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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PROJECT PLAN

Major Achievements Include:

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Trace Elements
Date :1999

The objective of the project was to exchange experience in trace Element Analysis and research aimed at investigation of trace elements in human and animal health and the environment.
Through the small grants provided by UNESCO, the Academy has been able to facilitate exchange of Scientists to other trace element centres and also visits to our center at the University of Nairobi.
So far since 1999 UNESCO has provided a total of USD. 11,000 (Kshs. 720,000) to the project and this has enabled our scientists visit the center in Ethiopia, India, Hungary, South Africa, and at UNESCO Trace Element Centre in Lyon, France.
Our scientists have also attended trace element conference in France and Turkey as well as organizing the First Trace Elements Conference in Africa in Nairobi. Our center has also received visits from Hungary.
UNESCO Basic Science and University Science Education
Date:1999-2000

The project’s aim was to:
  • Purchase and install the necessary equipment to be utilized for Scientific Research
  • Develop International Cooperation with study partners through study visits
  • Present the new didactical, material DIDAC to University and Secondary school teachers.
The project undertaken in 1999 – 2000 with USD.7830 funds from UNESCO acquired several scientific equipment and organized study visits to South Africa and Prague.
University Industry Cooperation
Date:July 2006

UNESCO provided USD. 6500 for study visits and for organization of a seminar at the department of Chemistry. In this project, the funding and research exchange was to revive World Bank funded chamomile project of the department of Chemistry (KIBWEZI). Visits were organized to University of Ljubljana and United States of America in cooperation with the American Chemical Society. Also Scientists from The University of Ljubljana visited Kenya to help in the planting of chamomiles at the Kibwezi dry land farm
UNESCO/ACS/Kenya Project
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Under this project, American chemical society (ACS) made donation of teaching materials worth Kshs. 126,000,000 to Kenya National Academy of Sciences (KNAS). The equipment was presented to the University of Nairobi’s Chemistry department. UNESCO also gave a sum of USD. 30,000 to The Academy for distribution of the materials to other Universities.