MKU Faculty members receives external grants
Four (4) members of MKU staff have been awarded with up to a maximum of two millions Kenya shillings (Ksh 2,000,000) for their Ph.D. research in their respective fields of study by the National Research Fund (NRF) Grant 2017.
This follows a successful training workshop on how to convert “academic proposals” to “fundable proposals” which was conducted by Directorate of Research and Innovations
The Staff members who received the grants are as follows:
| No. | Name | Discipline | Project Title |
| 1 | Nancy Nganga | Environmental
Sciences |
Assessment of the status of facilitation role of host Universities in regional centres of expertise in education for sustainable development in Kenya |
| 2 | Laban N. Ireri | Health Sciences | Characterization and ecological niche sampling of malaria and vector species in Embu County, Kenya. |
| 3 | Kamau Joyce Muthoni | Social
Sciences |
An evaluation of the influence of Early Delivery in Pre-schools in Murang’a county, Kenya. |
| 4 | Oscar Onyango
Sangoro |
Social
Sciences |
An Empirical Study on Microfinance institutions indicators on contribution to the economic pillar of Vision 2030: A case of Kakamega County, Kenya. |
In addition, seven (7) members of staff were shortlisted for the “Multidisciplinary Collaborative research category” grant awarded up to a maximum of 20,000,000 per research project. The members shortlisted are listed below
| No. | Name | Discipline | Project Title |
| 1 | Dr. Paul Sifuna Oshule | Biological Sciences | Biodegradation of acaricidal residues in the environment: Curbing accumulation of organophosphates in milk and milk products |
| 2 | Dr. Catherine M. Mwende | Health Sciences | Gene-environment interactions in the genesis of substance dependence, psychosis and relapse in Kenya |
| 3 | Dr. Jesse Gitaka | Health Sciences | Combating Antibiotic Resistance using Guidelines and Enhanced Stewardship In Kenya: An Implementation Science Approach |
| 4 | Mr. Francis Makokha | Health Sciences | Genomic Approaches for understanding breast cancer progression in Kenya patients |
| 5 | Prof Njeri Wamae | Health Sciences | Entomological surveillance, characterization and ecological niche sampling of malaria and vector species in Embu county, Kenya |
| 6 | Dr. Benson Njoroge | Social Sciences | Effectiveness of offline study desk on prison education |
| 7 | Prof. Francis Muregi | Social Sciences | Bridging the Gap between Science and Cultural Religious Practices through Science Communication |
