VC'S ADDRESS TO THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY ON 9TH THURSDAY APRIL 2020

VCs Address to the University Community:

1. The VC was happy to announce that the African Union in recognition of our good work has appointed Prof Ratemo Michieka, Prof. Francis Mulaa and Prof. Dimbson Wallace Bulimo to the African Union Advisory Board on Science, Technology and Innovation for covid-19 intervention. Congratulations to the three Professors.

RIE WEBINAR INVITATION: EFFECTS OF COVID19 ON FOOD SECURITY

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to exacerbate an already alarming food insecurity situation. Before the emergence of the pandemic, food insecurity was already on the rise in the region due to factors such as climatic shocks and livestock pests and diseases. The desert locust outbreak added to the already growing concerns.