The Africa Union (AU) has appointed 3 University of Nairobi dons to its Science Technology and Innovations (STI) for Covid-19 interventions .The three are Professor Francis Mulaa, Prof. Ratemo Michieka and Prof Dimbson Bulimo.
For a few years now, Dr. Collins Odote has been using digital technologies to teach and supervise his postgraduate students.
The Corona Virus pandemic is a global phenomenon that has affected all sectors in every country in the world including higher education. Universities and colleges were forced to abruptly close and ongoing teaching of various courses was abandoned midstream. As a result, managers of universities and colleges with thousands of stranded students have been left wondering how to fill the gap and at the very least maintain some semblance of normality.
Barely a week after Kenya approved Google’s Loon Internet Project, the first two balloons have arrived in the country’s airspace, in Ngomeni.
The balloons, dubbed HBA092 and HBAL125, will be joined by two others, expected to arrive in through Somalia from Seychelles.READ MORE..
The e-AIE platform reduces the number of approval steps previously between 12-13, down to 5.
In addition, without the need to move paper from one office to another, the entire approval process can be completed in 48 hours (assuming all the paperwork is in order).
Safaricom share has gained more than Sh160 billion in valuation in the last five trading sessions to lift the Nairobi bourse from a 17-year low caused by the coronavirus pandemic that has triggered a sell-off by foreign investors.
The share was trading at 28.60 on Friday, up 16.7 percent from Sh24.50 on Wednesday, March 25, when the market was at its low point. It had closed Thursday at Sh28.25 a share.
University of Nairobi is among 40 universities in 18 countries spread across 6 continents that established a global network to tackle climate change.
The International Universities Climate Alliance (IUCA) that was launched on Thursday, April 2, 2020 comprised of universities that have strengths in engineering, economics, law, social science and planning as well as climate science courses.
The University of Nairobi staff has been very actively involved in the fight against coronavirus, says the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Stephen Kiama.
UoN vice-chancellor said researchers were burning the midnight oil to find a solution to the pandemic through different approaches.
“University of Nairobi researchers are also writing proposals for research grants required for arresting Covid-19,” Kiama said in a memo dated April 1 to staff and students.
The Kenya Revenue Authority has announced the commencement of the unified payroll with National Social Security Fund (NSSF). This implies that there will be a joint declaration and payment of Pay as You Earn (PAYE) and NSSF deductions. READ MORE....
