Revelations that over 70 percent of the research carried over in Kenya, including by the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has been funded by donors, which denies the country the much needed and valuable intellectual property rights, data ownership. There is need to ensure adequate domestic research funds mobilization and funding so that we canContinue reading “Fund local research and innovation”
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Let universities make money
A communique by the Vice Chancellors at the end of the 2024 leadership Training Workshop have agreed to supplement state funding through enhanced resource mobilization strategies. The global financial recession, inflation, wars, conflicts, debts burdens, increased state obligations have made it impossible for the public sector to continue pumping more funds to the universities. TheyContinue reading “Let universities make money”
Good move to form special team to probe road accidents
The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport Hon Kipchumba Murkomen has announced plans to form a new indipendent unit to probe the rising cases of roads accidents in the country. This will come with the necessary oversight and will also be in charge of accidents investigations for air, road and railway. The entity will beContinue reading “Good move to form special team to probe road accidents”
Dr. Daniel Mutegi Giti 