Vice Chancellor, Prof. Solomon Shibairo, Officially Opens the MMUST 2026 Innovation Emporium Week as It Kicks Off with a 72-Hour Hackathon
The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Solomon Shibairo, has officially opened the MMUST 2026 Innovation Emporium Week, themed ‘Innovation-Driven Entrepreneurship for Building Sustainable and Adaptive Indigenous Solutions for the Community’. The week-long event kicked off on Monday, 13th April, 2026 with a 72-Hour…
MMUST Scientist Appointed Africa CDC Regional Expert in Biorisk Management
A senior medical laboratory technologist from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Levis Ochieng Wandolo, has been appointed as an Africa Region Subject Matter Expert (Af-RSME) in Biorisk Management and Biomedical Waste Management under the Africa Centres for…
MMUST AFRICA FELLOWS Visit The Famous Crying Stone At Ilesi, Kakamega And Sample Traditional Dishes At Lawino 2000 Restaurant
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…
MMUST Hosts Codesria’s Open Day As Codesria Pledges Support for Bench Marking and Development of a Curriculum in Indigenous Knowledge
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…
African Scholars Urged to Reclaim Indigenous Knowledge Systems to Solve Modern Challenges!
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…
MMUST Partners With University Of Pretoria To Host A Two-Day Workshop Aimed At Enhancing Research Management And Capacity Development
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…
Experts Call for Non-Extractive Research Models in Africa to End ‘Helicopter’ Research!
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…
Dr. Pricillah Migiro Advocates for a Hybrid Healthcare Future for Africa as Fellows Assess Integration of Western and Traditional Healing Practices
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…
MMUST Hosts Career Fair to Equip Students to Become Top-Notch Professionals That Can Thrive in the Global Competitive World
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 Unpacks CODESRIA’s 53-Year Quest for Epistemic Liberation, Commissioning Fellows as Advocates for African Knowledge!!
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…
