Research, Innovation and Outreach

This research project is a collaboration between Kenyatta University (Kenya) and the University of Sussex (UK). It aims to create a sustainable mentorship and resource centre, the safety and transferable skills resource hub (STaSH), for improving employment outcomes for women...Read More

The Leadership for Education for Sustainable Development (LEAD-ESD) course is for policy makers, heads of institutions, teacher educators and TVET educators. Teachers and TVET instuctors could also benefit from the program. The focus is on an action-oriented approach to transformative...Read More

Kenyatta University received a Research Grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Ref: INV-002289) to establish a hub whose purpose is to generate a body of evidence to advance Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) in Kenya. The evidence will be used...Read More

The National Phytotherapeutics Research Centre (NPRC) is a specialized research facility established at Kenyatta University, Kenya, with a mandate to spearhead scientific studies and development of plant-based (herbal) therapeutics. It serves as a national Centre of Excellence focused on promoting...Read More

The Burden of Malaria in Africa About 90% of all malaria deaths in the world today occur in Africa south of the Sahara. This is because majority of infections in Africa are caused by one of the most dangerous of...Read More

A majority of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) depend on cereals such maize, millet, sorghum, and cowpea for subsistence. However, production of these cereals is greatly constrained by members of the genus Striga – Striga hermonthica and S. asiatica...Read More

Photo Description: Stakeholders at the Going Global Partnerships Project inception Meeting held on Friday 13th June 2025 at the Kenyatta University Conference Centre, Interaction Hall In response to a British Council Going Global Partnerships grant call on disability inclusion, Kenyatta University’s Directorate...Read More

Photo Description: Stakeholders at the INVEST project inception Meeting held on Wednesday 16th July 2025 at the Kenyatta University Conference Centre, Interaction Hall In response to a British Academy grant call, Sightsavers and Kenyatta University’s Directorate of Disability Services developed a grant...Read More