• George Masila
• July 12, 2022
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Background to the Challenge The Bean Commercialization challenge was informed by the fact that University researcher Professor Paul Kimani from the Department of Plant Science and crop protection in the Faculty of Agriculture has developed more than 50 new improved bean varieties seeds. However, the University has not effectively commercialized them. Bean Production in Kenya Bean production in Kenya is …

• George Masila
• January 11, 2022
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The University of Nairobi Innovation Fellowship, a program under the PBL-BioAfrica project has officially kicked off. This year’s innovation fellowship will run for 5 months and culminate with a graduation and solution handover to the client later in the year.  In the 2022 cohort, 13 fellows have been admitted and are set to immerse themselves in a challenge to formulate …

• George Masila
• July 8, 2021
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C4DLab has partnered with Scale, Early, Rapidly and Securely (SERS) to roll out the Cross Border for Local Value (CBLV) program in Kenya. The program is set to help startups, SMEs, entrepreneurs, and students launch, expand and understand how to do business across the borders. Enrollment for the program is open till 13th July 2021. The program is set to …

• George Masila
• February 26, 2021
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Startups admitted to the Africa Transformative Mobility Accelerator (ATMA) held their first physical immersion trip in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The startups from both Kenya and Uganda underwent a three-day’s immersion which involved site visits, networking sessions with mobility stakeholders, practitioners and enthusiasts, and also got a chance to do mock pitching in an event held at the University of Nairobi’s …

• George Masila
• November 24, 2020
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The virtual kickoff seminar for the PBL-BioAfrica was held on November 4–5, 2020. PBL-BioAfrica is a collaborative project for strengthening bioeconomy education through promoting PBL (problem-based learning), entrepreneurship, innovation, and digital learning methods in Sub-Saharan Africa.  “PBL-BioAfrica is for reforming bioeconomy curricula and improving graduates’ work-life relevant competence. We aim at strengthening the students’ ability to tackle global sustainability issues”, …

• George Masila
• February 21, 2020
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Testimonies have been given of how the Kenyan startup ecosystem is filled up with ‘Compepreneurs’ – (people who pretend to be entrepreneurs but instead are seasoned competitors jumping from one pitch fest to another just to get prize money awards!) The ecosystem now reads from the same page and it has dawned to many that it’s time to get rid …