Month: October 2021

America is serious about avoiding a future where the West must rely on authoritarian regimes for technology. The United Kingdom’s policymakers also need to recognize that science and innovation are not only bedrocks of the West’s future prosperity, but also vital for its global standing. LONDON – The challenge that China’s rise poses for liberal democracies puts a premium on pushing the frontiers of science and technology. Western economies have a deep ability to innovate when they have the will … Continue reading “FRONTIERS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION”

The National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation on 17th August 2021 assessed the Research Directorate’s readiness to institutionalize St. Paul’s University’s Ethical Review Committee. This is a great milestone for the directorate as it will simplify review and approval of scholars’ work.

The role of STI in Kenya’s development discourse is acknowledged by the Kenyan Government as is depicted in the 10th Edition of the Performance Contracting (PC) Guidelines for the FY 2013/2014, where MDAs were expected to report on research and development (R&D). In FY 2021/2022 the Ministry of Public Service and Gender accepted NACOSTI’s request to STI Mainstreaming as an Indicator in the 18th PC Cycle. To enhance the capacity of the MDAs to effectively implement and report on the … Continue reading “SENSITIZATION ON STI MAINSTREAMING PERFORMANCE CONTRACT INDICATOR-FY 2021/2022”

Daystar University vice-chancellor has stressed the need to give emphasis to ethics, integrity and quality in research. Prof Laban Ayiro and other scholars emphasised the need for academic honesty, saying it was critical for education to make an impact. “Total lack of ethics will carry itself with you as you walk around telling people that you have a PhD, yet you know that the ethical standards of your PhD are false,” said Prof Ayiro. Prof Walter Oyawa, the director-general of the National … Continue reading “SCHOLARS CALL FOR ACADEMIC INTEGRITY”

Kenya has launched a five-year strategic plan to tackle non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension. The National Strategic Plan for Prevention and Control of NCDs 2020/21-2025/26 (2021) sets out to strengthen the national health system’s capacity to manage non-communicable diseases and promote a healthy lifestyle. Surveillance, monitoring, evaluation and research form one of the five pillars of the plan. The next step will be to establish national research priorities and an implementation plan (Govt of Kenya, 2021; Nakweya, 2021). As the UNESCO … Continue reading “KENYA LAUNCHES FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO CONTROL NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES”