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…
MMUST’s Dr. Rose Opiyo Joins Continental Panel of Experts Selected to Serve on Pan-African University Master’s Admissions Selection Jury
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…
MMUST Vice Chancellor, Prof. Solomon Shibairo Officially Welcomes AFRIAK Fellows to the Institution!!
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Solomon Shibairo has officially welcomed 30 AFRIAK Fellows to the institution. The fellows, currently on a month-long residency from 1st to 31st March, 2026, paid a courtesy call on the Vice Chancellor…
