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Setting Trends in Higher Education, Research and Innovation | 1 Editorial Team What’s Inside Hindzano Ngonyo - Editor Patrick Amunavi - Associate Editor Ogeke Araka Cavince Adhere Students Learn about Agritech News is a Quarterly Publication published by the Office Aquaponics Farming of the Vice Chancellor’s Department of Corporate Communications. 8 All correspondence should be sent to: The Editor Agritech News Department of Corporate Communications P. O. Box 62000-00200, Nairobi Data Centre at JKUAT Tel: +254 67 5352711, Fax: +254 67 5352164 Email: [email protected] 12 Website: www.jkuat.ac.ke Printed by Lavinda Limited [email protected] JKUAT Marks 20th Anniversary 10 New Deputy Vice Chancellors take Office Cover Picture 13 Dr. Ikounga (second right) and Prof. Imbuga interact with a section of PAUISTI students at JKUAT. Views expressed in this publication are those of individual contributors and do not JKUAT Red Cross in any way represent those of the publishers. Chapter Rated the Most The publisher will therefore not be held responsible for any incorrect or otherwise of Active the information herein. The Editor however welcomes contributions from the readers on 29 subjects of interest. 2 | Agritech News Editorial The 24th Graduation, a Historic Ceremony relevant quality education. The Universities have done their As we mark this historic event, bit; the rest is yours to deliver. we take pride in our scientists who The University too, continue putting the University congratulates the African Union on the global map. Prof. Antony Commission Chairperson, Dr. he premier University, Ngure Gachanja, an Analytical Nkosazana Dlamini – Zuma, for JKUAT, is this time and Environmental Chemist who the award of Public Health degree round witnessing a has been inducted as a fellow to (Honoris Causa), as well as pay Tunique convocation as it marks the prestigious Royal Society of homage to her for accepting to its 24th Graduation Ceremony, Chemistry, UK, and Dr. Sheila grace the graduation. November 24, 2014. Out of this Ommeh, a research fellow (IBR) We wish all our graduands year’s graduands, 52 of them are who has been appointed to well in their quest to position pioneer graduate students drawn represent Africa at the Scientific themselves in world of work and from 11 African countries under Training Advisory Board of service to humanity. the Pan African University, one the Genomics Analysis Centre, Meanwhile, the death of of the five African Institutes UK. These achievements among former JKUAT Chancellor Prof. sponsored by the African Union. many others, have come too Ali Al’Amin Mazrui, the global To the region, the joint soon to a University that is only towering academician remains graduation is in itself a statement Celebrating 20 years of autonomy. fresh in our minds. The University of endorsement that JKUAT can This has been possible due to the Management once again sends be entrusted with the training of University’s clear mandate and its deepest condolences to the all round graduates who could focus on training. bereaved family and the academic be instrumental in providing We laud all graduands for world as a whole. He was a scholar solutions to human challenges their well–earned achievements par excellence. not only in Africa, but globally, and urge them to become useful a tradition that JKUAT has been and responsible citizens wherever - Hindzano Ngonyo associated with, as a hub of they will practice their training. Editor Setting Trends in Higher Education, Research and Innovation | 3 Cover Story African Union to Graduate Pioneer Students at JKUAT AU, government of Kenya; Japan lead thematic partner and in the By Cavince Adhere International Corporation Agency, implementation of PAUISTI. and host institution, JKUAT. The Vice Chancellor commended “Because of the strong leadership the students for their discipline, ioneering students at the and dedication by the PAUISTI staff dedication and cooperation that she JKUAT based Pan African and host institution, the Institute said had enabled them to complete University Institute of Basic has now set an enviable example for studies within schedule. PSciences Technology and Innovation the remaining PAU institutes spread To facilitate faster integration (PAUISTI) are graduating in across the continent,” Ikounga and effective learning, Prof. Imbuga November 2014, a feat that will averred. noted that JKUAT had inaugurated consolidate African Union’s dream of The AU official challenged Linguistics and Foreign Languages integrating member states through the students to proceed and offer Centre to assist PAUISTI students higher education. The students solutions to the problems afflicting learn the languages of instruction who were admitted in 2012 for Africa, not just for the present which include English and French. various masters programmes have generation, but for the future ones Prof. Manabu Tsunoda who successfully completed their research too. addressed the meeting on behalf of JICA reiterated the commitment of the agency in helping Africa actualize its aspirations. Tsunoda who is a Chief Advisor to JICA and ICT coordinator for the AFRICA-ai-JAPAN project indicated that Japan plans to set up innovation and fabrication labs at JKUAT to intensify applied research and innovations for the continent. The students, led by Sambujang Marreh expressed their gratitude to the PAUISTI partners and particularly to Prof. Gabriel Magoma who is the Institute’s Director; A section of PAUSTI students in September 2012, soon after registering for various programmes emphasizing that the training had not only developed them projects; a number of them having “Am looking forward to coming academically but also professionally. published in refereed journals. with the Chairperson of the African “We are ready to be part of Addressing PAUISTI students Union to witness your graduation the solution for Africa’s problems and staff at JKUAT, Thursday July 10, come November,” Ikounga enthused. by being productive and useful 2014, African Union Commissioner Vice Chancellor, Prof. members of our society,” Sambujang for Human Resources, Science and Mabel Imbuga who received the reinforced. Technology, H.E. Martial Ikounga Commissioner at the University Commissioner Ikounga also noted that what started as a simple thanked AU for honouring JKUAT toured the upcoming PAUISTI idea has now metamorphosed into a to host the East African hub of Complex, whose phase one of the reality with tangible outputs. the continental university. Prof. construction is nearing completion. The Commissioner attributed Imbuga equally lauded the requisite The Complex will house the PAUISTI success to good working contribution of the government Institute’s workshops, laboratories relationship among partners: of Kenya and JICA, which is the and administration facilities. 4 | Agritech News News Japan Foreign Affairs Official Pays Visit By Patrick Amunavi eputy Director General of International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of DForeign Affairs of Tokyo, Japan Mr. Kingo Toyoda, has reiterated the significance of Kenya as an active cooperation partner to Japan. Speaking at JKUAT during his visit to the university to familiarize himself with the progress on the various projects the Japanese Government is partnering with JKUAT, Mr. Toyoda observed that, “human resource development is very important for us” adding, Mr. Toyoda during the tour of the renewable energy plant under the BRIGHT Project “Kenya is a key partner especially in human resource development.” technical cooperation between singled out the Babaroa scholarships Mr. Toyoda who was on his first JKUAT and Japan International which have benefited scores of bright visit to Kenya and accompanied by Cooperation Agency (JICA) which but needy students. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan aims at developing the capacity of Prof. Imbuga who was also and the Embassy of Japan in Kenya JKUAT in Research & Development, accompanied by Prof Esther Kahangi officials including Mr. Yasuhiro Education and Training in the field of and Prof. Romanus Odhiambo, Nakai (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) rural electrification using renewable acknowledged the African Union and Mr. Keita Saito (Researcher / energy, in collaboration with other – African Innovation – JKUAT Advisor, Economic Cooperation stakeholders. and PAUISTI collaboration which Division), visited the JKUAT Nissin In her welcoming remarks, the she said, had reinvigorated the Foods Limited where he was shown Vice Chancellor Prof. Mabel Imbuga partnership between Japan and the noodles’ manufacturing plant. conveyed to the people of Japan JKUAT. The Deputy Director General also through Mr. Toyoda, the university’s Others present during the visit visited the Institute of Energy and appreciation of the Japanese support included: Prof. Manabu Tsunoda, Environmental Technology (IEET) through JICA which she recalled, Shinjiro Shiomi and Noriaki Tanaka to witness the progress made by the predates the history of JKUAT as an (JICA Africa -ai- Japan Project); Institute in the implementation of autonomous university in 1981. Prof. Simon Muhoho and Kenichi various thematic areas undertaken The Vice Chancellor said, JKUAT Nagatomi (Nissin Foods Ltd). under the BRIGHT Project, a has trained many students and Dr. Wafula Wins the 2014 IBM Faculty Award r. Joseph Wafula He added: “…The IBM Faculty Muliaro(pictured), Director of Award is a gift in recognition of Information Communication your achievement…I am delighted DTechnology at JKUAT has won the to provide

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