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 …
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 …