The MMUST AFRIAK fellows on 30th March, 2026, visited the famous Crying Stone at Ilesi and thereafter, sampled traditional dishes at Lawino 2000 restaurant in Kakamega County. The Fellows were accompanied by the Project Coordinator, Dr. Lucy Mandillah and a section of the IIKCSCC Committee …
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) will support a benchmarking exercise and development of a curriculum in indigenous knowledge at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology(MMUST). This came out strongly during the CODESRIA Open …
Renowned Professor of Literary Communications, Prof. Egara Kabaji has urged young African researchers to conduct more research on folklore and cultural studies as a tool for continental development. Speaking to the MMUST AFRIAK Hub fellows during their residency at MMUST on 26th …
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) has partnered with the University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa, to host a two-day Workshop focused on enhancing research management and capacity development. The Workshop, which took place from 1st to 2nd April, 2026 …
Academic experts are calling for a shift towards non-extractive research models in Africa to address the long-standing history of ‘helicopter research’. This call for reform was made by Prof. Eunice Kamaara, a renowned scholar on indigenous knowledge at Moi University …
As African nations strive towards the 2030 goals for Universal Health Coverage, a critical question has emerged: Can Western biomedicine and traditional healing systems coexist? During the MMUST AFRIAK Hub residency, Dr. Pricillah Migiro, a distinguished paediatrician and one of …
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) has convened a two-day Career Fair aimed at equipping secondary students to become top-notch professionals that can thrive in the global competitive world. The event, themed, ‘Nurturing the Next Generation of Professionals for Sustainable Development and Competitiveness,’ has …
MMUST-AFRIAK Hub Mentor, Prof. Kenneth Simala, on 23rd March 2026, unpacked the 53-year intellectual legacy of CODESRIA, charging the first cohort of fellows to move beyond ‘research for publication’s sake’ and become soldiers in the liberation of African knowledge systems. His …
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) has once again earned continental recognition following the appointment of one of its distinguished scholars, Dr. Rose Atieno Opiyo, to a high-level academic role within the Pan-African University (PAU). Dr. Opiyo, the …
