President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Yukio Okamoto has said that Japan will stand with Africa in the continent’s bid to develop its human resources....
View ArticleJapan meets Africa at JKUAT Multimedia & Development Festival
Students and staff from JKUAT and the Pan African University Institute for Basic Sciences Technology and Innovation (PAUSTI) got a chance to watch award winning projects of the 2016 Japan Media Arts...
View ArticleCalls for innovation as JKUAT staffer gets Motorized Wheelchair
Fred Odawo will forever remember the events of Tuesday, March 21, 2017. That day, at around 3:30 pm, he gleefully swapped his manual wheelchair for a motorized one. For nearly three decades, the...
View ArticleHope for Coconut Industry as NACOSTI Launches Research Chair
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology has won a competitive bid to spearhead an ambitious innovation and technology transfer initiative aimed at fostering agro-processing in the...
View ArticleSchool of Nursing and Mathematical Sciences Get New Deans
Dr. Drusilla Makworo and Dr. George Orwa have been named the Deans Schools of Nursing and that of Mathematical Sciences respectively. The two who went unopposed will serve the respective schools for a...
View ArticleBrexit Will not hurt Kenya-UK Scientific Relations
The move by Britain to leave the European Union will not hurt scientific cooperation between United Kingdom and Kenya, a British Official said, adding that the UK will remain a major player in global...
View ArticleVarsity Council Lauds Keiyian Group Ranch’s Foresight
The Council of Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology has lauded the members of the Keiyian Group Ranch in Transmara for their foresight that led to the donation of 100 acres of land to...
View ArticleUp-Scaling Rainwater Harvesting and Management
Recent studies indicate that nearly a third of people in Sub-Saharan Africa are living in areas with extremely scarce water causing food security and nutrition levels to sharply deteriorate over the...
View ArticleLegume Centre of Excellence for Food and Nutrition Security Launched
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology is poised to tip the scales in food and nutrition security research ecosystem across the region following the launch of the Legume Centre of...
View ArticleCurtains Come Down on Prof. Kahangi’s Reign at RPE
Prof. Esther Murugi Kahangi who has for the past ten years served the University as the Deputy Vice Chancellor in Charge of Research, Production and Extension Division (RPE), has finally called it a...
View ArticleCS Lauds JKUAT for Hosting Maritime Centre for Africa
Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has congratulated JKUAT on winning the competitive bid to host the Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre (MTCC) for the Africa region. The Centre which is...
View ArticleResearchers Develop Hybrid Dryer to Boost Food Security
Insufficient drying and inadequate storage remains a major obstacle to food security in the country. To tackle this, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology researchers led by Prof....
View ArticleThree benefit from MENEMU Scholarship Fund
Three gifted but needy students from the School of Nursing have gotten a reprieve in their studies following a full year tuition payment by MENEMU Scholarship Fund. The students will also be eligible...
View ArticleJKUAT, MoH to Implement EU-Funded Food Fortification Programme
The European Union has announced €3.2 Million (KES 350 Million) support to complement an integrated approach to improve the health and nutritional status of the poor and vulnerable groups in Kenya...
View ArticleInsect Pests’ Resistance to Bt Crops: Its Implication on FAW Management
The use of single-gene Bt plants is one of the factors contributing to the rapid development of Bt resistance in the invasive fall armyworm(FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), a new...
View ArticleEighth Sustainable Research and Innovation Conference
The eighth edition of the JKUAT annual Sustainable Research and Innovation (SRI) Conference got underway on Wednesday May 3, 2017. The three-day event that has attracted participation from Uganda,...
View ArticleChancellor Happy with Doctorate Thesis Presentations
JKUAT Chancellor Prof. Geoffrey Ole Maloiy has hailed the high quality of doctorate thesis presentations by candidates at the University’s Kisii CBD Campus, which took place, Friday, May 5, 2017, and...
View ArticleRoad to Expedite Modernization of Agriculture Laboratory Bldg
Plans to extend and renovate the Agricultural Laboratory Building (ALB) got a shot in the arm following completion of access road to the facility. ALB which houses laboratories and offices is to be...
View ArticleCollege Hall Meeting for USAID Funded Health Project
Following the launch of the Health Informatics Governance and Data Analytics (HIGDA) Project, earlier this year, participants from implementing institutions converged for the first College Hall meeting...
View ArticleJKUAT MDF: Promoting Academia-Industry Linkages
The School of Communication and Development Studies (SCDS) in her endeavour to promote linkages with the industry hosted a two-day Multimedia and Development Fest (JKUAT MDF), May 24-25, 2017. The...
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