On April 16th, 2026, farmers, local leaders, Equity Bank, and agricultural experts gathered at Wiyumiririe Social Hall in Ol Kalou for an engaging and insightful farmer dissemination event. With over 150 attendees, the atmosphere was vibrant, full of curiosity, questions, and a shared goal: Improving potato farming in Nyandarua. 🌟 Spotlight: JKUAT Takes the Stage...
On March 27, 2026, the Robotics Dojo Café Seminar hosted Jabari Designers, a student-led engineering team headed by Japhet Libese Musera. The team presented their Mars Rover project, which competed in the Cars4Mars Competition 2025, where they secured 3rd place overall and won the Best Designed Rover award. The mission objective was to build a...
Overview The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), through the College of Engineering and Technology (COETEC), in collaboration with the Innovation Centre for Engineering Education (ICEE), successfully conducted a multidisciplinary Virtual Reality (VR) training workshop at the Innovation, Prototyping Integrated Centre (iPIC), located within the JKUAT Engineering Workshops. Held from 26th February to...
On 12th February 2026, a delegation from JKUAT, led by Dr. Shohei Aoki, JICA Expert, and accompanied by JKUAT staff, Dr. Rehema Ndeda, Dr. Irene Muisyo, Dr. Meshack Hawi (Director, Directorate of Intellectual Property Management and University–Industry Liaison – DIPUIL), and Dr. Peter Oketch, recently conducted an industry visit to ROAM Electric. The visit formed...
On January 16th, 2026, Lenny Ng’ang’a, Research Assistant at the AFRICA-ai-JAPAN Project (JICA) at JKUAT, delivered an insightful talk on “Robotics Research at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology” at the Chandaria Business Innovation and Incubation Center, Kenyatta University. The seminar was organized by Eagobotics, a division of Eago Group Automation, which focuses on...
A high-level German NewSpace delegation visited Kenya from 1st to 5th December 2025 as part of a program organized by AHK Services Eastern Africa Ltd. on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). The delegation comprised leading German companies in satellite technologies, mission design, systems engineering, geospatial applications, and other...
The atmosphere at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) was electric on 8th October 2025 as students showcased their creativity and engineering prowess during the 4th Robotics DOJO Competition. This year’s event, themed “Autonomous Mobile Robot for Sustainable Agriculture,” attracted 11 teams drawn from JKUAT, the University of Nairobi, Dedan Kimathi University of...
In preparation for the 4th Robotics DOJO Competition, student teams showcased their innovative robot designs during a poster presentation session held on 7th October 2025 at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT). The session served as a vital precursor to the main contest, giving participants the opportunity to present their design concepts, research...
Prof. K. Ichige delivered an engaging seminar on Friday, 3rd October 2025, at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), focusing on Machine Learning Applications in Digital Sensing and Millimeter-Wave Radar Technology. The session drew students, researchers, and faculty into insightful discussions on how artificial intelligence is transforming modern sensing and imaging systems, offering...