The First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta has called on Kenyans to be mindful and responsive to the needs of people living with disabilities. She added that holistic development can only be achieved if both gender, regardless of physical orientation, are included in all aspects of public and private life. “It is disheartening that some members of our families are hidden away in order not to be seen or heard, instead of embracing them with love and understanding that they need,” She noted The First Lady was speaking at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT),… Continue reading →

The 2nd Annual Career Fair kicked off, Wednesday, June 13, 2013 at the Juja Main Campus where students interacted with both national and international companies on ways to increase possibilities of securing job opportunities in the competitive job market through linking the young scholars with potential employers. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the three-day event themed, Career Development in Line with Vision 2030, the Director of Vision 2030 Secretariat (Social and Political Pillars) Dr. Gituro Wainaina said, to achieve Vision 2030, universities need to develop programmes that are not only responsive to the needs… Continue reading →

The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mabel Imbuga this week led senior management in an interactive meeting with students during which pertinent issues affecting student life and learning at the university were openly discussed. The students commended the University for the improved teaching and learning infrastructure at the University. The students also lauded the management substantially easing financial pressure on their parents and guardians by allowing them to pay their fees in two installments. During the forum, management briefed students on various groundbreaking projects currently being undertaken by the institution. These developments include establishment of a manufacturing… Continue reading →

A series of activities, sensitization sessions and road show on gender and disability mainstreaming will punctuate this year’s Gender and Disability Week. The annual event, organized by the Gender and Mentoring Centre aims to demystify discrimination based on gender or physical orientation and targets University stakeholders. Speaking during the Week’s opening ceremony, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mabel Imbuga reiterated the commitment of the University to meet constitutional requirements on gender and disability mainstreaming. “We have already achieved the 30 percent constitutional gender requirement in both student population and staff establishment,” noted Prof. Imbuga, in a… Continue reading →

The recently inaugurated JKUAT Council undertook a three day induction workshop in which the members familiarized themselves with the various instruments governing University management namely; the University Act 2012, the University Statutes and Charter and the Strategic Plan. Members of the Council, highest placed organ in university management, equally grounded themselves in other critical management areas including: role of Audit Communication and Risk Management and Performance Contracting. Speaking during the event held at Sarova Whitesands Hotel in Mombasa, Dr. Ekuru Aukot, the Council Chairman, challenged colleagues to remain focused, always seek to be guided by… Continue reading →

Research output in scientific scholarly publications in Kenya has been on the increase yearly by 10% since 2006. The rise has been attributed to thirst for education and improvement in technology. This was conveyed by Dr. Jacco Flipsen, Editorial Director Life Sciences at Springer, during a library workshop dubbed; Publishing Scientific Research held at JKUAT Main Campus, Juja. Dr. Flipsen said, the research publications in Kenya were mostly in the field of Biomedical, Life Science, Medicine, Engineering/Physics, Humanities and Social Sciences.  He added that the importance of publishing research is to advanced scientific knowledge and… Continue reading →

Kiambu County Governor Mr. William Kabogo has hailed the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), the Japanese International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and the Women Enterprise Fund for their enduring partnership in empowering women in Kenya through financial and entrepreneurial skills development. Mr. Kabogo was presiding during the official opening of this year’s Women In-country Training Programme at JKUAT, Monday June 3, 2013 whose theme is: “Incubating Grassroot Women Capacity for sustainable Socio-economic Empowerment and livelihoods Transformation.” The Governor reiterated that the Jubilee government was committed to develop Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs)… Continue reading →

For any university don committed to the long-established call of duty, nothing is more precious and fulfilling than making inroads in the adventure to the advancement of knowledge. This perhaps explains the enthusiasm and venerable devotion that university dons attach to the endeavor to publish their research undertakings. For Daniel Sila of the Department of Food Science and Technology, such moments are not rare during his short research career at the university. To his credit, he has been fairly successful in putting his shoulder to the research wheel, generating numerous pioneering and rewarding projects, with… Continue reading →

Four students from Kenya, three of them from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) will represent Africa at the global food security competition to be held in Berlin, Germany. The students, Kashyap Gohel and Sila Kapting’eig both from School of Architecture, Chintan Gohel of Electric and Electronic Engineering (JKUAT) and Sabrina Mitha pursuing International Business Administration at United States International University (USIU), competed with other Universities across Africa to emerge the finalists in the Thought for Food Challenge 2013. The team is currently undergoing a process of constructing a life-sized module in… Continue reading →

A visiting Cypriot academic has called on African Universities to leverage on quality teaching, research, and innovation through global bench-marking, accreditation, and linkages in order to provide relevant university education for the ever increasing population of the continent. Prof. Dr. Hasan Ali Bıçak, the President of the Higher Education Planning, Evaluation, Accreditation and Coordination Council (YODAK) of North Cyprus said this during his visit at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Tuesday, May 28, 2013. The don who is in the country to confer with his contemporaries at the Commission for University Education on… Continue reading →