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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 ...
‘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.
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 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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Chuo kikuu cha Meru chavumbua mradi wanabadilisha kinyesi na kuwa mbolea
(KTN News Kenya, 2023-09-02)
Chuo kikuu cha Meru chavumbua mradi wanabadilisha kinyesi na kuwa mbolea
Meru University unveils innovative waste-to-poultry-feed system
(KTN News Kenya, 2023-09-02)
Meru University unveils innovative waste-to-poultry-feed system
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 ...
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 ...