Prof. Isaac Meroka Mbeche, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Finance Planning and Development) and Professor of Management Science at the School of Business has retired with effect from March 21, 2020. Consequently, Prof. Mbeche, having left University service through retirement, automatically ceased being the Deputy Vice Chancellor (FPD). It follows, therefore, that the post of Deputy Vice Chancellor (FPD) is now vacant.
Speaking during a demonstration session by the lead engineers and doctors, Prof. Stephen Kiama, the University of Nairobi Vice Chancellor, congratulated the team for the hardwork put in place to ensure that the low cost portable ventilator comes to life. “This demonstrates our value of care. We care for Kenyans”, he said. He added that once the machine is deployed, it will go along way in helping Kenyans with many respiratory problems long after the COVID19 is gone.
The University of Nairobi multidisciplinary team of engineers and doctors have developed a home grown portable ventilator that will reduce the cost of the current ventilators by nearly 90% .
