NACOSTI TOPS NATIONALLY ON FY 2020/21 GENDER MAINSTREAMING PC TARGET

Posted on September 13, 2021October 24, 2024Categories Latest News

The National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (Nacosti) has been rated the best government institution in advancing gender equity. The commission scored 98 per cent in an evaluation done by the State Department of Gender and National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) on gender mainstreaming in government departments for the 2020/2021 financial year. The ranking was pegged on the existence of a gender mainstreaming structure, development, review and implementation of the gender mainstreaming policy in the various government departments. … Continue reading “NACOSTI TOPS NATIONALLY ON FY 2020/21 GENDER MAINSTREAMING PC TARGET”

KEMRI DEVELOPS HERBAL PORRIDGE TO CONTROL INTESTINAL INFECTIONS

Posted on August 27, 2021May 25, 2023Categories Latest News

It is common to see women and children taking a bath or washing clothes and utensils at the shores of Lake Victoria in Homa Bay County. And there is a common notion about communities living by the lake shore that no one should be ashamed of seeing another person naked. Because of this, more than 20 women and their children can gather at a beach to take bath. As they do this, some would be answering the call of nature in the water … Continue reading “KEMRI DEVELOPS HERBAL PORRIDGE TO CONTROL INTESTINAL INFECTIONS”

BOOST FOR TVET AS 25 LECTURERS BEGIN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

Posted on August 19, 2021April 2, 2024Categories Latest News

Twenty-five Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) lecturers from 10 National Polytechnics across the country have begun training on advanced technology skills courtesy of Huawei. The training comes a few weeks after the global technology leader signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education’s State Department for Vocational and Technical Training to improve ICT capacity within the technical learning institutions. The trainers commenced the first course on Security as security in ICT remains a priority trading in Kenya’s fast-growing … Continue reading “BOOST FOR TVET AS 25 LECTURERS BEGIN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY TRAINING”

A CONSULTATIVE MEETING BETWEEN NACADA AND NACOSTI

Posted on July 27, 2021June 5, 2023Categories Latest News

Prof. Walter Oyawa – Director General, National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) held a meeting with Prof. Mable Imbuga, EBS, Chairperson, NACADA and Mr. Victor Okioma, EBS, CEO, NACADA on Tuesday, 13th July 2021. In attendance was Mr. Boniface Wanyama – Ag. Director of Research Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Dr. David Njubi – Ag. Director for Scheduled Sciences, Mr. Godfrey Kalerwa – Chief Research Quality Assurance Officer and Ms. Margaret Muthee – Chief Analyst, Humanities and Social Sciences … Continue reading “A CONSULTATIVE MEETING BETWEEN NACADA AND NACOSTI”

MORE PRODUCTIVE JOBS HOLD THE KEY TO KENYA’S RESILIENT RECOVERY FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Posted on July 5, 2021November 30, 2023Categories Latest News

Kenya’s largest age cohort is between 10 and 14 and will be joining the labor force over the next decade. This inflection point coincides with the country’s effort to steer towards economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Can the jobs and labor market keep up to deliver on this socio-economic dividend? The latest Kenya Economic Update Edition 23: Rising Above the Waves, notes that with the working age (18-64) tapped to increase by 1 million per year, this young and growing … Continue reading “MORE PRODUCTIVE JOBS HOLD THE KEY TO KENYA’S RESILIENT RECOVERY FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC”

STRENGTHENING RESEARCH ETHICS IN KENYA (STReK)

Posted on June 23, 2021April 29, 2023Categories Latest News

STRek is an EDCTP funded project aimed at strengthening research ethics in Kenya. It consists of a partnership between University of Nairobi, National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI) and Kenyatta National Hospital, the largest teaching and referral hospital in Kenya. NACOSTI through its National Bioethics Committee (NBC) is the body tasked to provide national ethics oversight for all researches involving humans in Kenya, a feat achieved through delegation to its accredited research ethics committees (RECs). In the recent … Continue reading “STRENGTHENING RESEARCH ETHICS IN KENYA (STReK)”

HOW UNIVERSITIES CAN FOSTER A SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CULTURE

Posted on June 21, 2021May 8, 2023Categories Latest News

Scientific research has become a powerful buzzword in the vision and mission statements of all African universities. Some African universities have even stated that their vision is of becoming research-intensive institutions in the near future. For others, their mission involves excellence in teaching, learning, research and community outreach programmes. Yet others aim to work collaboratively with international researchers for mutual benefits. Is this just a hollow rebranding exercise? Alternatively, are these serious commitments that the institutions are striving to attain? … Continue reading “HOW UNIVERSITIES CAN FOSTER A SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CULTURE”

RANKINGS: STRONG PERFORMANCE BY EGYPT AND SOUTH AFRICA

Posted on June 21, 2021October 8, 2024Categories Latest News

A total of 31 African universities are on a list of 1,300 universities in the world that have been ranked based on indicators including academic reputation, citations per faculty, employer reputation, faculty to student ratio, ratio of international faculty members and ratio of international students. The latest list, the QS World University Rankings 2022, was released on 8 June in London, United Kingdom, by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, the international firm that provides academic services, analytics and insights into the higher … Continue reading “RANKINGS: STRONG PERFORMANCE BY EGYPT AND SOUTH AFRICA”