2018 RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONcover REPORT

Contents

Research Leadership 2 Preface 3 Introduction 4 2018 at a glance 6 Highlights 8 Using gait analysis to detect concealed firearms 8 @iBizAfrica supercharges the dreams of startup founders 09 2018 Research and Innovation Conference 10 Symposium on the Right of Children with Disabilities to Access Education 11 Effects of IPT on HIV/AIDS progression 12 Understanding female millitancy and terrorism 12 Academic writing workshop for doctoral students 13 The merits of dual-training systems 14 Implementation of free maternity services policy in Kenya 15 Advancing justice in Kenya’s extractives sector 16 Bird responses to land use change 18 Modelling the probability of loan default 20 Strengthening Kenya’s health workforce 21 Evans Omondi: Modelling HIV transmission and treatment 21 Grants 22 Publications 30 Research events 40

1 Research Leadership

Prof Izael Da Silva Deputy Vice Chancellor - Research and Innovation

Prof Ismail Ateya Dean - Research and Innovation

Prof Ruth Kiraka Dean - School of Graduate Studies

Research Committee Members 1. Prof Izael Da Silva (Chair) 9. Dr Pratap Kumar (Member) 2. Prof Ismail Ateya (Secretary) 10. Ms Claire Adionyi (Member) 3. Prof Ruth Kiraka (Ex-Officio) 11. Dr Bernard Shibwabo (Member) 4. Mr Bernard Shiundu (Ex-Officio) 12. Dr Bernadette Wanjala (Member) 5. Mr Vincent Ndoloka (Ex-Officio) 13. Dr Godfrey Madigu (Member) 6. Prof Rachel Mbogo (Member) 14. Prof Robert Mudida (Member) 7. Dr Joseph Sevilla (Member) 15. Dr David Chiawo (Member) 8. Dr Magdalene Dimba (Member)

2 Preface

I am pleased to present Strathmore University’s Research and Innovation Report for 2018. This is the third comprehensive annual research and innovation report since I took office in March 2016. It summarises the efforts we have placed on research and innovation, a strategic pillar of the University. Our goal with these reports is to keep all our stakeholders adequately informed about the research and innovation activities that we undertake. This will help us achieve the kind of synergy that transforms ideas into businesses that have a positive impact on society. In the following pages, you will discover evidence of our ongoing efforts to extend the reach of our researchers, as well as to secure and maintain lasting partnerships. A key reflection of this is the increased number of grants, research projects and publications in high-impact peer-reviewed journals. We have also continued to strengthen research reporting, since this is key to capturing research excellence. We have further closed reporting gaps and captured more in-depth information. While there is still room for improvement, this is the most accurate report we have ever produced. I hope you will draw some value from this document. My sincere thanks go to everyone whose efforts went into producing it. Even as we present it, we are already working on the next one, which we can only make better, following the motto of this year, that is, “doing ordinary things in an extraordinary way.” Izael Prof Izael Da Silva DVC - Research and Innovation 3 Introduction

This annual report reflects the research and innovation activities and outputs of our researchers during 2018. It also outlines their contributions to the continued advancement of the University’s reputation of excellence in research and innovation. It provides a succinct summary of our response to the need for institutions of higher learning to contribute to the integral development of society by carrying out their core mandate, which is to carry out research and to teach. While the report has been produced by the Research Services Office, it has been a truly collaborative effort. All the research and academic units of the University were involved in its creation, from the initial data collection to the final production. The document is laid out in such a way that it first summarises the key performance metrics of the University. It then highlights some of the impactful activities carried out during 2018 through feature stories. The third section traces the performance of each of the research units. Some of the key items tracked by this report are the publications produced by research staff members. In 2018, a total of 98 publications came out of Strathmore University. Of these, 75 were papers in peer-reviewed journals. This is a slight improvement from the year before, when 66 papers were published by our researchers. We look forward to further improvement in 2019 and succeeding periods. Collaboration is an important component of impactful research. It can take many forms, and includes relations with grantors, fellow researchers, and the beneficiaries of research carried out. This report bears witness to the growing panorama of collaborations within research and innovation.

4 For instance, the University ran 40 grants (ACoST), organised by the School of in 2018, up from 34 in 2017. Of these, 30 Tourism and Hospitality. It also hosted the were won within the year. Furthermore, 2019 Food-Energy-Water Nexus Forum, 69 staff researchers attended a total of 90 which was organised by Penn State research events, such as policy workshops, University. roundtables, symposia and conferences. The conference was a continuation of This gave them a chance to meet fellow our effort to make the University’s annual researchers, receive feedback on their research week more impactful. It was the work, and stay abreast of the latest first conference of its kind, and will take developments in their various fields. place every two years, alternating with the As highlighted by the 2017 report, similarly biennial Research and Innovation research centres are major drivers of Symposium. growth in research. They create the Another initiative in the scheme to right environment for more consistent promote research culture was the Research and intense research-related activities Brown Bag programme, which gave our and realise more outputs. We have researchers an opportunity to present worked hard to improve the operating summaries of their ongoing or completed environment for our centres. projects to a mixed audience drawn from In 2018, the Research Services Office across the University. continued implementing various Although only 11 sessions had been programmes to encourage interest in planned for at the beginning of the year, research and innovation, and thus spur 19 sessions in total were held, attracting a culture of research. One of these 648 attendees. The initiative has become programmes, the 2018 Research and a primary means of the dissemination Innovation Conference, took place from of research and the promotion of 29th October to 2nd November. Its collaboration among researchers. theme was “Looking into the Future: These, alongside many other efforts by Solving tomorrow’s Problems with Today’s various actors, make 2018 Strathmore Research.” University’s biggest year, so far, in research 185 abstract submissions were received and innovation. This means that the across nine thematic areas. Of these, 47 foundations for an even brighter future were from outside the University, coming have been laid, and all that is now left for from authors in local and international us is to build up a solid edifice. Universities, as well as other partner Even though this is only the third report organisations. After review, 169 of the of its kind produced by the University, it is received abstracts were accepted for already showing a clear trend of growth in presentation. research and innovation. It is much more The first two days of the event, which comprehensive than previous editions and were wholly dedicated to undergraduate should provide wholesome reading to all research, saw almost 50 presentations by who lay their hands on it. students, alongside other activities. The My thanks go to all who took part in remaining days of the conference were developing it. dedicated to postgraduate and industry research. The conference also served as a platform for the 2018 edition of the African Ismail Conference on Sustainable Tourism Prof Ismail Ateya Dean - Research and Innovation 5 2018 at a glance 40 98 Number of grants in our Publications by our portfolio. researchers. 30 75 New grants won during the Papers in refereed journals. year.

6 90 9 Research events attended by Number of thematic areas staff members. of research focus at the University. 169 Number of papers presented at the first Strathmore University Research and Innovation Conference.

7 Using gait analysis to detect concealed firearms For his PhD thesis, Dr Henry Muchiri quantitatively analysed the gait of people recorded on video carrying a concealed firearm tucked on the right hip. He then statistically measured and determined the associated gait characteristics. The study convincingly uncovered notable differences in gait between armed and unarmed participants. Some differences are the adduction of the left arm, adduction of the left leg, abduction of the right arm possibly to avoid hitting the firearm that is tucked on the right hip, increased swinging of the right arm, adduction and reduced lifting of the right leg, which could be attributed to the firearm tucked on the hip limiting the movement of the leg, and increased step length which could be attributed to the firearm tucked on the hip limiting the normal step length. The detection of persons carrying concealed firearms is important in maintaining security in public spaces. One of the techniques adopted so far is the use of trained law enforcement personnel and CCTV operators to be on the lookout for indicators that identify persons carrying concealed firearms. The findings of Henry’s study provide additional indicators that can be utilised by law enforcement officers and CCTV operators to detect persons carrying concealed handguns.

8 @iBizAfrica supercharges the dreams of startup founders @iBizAfrica is a startup incubator at Strathmore University. The most promising startups enrolled in 2018 are building solutions to some of the toughest problems in society and shaping the world of tomorrow. Zydii, for instance, makes it affordable for African youth to access practical knowledge and skills from successful African mentors anytime, anywhere. Its courses can be accessed both on desktop and mobile. Another startup, Bismart, is a Kenyan insurance aggregator. It leverages digital platforms and technologies to connect customers to the best insurance and investments solutions available in the market. Bismart also educates clients and provides them with the ability to compare and conveniently buy insurance and investment solutions. Heri Online is a shopping platform targeting women, especially mothers. It makes it easy for threm to shop for quality brands that can be delivered within 24 hours. Last, but not least, is Savanna Circuit Technologies, a manufacturing and last mile distribution company. It provides dairy farmers and cooperatives with portable, solar-powered milk chillers, quality control equipment and a farmer management system through an innovative lease model, helping them maximise profits.

9 2018 Research and Innovation Conference The Research Services Office successfully hosted the 2018 Strathmore University Research and Innovation Conference from 29th October to 2nd November 2018. The theme of the conference was 47 were from outside the University, “Looking into the Future: Solving submitted by participants from other tomorrow’s Problems with Today’s universities and organisations. After Research.” review, 169 abstracts were accepted for The first two days were dedicated to presentation undergraduate research, while the The conference was also a platform for the remaining days of the conference were 2018 edition of the African Conference on dedicated to postgraduate and industry Sustainable Tourism (ACoST) and the 2019 research. Food Energy Water Nexus Forum, which 185 abstract submissions were received was organised by Penn State University. across nine thematic areas. Of these, 10 Symposium on the Right of Children with Disabilities to Access Education Held in May 2018, this symposium was organised by Strathmore University Law School in collaboration with the Universidad Ponticia Comillas School of Law (Spain). It was funded by the Santander Bank Endowed Chair for Children and the Law. Despite the progress made in improving this right can be more successfully fulfilled, educational enrollment, children with protected and respected through best physical and mental disabilities face practice, judicial involvement and other multiple and compounded obstacles that human rights advocacy methods. make access to education difficult, if not In attendance was His Excellency Javier impossible. García de Viedma Bernaldo de Quirós, This violates their rights under the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain Convention on the Rights of the Child, to the Republic of Kenya. He gave Convention on the Rights of Persons with the keynote speech, emphasising the Disabilities and other international and importance of a concerted effort among regional rights instruments. It also impedes all stakeholders towards the realisation of the consequent realisation of the United this right. Nations Sustainable Development Goals The symposium was convened and 2030. organised by Claire Adionyi, LL.M., of The symposium gave academics, Strathmore University School of Law and practitioners, CSOs and government Dr Adam Dubin of Universidad Pontificia officials an opportunity to explore how Comillas, Madrid, Spain.

11 Understanding female militancy and terrorism Emma Senge, of the Strathmore Law School, investigated the question of why girls and women join terrorist groups, what they do in those groups and what leads them to leave. She also examined how the African Union Counter-Terrorism Framework responds to this emergent trend. She established that the African Union requires more nuanced and gendered approaches to counter-terrorism to effectively combat terrorism in Africa. She published the findings in the April 2018 issue of the Journal of African Peace and Security.

Effects of IPT on HIV/AIDS progression At the Joint International Society for Clinical Biostatistics and Australian Statistical Conference 2018, held from 26th to 30th August 2018 in Melbourne, Australia, Dr Collins Odhiambo presented his paper, titled “Evaluating the Effects of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) on HIV/AIDS Disease Progression Using Non- Homogeneous Semi-Markov Process.” The purpose of the study was to model the effects of IPT on HIV/AIDS disease progression of an individual patient under ART follow up. For the study, he used non- homogeneous semi-Markov model, which he applied to datasets of HIV patients with changing viral load over time.

12 Academic writing workshop for doctoral students In August 2018, the School of Graduate Studies and the Doctoral Academy in collaboration with Stellenbosch University’s Doctoral Academy held a one-week workshop to train over 28 PhD students in academic writing for theses and research papers.

This workshop was co-delivered by staff with each other and facilitators on many from Stellenbosch University (led by Selene aspects of academic writing. Delport) and Strathmore University (led by One of the participants, Patrick Shabaya Prof Ruth Kiraka, the Dean of the School (centre-back in the photo), particularly of Graduate Studies, and Prof Ismail Ateya, enjoyed the practical approach of the the Dean of Research and Innovation). facilitators, who engaged the participants The topics discussed included an in exercises that helped them try out introduction to scholarly writing; writing what they were learning and assess their literature reviews; avoiding plagiarism and learning abilities. integrating sources effectively; choosing an For Patrick, a notable “take home” from academic writing style; and publishing in the workshop was how to build self- refereed journals. confidence while always aiming to learn It was a phenomenal experience for most from the best. This was a worthwhile participants. They got a chance to share partnership between the two institutions their experiences and walk through the which should be encouraged for future entire academic writing process. It was expansion into other challenging areas of fascinating to see participants engage PhD work.

13 Educational Trust. The merits of In 2018, he presented a paper titled “Competence Based Curriculum for Skills dual-training Development Through Dual Training: Evidence From Eastlands College of systems Technology, Nairobi, Kenya” at the Christopher Momanyi, a teaching fellow The IAFOR International Conference on at the School of Humanities and Social Education in Dubai (IICEDubai2018). Sciences, is interested in the effectiveness In the paper, he recommends the adoption of educational approaches. of DTS in Kenya as one of the methods to One of the approaches that he is especially teach the competency-based vocational interested in is the dual training system training to prepare manpower for the (DTS). The model, which combines industrial growth of Kenya. classroom and on job training, has The full paper can be read in the online been adopted by Eastlands College of proceedings of the conference (https:// Technology, an initiative of Strathmore papers.iafor.org/submission39058/).

14 Employing a mixed-methods approach Implementation with data from three counties, Eric found that there had been inadequate of free maternity engagement with stakeholders, leading to confusion about the policy. While the services policy in policy was designed to cover antenatal visits, deliveries, and post-natal visits, it Kenya only covered deliveries increase. There was also a rapid increase in facility deliveries, Eric Tama examined the extent which was not matched by an increase to which the policy have in health facility capacity, compromising been implemented exploreed quality of care. These and other findings were published in the International Journal the positive experiences and of Health Policy and Management (doi: challenges encountered. 10.15171/IJHPM.2017.135). 15 Extractives Sector.” Advancing The three-fold project was funded by the Ford Foundation. It sought to build the justice in Kenya’s capacity of judges and legal researchers as well as document grievances along the extractives sector extractives value chain in Kenya especially The Extractives Baraza, part in the petroleum sector. The project was informed by the of the Strathmore Extractives discoveries of significant quantities of Industry Centre at the Law hydrocarbons and minerals in Kenya and School, uses public engagement its associated concerns, expectations and impacts that need to be continuously to advance justice within the addressed. extractives sector. The first part of the project involved Starting in April 2018, the Extractives field research (“Listening Project”) in Baraza, led by Geoffrey Kerecha, the Lokichar Basin of Turkana East and conducted a project titled “Advancing Turkana South where major physical oil Capacity and Access to Justice in Kenya’s operations are taking place.

16 The research sought to establish local and Land Court in the extractives sector in perceptions on oil related grievances and Kenya during the Environment and Land preferred grievance-handling mechanisms. Court Conference on 5th June 2019. 362 participants took part. A key outcome of the project was the This was an expansion of the Extractives development of the Judiciary Guide on Baraza’s Pilot Listening Project conducted Handling Extractives Related Grievances in in April 2017 in Mui Basin, a coal-rich Kenya, which was launched on 25th April region in Kitui County. 2019 by Hon. Justice Kathuruma M’Inoti, Based on the findings, the Extractives Director JTI on behalf of the Chief Justice. Baraza, in partnership with the Judiciary The Extractives Baraza also developed Training Institute (JTI) and International a Community Fact Sheet on Handling Development Law Organization (IDLO), Community Related Grievances in Kenya’s conducted a two-part capacity-building Mining Sector to assist communities workshop for Judges and legal researchers in resolving grievances through locally drawn from various High Court divisions. available mechanisms The training resulted in JTI requesting the Extractives Baraza to facilitate a session on emerging issues for the Environment

17 Bird responses to land use change Dr David Chiawo, the Dean of the School of Tourism and Hospitality, is an avid ornithologist, out to understand the ways of birds. In 2018, together with colleagues from Kenya Forest Service and Rhodes University, he carried out a project to study the effects of land use changes on bird communities. The researchers focused on the bird ecology the Arabuko-Sokoke Forest, one of the Important Bird Areas (IBAs) in Kenya, which is under threat due to ongoing land use change in the surroundings. More than 260 bird species have been recorded within the forest, including six globally threatened species: Clarke’s Weaver, Sokoke Scops Owl, Amani Sunbird, East Coast Akalat, Spotted Ground Thrush and Sokoke Pipit. While the forest is a protected area, the surrounding has been subjected to intense land use change, arising from plantations and subsistence agriculture. They examined the effects of land use on bird guilds in primary forest (Arabuko- Sokoke Forest), adjoining plantations, and neighbouring farmland. They observed 2600 birds, representing 97 species in five main feeding guilds based on diet information. An ecological modelling of habitat variables also showed that increasing the number of large trees within farmland would improve insectivorous bird diversity. The researchers published their findings in the 118th volume of Emu - Austral Ornithology (https://doi.org/10.1080/0158 4197.2018.1431052).

18 19 Modelling the probability of loan default Using data from the Higher Education Loans Board, Dr Collins Odhiambo, Dr Lucy Muthoni and Pauline Kamau (an MSc Financial Mathematics student), attempted to find the best distribution for modelling loan defaults. For the study, they used data from the Higher Education Loans Board, which lends to learners higher institutions. They were motivated by the fact that typical HELB data is characterised by structured outliers. As a result, conventional models for credit risk may be misleading in its case. The study was carued out to identify the major factors that explain what causes student loan default by using the best model that utilises structured outliers. The researchers compared the theoretical distributions most commonly used in the analysis of loan defaults (Log-logistic, two- parameter Weibull, logistic, log-normal and Burr distribution) via simulations, among other operations. They found that the logistic model performed better than other models in applications and identification of potential defaulters with minimal Type II error. It is also more flexible. For this reason, among the proposed models, the logistic distribution is the best for this purpose. A paper summarising the study was published in the International Journal of Statistical Distributions and Applications (doi: 10.11648/j.ijsd.20180401.14).

20 Strengthening Evans Omondi: Kenya’s health Modelling HIV workforce transmission and Through the Human Resources for Health programme, the Institute of Healthcare treatment Management (led Prof Gilbert Kokwaro, Dr Although progress is being Joseph Odhiambo and Annette Murunga) developed robust training material on made to control HIV infections, leadership management and governance Kenya still remains one of the (LMG) that have been used to train over high HIV burden countries in 100 county health management teams from 16 counties. Additional material was Sub-Sahara Africa. developed to train 90 health union leaders To study the trend of new cases of HIV from 18 counties. infections, Evans formulated and analysed To ensure the transfer of skills, the institute a deterministic model to suggest how also developed a mentorship guideline best the existing control strategies can that has been used to mentor all training be enhanced to eradicate new cases of participants. Through the project, different infections. counties have been able to develop tools The results of the study, which is part such as job descriptions for all their health of hid PhD studies, were published in workers, performance appraisal tools, the International Journal of Applied and and updated Integrated Human Resource Computational Mathematics (https://doi. Information system (iHRIS). org/10.1007/s40819-018-0558-y). 21 Grants 40 66 30 Grants in our portfolio Applications New grants

Up from 34 in 2017 11 Grants run by @iLabAfrica USD 730,000 Highest number by a single unit Largest grant Awarded by USAID in October 2016 to the Institute of Healthcare Management. It will 10 lapse in October 2021. Grants run by SLS Highest number by a school USD 423,913 Largest new grant Awarded by DANIDA to the Strathmore Extractives Industry Centre. It will run till April Years 2022. 10 5 Grants carried over Duration of longest- from previous years. running grant.

Department Applications New Grants Ongoing Portfolio FIT 11 6 0 6 SIMS 3 3 1 4 SBS 12 1 3 4 SLS 0 6 4 10 SHSS 0 0 0 0 STH 4 1 0 1 @iLabAfrica 26 9 2 11 SERC 10 4 0 4 Others 0 0 0 0 Total 66 30 10 40

22 Faculty of Information Strathmore Institute of Technology Mathematical Sciences

06 grants run in 2018 04 grants run in 2018 Up from 04 in 2017 Up from 0 in 2017

• SYSPRO Research Grant: Awarded • Gwen Frostic Doctoral Fellowship by SYSPRO Africa Ltd. to Prof Ismail Grant: Awarded by the Graduate Ateya and Prof Reuben Marwanga. It College at Western Michigan University amounts to USD 34,610. to Mary Ochieng’, this USD 4000 grant • RSIF: This was a four-year PhD started running in 2017 and came to Scholarship at the University of Gaston an end in June 2018. It was supported Berger, Senegal. It was awarded by the investigative work into learning by World Bank through PASET to Danny Mathematics Preservice teachers. Nyatuka. Amounting to USD 80,000, • Graduate Student Data Collection it covers both tuition and a monthly Grant: This USD 500 grant, awarded stipend. to Mary Ochieng’ by the Graduate • DAAD In-country: Awarded by DAAD Student Association of Western to Derdus Kenga for the purpose of his Michigan University, was meant to PhD studies, it amounts to USD 4640. support Mary’s data collection work. • NRF (South Africa) PhD Grant: This • Simons Foundation Grant: This grant was awarded by the South African meant to support a mathematical National Research Fund to Danny research project carried out by Paul Nyatuka to cover his fieldwork costs. It Antony Otieno, amounted to R 5000. It amounted to USD 2,752. ran from January to April. • SU Staff Development Fund: This was awarded to Esther Khakata, Elizabeth Wamicha, Roent Ombasa, Conrad Ojiambo, Allan Omondi, Henry Muchiri and Danny Nyatuka. The amounts ranged from USD 9,000 to USD 14,446 each. • National Research Fund PhD Grant: Amounting to USD 11,034, this grant was awarded to Henry Muchiri by the National Research Fund to finance data collection for his PhD studies.

• AAU Travel Grant: This grant enabled Dr Rachel Waema Mbogo visit Stellenbosch University to carry out collaborative research for a month. It amounted to USD 5000. 23 Strathmore Business School Strathmore Law School

04 grants run in 2018 10 grants run in 2018 down from 06 in 2017 not changed from 2017

• Human Resources for Health: • Advancing Capacity and Access to Awarded by USAID in October 2016, Justice on Kenya’s Extractives Sector this USD 730,000 grant is being run by – Judiciary Training Project: This Prof Gilbert Kokwaro and will run until USD 178,320 was awarded by Ford October 2021. Foundation and was run by Geoffrey • Socio Technical Approaches to Road Kerecha from April 2018 to February Safety: This USD 299,634 grant was 2019. The project it funded seeks to awarded by the National Institute advance capacity and access to justice for Health Research (NIHR/UK) in in the extractives sector in Kenya, September 2017. It is being run by especially in the petroleum sector. Prof Gilbert Kokwaro and will run until • Development of a Transparency September 2020. and Accountability Framework • Understanding the Impact of and Action Plan for Kenya’s Innovations in the Regulation of Petroleum Sector: This consultancy Kenya’s Health Facilities Project: grant was awarded by the World Bank This grant was awarded by the Medical through the Ministry of Petroleum Research Council (MRC) and is being and Mining (MoPM) and run by Kate run by Dr Francis Wafula. It has been Mavuti between June 2018 and running since 2017 and will lapse in February 2019. Amounting to USD 2019. 93,054 it funded the development • Capacity Needs Assessment for of the Framework for Transparency Ministry of Finance and Financial and Accountability in the Petroleum Sector Industry Associations: This Sector in Kenya, pursuant to Clause grant was awarded by Financial Sector 111 of the Petroleum (Exploration, Deepening Uganda to Dr Bernadette Development and Production) Bill Wanjala in October 2018. It will run 2017. until May 2019. • Realising SDGs in Africa: The Role of Responsible Business: This USD 423,913 from the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) was awarded to Kate Mavuti and is meant to run from April 2018 to April 2022. The main objective of the project is to assess the impacts of national action plans, non-judicial grievance handling mechanisms, and sector-specific initiatives on specific dimensions of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). • Kenya Extractives Programme: Won by Dr Melba Wasunna, this GBP 555,000 grant from the Oxford Policy

24 “Legal, Policy and Technical Forms of Information Controls: An analysis of Internet Shutdowns and the Electoral Process in Kenya.” The project was meant to seek a deeper understanding of information controls during political processes and how this affects public policy on elections, freedom of expression and human rights in general. • Digital Rights: Won by Grace Diida and run from 2018 to 2019, this USD 13,000 grant from LUSH was awarded to fund the “Internet Freedom Management ran from February 2017 Concepts: A Localized Explainer to September 2018. The project it Pack” project. The project entailed a funded was conceived to advance conceptual and graphical modelling of access to information, stakeholder digital rights concepts in order to make dialogue and engagement in Kenya’s them more accessible in society. The extractives industry (especially in the outputs include a booklet explaining petroleum sector). digital rights concepts, like information • Report on the Use of Biometrics: controls, net neutrality, and Privacy International made a USD transparency, among others. Explainer 14,291 to Dr Robert Muthuri, running videos were also to be developed and from June 2016 to August 2018, availed on the web. to fund a project to reconceptualise • Role of ISPs in Internet Censorship security and economic empowerment across Africa: This USD 10,000 from through biometric technology and Mozilla was run by Jacquelene Wangui privacy, with a special focus on Kenya’s from January to December 2018. It 2017 election process. funded the “Internet Freedom and the • The Role of Intellectual Property in Electoral Process in Kenya: The Legal Open Development: Awarded to Dr and Policy Framework” project. Isaac Rutenberg by the Social Sciences • Social Media Exchange (SMEX) and Humanities Research Council of Grant: Dr Robert Muthuri was Canada (SSHRC) and International awarded this USD 82,427 grant by Development Research Centre SMEX. It is meant to fund a project (IDRC), this grant was meant to fund titled “Adoption of the CASEDATA academic research, conferences, and Data Model and Taxonomy as a collaboration in the area of Intellectual Standard for Publishing of ICT-Related Property. Amounting to USD 15,000, it Laws.” The goal of the project is to has been running from 2014 and will operationalise a shared data model to lapse in 2021. influence national, regional and global • Legal, Policy and Technical Forms of policy outcomes through ongoing Information Controls: Awarded by expansion of existing datasets and Ford Foundation to Dr Robert Muthuri, localised applied research. The grant is this USD 75,000 grant, which has been meant to run from December 2018 to running since 2016 and will lapse in June 2020. 2019, was given to fund a project titled 25 School of Tourism and @iLabAfrica Hospitality 11 grants run in 2018 01 grant run in 2018 up from 10 in 2017 down from 03 in 2017 • Women in Tech: This grant was • Research Equipment Grant: This awarded by the Standard Chartered grant awarded by IDEA WILD to David Bank Kenya and is being run by Chiawo, started running in February Bernard Chiira and Linda Kwamboka, 2018. both from @iBizAfrica. It amounts to USD 150,000, ran from 2nd October 2017 to 10th April 2018. It funded the incubation of businesses started by women in the areas of agribusiness, education, it/mobile solutions, digital banking, e-commerce, e-health, and FinTech. The project aimed to address Kenya’s most relevant and pressing challenges such as extreme poverty and unemployment, food sustainability, access to clean water, healthcare, energy and education by accelerating the growth of innovative women- led technology businesses in Africa through access to financial services, mentorship, entrepreneurship and business training, technology support and market linkages and networks. • IDEA Foundation Grant: Awarded to Bernard Chiira of @iBizAfrica by the IDEA Foundation on 27th April 2017, this USD 39,520 is meant to run until 8th June 2018. It funds the incubation of startups in agriculture, education, healthcare, finance, energy, and governance and ethics. It also strengthened the capacity of the @ iBizAfrica incubation program. • Pangea Accelerator Program: Awarded by Pangea Funds AS to Bernard, this USD 10,804 ran from 10th March 2018 to 30th May 2018. It funded the incubation of 15 startups in FinTech, agribusiness, green initiatives, education, healthcare, and many more.

26 • KENIA Innovation nurturing and accelerating Kenyan Commercialisation Agency Grant: start-ups and growth-stage companies Awarded by the Kenya National that are bringing shelter products and Innovation Agency (KENIA), this USD services to the low-income household 92,892 grant covers the period from market. October 2018 to November 2019. • KENET Mini Grant on Distributed The funds are meant to facilitate the Ledgers: Amounting to USD 15,000, work of two innovators affiliated to this grant was awarded to Dr Joseph @iBizAfrica, who are fellows in the Sevilla and set to run from August Leaders in Innovation Fellowship 2018 to August 2019. It funds the Programme. @iBizAfrica is the contact development of a prototype distributed incubation unit to the innovators and ledger application for digitisation offers them product development and of academic certificates onto a commercialisation support. The grant is blockchain. run by Bernard Chiira. • Google Computer Science Educator • Pangea Shelter Tech Accelerator Professional Development: Awarded Program: This grant, awarded by to Dr Joseph Sevilla and Regina Nkonge Pangea Funds AS to Bernard Chiira, by Google, this grant, amounting to amounts to USD 17,511 and was set to USD 23,008 and meant to run from run from December 2018 to May 2019. December 2018 December 2019, It is meant to help housing markets funded two five-day web development to better meet the needs of the low- workshops for 50 secondary school income households by identifying, teachers during school holidays, in

27 the months of December and April between 2018 and 2019. A national Strathmore Energy conference will also be organised in Research Centre August 2019 to design best practices in teaching and learning computer 04 grants run in 2018 science in secondary schools. An up from 01 in 2017 online community of practice will be developed and teachers encouraged • Newton Fund Grant: Awarded to Prof to use it to share teaching resources, Izael Da Silva by the British Council, methodologies, challenges and ways this USD 66,338 grant, which ran to overcome them, & open source from March 2018 to February 2019, tools for teaching computer science funded a project titled “Enhanced Food concepts. Security and Afforestation through • Enabling Affordable Internet Access Novel Approaches to Irrigation.” using Dynamic Spectrum Access • GCRF- LIEREA Grant: Awarded by Technique: This grant was awarded by GCRF- UK to Prof Izael Da Silva, this the GCRF-EPSRC Project to Dr Joseph USD 66,338 grant ran from October Sevilla and Leonard Mabele for a 2018 to March 2019. It funded the research project in Internet-of-Things. Longitudinal Impact Evaluation of Rural • Mobile Learning Application and Electrification in Africa (LIEREA) project. Mini Plastic Bags Mobile Course: • Powering Agriculture Grant: This Awarded by UNEP to Dr Joseph Sevilla, USD 30436 grant was awarded by Regina Nkonge and Imelda Mueni, GIZ and run by Prof Izael Da Silva this USD 9,870 grant, which has been from August to December 2018. It running since January 2018, funds supported an energy audit for the dairy the development of a mobile learning sector in Kenya. platform for android and iOS, design and development of an animated • PRE-LEAP-RE Grant: This UD 54,000 plastic bags course, integration of the grant, awarded by the European Union, course with the mobile application, ran from July to September 2018. dissemination to the public, and It funded the “Preparing for Long rewards for those who complete the Term European Union-African Union course. Partnership on Renewable Energy” (PRE-LEAP-RE) project. • H2020-WAZIHUB Research Grants: Amounting to a total of EUR 75,500, these grants were awarded by the European Commission to Dr Joseph Sevilla, Emmanuel Kweyu, and Margaret Njenga for projects in eHealth. The grant has been running since May 2018. • H2020-TWIGA Project: Awarded by European Commission to Dr Joseph Sevilla, Emmanuel Kweyu, and Margaret Njenga, this EUR 131,000 also funds projects in eHealth. It has been running since February 2018.

28 29 Publications 98 13 10 Publications by our Conference papers Books and chapters researchers Up from 76 in 2017 38 Journal papers by SIMS 75 Highest number by a single unit Journal papers 2.1 papers per 10 staff FTE (full-time equivalent) 75 6 3 Conference papers Books and chapters 66 by FIT researchers each by SBS and SLS Highest number The most by any 63 by a single unit department

2016 2017 2018

Department Journal Conference Books and Total Articles Papers Chapters FIT 15 6 2 23 SIMS 38 0 0 38 SBS 14 2 3 19 SLS 6 0 3 9 SHSS 1 1 0 2 STH 1 0 0 1 @iLabAfrica 0 2 0 2 SERC 0 2 1 3 Others 0 0 1 1 Total 75 13 10 98 30 P. (2018). Statistical Techniques for Faculty of Information Characterizing Cloud Workloads: Technology A survey. International Journal of Computer and Information Technology 23 publications in 2018 (IJCIT), 8(1), 12-17. up from 15 in 2017 • Muchiri, H., Ateya, I. and Wanyembi, G. (2018). Human Gait Indicators of Carrying a Concealed Firearm: Papers Skeletal Tracking and Data Mining • Alaka, B. and Ateya, I. L. (2018). Approach. International Journal A Q-Learning Model for Cognitive of Scientific Research in Computer Behavioural Therapy of Insomnia Science, Engineering and Information Patients. Strathmore University Technology, 3(8), 368-383. Research and Innovation Conference. • Muchiri, H., Ateya, I. and Wanyembi, • Ateya, I, Ondimu, K., Muketsa, G. G. (2018). The need for Marker- M. and Omieno, K. K. (2018). Tackling Less Computer Vision Techniques Data Related Challenges in Healthcare for Human Gait Analysis on Video Process Mining using Visual Analytics. Surveillance to Detect Concealed International Journal of Computing Firearms. International Journal of Technology, 5(10), 125-132. Computer (IJC), 29(1), 107-118. • Ateya, I., Ondimu, K., Muketsa, G. M. • Ochieng’, N., Ateya, I. and Mwangi, and Omieno, K. K. (2018). A Situational W (2018). A Hybrid Filter/Wrapper Method for Healthcare Business Process Method for Feature Selection for Improvement. International Journal of Computer Worm Detection using Research in Engineering Technology, Darknet Traffic. International Journal of 7(10). Computer Applications (IJCA), 180(44), • Khakata, E., Omwenga, V. and 12-17. Msanjila, S. (2018). Predicting Student • Omondi, A. and Baraiywo, H. K. Performance Using Data on Internet (2018). An Organ Donation and Technology Usage Behavioural Receipt System beyond Pair-Wise Patterns. International Journal of Matching of Patients. Proceedings Scientific Research in Computer of the 2018 Strathmore University Science, Engineering and Information Research and Innovation Conference. Technology, 3(1), 1733-1741. • Omondi, A. and Bongo, B. K. (2018). • Maingi, N., Ateya, I. L. and Mwau, M. A System Development Methodology (2018). Disease Modelling and Analysis Guidance Tool for Supervision of IT using Artificial Intelligence Techniques. Projects. Proceedings of the 2018 Strathmore University Research and Strathmore University Research and Innovation Conference. Innovation Conference. • Mosoti, D., Omwenga, V. and • Omondi, A. and Katunge, J. N. and Ogao, P. (2018). The Effect of Cloud Mundama, B. (2018). A timetable Workload Consolidation on Cloud system for institution of higher Energy Consumption and Performance learning: Case study Strathmore in Multi-Tenant Cloud Infrastructure. University. International Journal International Journal of Computer of Research Studies in Science, Applications (IJCA), 181(37), 47-53. Engineering, and Technology, 5(12), • Mosoti, D., Omwenga, V. and Ogao, 1-3.

31 • Omondi, A. and Muathe, C. N. (2018). • Shabaya, P., Ateya, I. L. and Towards High-Impact Community- Wanyembi. G. W. (2018). Addressing Based Projects through Data-Driven the Complex and Dynamic Nature Monitoring: Case Study Community of Technology Assimilation through Service Center Strathmore University. Dynamic Modelling. Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 2018 Strathmore 2018 Strathmore University Research University Research and Innovation and Innovation Conference. Conference. • Shibwabo, B. and Jaffer, F. M. • Omondi, A. and Ngugi, J. R. (2018). (2018). Integrated Paperless Receipts An Android based Information System for Shoppers. Journal of Systems for Cargo Delivery. International Integration, 9(3), 34-42. Journal of Computer Applications, • Shibwabo, B. and Munene K. N. 180(33), 1-5. (2018). A Mobile-based Tea Farming • Omondi, A., Ateya, I. and Wanyembi, Information System. International G. (2018). Selection Variation for Journal of Computer Applications Improved Throughput and Accuracy of (IJCA), 179(19), 37-44. Monte Carlo Tree Search Algorithm. • Shibwabo, B. and Munene T. G. International Journal of Computer and (2018). An Android-based Order Information Technology, 7(6), 286-294. Placement System for Restaurants. • Omondi, A., Ateya, I. and Wanyembi, International Journal of Computer G. (2018). Scalability and Nonlinear Applications (IJCA), 180(21), 18-24. Performance Tuning in Storage Servers. International Journal of Research Studies in Science, Engineering and Books and Chapters Technology, 5(9), 7-18. • Shibwabo, B. and Ateya, I. (2018). Data Recovery of Flash Memory. In W. Banerjee (Ed.), Nanocrystals in Nonvolatile Memory (pp. 327-367). New York: Pan Stanford • Omondi, K., Phiri, B and Njogu, H. (2018). Sound Classification Scheme to Enhance Physical Security in Schools. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.

32 Applied Mathematics, 2018. doi Strathmore Institute of 10.1155/2018/2439520. Mathematical Sciences • Luboobi, L. S., Namawejje, H. and Obuya, E. (2018). Modeling Optimal 38 publications in 2018 Control of Cholera Disease Under the up from 29 in 2017 Interventions of Vaccination, Treatment and Education Awareness. Journal of Mathematics Research, 10(5), 137-152. Papers • Luboobi, L. S., Ngeleja, R. C. • Bii, N. K., and Onyango, C. O. (2018). and Nkansah-Gyekye, Y. (2018). Model-Assisted Estimation of a Finite Plague disease model with weather Population Mean in Two-stage cluster seasonality. Mathematical Biosciences, sampling. Pakistan Journal of Statistics 302(2018), 80-99. and Operations Research, 8(1), 127- • Luboobi, L. S., Ngina, P. and Mbogo, 139. R. W. (2018). Modelling Optimal • Bii, N. K., Onyango, C. O. and Control of In-Host HIV Dynamics Odhiambo, J. (2018). Estimation Using Different Control Strategies. of a Finite Population Mean Under Computational and Mathematical Random Non Response. Open Journal Methods in Medicine, 2018. https:// of Statistics. https://doi.org/10.4236/ doi.org/10.1155/2018/9385080. ojs.2017.75059. • Luboobi, L. S., Omondi, E. O. and • Kebirungi, H., Luboobi L. S., Mbogo R. W. (2018). Mathematical Kabonesa, C. and Kimwaga, R. J. Analysis of Sex-Structured Population (2018). Gender Responsiveness of Model of HIV Infection in Kenya. Provisioning and Management of Letters in Biomathematics 2018, 5(1), Water and Sanitation Facilities in East 174–194. https://doi.org/10.1080/2373 African Universities. International 7867.2018.1506712. Journal of Gender and Women’s • Luboobi, L. S., Omondi, E. O. and Studies, 6(1), 121-132. ISSN: 2333- Mbogo, R. W. (2018). Modelling 6021. the trend of HIV transmission and • Luboobi, L. S, Kanyiri, C. W. and treatment in Kenya. International Kimathi, M. (2018). Mathematical Journal of Applied and Computational Analysis of Influenza: A Dynamics in Mathematics, 4. https://doi. the Emergence of Drug Resistance. org/10.1007/s40819-018-0558-y. Computational and Mathematical • Luboobi, L. S., Omondi, E. Methods in Medicine, 2018. https:// O. and Mbogo, R. W. (2018). doi.org/10.1155/2018/2434560. Mathematical Modelling of the • Luboobi, L. S. Orwa, T. O. and Impact of Testing, Treatment Mbogo, R. W. (2018). Mathematical and Control of HIV Transmission Model for Hepatocytic-Erythrocytic in Kenya. Cogent Mathematics Dynamics of Malaria. International & Statistics, 5(1), 1-16. doi: Journal of Mathematics and 10.1080/25742558.2018.1475590. Mathematical Sciences, 2018. • Luboobi, L. S., Orwa, T. O. and • Luboobi, L. S., Mbogo, R. W. Mbogo, R. W. (2018). Mathematical and Odhiambo, J. W. (2018). model for the in-host malaria dynamics A stochastic Model for Malaria subject to malaria vaccines. Letters in Transmission Dynamics. Journal of Biomathematics, 5(1), 222-251, doi:

33 10.1080/23737867.2018.1526132. discussion. Mathematical Thinking and • Mbogo, R. W. and Nyabadza, F. Learning, 19(2017), 33-54. (2018). On The Future of HIV Related • Ochieng’, R., Olum, F., Kamuti, Cancers: Insights from a Mathematical I. and Kavila, M. (2018). Action Model. BioMed Research International. of Cyclic GROUP C n acting on the https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/7019868. Diagonals of a Regular n-gon. Journal • Muthoni, L. and Mikui, W. (2018). of Mathematical Theory and Modelling, Construction of Multidimensional 6(1), 115-125. Poverty Index for Kenya using Alkire- • Odhiambo, C. (2018). Smooth Test Foster Method. Harvard Africa of Goodness-of-Fit for Negative Policy Journal, 7, 101-130, http:// Binomial Distribution with Application apj.hkspublications.org/wp-content/ to Unscheduled HIV Care Visits in a uploads/sites/13/APJ-2017-RP.pdf. Tertiary Hospital. International Journal • Muthoni, L., Kamau, P. N. and of Statistics in Medical and Biological Odhiambo, C. (2018). Modelling Research, 2(1), 1-7. Factors Affecting Probability of Loan • Odhiambo, C. (2018). Validation of Default: A Quantitative Analysis of the the Smooth Test of Goodness-of-Fit Kenyan Students’ Loan. International for Proportional Hazards in Cancer Journal of Statistical Distributions Survival Studies. International Journal and Applications, 4(1), 29-37. doi: of Statistics in Medical Research. 10.11648/j.ijsd.20180401.14. https://doi.org/10.6000/1929- • Nampala, H., Luboobi, L. S., Joseph 6029.2017.06.02.1. Y.T. Mugisha, C. O, and Jablonska- • Odhiambo, C., Kamau, P. N., and Sabuka, M. (2018). Modelling Muthoni, L. (2018). Modelling hepatotoxicity and antiretroviral Factors Affecting Probability of Loan therapeutic effect in HIV/HBV Default: A Quantitative Analysis of the coinfection. Mathematical Biosciences, Kenyan Students’ Loan. International 302(2018), 67-79. Journal of Statistical Distributions • Ngina, P. M., Mbogo, R. W. and and Applications, 4(1), 29-37. doi: Luboobi, L. S. (2018). Modelling 10.11648/j.ijsd.20180401.14. Optimal Control of In-Host HIV • Odhiambo, C., Omolo, B., and Dynamics Using Different Control Odhiambo, J. (2018). A Smooth Test Strategies. of Goodness-of-Fit for the Weibull • Ochieng’, M., Stockero, S. L., Distribution: An Application to an HIV Leatham, K. R., Van Zoest, L.R., and Retention Data. International Journal Peterson, B. E. (2018). Teachers’ of Statistics in Medical Research, 6(2), orientations toward using student 68-78. mathematical thinking as a resource • Odhiambo, C., Omolo, B., and during whole class discussion. Journal Odhiambo, J. (2018). A Smooth Test of Mathematics Teacher Education, of Goodness-of-Fit for the Baseline 1(2019), 1-31 . Hazard Function for Time-to-First • Ochieng’, M., Van Zoest, L. R., Occurrence in Recurrent Events: An Stockero, S. L., Leatham, K. R., Application to HIV Retention Data. Peterson, B. E., and Atanga, N. A. International Journal of Statistics in (2018). Attributes of instances of Medical Research. 6(3), 104-113. student mathematical thinking that • Omondi, E., Mbogo, R., and are worth building on in whole-class Luboobi, L. (2018). Mathematical

34 analysis of sex-structured population transmission model with treatment. model of HIV infection in Kenya. Letters Mathematical Biosciences, in Biomathematics, 4(5), 174-194. 297(2018), 43-57. https://www. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1 sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/ 0.1080/23737867.2018.1506712. S0025556417300378. • Omondi, E., Mbogo, R., and • Orwa, T. O., Mbogo, R. W., and Luboobi, L. (2018). Mathematical Luboobi, L. S. (2018). Mathematical modelling of the impact of testing, Model for Hepatocytic-Erythrocytic treatment and control of HIV Dynamics of Malaria. International transmission in Kenya. Cogent Journal of Mathematics and Mathematics and Statistics, 4(5). Mathematical Sciences, 2018. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1 • Orwa, T. W., Mbogo, R. W., and 0.1080/25742558.2018.1475590. Luboobi, L. S. (2018). Mathematical • Omondi, E., Mbogo, R., and model for the in-host malaria dynamics Luboobi, L. (2018). Modelling subject to malaria Vaccines. Letters in the Trend of HIV Transmission and Biomathematics, 5(1), 222-251. doi: Treatment in Kenya. International 10.1080/23737867.2018.1526132. Journal of Applied and Computational Mathematics, 4(5). https://link.springer. com/article/10.1007/s40819-018- 0558-y. • Omondi, E., Nyabadza, F., and Smith, R. (2018). Modelling the impact of mass administration of ivermectin in the treatment of onchocerciasis (river blindness). Cogent Mathematics and Statistics. 4(5). https://www. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/2331 1835.2018.1429700. • Omondi, E., Nyabadza, F., Bonyah, E., and Badu, K. (2018). Modelling the Infection Dynamics of Onchocerciasis and its Treatment. Journal of Biological • Otieno, P. A, Gatsinzi, J. B., and Systems. 25(2), 247-277. https://www. Otieno, V. O. (2018). Rational worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/ homotopy type of mapping spaces S0218339017500139. between complex Grassmannians. • Omondi, E., Orwa, T., and Quaestiones Mathematicae. Nyabadza, F. (2018). Application of • Otieno, P. A, Gatsinzi, J. B., and optimal control to the onchocerciasis Otieno, V. O. (2018). Rationalised transmission model with treatment. evaluation subgroups of mapping Mathematical Biosciences, spaces between complex 297(2018), 43-57. https://www. grassmannians. Afrika Matematika. sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/ • Otieno, P. A. (2018). Gottlieb S0025556417300378. groups of the Plucker embeddings • Orwa, T. O, Omondi, E. O. and of some complex Grassmannians. Nyabadza, F. (2018). Application of Communications of the Korean optimal control to the onchocerciasis Mathematical Society. 35 • Mudida, R. and Gil-Alana, L. (2018). Strathmore Business School The Growth Rate Series in Kenya: Evidence of Non-Linearities and Factors 19 publications in 2018 behind the Slow Growth. International not changed from 2017 Journal of Finance and Economics, 23(2), 111-121. Papers • Kinyanjui, J. N., Juma, D., Njeru, A., and Onyango, J. (2018). Influence of legal and ethical CSR strategy on performance of public universities in Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 5(4), 2059-2068. • Kinyanjui, J. N., Juma, D., Njeru, A., and Onyango, J. (2018). Influence of community outreach as a CSR strategy for organizational performance: a review of selected public universities in Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 5(4), 2048-2058. • Kokwaro, G., McIlroy R. C., Plant K. A., Hoque M. S., Jianping, W., V N.H., and Stanton N. A. (2018). • Mudida, R. and Mendi, P. (2018). Who is responsible for global road The effect on Innovation of Beginning safety? A cross-cultural comparison Informal: Empirical Evidence from of Actor Maps. Accident Analysis and Kenya. Technology Forecasting and Prevention. Social Change, 131, 326-335. • Mathuva, D. M. (2018). Drivers of • Ngoye, B., Sierra, V., and Ysa, T. the decision to participate in financial (2018). Assessing Performance-Use reporting awards by savings and credit Preferences Through an Institutional cooperatives in Kenya. Journal of Logics Lens. International Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, Public Sector Management. 8(2), 223-243 • Ngoye, B., Sierra, V., and Ysa, • Mathuva, D. M., and Chong, G. H. T. (2018). Different Shades of (2018). Impact of regulatory reforms on Grey: An Experimental Study on compliance with mandatory disclosures How Institutional Logics Influence by savings and credit co-operatives in Organizational Actor Perception and Kenya. Journal of Financial Regulation Judgment. Public Administration and Compliance, 26(3), 246-270. Review. • Mudida, R. (2018). Transcending • Ngoye, B., Sierra, V., Ysa, T. and Homophily: Navigating Institutional Awan, S. (2018). Priming in Behavioral Change in Ethnically Fragmented Public Administration: Methodological Societies. Academy of Management and Practical Considerations for Annual Meeting Proceedings, 2018(1). Research and Scholarship. International Public Management Journal.

36 • Njuguna, J. (2018). The Influence of County-of-Origin on Consumer Strathmore Law School Behaviour towards Foreign Clothing Brand in Nairobi, Kenya. ResearchFora 09 publications in 2018 21st International Conference. down from 15 in 2017 • Oluoch-Aridi, J., Smith-Oka, V., Milan, E. and Dowd, R. (2018). Exploring Papers mistreatment of women during • Adionyi, C. (2018). The Health Act childbirth in a peri-urban setting in 2017: Examining Quality Control Kenya: experiences and perceptions in Kenya’s Healthcare Facilities. of women and healthcare providers. Strathmore Law Journal. Reproductive Health, 15(1):209. doi: • Mukuki, A. (2018). Reimagining the 10.1186/s12978-018-0643-z. Concept of Forced Migration in The • Robert, W. and Njuguna, J. Face of Climate Change. Groningen (2018). The Influence of Relationship Journal of International Law. Marketing on Customer Loyalty in the • Mukuki, A. (2018). The sacrosanct? Telecommunication Industry in Dar es The challenge in holding the United Salaam Tanzania. Proceedings of 2018 Nations responsible for the failure to Strathmore University Research and prevent genocide. Strathmore Law Innovation Conference. Journal. • Tama, E., Barasa, E. W., Molyneux, S., • Mukuki, A. and Bucha, S. (2018). Waweru, E., Tsofa, B., and Chuma, J. National Security Versus The Principle (2018). Examining the implementation Of Non-Refoulement: Where Do The of the Free maternity services policy Scales Tilt? African Union Commission in Kenya: A mixed methods process on International Law Journal. evaluation. International Journal of • Senge, E. (2018). Enhancing Access to Health Policy and Management, 7(7), Justice in Kenya: The Imperative of ADR 603-613. Alternative Dispute Resolution. • Wanjala, B. (2018). Solidarity Economy • Senge, E. (2018). Female Militancy and Prospects for Protecting Women’s in Terrorist Groups and the AU Livelihoods. Journal on African Counterterrorism Response. African Women’s Experiences. Peace and Security Journal.

Books and Chapters Books and Chapters • Kiraka, R. and Ngunjiri, I. W. (2018). • Franceschi, L. G., Muthoni, L. and Entrepreneurship and Business Senge, E. (2018). Judicial Review Communication. Nairobi: Focus and Public Power in Kenya: Revisiting Publishers Ltd. Judicial Response to Select Political • Kokwaro, G. (2018). Boards and Cases. In R. Arnold and J. Martínez- Good Governance. In M. Counte, D. Estay(Eds.), Rule of Law, Human West, B. Ramirez, and B. Aaronson, Rights and Judicial Control of Power: (Eds.), The Global Healthcare Manager: Some Reflections from National and Competencies, Concepts and Skills. International Law. • Mudida, R., Ngene, J. and Njuguna, • Ambani, J. (2018). Drilling Past T. (2018). Financial Management (2nd the Resource Curse? Essays on the Edition). Nairobi: Focus Publishers Ltd.

37 Governance of Extractives in Kenya. School of Tourism and Nairobi, Kenya: Strathmore University Press. Hospitality • Ambani, J. and Wasunna, M. K. (2018). Mining Law: Commentaries on 01 publication in 2018 Kenya’s Framework Legislation. down from 05 in 2017

Papers • Chiawo, D.O, Kombe, W.N. and Craig, J.F.K. (2018). Bird responses to land use change: guild diversity in a Kenyan coastal forest and adjoining habitats. Emu – Austral Ornithology, 118(3), 281-292. https://doi.org/10.1080/0158 4197.2018.1431052.

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

02 publications in 2018 up from 0 in 2017

Papers • Momanyi, C. (2018). Competence Based Curriculum for skills Development through dual training: evidence from Eastlands College of Technology. IICEDubai2018 Conference Proceedings. https://papers.iafor.org/ submission39058/. • Dindi, A, Munala, G, Alkizim, A, Kivaa, P and Gichure, C. (2018). Ethics as a Solution to Corruption: A Case Study of the Construction Industry in Kenya. Africa Habitat Review Journal, 12(2). 1339-1349. ISSN: 2524-1354 (Online). 38 @iLabAfrica Strathmore Energy Research Centre 02 publications in 2018 down from 03 in 2017 03 publications in 2018 up from 00 in 2017 Papers • Weru, T. (2018). Promoting Papers Women ICT Start-Ups to Accelerate • Da Silva, I., Maranga, I., Wambugu, Women’s Economic Empowerment: A., Njogu, M. and Nyarotso, C. (2018). A Case of Strathmore University-@ Performance Evaluation of the 600kW iBizAfrica. IST-Africa 2018 Conference Grid-Tied Solar Photovoltaic System in Proceedings. http://www.ist-africa.org/ Strathmore University. Proceedings of Conference2018/outbox/ISTAfrica_ the Strathmore University Research and Paper_ref_132_10165.pdf. Innovation Conference. • Mutegi-Kamau, L. and Mabele, L. • Da Silva, I., Maranga, I., and Odera, (2018). Leveraging Low Power Wide S. (2018). Toward the Development Area Networks for Precision Farming. of Small Hydro Plants in Kenya: The Proceedings of the International Impact of a Training Course at SERC. Conference on Interactive Mobile Proceedings of the Hydro 2018 Communication, Technologies and Conference. Learning (IMCL). • Da Silva, I., Ronoh, G., Nalubega, T., Njogu, M. (2018). Replacing Fossil Fuel with PV Systems Through Technical Capacity Building in Kenya. The Nexus: Energy, Environment and Climate Change. pp 171-180. https://doi. org/10.1007/978-3-319-63612-2_11.

Others

01 publications in 2018 up from 0 in 2017

Institute of Family Studies • Andanda, P., Wathuta, J., Chatfield, K., and Schroeder, D. (2018). Deliverable 4.3: Proposals for strategic approaches to compliance with research ethics requirements in low and middle-income countries. http://trust-project.eu/wp-content/ uploads/2018/04/Deliverable-4.3_ strategic-proposals-to-compliance.pdf

39 Research Events 90 Research events 69 Number of staff who attended by our staff Up from 66 in 2017 attended research events

57 36 17 Number of events Number of staff Number of research held by @iLabAfrica. from FIT, SHSS and events organised and held This is the highest @iLabAfrica (each) number by a single who attended by departments within department. research events. the University.

Department Events Events Staff Attending Organised Attended Events FIT 0 6 12 SIMS 0 8 6 SBS 1 17 7 SLS 15 14 9 SHSS 0 6 12 STH 1 1 4 @iLabAfrica 36 17 12 SERC 4 17 6 Others 1 4 1 Total 58 90 69 40 Faculty of Information Strathmore Institute of Technology Mathematical Sciences

12 events in 2018 08 events in 2018 up from 07 in 2017 not changed from 2017 Events Attended Events Attended • Strathmore Research and • 12th International Conference Innovation Conference: Taking place on Health Policy Statistics: Taking at Strathmore University from 29th place from 10th to 12th January October to 2nd November, this event 2018, this conference was organised was attended by Dr Bernard Shibwabo, to “to create interfaces between Allan Omondi, Henry Muchiri, Danny practitioners; methodologists; and Nyatuka and Patrick Shabaya. health service researchers, health • International Conference on economists, and policy analysts so Information Processing and they can exchange and build on ideas Management of Uncertainty in they will disseminate to the broader Knowledge-Based Systems (IPMU) health policy community.” It was 2018: Attended by Daniel Machanje attended by Dr Collins Odhiambo, who and Dr Joseph Orero, this conference presented a poster entitled “Evaluation took place from 11th to 15th June. of Changing Health Policy on HIV • 10th International Joint Conference Treatment for Prevention of Mother to on Computational Intelligence: Child Transmission in Kenya.” The event was attended by Stephen • Joint International Society for Obonyo and Dr Joseph Orero. Clinical Biostatistics and Australian • Research Meeting for Kenya- South Statistical Conference 2018: Africa joint NRF Grant: This event Attended by Dr Collins Odhiambo, this was attended by Dr Ozianyi, Eunice conference took place from 26th to Manyasi and Sharon Mugambi. 30th 2018 August at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Dr • Academic Writing Workshop: This Odhiambo presenter his paper titled event was attended by James Njihia “Evaluating The Effects of Isoniazid and Patrick Shabaya. It took place from Preventive Therapy (IPT) on HIV/ 13th to 16th August and was co- AIDS Disease Progression Using Non- organised by Strathmore University and Homogeneous Semi-Markov Process.” Stellenbosch University. • SEAMS School 2018: Taking place • Workshop on Research at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, this Infrastructure Support from event was organised to “provide KENET: This event, which took place active researchers from various fields in Strathmore University on 7th of mathematics the opportunity September, was attended by James of discussing recent developments Njihia. It was co-organised by KENET in theoretical and computational and @iLabAfrica. techniques for dynamical systems and their applications.” It took place from 6th to 13th August 2018 and was attended by Evans Omondi and Titus

41 Orwa. attended by Nelson Bii. • 2018 HIV Prevention Care and • Kibabii Unversity 3rd International Treatment Scientific Conference: Conference: This event took place at Dr Collins Odhiambo attended this Kibabii University from 12th to 14th event, which took place from 9th to June 2018. Prof Livingstone S. Luboobi 12th September 2018. It was organised was invited as the Keynite Speaker by the Ministry of Health (Kenya) and and he spoke on “Quantity, Quality CDC- Kenya to “provide a platform and Relevance of Research in our for sharing experiences, innovations, Region.” The theme of the conference strategies and best practices by was “Creativity and Innovation for different stakeholders in and outside Sustainable Development.” the country.” The theme was “Turning • Strathmore University Doctoral the tide: Preventing new HIV infections Supervisors’ Forum: This event was and Optimizing treatment outcomes.” organised by the School of Graduate It was intended to highlight Kenya’s Studies and took place on 5th April progress and call for an acceleration 2018. Prof Livingstone S. Luboobi of efforts to meet the ambitious KASF facilitated sessions titled “Co- targets of reducing new infections supervisors: Roles and Responsibilities;” by 75% and reducing AIDS related “Matching Students to supervisors;” mortality by 25% by the year 2020. Dr and “Skills for Effective Supervision.” Odhiambo presented his paper, titled • 1st Joint Strathmore University and “Evaluating The Effects of Isoniazid Stellenbosch University Doctoral Preventive Therapy (IPT) on HIV/ Supervisors Workshop: This event, AIDS Disease Progression Using Non- co-organised by the School of Homogeneous Semi-Markov Process.” Graduate Studies and Stellenbosch • 3rd International Conference on University, took place from 13th to Mathematical Sciences and Statistics 16th August 2018. It was attended (ICMSS2018): Taking place from by Prof Livingstone S. Luboobi and Dr 6th to 8th February at the Universiti Rachel Waema Mbogo. Putra Malaysia (UPM), this event was 42 • International Conference on Social Strathmore Business School Science and Economics (ICSSE): Attended by Dr James Njuguna in Los 19 events in 2018 Angles, USA on 18th and 19th May, not changed from 2017 2018, the ICSSE was forum for the presentation of novel and fundamental Events Organised advances in the fields of social science and economics. It also served to foster • Workshop on the Theme of communication among researchers and Multipliers for Employment practitioners working in a wide variety Creation: Attended by Prof Robert of scientific areas with a common Mudida, this event was organised interest in improving social science and by and held at Strathmore Business economics techniques. School on May 25th 2018. It featured presentations from three Strathmore • 2018 Strathmore University University faculty, including two PhD Research and Innovation candidates. It also had a presentation Conference: This event was organised from the LSE Department of by the Research Services Office of Management and another from the Strathmore University and took University of Rotterdam. place between 29th October and 2nd November 2018. The first two days of the conference were meant Events Attended to highlight undergraduate research • The Future of Africa-Europe and innovations. The other three Relationship: A Multi-Stakeholder days featured presentations from Perspective: Taking place in Luiss fellow staff members, postgraduate University, Rome, on 14th and 15th students, researchers from other June 2018, this event was attended universities and presenters from various by Prof Robert Mudida. He presented industry partners. It was attended a paper and on the evolution of the by Dr James Njuguna (presented a Africa-Europe relationship between paper), Dr Stella Nyongesa (presented 2000 and 2017. He also proposed a paper and chaired two sessions), Dr future scenarios of EU-Africa relations Joseph Onyango (moderated a panel in technological innovation. discussion and presented three papers), Eric Tama (presented a paper) • Conference on the Construction of Public Office and the Pursuit of • African Doctoral Academy: Taking Integrity: Organised by the University place at Stellenbosch University, South of Warwick, the event was held at Africa, between 7th January and the British Institute of Eastern Africa 19th January 2018, this event was in London on 4th and 5th July 2018. attended by Dr Stella Nyongesa. It was It brought together academics and organised to equip participants with practitioners from Kenya, the UK and research writing and publishing skills. Mexico to discuss the construction Dr Nyongesa attended three trainings of public office and the pursuit of namely. The first, on “Writing and integrity. It was attended by Prof Publishing an Article,” lasted five days. Robert Mudida. “Grant Writing Fundamentals,” the second one, lasted one day. The third, titled “Intermediary SPSS,” took five days.

43 • International Academy of African • The Frontiers of Research in Business Development Conference: Private Enterprise Development in At this conference, which took place Low Income Countries: Attended between 16th and 19th May 2018, Dr by Tabitha Njuguna from 13th to Stella Nyongesa presented a research 15th November 2018, this event paper. It is an annual conference was organised by Private Enterprise that brings together scholars to Development in Low Income Countries present research papers on business (PEDL) and New York University in development, improve their research Abu Dhabi. It brought together PhD knowledge and skills, network and students from developed and low share experiences. income economies to brainstorm and • Doctoral Supervisors Workshop: develop research proposals addressing Organised in collaboration with topics related to development Stellenbosch University, this event economics in in low income countries. took place at Strathmore University from 13th to 17th August 2018 and was attended by Dr Stella Nyongesa. It covered a range of topics, like emerging trends in doctoral research and supervision models and styles. • Econometrics Methodology Workshop: Attended by Tabitha Njuguna, this training took place in three sessions, from 8th to 10th May and 28th to 30th May at Strathmore University. It was organised to equip researchers with econometrics skills. • Global School of Empirical Research Methods (GSERM): This event took place from 4th to 15th June 2018 at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and was attended by Tabitha Njuguna. It was organised to equip PhD and postdoctoral researchers with empirical research skills • Training of Trainers – SME Management Solutions: This training targeted staff members to equip • First Kenya Clinical Officers them with skills to train entrepreneurs Scientific Symposium Nairobi: and SMEs. It was organised by the Organised by the Kenya Clinical International Finance Corporation and Association, this event took place on Strathmore University and took place 28th September 2018. It was attended from 29th October to 2nd November by Dr Joseph Onyango, who presented 2018 at Strathmore University. Tabitha a paper titled “Entrepreneurship and Njuguna attended it. Management: Creating a Balance Between Entrepreneurial Aspects and Social Responsibility.”

44 • 6th Annual SME Conference and Expo: Taking place under the theme Strathmore Law School of “Enhancing SME Sustainability Through Innovation” this event took 29 events in 2018 place on 6th and 7th September up from 11 in 2017 2018. Dr Joseph Onyango attended it and participated as a panellist on the Events Organised topic of “SME Positioning in the Big 4 • KIPPRA Mentorship Programme Agenda.” for Universities: Launched on 30th • 38th Annual Scientific Conference August 2018 in collaboration with of Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya: the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Held at Travelers Beach Hotel from Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), this 30th May to 3rd June 2018, this event programme is aimed at harnessing was attended by Dr Joseph Onyango, the link between academia and public who presented a paper titled “The policy making to promote national Missing Link in the Attainment of development. Universal Health Coverage.” • COMESA Internship Programme: • 26th Annual Scientific Conference This two-month internship programme of Kenya Ear Norse and Throat: was developed to give fourth-year Dr Joseph Onyango presented a law students interested in regional paper titled “Healthcare Leadership, integration relevant work experience in Management and Governance” at this a regional bloc. conference, which took place on 1st • Legal Aid Roundtable: This event April 2018. took place in October 2018 and • The 5th Global Symposium on was organised with the Strathmore Health Systems Research: Attended Law Clinic. It was meant to create a by Eric Tama from 8th to 12th October platform for collaboration between 2018, this event was organised by legal clinics in Kenya. Health Systems Global. Eric presented a • Extractives Golf Tournament: paper on “Front Staffs’ Perceptions of Organised in collaboration with Regulatory Innovations.” Tenistore Enterprise and supported • 2nd East Africa Governance, Risk by funds from various donors led by & Compliance Summit: Dr David Base Titanium, this event took place Mathuva attended this event on 17th in November 2018 and aimed to and 18th October 2018 at Strathmore provide a networking platform for key University. It was the second GRC stakeholders within the petroleum and summit organised for the financial mining sectors. services providers. • Youths in Extractives Moot Court Competition: This competition, introduced to get young people more interested in the extractives industry and to see that they have a stake in its success in Kenya. It was supported by Kenya Oil and Gas Association (KOGA) and Kenya Extractives Programme K-EXPRO, as well as various donors, including Oraro & Co. Advocates and

45 Oseko Ouma Advocates. In 2018, it and the Law, the purpose of this took place in three instalments, on symposium was to provide academics, 8th January, 28th April 2018 and 6th practitioners, CSOs and government December 2018. officials with an opportunity to engage • Gender Forums: Organised in July, in dialogue concerning the challenges, September and October 2018 in successes and way forward in collaboration with Association of fulfilling the right to quality education Women in Energy and Extractives in for children with disabilities. The Kenya (AWEIK) and Kenya Extractives symposium explored how this right can Programme (K-EXPRO), these forums be more successfully fulfilled, protected were meant to interrogate challenges and respected through best practice, and opportunities for women in judicial involvement and other human Kenya’s extractives value chain. rights advocacy methods. • Roundtable on Benefit Sharing: • World Intellectual Property Day Run as part of the 2018 Strathmore 2018: Observed every 26th April, University Research and Innovation World Intellectual Property Day was Symposium in November 2018, this established by World Intellectual roundtable discussion was meant to Property Office (WIPO) to raise address benefit sharing in Kenya’s awareness of the impacts of Intellectual Extractives Sector. Property on our daily life. The theme • Amazing Race and the Africa for 2018 was “Powering Change: Mining Legislation Atlas (AMLA): Women in Innovation and Creativity.” Taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, in In SLS, the day was observed on 26th December 2018, this event was May 2018 with activities funded by the organised in collaboration with the US Embassy in Kenya. University of Kigali and the African • ICT Law-Data Protection Moot Development Fund. Court: Held on 11th and 12th October, • Training for Lawyers and this event was funded by Google. Civil Society Organisations on • 40 Hour Mediation Training: Co- Fundamental Considerations of organised with Facilit8 UK, this annual Oil and Gas Transactions: Run in training was held from 20th to 26th collaboration with the International June 2018. The training is offered to Senior Lawyers Project, this training individuals seeking globally recognised provided local lawyers and civil society professional qualifications in mediation. members with the tools and skills Individuals who successfully sit both needed to engage effectively with assessments are accredited by SDRC major multinationals and to negotiate and Facilit8 UK. on behalf of affected communities. It • Continuous Professional took place in June 2018. Development (CPD) Sessions in • Symposium on the Right of Children Mediation: Held on 17th April, with Disabilities to Access Education 3rd May, 15th to 18th June, 2nd – Critical Considerations for Best August and 18th October, the CPD Practices: Organised in May 2018 in sessions were organised to enable collaboration with the Universidad mediators improve their mediation Ponti cia Comillas School of Law skills, improve their knowledge in the (Spain) and funded by the Santander field of mediation and network with Bank Endowed Chair for Children different practitioners. These sessions take the forms of guest lectures or 46 case workshops where mediators in July, this event was attended by are given a case study containing a Dr Melba Wasunna, who made a dilemma. Participants discuss different presentation. approaches during the workshop. • Conference on Gender and Oil, • The Mediation Conference 2018: Gas and Mining: New Frontiers of Held in conjunction with Dispute and Progress, Challenges and Solutions: Conflict Resolution International and Attended by Kate Mavuti, this event the Institute of Certified Secretaries took place in June 2018 in Washington from 25th to 27th July 2018, DC and was organised by the World this conference brought together Bank. Kate presented a paper titled practitioners from different fields with “Breaking ‘Gender Asset’ Barriers in the aim of exploring mediation as an East Africa’s Extractives Industry: Focus alternative form of dispute resolution. on Women Economic Empowerment through Skills Building.” • African Forum for Doctoral Events Attended Research in Human Rights • LSE Gender and Peace Workshop: (AfriDoors): Held in August 2018 Taking place in May 2018 at the and organised by Strengthening London School of Economics, this Human Rights Research and Education workshop explored the intersection (SHUREA) and the University of between gender and peacebuilding. It Nairobi, this event was attended by Dr was attended by Emmah Wabuke. Jennifer Gitahi. It explored means for • LEAC Visiting Researcher: Patricia strengthening policy-relevant human Ouma, in September 2018, took up a rights research in Africa. position as a visiting researcher at the • Institutional Research Ethics Review Law School of the University of Leiden Training: This training, offered to in The Netherlands. She carried out current and prospective institutional comparative research on European research ethics reviewers was organised Union and East African Community by Strathmore University and offered in Law. July 2018. Dr Jennifer Gitahi took part • Pázmány Péter Catholic University in it. Workshop: Organised by the Pázmány • Seminar on Prosecuting Péter Catholic University in Hungary, International Crimes in West this event was attended by Patricia Africa: This five-day seminar provided Ouma inDecember 2018. She made domestic prosecutors and investigative a presentation on the legal and magistrates from Central and West institutional frame work of the East Africa with training to address African Community. theoretical and practical issues and • Corporate Social Responsibility skills that commonly feature in complex and Sustainable Inclusive Business cases involving international crimes. Forum: At this event, which was held It was organised by the Office of the in March 2018, Kate Mavuti made a Prosecutor of the United Mechanisms presentation on Gender and Petroleum for International Mechanisms for in Kenya. International Criminal Tribunals (UN • Regional Forum on Transparency, MICT OTP). It took place from 25th Gender Sensitivity and February to 2nd March 2018 and was Accountability: Held in Tanzania attended by Claire Adionyi.

47 • Taskforce on Alternative Justice • National Stakeholder Forum on System Forums: Attended by Harrison Cultivating a Robust, Coordinated Mbori and Purity Maritim on 16th to Alternative Dispute Resolution 20th January, 5th to 8th February, 23rd (ADR) Framework in Kenya Towards to 25th May, 21st to 24th June, 15th Sustainable Economic Growth and to 17th August, 3rd September, 9th Access to Justice: Held on 12th and to 14th October, and 30th November 13th April by the Judiciary’s Alternative to 2nd December, these forums were Dispute Resolution (ADR) Taskforce organised by the Judiciary Training on Court Annexed Mediation and Institute . they were tasked with the Nairobi Centre for International promoting traditional forms of dispute Arbitration (NCIA), this multi- resolution as a form of alternative stakeholder forum was attended by dispute resolution. The taskforce has Harrison Mbori. It was meant to chart convened in different counties and a way forward for the development of with different stakeholders in the past. an integrated support framework of • Dissemination Workshop of the legislation, policy, and development Listening Project into Grievances plans for the ADR sector. and Grievance Handling • Validation Meeting of the ADR Mechanisms for the Extractives Baseline Assessment Report: Held on Sector in Kenya: This event was 22nd June by the ADR Taskforce and attended by Purity Maritim on 2nd the NCIA, this meeting was attended October 2018. It was organised by the by Harrison Mbori. Extractives Baraza. • Advance Course on Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: Attended by Francis Kariuki in September 2018, this course was offered by the Center for Human Rights.

48 • Mainstreaming Ethics in Higher School of Humanities and Education Conference: Held by the Social Sciences Centre for Social Justice and Ethics at the Catholic University of Eastern Africa 06 events in 2018 in collaboration with the Globethics.net down from 15 in 2017 East Africa Programme, this conference was attended by Dr Maria Rosario Catacutan from 29th to 31st October Events Attended 2018. It explored the need to ensure • Understanding and Navigating that quality education is characterised Regionalism in Africa Conference: by ethical values and practices. Organised by the School of Business at the American University in Cairo from 26th to 28th July 2018 and attended by Anne Maureen Syallow, this conference was meant to engage with the question of the ideal role of African Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in pursuit of increased regional integration in Africa. The event was designed to provide space of interaction and engagement between CSO practitioners and academics from all regions of Africa. • 10th International Conference on Catholic Social Thought and Business Education: Attended by Dr Maria Rosario Catacutan from 21st to 23rd June 2018, this conference was organised around the theme “Building Institutions for the Common Good: The Purpose and Practice of Business in an Inclusive Economy.” It was organised by the John Ryan Institute of Catholic Social Thought at the University of Image Credit: Obiora Ike St Thomas, Minnesota, USA. The conference welcomed participants from • IAFOR International Conference multiple disciplines and perspectives to on Education Dubai 2018: Held by engage in a constructive dialogue on the International Academic Forum the common good and how a growing (IAFOR) from 16th to 18th February number of people can participate in 2019, this conference was attended the market economy and finance in an by Christopher Momanyi. It brought equitable, stable and sustainable way. together delegates from around The common good within the Catholic the world to consider the theme Social Tradition was taken as a starting of “Educating for Change” from a point in the discussion. variety of perspectives, taking full advantage of the international make- up of the attendees and the huge

49 diversity of experiences. A recurring School of Tourism and theme throughout the conference was the reference to the future as being Hospitality uncertain. • 6th International Conference 02 events in 2018 on Mobile technologies for down from 05 in 2017 Development (M4D): Held from 14th to 16th November 2018 by the Events Organised International Network for Postgraduate • 3rd Africa Conference on Students in the Area of ICT4D at Sustainable Tourism: Co-organised Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, with the African Fund for Endangered this conference provided a forum Wildlife – Kenya (AFEW-Kenya) and for M4D enthusiasts to network, held within the 2018 Strathmore innovate, and share experiences of University Research and Innovation working with mobile technologies in Conference, this event explored issues development contexts. It was attended related to sustainability in tourism by Christopher Momanyi. and conservation. It was attended • 2018 Strathmore University by a variety of participants, from Research and Innovation South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda, Conference: This conference was as well as various universities in organised by the Research Services Kenya. From within STH, Dr Lucy N. Office at Strathmore University to Gikonyo, Dr Fredrick N. Oduori, Collins provide a platform for staff and Haggai and Dr David Chiawo also students to present their research presented papers. The first two days endeavours and engage with one of the conference were dedicated another and was held from 29th to presentations by almost twenty October to 2nd November 2018. It was undergraduate students. attended by Ian Wairua, Patrick John Micheni, Dr Wilfred Marube, Dr Jane Wathuta, Sandra Mututi, Christopher Momanyi, Gabriel Dinda, Juvy H. Eleda, Jotham Njoroge, Anne Maureen Syallow, Samuel Greg Ondunga, Chelsea Rachel Onyango, Fadhili Deche, Dorcas Chepkoech, Shadrack Chepkwony, Lily Wanjiku, Esther Kariuki, Victoria Shalom Wanjiru, and Otieno Mathew.

50 @iLabAfrica Development. • Nairobi Tech Week 2018: Taking place from 19th April to 21st 53 events in 2018 April 2018, this event featured 11 up from 16 in 2017 workshops, 12 panel discussions and a hackathon in which over 150 Events Organised developers participated. In total, over 900 people attended the event, • Kids and Teens Holiday Boot Camp: including entrepreneurs, investors, Running from 14th to 25th August, senior developers, junior developers, and from 12th to 23rd November and students aspiring to be developers. 2018, the boot camp offered ICT Two high schools, Nova Academy and training for Children and teenagers Alliance High School, also sent students from between the ages of 6 and to participate. 18 years. It was co-organised with Digikids. • Standard Chartered Women in Tech Demo Day and Award Ceremony: • Advanced Excel Workshop: At this event, held on 10th April 2018, Organised in collaboration with five teams in the Standard Chartered Sunesis, and held between 24th and Women in Tech programme were 26th October, this workshop provided selected and awarded USD 10,000 hands-on training in advanced analysis seed funding for their businesses. using Microsoft Excel. • Pangea Info Session: Hosted by @ • Certified Ethical Hacker Training: iBizAfrica, this event was held to create Held for five Saturdays from 5th more awareness about the Pangea October 2018, this hands-on training Accelerator and its collaboration with in ethical computer hacking was @iBizAfrica. It took place on 16th organised in collaboration with the EC February 2018. Council. • Pangea Accelerator Nairobi • Zencash Secure Nodes Workshop: Innovation Week (NIW) Side Event This workshop offered participants - Creating the Next Generation of an introduction to the blockchain African Entrepreneurs: This event platform. It took place on 8th and was held on 9th March 2018 on the 9th June, and was organised in sidelines of NIW and funded by Pangea collaboration with Horizen. Funds AS. It covered topics such as • AfricaHackon Conference: This unleashing the power of Kenya’s cybersecurity conference took place startup ecosystem; bridging the talent on 26th and 27th June and was co- divide; and the art of the art of startup organised with Africahackon. in the Kenyan ecosystem. • Pycon Conference: Held on 25th and • Pangea Accelerator Selection Day: 26th October in collaboration with At this event, held on 17th March, 24 Pycon Association, this conference startups pitched for consideration to be brought together python enthusiasts. selected for incubation by Pangea. • Computer Science Workshop: • Pangea Accelerator Final 11 Funded by Google and held from Selection: This event, held on 29th 26th to 30th November, this March, featured the selection of 11 was a workshop for secondary finalists to be incubated by the Pangea school teachers focusing on Web Accelerator.

51 • Pangea Accelerator Mentor incubation. It was also a networking Networking Session: This was a event for the various entrepreneurs. networking cocktail for mentors • Pitch Fridays: Scheduled for the last to meet, mingle and share their Friday of each month and held on experience and expertise with the 6th April, 11th May, 25th May, 28th Pangea startups. It was held on 6th June, 27th July, 31st August and 28th April 2018. September in 2018, Pitch Fridays are • Public Lecture by Kamran Elahian: funded by IDEA Foundation. They This event was held on 5th March offer an opportunity for entrepreneurs 2018 by @iBizAfrica. Kamran Elahian to pitch before an experienced panel is a world-renowned philanthropist, of mentors to be considered for investor and entrepreneur. The lecturer incubation. was attended by entrepreneurs being • Weather Weekend – IoT for incubated at @iBizAfrica, as well Agriculture: This event was held on as students and staff members of 23rd and 24th September. It featured Strathmore University. discussions around the applications of • Cut and Paste Round Table by IoT in agriculture by startups. Digilab Politecnico di Bari: Organised • Connected Kenya Summit 2018: in collaboration with the Ministry Held at the Bomas of Kenya in of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives collaboration with the ICT Authority and held on 6th March 2018 on the and Oracle on 22nd and 23rd October, sidelines of the Nairobi Innovation this summit featured discussions on Week Side Event, this was a discussion emerging technologies. around the current limit of the startup • Industry 4.0 with A.I. and movement in the world. Blockchain Conference: This event • MEST Africa Information Session: was held on 26th October. It featured Held on 12th March 2018 by @ presentations and exhibitions by iBizAfrica, this session was organised different companies in the field of to inform partricipants about how robotics and blockchain. they can become globally successful • Motorola Training Bootcamp: This software entrepreneurs. It targeted training was held between 10th March those who want to build their own and 19th May and was attended by Pan-African tech startups. MEST Africa selected STEM undergraduate students. is a Pan-African training program, seed It was funded by Motorola. fund, incubator and tech hub that recruits aspiring entrepreneurs from • IoT and Cybersecurity with Python Africa’s leading tech markets (Nigeria, Workshop: This event was organised Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Ivory to build on the fundamentals of IoT Coast). These entrepreneurs get the and cybersecurity with the Python opportunity to come to Ghana for language. It was held from 19th to a 1-year training program, and the 23rd February. chance to pitch for seed funding and • MIT Open Mic Africa (OMA) Summit join MEST’s Pan-African network of 2018: Held on 29th Augutst 2018 incubators. and hosted by @iBizAfrica, this was • SOMO Project Event: At this event, an annual summit that celebrates the held on 5th May and sponsored goals achieved by the Legatum Centre by SOMO East Africa Ltd, four at MIT and the Mastercard Foundation. entrepreneurs pitched their startups for The event featured vison talks, short 52 pitches and the promotion of the ten chance to win investment of up to USD finalists in the running for the Zambezi 50,000 for their business. prize and its award. • Standard Chartered Women in • Introduction to Anzisha Q&A: This Tech Launch: This event was held on event was held on 21st June 2018 and 3rd September 2018 and supported supported by the African Leadership by Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Academy and MasterCard Foundation. Ltd. It launched the start of a search It was an info session with Natsuno for a second cohort of women-led Shinagawa on the Anzisha Prize, a technology startups which will see five joint program of the African Leadership entrepreneurs awarded KES 1,000,000 Academy and MasterCard Foundation. each. Anzisha celebrates, accelerates • Standard Chartered Women in Tech and collaborate with very young Selection Day: At this event, held on entrepreneurs, aged between 15 and 16th November 2018, 40 teams that 22, across the continent. had been shortlisted from the online • Fireside Chat with Manju Bansal: adjudication made their presentations Held on 20th September 2018 by @ during the semi-finals to compete for iBizAfrica, this event hosted Basal the 10 slots at the finals. On the same Banjul (VP Global Programs and Head day, the 10 finalist teams were selected of Startup Focus at SAP). The aim was for incubation. to meet with startups to learn more • ReadytoWork Student Activation: and share how they could partner with This event was held on 24th November SAP. 2018 in collaboration with Barclays • Business Focus in Kenya Filming: Bank Ltd. It was a networking Held on 27th September 2018, this event where the beneficiaries of the was a filming event at @iBizAfrica. ReadytoWork programme met a The produced film was intended to football legend and business moguls. show students in Denmark a modern • WaziHub IoT Bootcamp: Held Kenya and inspire them to look from 12th to 16th November 2018 towards Kenya and Africa for business in collaboration with the European opportunities. Commission Horizon 2020, this was a • Pangea Shelter Tech Launch: This training on using the WaziHub open event was held on 6th November ecosystem and platform to come up 2018 by @iBizAfrica in collaboration with solutions for local challenges with Habitat for Humanity’s Terwilliger using IoT. Center for Innovation in Shelter and • H2020 TWIGA Developer Workshop: BDO East Africa. The ShelterTech This workshop was held from 19th Accelerator Kenya brings together to 24th April 2018 and focused on entrepreneurs, government, training developers on working on the corporations and development partners hydrologic platform, tools, framework to map out and showcase innovation and work plan for 2018 in improving access to shelter. With • mHealth4Afrika-Technical Planning applications from across Kenya, the Meetings: These events were held ShelterTech Accelerator program on 5th May and 19th September launch unveiled start-ups and scale- 2018 in collaboration with European ups selected to undergo a six-month Commision’s H2020 programme. acceleration program, giving them access to expertise, networks and the • WAZIHUB IoT Project Kick-off 53 Workshop: This event was held from • Action for Nutrition and Health 14th to 16th April 2018 and supported (ANH) Academy Week: This event by the European Commision’s H2020 was organised by IMMANA and programme. held from 24th to 29th June 2018. It was attended by Imelda Mueni, an IMMANA grantee. At the event, Events Attended grantees and fellows, as well as ANH • 2018 Strathmore University Academy working groups were given Research and Innovation a space to demonstrate their methods Conference: Attended by Tracy Weru and tools to the conference audience. and several other members of the The objective was to demonstrate centre, this event took place from 29th finished or nearly finished metrics, October to 2nd November. Organised tools and methods to an audience of by the Research Services Office at potential users. Strathmore University, it featured • International Actuarial Conference: presentations by researchers from both Attended by Dr John Olukuru from within and outside the University in 4th to 8th June 2018, this event was various fields. organised by the German Actuarial • Chrome Dev Summit: Held on 12th Association in conjunction with the and 13th November 2018 by Google, International Actuarial Association. The this summit featured an exploration 31st in a series of such conferences, of modern web experiences. It was it was attended by around 2,500 attended by Tracy Weru. actuaries, academics and high-ranking • IBM Blockchain Developer representatives from the international Workshop: This event was attended insurance and financial industry as well by Richard Otolo and Eunice Maingi as related institutions participated in from 15th to 19th October 2018. It the conference. Dr Olukuru presented was organised by IBM to provide a a paper titled “Fraud analytics in Banks deep dive into developing blockchain using Big data.” applications on the Hyperledger • Horizon 2020 Twiga Kick-Off platform. Meeting: This event was attended • DAAD Conference: This event, by Dr Joseph Sevilla from 6th to 9th attended by Leonard Mabele and February 2018. It featured discussions Emmanuel Kweyu, was held on 20th with participating partners on how to November at Umma University in kick off the TWIGA Project. Kajiado. It was organised by DAAD in • Horizon 2020 Twiga Days: This was collaboration with the Communications attended by Dr Joseph Sevilla from Authority of Kenya. Leonard and 11th to 18th November 2018. Emmanuel made a presentation • CIO100 2018: The latest instalment on their disaster prediction and of an annual series, this event was management research project. attended by Dr Joseph Sevilla from • SciDataCon Botswana: Attended 29th November to 1st December 2018. by Sharon Anyanga from 5th to 8th • Engineering and Physical Sciences November, this event was organised Research Council (EPSRC): Held at by the Botswana Open Science and the University of Strathclyde from 3rd Open Data Forum . It featured to 8th December 2018, this event presentations on the frontiers of data was attended by Dr Joseph Sevilla and in research. 54 Leonard Mabele. It featured discussions • PAUWES Research-2-Practice Forum: on enabling affordable internet access This event took place on 16th to 18th with dynamic spectrum management April 2018. Bernard Chiira attended and software defined radio. it to showcase the work done at @ • Venture Capital Unlocked: Held at iBizAfrica. Stanford University, USA, this training • Sahara Sparks 2018 and AfriLabs was attended by Bernard Chiira and Annual Gathering 2018: Attended Linda Kwamboka. Taking place on by Bernard Chiira from 11th to 18th to 29th June, it was a specialised 13th October 2018, this event was course in startup venture funding, organised by Sahara Sparks and meant to help @iBizAfrica set up a AfriLabs. It featured presentations pre-seed stage venture fund targeting by over 600 entrepreneurs, startups, startups focused on addressing relevant corporate organisations, government problems for Kenya by leveraging and development agencies from innovation and technology. Tanzania and all over Africa. The topic of discussion was “Innovation in The Data Age”. • Workshop on Defining the IoT Landscape Today and Tomorrow: This event took place on 23rd and 24th November and explored use cases, policy, business and technology issues related to IoT. It was organised by ISOC Kenya Chapter at the Huawei Kenya headquarters and was attended by Leonard Mabele and Getrude Gichuhi. • Lake Region Economic Block Conference: This event was attended by Leonard Mabele from 22nd to 26th October. Leonard made a presentation on disaster prediction. • CIO East Africa IoT and AI Summit: Held on 15th and 16th August 2018, this event showcased the current developments in the region in the area of IoT and AI. It was attended by Leonard Mabele and Dr Joseph Sevilla.

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21 events in 2018 up from 05 in 2017

Events Organised • Decentralised Energy Solutions in East Africa and Role of Research Workshop: Organised in collaboration with the Energy Research Group at the University of California, Berkeley, this workshop took place on 9th July 2018 University of Carlifonia. Its aim was to identify data and research gaps within the decentralised renewable energy sector. • Renewable Energy E-Waste and Partnership Opportunities Workshop: Held on 29th November Events Attended 2018 in collaboration with Durham • Ministry of Energy Conference and University, this workshop brought Exhibition: Attended by Ignatius together multiple stakeholders involved Maranga, Thomas Bundi, Patrick in existing e-waste management to Mwanzia and Hope Nyambura, this discuss sustainable renewable energy event took place from 5th to 7th e-waste streams and to identify key December 2018 and was organised by challenges and opportunities related to the Ministry of Energy. e-waste. • UN Symposium on Food Energy • Power for All Focus Group Water Nexus: Organised by the United Discussion: Organised in collaboration Nations Department of Economic with Power for All and Funded by the and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and held Schneider Electric this event featured from 4th to 6th September 2018, this the discussion of the findings of the event was attended by Sarah Odera. It Power for All jobs campaign that was featured discussions on food-energy- conducted targeting renewable energy water nexus issues in Africa. companies in Kenya. It took place • Newton Training Week: This training on 10th December 2018. was attended by Sarah Odera and • PRE-LEAP-RE Workshop: Held from Anne Wacera Wambugu at the 6th to 8th November, this workshop University of Edinburgh from 29th April featured discussions about the research to 4th May 2018. Newton Grant and capacity-building agenda of the Multi-disciplinary training on food PRE-LEAP-RE project. energy water nexus • Low Carbon Energy Development Network Meeting: This meeting was held by the Low Carbon Energy Development Network and attended

56 by Sarah Odera and Anne Wacera It consisted of training on how to apply Wambugu. Featuring discussions on for GCRF grants. low carbon modern energy access, it • African Electrotechnical took place from 30th May to 1st June Standardization Commission 2018. (AFSEC) TC 82 Meeting: Held by • Future Energy East Africa Forum: AFSEC from 26th to 28th March 2018 Attended by Anne Wacera Wambugu in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, this event was and Ignatius Maranga on 12th and attended by Anne Wacera Wambugu. 13th September 2018, this event It convoked the writing team working featured discussions on Energy in on the AFSEC “Guide for Rural East Africa. It was organised by Electrification for Africa,” of which Spintelligent. Anne is a member. • Kabarak University Conference: • Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) Featuring multi-disciplinary TC 92 Meeting: Attended by Anne presentations in various thematic areas, Wacera Wambugu from 26th to this conference took place from 22nd 29th June 2018, this was a meeting to 26th October 2018 at Kabarak of the technical committee on solar University. It was attended by Ignatius photovoltaic systems. Maranga, Thomas Bundi and Patrick • PRE-LEAP-RE Inception Workshop: Mwanzia. Organised by LGI Consulting, this • Schneider Electric Training on workshop was held from 9th to 12th Distributed Energy Resources: July 2018 and was attended by Anne Organised by Schneider Electric, this Wacera Wambugu. It started off the training was attended by Thomas PRE-LEAP-RE project. Bundi and Ignatius Maranga on 5th • AFSEC Smart Grid Conference: Held July 2018. from 1st to 5th October 2018, this • IEEE Region 8 Students and Young event was attended by Anne Wacera Professionals Conference: Held at Wambugu. It featured discussions on the Universidade do Porto from 24th smart grid power systems. to 29th July 2018, this conference • Building and Regulating a featured discussions on different Sustainable Energy Future electrical engineering fields. It was Conference: Organised and held by attended by Ignatius Maranga. the Bankers Association of Malawi, • Off Grid Solar Conference: Attended this event was attended by Anne by Anne Wacera Wambugu from 21st Wacera Wambugu from 13th to 15th to 25th January 2018, this event was November 2018. It featured discussions organised by GOGLA and featured on promoting sustainable infrastructure discussions on off-grid energy systems. development and regulation for a • Energy and Society Masterclass: This sustainable energy future, with a focus event was attended by Anne Wacera on the SADC Region. Wambugu from 12th to 16th February • PRE-LEAP-RE Workshop: Held 2018 at the Durham Energy Institute in from 5th to 8th December 2018 by Durham University. LGI Consulting, this event featured • GCRF Workshop: Taking place at presentations about the progress of Strathclyde University from 19th to the PRE-LEAP-RE research and capacity- 21st February 2018, this workshop was building agenda. It was attended by attended by Anne Wacera Wambugu. Anne Wacera Wambugu.

57 (Africa) and held from 14th to 16th Others - Events Attended November 2018 at the Strathmore Law School. 05 events in 2018 • CUEA/Globethics.Net East Africa up from 0 in 2017 Conference: Taking place from 29th to 31st October 2018, this conference focused on the intricacies Institute of Family Studies of mainstreaming ethics in higher • UNESCO Chair in Bioethics 13th education. World Conference: Held from 25th to • 2018 Strathmore University 29th November 2018 by the UNESCO Research and Innovation Chair in Bioethics in Jerusalem, Israel, Conference: Hosted by the Research this conference brought together Services Office from 29th October experts from around the world to to 2nd November, this conference discuss bioethics across disciplines. brought together scholars to discuss • Human Dignity and Bioethics various topics. Dr Wathuta presented a Conference: This conference was paper. organised by World Youth Alliance

58 Acknowledgements

Editorial team Photos Prof Izael Da Silva, Prof Ismail Ateya; Prof Victor Anyura; Joy Nzangi; UnSplash; Rachel Mbogo; Mathew Otieno. acknowledged sources.

Design and layout Support Mathew Otieno. Cavin Opiyo; Michael Muli; Brenda Freeman; Jemima Wambui; members of the Research Committee. Feature stories Dr Henry Muchiri; Diana Mutua; Mathew Otieno; Claire Adionyi; Emma Senge; Special thanks Dr Collins Odhiambo; Patrick Shabaya; Special thanks to everyone else who Christopher Momanyi; Eric Tama; Geoffrey contributed to the development and Kerecha; Dr David Chiawo; Annete publication of this report, especially the Murunga; Evans Omondi. researchers whose work populates its pages. Data Dr Bernard Shibwabo; Rachel Aketch; Dr David Mathuva; Claire Adionyi; Dr David Chiawo; Irene Gitangu; Diana Mutua; Patrick Kioko; Dr Jane Wathuta.

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