Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology’s School of Natural Sciences (SONAS) has taken steps to address factors influencing completion rates of its postgraduate students. This was during a semi-virtual Seminar that took place on Friday, 2^nd July, 2021.

We may have outlived the days of medicine men and the use of herbs to cure diseases but that does not mean medicine men do not exist anymore and the herbs are no longer effective. In fact, contrary to these modern day beliefs, a team from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology was entranced by a special reintroduction to the ways our forefathers treated illnesses courtesy of Motomwaka Biodiversity Conservation Group. Some of these herbs are among those we bypass every day not realizing how potent they are in treating our health issues. Soon we may not need to run for chemically produced drugs.

MMUST Scholars will benefit from Research Management Training by SARIMA and BRECcIA. Sixteen (16) scholars have been nominated through the MMUST BRECcIA team through a process managed by BRECcIA project,  University of Southampton-UoS.

The pandemic has been accompanied by an infodemic, we are at risk of both the infodemic and the pandemic. Research findings presented during the recent 2021 Kenya DAAD Scholars Virtual Conference has established that inaccurate information revolving on Covid 19 could be more a pandemic than the adversities of the virus itself. The misleading information has been proved to create massive fear in the society leading to more fatalities and severe conditions.

Officials from Clinical Officers Council (COC) of Kenya have stamped a mark of approval on Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology’s Clinical Medicine programme, housed under the School of Public Health, Biomedical Sciences and Technology. This was during a routine inspection that took place on Monday, 21st June 2021 at the University.

A team of researchers led by the Ag. DVC ASA Prof. Peter Odera who doubles as the Principal Investigator, was on Tuesday 22^nd June 2021 commended for presenting research findings that enriched the Busia County Healthcare Workers with holistic approaches in handling Covid 19 patients.

The Division of Planning Research and Innovation has organized a workshop at Kitale Sports Club to carry out Strategic Planning and Policy Review. On  22nd June 2021, the participants were taken through the divisional targets of  the University and the status of implementation of the Divisional policies among other critical aspects of Policy development and review. 

According to DVC PRI, Prof. Judith Achoka the University has attained over fifty percent of implementing of the University Strategic Plan except for a few areas that require improvement.

The Strategic Planning and Policy Review Workshop is still ongoing and will end on 23^rd June 2021. 

 Dr. Lydia Anyonje

“Healthy eating and adequate dietary intake are essential to protect against an excessive inflammatory response to Covid 19 infection,” this is according to the MMUST’s reputable Professor of Nutrition, Prof. Asenath Sigot. Prof. Sigot made an illuminating presentation on ‘Healthy Eating and Dietary Guidelines for Proper Nutrition during COVID-19 Pandemic’ during the 2021 Kenya DAAD Scholars Virtual Conference themed ‘Mitigating the impact of Covid 19 and future pandemics: Role of Academia’. Covid-19 pandemic has spread rapidly and extensively around the world since late 2019. This has had profound implications for Nutrition and Food Security around the globe.