ABOUT US

The Centre for Science and Technology Innovations (CSTI) is a Trust registered in 1998 by the Registrar of Societies under the Trustees Act Chapter 167, Laws of Kenya. It is located at the Kenya National Academy of Sciences, Utalii House, Utalii Street, 8th Floor, Nairobi, Kenya.

It has six Trustees, namely:
  • Prof. Shem O. Wandiga - Managing Trustee
  • Prof. Eric O. Odada - Trustee
  • Justice Prof. Jacton B. Ojwang - Trustee
  • Dr. Maggie Opondo - Trustee
  • Dr. Dan Olago - Trustee
  • Dr. Gilbert Ouma - Trustee

 

The Centre for Science has been working towards the improvement of science teaching and learning by holding training workshops for teachers in different provinces in the country.

 

The Centre is appealing for donors to help needy schools purchase the kits, on its part, the Centre will facilitate the training of teachers and technical back up on the microscience kits and experiments at no extra cost to the donor or the school.

 

How to Budget for a School

  • Ideally one equipment kit per learner; the minimum recommended ratio is 1kit to four learners. The cost of one kit is Kshs. 640/-
  • One Chemical Kit will suffice for 50 - 100 learners for a period of one year. Individual bottles may also be replenished. The cost of one Chemicals Kit is Kshs 6,500/-
For more info contact Prof. Shem O Wandiga

 

The aims of the Centre are:

• To promote innovation in science teaching at the secondary and tertiary education levels through the incorporation of new trends in the sciences.

• To enhance the transfer of science and technology research to distressed communities of Kenya for economic development.

• To promote constructive linkages between science and industry for the enhancement of economic development.

• To carry out any other or further activity that is incidental or ancillary to the above.

• To promote the effective use of science and technology in the food production process.

• To facilitate initiatives to achieve greater efficiency through the adoption of good scientific principles in the provision of various categories of service.

• To promote the use of information and communication technology in the promotion of science and technology.

• To collaborate with other centres with similar objectives and aims.

• To act as a clearing house of knowledge and skills between researchers/research institutions and end-users, including policy makers.

• To perform any other duty furthering the development, promotion and dissemination of science and technology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CSTI REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS ON VARIOUS TOPICS WITHIN OUR SCOPE OF OPERATION

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Sakai Report
Title: Water Harvesting and Mining
Author: Dr. Daniel O. Olago
Date released: 2007-01-24
The main harzard that affects Sakai division of Makueni district is drought. For the last 10 years droughts have been prolonged frequent and servere and have had serious negative effects of the main livelihood, mixed farming, where crop production is the dorminant activity. The component aims to construct sand dams, wells,........
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Sakai Report
Title: Sakai Project Progress II
Author: Daniel Mbuvi
Date released: 2007-01-07
To conduct field demonstrations using key crops to enlighten farmers on; appropriate crop varieties; appropriate crop husbandry practices; effective use of climate and weather information in agriculture; benefits of using clean seed; and initial seed bulking......
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Sakai Report
Title: Achievements - Sakai
Author: James Oduor
Date released: 2007-01-06
Project benefits and community capacity building to respond to drought......
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Sakai Report
Title: Sakai - Adaptation to Climate Change
Author: Martin M. Kamwanza
Date released: 2005-01-01
Main factor that causes livelihood vulnerability in the project area is inappropriate farming methods caused by ........
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