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The COVID- 19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on informal sector businesses. Despite the challenges and in order to remain afloat Mr. Odhiambo and four of his colleagues developed an innovative table bench that can seat six persons. The table bench has been trending on most social media platforms and has attracted the attention of several politicians including the Deputy President, Dr William Ruto and Machakos Governor, Dr Alfred Mutua.

Respiratory infectious disease is common among adults, with estimated annual incidence of 5-20 per cent of all hospital admissions and deaths. However, there are no recent studies describing the causes of these diseases. The proportion of deaths due to COVID-19 is likely to be overestimated in the absence of data on respiratory infectious disease. Complete autopsies are rarely performed for these cases.

The construction industry is one of the most important sectors of the Kenyan economy. The sector develops buildings for living, recreation and work. During the construction of building, materials are key input component and their cost have continued increasing.

A research team led by Dr.

Over the years, there has been increasing public investment in transport infrastructure in Kenya both through direct budgetary allocations and private sector partnerships. For instance, in 2018, US$ 2.1 billion (representing almost 10 per cent of the entire 2018/19 annual budget) was allocated to transport infrastructure where over 50 per cent of it was availed for road projects. This was a 100 per cent increase from the previous year.

Posted on the Research and Innovation Blog by FA Joab O. Odhiambo

Smart work always pays, you never know when lady luck knocks.  Eric Munyao Ngumbi will always be grateful for enrolling for a Masters degree in Law at the University of Nairobi.

Who is the subaltern? Can he/she speak?

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has spread rapidly across the globe, disrupting daily activities, ruining economies and livelihoods and in extreme cases, claiming lives. It has thrown the whole world into a crisis and for the first time in history, humanity is fighting a common enemy. This is so because everyone has a role to play in this unprecedented global war. Transport operators too, have a key role to play to prevent the spread of the infection while keeping essential services like food and medicine supply running.

UoN has been ranked in the top 6.8% out of twenty thousand universities worldwide according to the Center for World University Rankings’ new list for 2020-21.