The Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) Division proudly celebrates its staff members who were recognised for outstanding performance during the University Staff Recognition Awards Ceremony on 26 February 2026.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Enterprise (DVC-RIE), Prof. Leonidah Kerubo today hosted a high-level engagement between the University of Nairobi and the Kenya Development Corporation (KDC) to unlock the commercialisation pathway for a promising home-grown innovation: a garlic extract technology for natural meat preservation.

This was the rallying call by secondary school students who gathered at the Chandaria Auditorium, University of Nairobi Towers, for the official launch of the University of Nairobi–ZEISS Youth Innovation Challenge Nairobi (2026) on Friday, 20 February.