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How AI has transformed exam cheating in universities
(Business Daily, 2024-03-20)Cheating in Kenyan universities has taken a new twist with the introduction of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT. No student today will be too foolish to use Mwakenya (handwritten short notes) to cheat ... -
How AI will transform electoral malpractices
(Nation Media Group, 2024-03-22)The Kenyan electoral process has always been marked with drama, resulting from celebrations and petitions due to allegations of rigging and voter bribery among many more issues. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already ... -
How borrowers can survive higher interest rate cycles
(Business Daily, 2023-08-11)The ever-changing interest rates slapped on credit by banks due to changes in the central bank reference rate set by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), continue to worry many Kenyans. The committee reviews the Central ... -
How Kenya can counter global oil price volatility
(Business Daily, 2023-08-02)Kenya is grappling with substantial exposure to oil price volatility in what has seen its efforts to deal with price fluctuations challenging and expensive. Conventional methods, such as stabilisation funds, have revealed ... -
How Kenya can harness AI power to curb road carnage
(Business Daily, 2024-03-25)The horrific road crash that claimed the lives of 11 Kenyatta University students in the Maungu area near Voi town last week, has brought many questions as to how we can use Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to save ... -
How to bridge wide PhD gap among women
(Nation Media Group, 2023-10-13)PhD completion rates among women in Kenya have been declining. Commission for University Education (CUE) data show women are three times more likely to quit their PhD studies compared to the men. The figure is even lower ... -
How to end endemic fake papers vice in Kenya
(Business Daily, 2024-03-01)Verification of academic and professional papers needs to be simplified. For example, the government could implement policies requiring every university in Kenya to publish an annual list of graduates on their websites ... -
How to increase uptake of research by Kenyan universities in public policy
(Business Daily, 2023-10-04)Every year, Kenyan universities conduct research that ends up on the shelves and repositories without impacting Kenyans' lives. I know many academic researchers who do excellent work that has never been implemented in the ... -
Make Open University of Kenya accessible to all citizens in 2024
(Business Daily, 2024-01-12)As we celebrate the end of 2023, one of my wish lists for the government in 2024 is making the Open University of Kenya accessible to many disadvantaged Kenyans thirsty for education. An open university is an institution ... -
Meru University unveils innovative waste-to-poultry-feed system
(KTN News Kenya, 2023-09-02)Meru University unveils innovative waste-to-poultry-feed system -
Need for policy reforms in varsity funding model
(Nation Media Group, 2023-07-25)The new funding model marks a significant step towards educational equality, fostering pool fair resource allocation and emphasizing students’ unique needs -
New CBK rate ripple effects to hand households a forgettable Christmas
(Business Daily, 2023-12-22)The recent hike of base lending rate by the Central Bank of Kenya through the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) from 10.5 percent to 12.50 percent will have far-reaching implications, especially for everyday Kenyan citizens, ... -
New varsity model will push students to cheaper courses
(Business Daily, 2023-08-25)While I agree that we need to change to the new university funding model, we must be prepared to deal with some of the new realities coming up with its implementation. I recently noticed something strange when students ... -
Reform fuel subsidies to cushion them from politics, achieve goals
(Business Daily, 2023-08-25)In a free-market system like Kenya, the forces of supply and demand ought to determine fuel prices. But fuel has been a political tool in the country, often used to woo voters during elections. Last year, for example, ... -
Reform varsity research policies
(Nation Media Group, 2023-08-31)In this Artificial Intelligence (AI) era, applications like ChatGPT,SciSpace are becoming increasingly common in universities for research by students. These applications have an extraordinary range of capabilities, from ... -
Short-time measures in taming fuel prices for the Kenyan consumer
(Business Daily, 2023-09-20)The cry among Kenyans over soaring fuel prices will continue getting louder unless urgent measures are taken to ease the burden on the consumer. While I empathise with them, the truth is that the global supply chain of ... -
‘Smoking hot’ concoctions farmers use against pests
(The Standard Group PLC, 2018-09-01)Meru University agricultural education and extension lecturer Joshua Thambura praised the technologies for empowering farmers economically. He calls on Caritas to partner with the university to do more research on these solutions. -
Varsity scholars innovate automatic irrigation system
(The Standard Group PLC, 2023-05-18)Three lecturers from Meru University of Science and Technology have innovated an automatic irrigation system suitable for use when rains fail. Daniel Mateithia, Joshua Thambura and Francis Kigira are the scholars who ... -
We need a national agency to run bursaries and scholarships
(Nation Media Group, 2024-02-07)Last month, the Daily Nation had an article titled, 'Bursary Scandal'. it highlighted the plight of needy and brilliant students who have been unable to enroll in secondary schools due to a lack of school fees. This ...