A Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) student has won the Top 35 under 35 award organized by the Youth Agenda in collaboration with the State department of Youth, anchored in the Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs. This is after she emerged the best in the recently concluded Tech category competition, Tuesday, August 12, 2021. Charity Kithaka, a 3rd year Maths and Computer Science student in the College of Pure and Applied Sciences (COPAS) was honoured at the Youth Agenda offices in Nairobi, after she dazzled interviewers with her efforts of… Continue reading →

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) School of Medicine in partnership with Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) have launched the first ever Masters programmes in Emergency Medicine and Dermatology in Kenya. This was announced during a colorful ceremony held at KNH on September 22, 2021. Speaking during the event, Health Principal Secretary, Ms. Susan Mochache lauded the initiative, noting the country has only three emergency medical doctors and 34 dermatologists who are insufficient for the country’s 47 counties. This, she said, has had dire repercussions, leading to increased morbidity and mortality given that acute… Continue reading →

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in collaboration with Buffaloes Baseball Club (Kenya) have set the ball rolling for the construction of three (3) state of the art Baseball and Softball fields at the JKUAT Sports Field. The project initiated through the Department of Sports was started in 2019, but was derailed by the Covid-19 pandemic, will see the construction of one-of-a-kind sports resource complex, complete with the first international standard baseball diamond ground in the Nairobi region, with a 300 sitting capacity and a storm-water reservoir for drainage and irrigation. Speaking at… Continue reading →

Stakeholders championing the African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs) as viable vegetable alternatives have singled out the dearth of information as a major bottleneck in their quest to popularize and increase the uptake of indigenous vegetables. In a move aimed at addressing this concern, the Community Sustainable Agriculture and Healthy Environmental Program (CSHEP) in collaboration with Humboldt University Berlin, Centre for Rural Development (SLE), Egerton University and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) have launched a training manual for extension officers and practitioners. The training manual tilted: “Production and Marketing of African Leafy Vegetables,” A… Continue reading →

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Victoria Wambui Ngumi has challenged students to engage in research projects that will provide solutions to address global issues such as climate change and environmental degradation, thus promoting sustainability. In her welcoming address delivered to the first year students on Friday, September 10, 2021, Prof. Ngumi congratulated the new students admitted under the Kenya Universities Central Placement Services (KUCPS) and the Alternative degree programme. “I congratulate each one of you for excelling in your Kenya Certificate of Secondary Examination to earn your place in… Continue reading →

The School of Nursing in the College of Health Sciences, welcomed over 40 first year students on Friday, September 10, 2021. The orientation exercise was intended to help the new students have a clear understanding of operations and administrative processes in the School including the available teaching and learning facilities as well as interacting with the School administrators and faculty. Speaking during the event, JKUAT Counselor, Mr. Joseph Mwangi urged the students to be proactive, keep themselves busy and give social vices such as alcoholism and drug abuse, a wide berth, noting, “An idle mind… Continue reading →