The Harry Africa Research Chair initiative at Kenyata University represents a collaborative effort to transform African education research by increasing African-led research from 3% to 30% by 2050. The research chair focuses on life skills and values education, addressing challenges such as disconnected research agendas, lack of funding, and colonial dissemination models. The initiative emphasizes co-designing research with stakeholders including government agencies, civil society organizations, and universities to ensure research findings directly inform policy and practice. Key partners include the Commission for University Education, Teacher Service Commission, Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development, and development organizations like the Gates Foundation. The research agenda explores teacher capacity development, parental engagement, and assessment methods for nurturing life skills and values in learners.
RISE TODAY | BIASHARA TUESDAY | 05 MAY 2026 WITH ANYANGO SYLVIAAdded:
Professor WJI Dr. John Moo executive director Mizi Elimu Africa Professor Dixon Andala National Research Fund Dr. Sara Rida Giving Salom Gates Foundation, Sama Mugacha, Imaginable Futures, Karen Basier, Safalcom and Empessa Foundation, all other protocols observed, colleagues, post-graduate students, ladies and gentlemen, good morning.
It is my great pleasure to warmly welcome you all to today's very important occasion. The official launch of the Harry Africa resource chair on life skills and values for education at Kenyata University.
Today marks a significant milestone not only for Kinata University but also for the broader African education research community.
The establishment of this research chair is a bold and timely step towards strengthening Africa research. Research that is relevant, sustainable and responsive to the continent's unique educational priorities and realities.
We are truly honored to host a distinguished gathering of partners, scholars, policy makers, practitioners, and students. Your presence reflects a shared commitment to transforming education across Africa and embodies the collaborative spirit that this research chair seeks to promote.
By bringing together researchers, practitioners and decision makers, we are creating a dynamic platform for the exchange of ideas, experiences, and evidence that can fully inform both policy and practice.
This launch is particularly significant for Kenyata University as it further stren strengthens the university's position as a leader in education research and innovation within Africa.
These efforts build on the ongoing work of the school of education and lifelong learning to mentor emerging researchers, enhance post-graduate training and promote knowledge and exchange across institutions.
The establishment of this research chair therefore reinforces and amplifies what the school and university have long championed chap supporting early career scholars fostering collaborative research and creating pathways for academic growth and innovation.
This initi initiative also aligns closely with our broader mission of transforming high education and enhancing lives through relevant research, improved teaching and learning and responsive educational systems through the Harry Africa research chair.
We look forward to expanded opportunities to generate locally grounded evidence on life skills and values education, support cross-country collaboration, and contribute to improved teaching and learning practices across the continent.
Once again, I warmly welcome you to Kenyata University and wish you a productive engagement and inspiring launch event. Thank you for being here and I wish you a fruitful time as we deliberate on the issues that are ahead of us. Thank you very much. Thank you very much Dr. Mugami for welcoming us to this session. I will now request us to turn our focus to the screen in front of you for a documentary screening overview of Harry Africa >> of raising educational research by Africans from 3% is a bold dream.
>> Across Africa, millions of young learners wake each day with the same question. Will my education unlock my potential?
Education research helps us understand how learning shapes life beyond the classroom. Yet less than 3% of global education research is led by African scholars. Much of what is studied is fragmented, underfunded, and disconnected from the communities it aims to serve.
>> I'm going to graduate in the next one year, but I I have a fear that I I may not be well equipped to face the job market bucket because what we do most is reading. We are not we don't take a lot of time taking the teaching experience and practicum.
>> You are in school for >> uh research agenda. Karibu >> I think we can clap for him better to encourage him. Thank you very much.
>> Thank you so much Dr. Wamogo.
Actually the reason why you should clap for me is because I have come back home.
I and that is after 15 years of leaving this university as a member of faculty.
But what delights me more uh is because where Dr. Wamogo is is where I started and the young people that you saw here singing that was me 30 years ago as a music student here.
So I I think I'm a testament of what Kenyata University has done to influence the world because I came to this university for the first time in Nairobi. I was a villager you know since I was I had been born then until coming to the university. I had lived only in one county the county of Kirinyaga. So I was a villager showing up here you know and now getting to access a platform that uh has led me to where I am. It's a great I don't think there can be a greater university than Kenyata University. I'm sorry professor Mugendi but I know you are also an alumnus of this university together with me. So it is such joy uh to come here and to launch the chair. I will not speak about what Dr. Wamogo asked me to talk about.
I will talk about the initiative of Harry and you have seen it has a history but our determination is to occupy the African space and we have a history of research that is disconnected from practice and policy.
We have universities that I think have not contemplated on the role of transforming society as a prime role and and and so leading an agenda that belongs to us is something we are really proud of. For many years, what we research on, at least what is funded, has been determined by people that are funding it. And to and so our work is waiting for calls for proposals, requests for proposals. We respond. So whose agenda? The person that is paying for it. So I'm hoping that this document that is provided to everyone becomes yours. The National Education Research Agenda. It is going to be owned and hosted by Nakosti so that every person applying for a research permit on education is brought to the attention and whatever proposal or report or publication goes there is is appended somewhere on a digital platform and research can build onto each other. The the second problem we are solving is now the connection to impact.
We have an issue because research has not served the needs of schools, the knowledge needs of teachers, what parents need to know to bring up children that have values and we have followed mostly what is incentivized which is academic publications.
So I think it's about shifting the question you know the the axiological determination of research what for and and so I think one of the implications of Harry is that our incentive structure at the university has to shift.
It cannot just be because of publishing that you are given a score for promotion.
It has to be more scores for research that yields impact on schools, on our society, on our communities. If that shifts, then we will have as scholars the the the determination to do research that is creating impact on our society and we will have universities being at the forefront of informing communities, of informing schools, of informing the education system. The third question that we addressing is capacity.
We know that there has been rapid movement of even research methodology and the methodologies that that that are taught and adopted. I taught research methods here and and and I know that uh after teaching research methods here and getting out and the research now that I have been doing for those 15 years there's a lot of space to grow and to occupy and and so we we are here to support the good work happening at the university so that the research being done at Kenyata University can rival the research being done at Harvard and at Yale. Why not? We have better brains here. And I dare say so. So, so I think creating that economy of support for robust research, research that moves beyond factors influencing challenges facing to research that produces solutions on how to teach better, on how to parent better. That is I I I think where we have to get to moving from research methods that we teach teachers here to action research so that teach teachers when they are teaching when they are marking right or wrong on mathematics or English that data that they are collecting and how do they use that data on how many wrongs how many rights to change how they are teaching this tomorrow's during tomorrow's lesson that is how impact is going to look like research that is transforming direct directly as a direct injection to transformation of pedagogical practices, parenting practices in the country. The the fourth challenge we addressing is the colonial model of research, dissemination and communication. We have many journals.
The commission for university education has mapped 68 journals in Kenya.
We have looked at the impact factors of those journals. Zero. So if you look at the version one that we submit for publication and version X that is published a lot is lost here nuanced knowledge our way of expression our language is lost because we have to respond to the reviewers comments to be published and that's how our knowledge is lost. So how do we elevate our journals so that it will be them coming to publish in our journals and shifting power?
How do we stop going to tell our stories in the US where they are the best conferences in China and tell our stories here because we'll have established on our continent the best possible conferences on education so that it will be them coming not them denying us visas paying a lot our students cannot travel and so our knowledge dissemination platforms actually are serving other people than ourselves 75% of what is published on Africa Africa. The first orders are not people living in Africa.
90% of the research that is happening here on this continent is unfunded research. And so students a school of you know a study of three schools and so on that cannot inform policy or practice and and and so when we we transform ways of disseminating getting to a point where even the academic publications will not be the only way of disseminating research results because if the ultimate user is a teacher primary school teacher or ECD teacher they will never go to uh uh those platforms and read journals. So we also have to redefine research outputs in our context and shaping that from the users perspective and having the the the user of the research results determining the channels of dissemination and definition of research products. And the last um outcome we are addressing is the whole idea about money.
Universities have not been accessing research funding. And so I am glad that that today we have funders in the room that have come to Kenyata University.
Thanks Gates Foundation. Thanks Safariccom. events imaginable futures akidna giving because this is where if we want to make the impact then this has to be the locus of research funding so that the instead of research money going to misy and I'm speaking now uh I'm I hope my board will not suck me instead of research money going there it should come here because when the money is here then I have four PhD students.
When I was here, I was I was supervising 25 stu 25 students, 12 of them PhDs and and and and so if I had funding that time, I had some then then I would unlock gener crossgenerational impact through the funding. But when it comes to where I work, you know, uh we we will move on and and then that doesn't have that cascade and and and repo effect. So we hope that our government will fund research. We thank our president for making the announcement that 2% of GDP will be going to research. That would translate to around 300 billion shillings per year going to research. Of course that is not education research.
So we shouldn't get so excited.
But I think the amount of money available to research will increase.
Then uh we will have uh our local philanthropy research some of these radical ideas cannot just be funded from outside. Some are too radical for funders out there to pay attention.
So, Safariccom, INM bank, you know, equity foundation, you know, the the private sector has to come and fund things that are not just easy to count like like scholarships and infrastructure, but they fund research for longerterm system change.
And also, our Africa diaspora are a huge resource, yet we lack mechanisms and infrastructure for continued engagement and their participation.
So, so when we tap all these global resources, I think we can move to the outputs you'll get here. I won't go through them. That ambition then can be achieved and sustained. So, I wish to congratulate Kenyata University upon launching this research chair. It's that theme is something that I'm very passionate about, but I won't talk about it because I know professor Jaclyn will speak about it. Thank you.
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>> Thank you. Thank you very much. Dr. John Mugum will now call Professor Jaclyn Yer, the hair research chair, KU to now present the action for life skills and values in East Africa live research agenda. Please give professor Jere a nice round of applause. Thank you very much. Karib.
Uh thank you very much all protocol observed. Uh I'm pleased to be able to present the research agenda for the life skills and values research chair. Uh one of the chairs uh that is launched under 80 Africa initiative.
Uh the life skills and values education as Dr. Mugo uh says it's is a field that uh uh that is new but it's also very important. Life skills and values in other context it would be considered as the 21st century skills uh when you're looking at preparing learners to be able to live and work anywhere uh in the world. In other context okay in other contexts you would find it as transferable skills. That's when you're looking at the intersection between school and work. So they facilitate school to work transition. In other words, they have a role to play in uh school to work transition. But also in our competence based education, we are referring to them as core competencies and values. So these are all the same uh uh skills that we are referring to only that they take different um definitions or different uh uh terminologies depending on what you're really uh looking at. So they're important in ensuring uh that learners actually achieve learning in other core areas. They facilitate learning outcomes. They facilitate school to work transition. They facilitate uh the possibility to adapt and to be able to live in um a world that is changing both technologically and different demands for skills. So those are uh uh the skills that we interested in and as you can see they obviously uh present a core component in our curricula. Um as university researchers we have a role to play because then we are also expected to produce evidence that informs not just policy but practice. So the question is how do we teach how do we nurture the values and life skills and in other contexts uh you would uh probably um understand that is difficult to teach the way you would teach mathematics or any other uh skill uh but we draw from what Nelson Mandela once said that if you if people can learn to hate then they can also be taught to love and love is one of the values which means that it's actually a possibility ability that this can be integrated in our education systems to bring up the uh the values and the core competencies that we uh would like to see in our learners. Uh today we're also joined by the young learners from our Kenyata University Primary School and also from Kiwancha Primary School who are neighboring to witness this because our interest is also to look at how are these skills and competencies going to be nurtured right from the early stages to the higher levels. As researchers, I think a lot of times we've concentrated on a learners learning, but we don't look at what are some of the uh co-f facilitating uh aspects that would enable learning to uh to happen. So, uh the chair for life skills and values education works collaboratively because then these skills do not stand alone.
there are skills that are supposed to support and to also uh empower learners to be able to achieve uh learning outcomes and to uh to thrive. So these skills are not taught in uh they're not taught independently but they integrated in our curriculum. So how do we integrate this? uh many of us here have gone through the system that has uh that is the knowledge based curriculum which means that core competencies and values even though they were there through specific subjects they were not actually emphasized like they emphasized in CBE so as a teacher I wonder how do I integrate this and so as researchers we also curious to know and I think it's our responsibility to bring out um at this to bring out evidence best practices, how does this work? So, it is a collaborative effort that brings together government, government agencies, research departments in the in our government agencies also brings together research institutions, civil society organizations, development partners and researchers at universities and it is a responsibility that we have then to bring this to light. If we all agree that these skills are important and we have these skills and values in our curriculum, then what next? So when the question comes up, how do we teach?
How do we ner? So as researchers, we have a responsibility there and I think we have our work cut out, the question is how? So the research and this platform for her Africa gives us the chance to be able to work collaboratively and to answer to the questions of which teacher competencies for instance do we need. So this research will um uh have three strands and it's a research that is co-chared with Alive. Alive is action for life skills and values East is Africa. We are not starting from scratch. We are starting from a point where this uh research has been happening. We have collaborative effort with our partners both in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Sansbar. So this has been ongoing for years and is now going to its phase three and we are collaborating uh in enhancing what has already uh what has already been done but also to uh to amplify to expand and to bring this to scale and um the strands that we'll be interested in would be the teacher capacity development for instance as a university we are developing teachers but as as professors For instance, how do we prepare teachers to teach these skills or to ner which uh preparation do we have ourselves? So as you can see before we go to analyze what the learners at the lower levels are learning whether they are learning or not we should be looking at who is teaching them but also who is teaching the teacher. So our research will span through the different levels from the basic education level, TET and high education to see what uh preparation is in place for us to nurture the skills and development. But we are also we are also aware that life skills and values especially values are not just taught or nurtured in school. Some of these we pick them in society parents at home. So we are also looking at the parents engagement. So ideally we look at the broad spectrum of how do we nurture the skills starting from home. How do we uh engage parents as well? So I think there's a big component in this curriculum to be able to also include parents and parents participation but what is parents participation in our schools other than AGMs and school meetings perhaps but how do we engage them further to be able to prepare them because we've given them a responsibility to also co-apture these skills and values. So we'll also be interested in what are the best practices in nurturing or in supporting parents to nurture these skills. also the assessment aspect. what does not get assessed does not get done and we know that these are also um there are curriculum designs that of course prescribe this but they know how to be able to do this and how far have we integrated this how do we assess this and the research we have and the best practices we have do they fit in our context so our interest is to look at what is um what do we need in context to be able to nurture these skills to assess them and of course to support the whole system policy, parental engagement and whole school uh system. So it is uh an exciting um uh uh approach. This is an exciting um uh opportunity to be able to stand uh in this gap to look at what is happening in terms of the nurturing of the life skills and values. We know they are already there in our curriculum as core competencies and values but the what is happening in terms of integrating them in the classroom in terms of allowing the um the learners to achieve uh the competencies expected of them. It is the research that we'll be undertaking. So we are looking at integration of these skills, the capacities of teachers, school uh uh leaders to integrate this but also the parents and community engagement to be able to nurture these skills all around.
So it is uh um an opportunity to look at what is existing where are the gaps and where we can fit. So ideally we'll be interested in looking at the interventions because we are not assuming that this is not happening. the interventions that are already ongoing supporting um uh the implementation of this through training of teachers. We know the government through TSC does this. We know organizations like Mrs. Elimu Africa supports this and life programs support this in different areas and different levels. We want to first understand what is happening and where are the gaps what is working well. So the best practices we draw them from within but also from without to be able to model so that when we go to KU primary school for instance if that's our model school we know that this is what integration of life skills and values is be it in teacher uh capacities development be it in um in in in parental engagement in assessment and all that. So it's a whole um uh kind of system to support this and to see that these are these skills actually support the school to work transition. So it's in learners and youth who are preparing for life after school. We will um use the approach of um uh looking at the best practices uh designing interventions on what works filling in the gaps and eventually when we go to government u we are able to tell that this is what a school that fully integrates the skills and life skills um uh and values look like but we will not be going to them we will be doing this with them and I'm happy that many of our partners are in the room so we are moving away from doing research to inform later to co-designing uh the research questions looking at the gaps with the partners with KICD with TSC with neck and all the other interested parties working through with them. So it's researching with and with also the teachers who are expected to be implementing this. It's researching with so that the uh the outcome the findings the evidence that we have is co um established with all the partners and therefore it's easier to get to implement this. We are also looking at an opportunity to uh to to not just to research with but also to inform practice because a lot of times as researchers we want to inform policy but what about the practice itself? What about what's happening in the classroom?
What about what is happening at the community level in terms of supporting the life skills and values? So we will be looking at this all around and that's all I I can uh put out for now but we are working with researchers colleague researchers maybe some of them are in the room you can wave we are working as researchers from the school of education and other schools in the university but also we'll be bringing on board um research fellows uh to be able to nurture and to have sustainability and continuity of this. Thank you.
Thank you very much, Professor Ner, for presenting to us the research agenda of Harry. Um, thank you once again.
We'll now go into >> All right. What a beautiful way to start the morning. Welcome to Bashara Tuesday on this fifth day of May 2026. It is the first Tuesday of the month. So, a lot is in store for you throughout the month.
And we approaching the first half of the month or we are just about to get to the first half of the year. Not the month, sorry, of the year where if you had goals, it's time to begin evaluating how far you've come, how far you need to move. So this is the 5th of April of May 2026. Welcome to Mishara Tuesday. My name is Anyango Sylvia and this is a show that keeps you informed and updated on everything business entrepreneurship.
Whether you're starting up or you are a seasoned entrepreneur, it's time for you to get informed in leadership and everything in between that makes you a better person in managing and moving your finances to the next level. So today being a Tuesday, we have a lot of uh discussions around money that are packed for you. To set us off, we'll be talking about the stocks market and uh the shifts that have happened in the stock business or uh in the uh buying and selling of equities and how this is affecting you or how you can leverage technology to help you get the best experience out of it. We'll also be comparing the ages or age difference of those who use many apps on board the younger people how they invest their cultures and of course we'll also talk about who benefits from this how do how does Kenya compare with the developed countries what controls the rates in the markets is politics part of it we all we are going to be having an all round discussion that will help us not just answer the question which stock should I buy it uh after you've listened to this discussion, you'll be able to make a candid or a well informed choice on the type of stocks you need to buy without asking what stock is good for me, which one is not for me. So stay tuned for that discussion if you want to understand more about stocks especially with the uprising technology and the spaces that we are in. Also this morning now that we are focused on empowering you as a person knowing the right places to invo uh to invest we are moving from the previous uh beliefs where we may respons uh let me let me not say where women were not allowed to work let's say where uh there was gender biasness and right now the young women or young people are venturing into the STEM most of them if you hear any parent giving advice to their kid. They'll be telling them you should venture into STEM. So as we are pushing for STEM subjects, STEM careers and all that how well are young girls being involved in the STEM. So we are having a discussion also this morning that we'll be understanding how well can we involve the young people in the STEM industry or STEM subject.
We'll be talking about peer mentorship of young girls and women. uh by those who are already in the field or those who are in the journey or on the journey on that field. So we'll be having a discussion on the same and why import uh why is this important to you as a person whether you're a parent, whether you're a brother, a sister, a mom, an aunt, this is important because it will help you guide your child, your niece uh on the right path of the same. So those are the discussion that we'll be having this morning. But before we get into that on Bora Tuesday we normally say that no business can thrive without involving governance perspective on it. So we cannot have business conversations without talking about politics without talking about governance without talking about what actually sets the rules what sets the pace of interest everything between. So talking about that uh looking at the state of the nation I'll be taking you through newspapers headlines and uh to set us off is the business daily now that you're on basher business daily has given prominence on a story on KDF saying that KDF gets six uh billion shillings for Israeli air defense amid Iran war. That is a story given prominence on the uh business daily.
Another story is uh DP um Wild avoids 520 million Kenyan claim for stories that are given prominence on the business daily moving forward to the financial standard. financial standards says key treasury numbers uh key treasury numbers giving r headache and remember this in relation to a report that was released last week uh towards the end of last week uh they're saying that while the head of state has spent the week uh toting a new transformed Kenya the economic survey prepared and published uh by his own government tells a story of an economy losing uh stem so this is in relation to a uh report that was released uh last week where uh the report said that Kenya Kenya's uh is uh economy is stagnating at the moment and the president has a different story. So that story is given prominence on the financial standard. Moving on to a different newspaper this morning is the Daily Nation.
The Daily Nation are a bit political this morning and they're talking of going after Uhuru's hefty packs and this is almost similar to what uh is given prominence on the standard but just as we are on the daily nation uh they're talking of Jubilee defense party leader claims a state is denying him some retirement benefits and remember Cher Gay mentioned yesterday that he'll be presenting a motion to parliament to cut off Uguru's benefits that is uh from serving as a president. Remember he's receiving about 80% of the current's presidential earnings uh as a retired president. So having been involved in politics, uh Cher Gay is set to set table a motion in the Senate to cut off his earnings or his retirement benefits.
something that has sparked widespread reaction uh from uh different political leaders in the country and of course also from Kenyan citizens. So that is a story that is given prominence on the daily nation. Also they're talking of debt crisis as 13 trillion to pay interest on loans also ODM function seeks to heal the rift in new power play. There's a story given prominence on the daily nation and why sh numbers don't add up. That is a report also on the daily nation. Moving on to the standard. The standard is also talking of a similar story to that of the daily nation. And remember this story has been making headlines for the past two days on the front pages of the dailies. The standard is saying going after Uhhuru and according to the standard they are talking of political intimidation saying that never never before in the history of the country has a former president fed intimidation and harassment by the regime in power under President William R's administration retired president um Kenyata has never had peace since he handed over power.
R's government continues to vilify and disrespect him with the latest incident being a move to strip Uhuru of his constitutional packs through a bill sponsored by Nandi Senator Samson Cher Gay another of R's psychopans this mistreatment of the only surviving former head of state sets a bad precedent that is a story that is given prominence on the standard more of that on page eight and nine of the same paper so that is on the standard and moving to a different newspaper.
The same story as the Daily Nation in the Standard talking of that is still the same story that we've looked at and 10 more days investigations to continue. Uh that is on and today.
So that is expected later on during the day and stay tuned for the same because we'll be getting you update of course on our uh news bulletins later on during the day. But right now what you need to know is that the president is in Tanzania and the opposition has really been against that move saying that uh the state visit will solidify or will uphel the Samya Sulu presidency despite what transpired last year during uh the Tanzanian general elections where there were reports of um lost lives uh during the protest that uh were occasioned by the elections during that period. So that is also uh given prominence on the typhalo magazine and my Gav which is a pull out from the star. My Gav says Kenya set to begin oil production in Turkana uh that will be reproved for Kenya. And finally we have the star the star talking of Kenya bets big on 10 mega dams to secure its future and this is relation to agriculture and production in the country. And uh also still on agriculture they're talking of how state plans to reduce food imports lift local production and uh in politics steered economy through tough times that is according to John those are stories given prominence on the standard the rest of the stories right there are stories or are feature stories that you can also read about or read more about them and the people daily this morning talking of CSS top official I 2027 seats in quite uh in quiet political moves. So the cabinet secretaries currently in office we have the likes of Su Panua we have um Hassan Joho we have um uh that is uh the uh cooperatives andmemes uh development that is weekly of paranya these are CSS who are mentioned to be eyeing political seats in the 2027 election because you know in this country if you lose your job you look for another another job and once you're a CS who else is to employ you once you've become a CS. So, uh we're expecting more to be happening. Uh last last week, was it last week or the week before last week, we had um Opana criticizing Aubinga saying that power. So, some argue that he might be unveiling a political party, but don't quote me for that. That's just my thought. Uh that he might be unveiling a political party. So we are yet to see more is to unfold. You know in politics one year can be a lot. So those uh CSS that are eyeing political seats in 2027 and uh people daily is saying that they are making quiet moves at the background. So those are the stories that we having or the papers that we having this morning uh in relation to what the state of the nation is. At this point, I want us to take a look at what is happening on the roads and uh of course the weather situation uh in different parts of the country.
All right, it is exactly 44 minutes past 700 a.m. and I'm looking at different roads leading to Nairobi from where we are right now. That is on thicker road.
KU is on thicker road. So looking at thicker road right now, uh there is heavy traffic uh from Roy all the way to uh around Globe roundabout.
So looking at that um if you're using that road you're going to be staying on the road for quite some time and also those using a Kiamu road as expected I think something has happened because when I was coming uh this morning there was traffic all the way to Kawasakari so something might be happening along thicker road.
uh uh the same situation is also witnessed on the eastern bipas that is from uh Utawala that is around the nasawala all the way to uh as you join um Mombasa road. So if you are using Utawala road that is if you're coming from Utawala and using the eastern bipass you're also going to be staying on the road for quite some time. So those those people who are also coming from Kulangata through Galleria Malluru Gardens using that route uh to along the Wilson airport and joining towards Mombaseron.
We're also going to be staying on that road for quite some timeong around Junction Mall. Uh if you are uh if by any chance you'll be passing through uh the junction mo around those areas, you're going to be staying on the road for quite some time. Although the traffic is not as ease on the eastern bipas and along thicker road. So it is quite moving because I'm seeing patches of yellow and red. So that is something good to note also. So if you are coming from Kra also also going to be staying on the road for quite some time. and those coming uh from Kilimani, Killeshawa uh Lington and of course those who are using on the road for quite some time while you talk heading to town uh those coming from Kitsuru also going to town uh through Pony road you're also going that I'm seeing that are having traffic and of course from um that is around uh from Limuru road village market uh going to town uh you're also going to be staying on the road for quite some time and of course this affecting those coming from UA as well. So if you're using those roads that I've mentioned trust me you're going to be staying on the road for quite some time and now let's take a look at what the weatherman tells us of the weather situation for the next 7 days. This is according to the Kenya Met department. That is the weather outlook from today the 5th of May 2026 to the 11th of May 2026. Uh for the rainfall outlook uh rainfall is expected to continue in parts of the country mainly over highlands west and east of the Rift Valley, Rift Valley, southeastern lands, some parts of the coast and northeastern and northwestern Kenya. So heavy rainfall events may occur in some parts of the highlands east and west of the Rift Valley, the Lake Victoria basin and of course the Rift Valley and the coastal region. Not as we witnessed last week uh because last week was quite heavy. Um there might be a reduction of intensity but uh not entirely uh nil. Uh so it's just a red a reduction. And uh in terms of uh regional highlands, the highlands west of of the Rift Valley like Victoria Basin and uh Rift Valley, sunny mornings with rains over a few places, afternoon and night showers and thunderstorm over a few places, occasional spreading to several places in the highlands east of Rift Valley, including Nairobi. Cloudy mornings with rains over a few places giving way to sunny intervals, afternoon and night showers and thunderstorm over a few places. locationational spreading to several places and the northwestern Kenya. Sunny intervals are expected uh during the day with a partly cloudy conditions at night. However, morning rains as well as afternoon and night showers may occur over a few places and the northeastern Kenya that is um on the northern part of the country. Sunny intervals are expected during the day with partly cloudy conditions at night.
However, morning rains as well as afternoon nights and showers may occur over a few places and uh the southeastern lands. Sunny intervals are expected during the day with partly cloudy conditions at night. However, morning rains as well as afternoon and night showers may occur over a few places. And finally, in the coastal region, morning, afternoon, and night showers are likely to occur over a few places. In terms of temperature outlook, according to the Kenya Met, they have temperatures of more than 30° C expected in the coast, the southern lands, northeastern and northwestern Kenya. And cool night temperatures below 10° C are likely in some parts of the highlands east of the rift valley, the central rift valley, and of course in the vicinity of Mount Kilimanjaro. So selected towns Nairobi it is 16 to 14 16 over 14°C Mombasa 33 over 23°C Kisumu 29 over 18 uh Nakuru is 26 over 14°C Aldoret 24 over 14°C and finally the northern part of the country Mandera is 36 over 24°C so the northern part of the country the uh coastal region and of Of course, around the Lake Victoria basin, uh temperatures are expected to be very high during the day and uh cold temperatures expected along the rift valley and of course Nakuru eldorate around those areas. Cold temperatures are expected.
So that is on the weather outlook for the next 7 days. If you want specific update for your area, always look up at what the Kenya Med Department has to say on their webs website and of course on their channels that is on the weather and traffic update this morning.
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Highway Welcome back to KU TV Rise today uh and specifically Bashara Tuesday and let's get you informed on what is shaping the world of news this morning. To set us off, Bitrice Wangari, the main suspect in the death of Nairobi hospital official Dr. Job Obaka will spend 10 days in police custody to allow police to conclude investigation into the death of Dr. Job Obaka. Angari was arrested on Friday, April 1st, 2026 at around 900 p.m. while at Nairobi Hospital after it emerged that she was the last person seen with a 79year-old deceased gynecologist. Dr. Ba died on Friday night after collapsing in Kitangela where he had reportedly gone for on personal errands and the company of Wangare believed to be a business associate. The body of the deceased has been preserved at Lee Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem examination and the case is expected to be heard on the 14th of this month.
Now, as the world celebrated World Press Freedom Day yesterday, a group of female female journalists in Kirinyaga celebrated World Press Freedom Day in a distinctive and significant way by deciding to support environmental protection while giving back to the community. The day uh is commemorated under the theme of shaping uh the theme of shaping a future at peace promoting press freedom for human rights development and security. Edu reports >> Kenya has joined world press freedom day with different activities happening in a way to commemorate the day led by their chair missaga media queens used the occasion to highlight the challenges faced by female journalist in the line of duty stories if it can put like a department where when a journalist experiences some challenges or gets into depression.
A lot of them depression at the government to intervene on behalf of journalists by creating a special agency to handle their well-being. She underlined that although press freedom is praised throughout the world, journalist safety and wellbeing must also come first.
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Make sure security is the voice to the voiceless. Press freedom has been negatively impacted by a number of factors around the world including laws that restrict media work, strategic lawsuits against publication that have the effect of intimidating or silencing journalists, a variety of physical attacks, arbitrary arrest and detentions and digital attack that are becoming a more common trend of attack against the media such as disinformation campaigns, doxing and harassment.
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and inaga county more than 250 fruit trees the way the way the media >> the global freedom of expression index has decreased by 10% from 2012 this is according to UNESCO 2025 world trends reports on freedom of expression and media development kutv All right, thank you Nyamu. And moving on to politics this morning. The Orange Democratic Movement Party ODM has called on the government to settle debts owed to political parties in the country. The party claims that the government owes it a total of 12 billion shillings. This follows a leader retreat in Mombasa where in a press briefing they also announced that party leaders are pursuing compensation for victims of protest. Hassan Lea with the full details.
Addressing the media after two-day retreat in Mombasa, ODM leaders presented new demands to the government.
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>> The ODM leaders today reiterated their demand that the party be paid the debt it claims from President R's government, stating that they are yet to receive the funds. Nine, that the party engages the state to fully release political party funds to political parties to fund the activities of all political parties including ODM.
Now to payway. According to ODM national chairperson Gladis Wanga, the party is owed 12 billion shillings by the government.
>> Government owes the ODM party uh 12 billion shillings. 12 billion billion.
>> ODM leaders also want President R's government to fast track the compensation process for the victims of protest.
>> 10. We task the party to engage state to fast track the implementation of the compensation of victims of police brutality as endorsed in the national budget and consider extending it to periods beyond the provisions of current legislation. During their Mombasa retreat, ODM leaders emphasize that they have not expelled Civa.
>> We are here to show the world that we are strong in the party >> and we support the party and we are ODM.
>> We shall remain in ODM.
>> The ODM party further insisted that it will continue fighting for the rights of Kenyans stressing that it operates on principles of good governance. Hassan Lewa, KUTV.
>> Now, President William R has called on public servants and judges in the country to fully execute their duties without negligence, fear, or favor.
Research while presiding over the swearing in of 37 new judges at state house Nairobi.
>> He looked them in the eye and urged them to work diligently. President William Ruto told the high court and commissa judges that he saw in today that they must take their responsibility seriously in the roles they willingly sought.
>> I have it on the authority of the judicial service commission that each and every one of you applied for the job and came for interview and passed the interview. I hope that is correct because I come across many leaders in my life as a leader in this nation who step forward are either appointed or elected or nominated but then become very reluctant to do that which they applied for.
>> In his speech, R asked the judges to make fair decisions in their judicial duties and to be ready to make tough but correct rulings.
>> I implore you to do the right thing, however difficult, however unpopular, however uneasy it may be.
Finally, when all is done and said, the things you do right will count.
>> During this hearing in ceremony at state house today, President R expressed pride in his efforts to strengthen the judiciary, noting that he has so far sworn in 92 judges within a period of two years. It is both an honor and privilege to preside over this solemn and significant occasion marking the swearing in of judges of the high court, the environment and land court and the coma court of justice. This ceremony reaffirms our national commitment to the rule of law and fair administration of justice and the enduring promise of our constitution to every citizen of the republic of Kenya. During today's event, President R saw in 37 high court judges and in his capacity as the chairperson of the common market for Eastern and Southern Africa Comsa, he saw in 12 judges of the Comsa Court Hassan Lewa Kutv.
Now, police and religious leaders have raised alarm over a growing trend of alcohol and drug addiction among young women, warning that if the issue is not addressed immediately, it could have serious repercussions for uh for their future. The clergy led by Bishop Richard Garsonians, especially students, leave entertainment venues le late late at night quite drunk. He noted that in contrast to earlier times, young women are now more likely to frequently visit and uh others alcoholrelated establish establishment than men. They warn that failure to act could result in a generation facing broken families, lost opportunities and deep social challenges.
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How you now due to a severe honey shorted shortage, Kenya must import between 3 to 5 billion an am of honey to meet domestic demand. According to experts, there's a significant possibility for farmers to use beekeeping as a source of revenue and an agricultural boost because consumption exceeds output by up to 8,000 to 10,000 metric tons annually.
The experts led by Gatigan observe that farms that incorporate beekeeping frequently record higher yields, indicating that it is a strategic supplement to conventional farming rather than a distinct activity.
Additionally, they emphasize the environmental advantages of beekeeping by pointing out that it promotes the establishment of native trees and floral plants which enhance well conservation, lessen erosion, and help store carbon.
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Now it is a relief for residents of Embu County following the official launch of a new program by the county government aimed at bringing specialized medical services closer to the people in rural areas. This initiative is expected expected to significantly transform access to health care services in villages. Through the program dubbed Madakari Marinani, residents in remote areas will now benefit from thorough medical checkups, professional consultations, and specialized treatment without the need to travel long distances to major hospitals such as the Embu Level 5 Hospital.
The move to take specialized medical services to the grassroots is already bringing new hope to residents of Embu County following the official roll out of the Madakari Machinani program.
>> Through this program, specialist doctors will be visiting lower level health facilities to offer essential services including comprehensive diagnosis, professional consultation and treatment of various illness especially chronic conditions.
Speaking during the launch held in Moya, the chief officer for public health, Henry Thinka, said the main goal of the program is to help residents access health care services near their homes instead of traveling long distances to referral hospitals such as Embu Level 5 Hospital.
According to health officials, many patients have been unable to reach referral hospitals due to high transport cost and their medical conditions. This has often led to deterioration of their health or even more severe complications.
Additionally, the exercise has revealed a large number of patients suffering silently particularly from non-communicable diseases such as high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer.
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Do some physical exercises. Residents who turned up in large numbers expressed their joy, noting that the services are a major relief as they can now access professional treatment without having to travel long distances. Psychologically, I'm really happy. I feel it's like I've gotten healed because I've been advised.
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audition my baby down syndrome but I'm happy the program is expected to improve health care delivery at the grassroot level and ensure that every citizen receive equally medical services on time without barriers related to distance or cost. Akida Kasim, KUTV.
Thank you, Akida. Now, the government is continuing efforts to reduce posth harvest losses from mango farmers in Embu County through the construction of the modern Karumo market in Runes constituency. And as Rajab Juma reports, residents have experienced joy and optimism about the expansion of their businesses once the market is completed.
The project aims to improve storage and add value to agricultural produce.
Embu County is one of the leading regions in mango production in the country. However, farmers have been facing major challenges of posth harvest losses due to lack of markets and proper storage methods. To address the situation, the government has initiated the construction of Kurumo market. The market is expected to have called storage facilities to help preserve mangoes and other produce. Joseph Jagi, the chairman of Kurumo market, says that every mango season, farmers incur losses due to lack of markets and proper storage methods for their produce.
The contractor is saying probably by by the end of the year as that the market will help reduce produce wastage and attract better prices for farmers. According to him, traders come from distant areas such as Tanzania, Uganda and Mombasa. But purchasing has been low leading to a large portion of produce going to waste in farms.
A lot of waste we getting our buyers from as far as Uganda.
Farmers who are also traders have expressed the challenges and fears they face while conducting business along the roadside.
The project is expected to transform lives of farmers and traders by providing a safe and well organized business environment. Rajab Juma, KUTV.
>> Thank you, Rajab. Now, that brings us to the end of our news update this morning.
Thank you so much for being part of that. Now, coming up next is a discussion that I promised earlier. We are going to be talking about stocks investment and how well can you invest on your phone, how easy or hard it is and how relevant is it. Is it for the poor or is it for the wealthy or is it for anyone? That discussion is coming up shortly and our guest already in studio that is CPA Martin Wu who is the founder and managing partner at NITM Accountants and of course we're also joined by Dorin William who is one of our own here right here in Kenyata University as an economics and finance student. Stay tuned for that discussion coming up shortly.
AU being the credle for pedagogy in Kenya. The question is, if we were to follow up all our education alumni across the country and across the world, what would they tell us about life skills and values? And we look forward to the research that will be done by the KU research chair, Professor Ner. We're looking forward to critical data evidence on what works and how it impacts our processes not only as higher education but the entire education spectrum. Congratulations. Thank you very much. Thank you very much director University Education for those very brief remarks. representing Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development, Miss Betrice Cher.
After that, we shall have TSC Dr. Isaac Batoya.
>> Okay. All protocol observed. Good morning.
>> Yes, it's still morning. I'll just make a brief uh comments. We are glad to be here as KICD um with my colleagues. Maybe they can wait from wherever they are. Yes. And more so because we've been working with the Kenyata University with Mizi uh in relation to value based education.
We've done a lot as you've heard values are key in our curriculum and when we are in a a place where we are all focusing on how the values are going to be uh nurtured in our learners we are very glad so we are together we are working together thank you so much >> thank you very much maybe so that we also don't get tired of clapping we'll just give them one clap just P once again. There we go. TSC represented by Dr. Isaac Batoya and thereafter Kiss represented by Dr. Rebecca.
>> Uh all protocols observed. Good morning.
Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to represent teacher service commission. Um from teacher service commission you realize that um the teachers is where the values and the life skills get to the society. A teacher is a very critical person in this forum. And you must also realize that um the teacher is like the parent is like the mother is like the father and nobody is greater than the the father and the mother. And that is why for us to move to the next level when it comes to life skills and values like it has already been observed.
We are supposed to facilitate this teacher to be the person we want to transform this country with teacher service commission. We've been working with Mizi uh for some times and they have also inducted our team on research and um with me I have three colleagues of mine. I just want them to stand um so that you can wave so that we can see.
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Those are our future researchers and they are very key in research. You brought us um a team to train them and that is why they are here. And I'm assuring you when it comes to teacher service commission um we are going to have a very strong team that will transform issues of life skills and values in Africa. Thank you very one clap.
Another one clap.
Thank you very much. Kiss Kenya Institute of Special Education Dr. Rebecca who will be Dr. Zippora sorry uh who will be representing Kiss and there are followed by Kenya comprehensive school heads association Mr. F Ali >> thank you so much writing on the previous protocols uh good morning yes my name is Dr. Zapora Katunga from Kenya Institute of Special Education. I'm glad to be here.
Uh thank you KU for hosting this aicious uh event. We are glad that you have recognized that there is need to have life skills and values in our society.
We cannot make Kenya a better place when we forget these things. It is good that you've realized that we need people to come back to their senses. the direction the society is taking in the near future we will not have a country here but I'm glad somebody has realized that life skills should be made a serious issue that people can sit to discuss we are models we are supposed to as adults we should model but when you look at the people we are calling genes and the other young generations that is coming up they are not likely to pick from us for simple reasons we have nothing to show. Maybe maybe not. It is upon you now to make yourself a role model. It is good that they copy from from the generation that we are existing in. As kids say, we are here for assessment.
We do assessment. Do not assume that your child or even yourself you're okay when you've not visited Kiss.
Do not assume we have hidden hidden disabilities, emotional issues. You see somebody just slashing another a sister, a father. What do you call that? That's a problem that is in the society. We are lacking the social skills and values.
Why would one cut off the head of a father, their mother? And we've read in the news every day we are receiving this. We could be having a society that's overwhelmed by emotional issues.
We need assessment for such so that we can know what levels we are riding on.
Therefore, come to kisses that we assess our kids so that we can know those hidden disability like learning difficulties. We have them. You are there pushing them to achieve yet they have a challenge. Uh not necessarily that um maybe I make a correction. It is not 100% that we have need. Yes. But some of us have hidden needs that we need to check on that. So uh on behalf of our director Dr. Kyogora we are grateful we encourage research continue on that field. U inclusion is the key. These people who have issues they are part of the society and therefore after assessment inclusion now is made right because the we are working we are living as one society. I wish you well and thank you for the invite. We are glad.
>> One clap.
One clap. One clap. Kenya Comprehensive School Heads Association. Wana Faw Ali the national chairperson. Are you here?
Okay. We shall go to the Mr. Simon Karaoke from the African population and health research center.
representing African population and health research center. Mr. Simon Kyoki um will be followed by Michael from um riding on the existing protocols.
Good morning everyone here to represent African population and health research center our Dr. who at the moment is engaged in a work man who is engaged but I'm joined by Kennedy Kennedy so thank you soc um we are very keen on conducting research that transforms life and as you can hear that is very much related to the aspirations of the Harry program and we are very motivated by evidence informed decision making because that's the only way we can be able to make impact and the second thing is research strengthening and it's also with any other which is related to strengthening including the institution ecosystem uh the universities and therefore in this initiative we'll be supporting with the strengthening of the research capacity in the universities and also working together uh with the universities to strengthen the research culture there and the only update I would want to give concerning that is we've worked together with the universities to develop a research protocol which is undergoing scientific review and will be approved very soon and then we can come back and start collecting data here and once we get that data then we will update our teaching modules because you had in the morning. We don't want to use everything that is from outside so that we can actually address the specific needs that you are having uh within your institutions. So the second thing that we are very much interested in is on research leadership and I believe in this case is going to be education research leadership and I think this is a step in the right direction especially setting up the research chair position here at Kenyata University. So many congratulations professor neri for that and the only thing I would say on that aspect is um you need to lead from the front uh everyone will actually be looking up to you and as it was said in the morning reange on data agree it's usually very simple the simple datas that are actually emerging from the universities make very good use of them um to improve the learning but also to provide solutions to existing needs means and the second thing is make sure you build a very good team and once you build a team research is a very engaging initiative and it can be very emotionally draining for those who have been into it also look into how you can be able to support your team going forward and as I conclude um we'll be very keen and that's why I'm excited about this forum on accelerating the translation of education research evidence into practice at at At the moment the gap is very wide and we had that uh only I think around 14% of the research is being translated into meaningful impact and it's taking almost close to 20 years for that to happen. Um so under this hair initiative and working together with other partners we'll also be um working towards bringing all the education stakeholders together especially those who consume evidence um so that they can interact with the researchers and and in the process then we'll see the translation happening and we'll also be calling the universities and the education stakeholders so that we can come and develop some frameworks that are actually going to enable us to realize that goal. Otherwise, thank you very much and we look forward to working with all of you. Thank you.
>> Thank you very much, Mr. Simon Karaoke.
We shall now call Mr. Michael Jakun.
All right, welcome back. And when we are seated, you know, it's about to get down on the discussion that is always keeping us right here on Bashara Tuesday of investment, business, and everything in between. Today we are specifically talking about uh stock markets investing from your phone. So from for the longest time we've always known that uh investment is for the rich or is for the elite. But today we're about to demystify that narrative. But before we get into that discussion allow me have the guest in studio introduce themselves to you. I'll begin with you CPA Karim Busana.
>> Thank you so much. My name is CP Martin Vo.
I'm a practicing accountant with uh experience above a decade. So in the space of accounting, audit and uh business advisory and uh in the advisory we cover a range of uh business uh interventions >> which uh investment is investment options is one of the areas that uh depending on who the client is, we would always um give guidance >> and then the the back stops with the decision maker.
>> I'm happy to be here and I'm also I'm I'm I'm a mentor to students and especially those who are in my space of uh accounting, finance and tax. So I look forward that this uh relationship that started a while back would still continue. This is my second time coming here having still invited by the finance society of KU uh through the patron doctor charity and it's a it's a it's a it's a warm uh conversation that we always have uh to come and have an impact to the society around who are the students. Thank you. Busana Kim Busana.
So that means the last time you're here you with a guy called?
>> Yes.
>> All right.
>> So good morning. My name is Dorinia. I'm a second year student from Kenya University. I'm pursuing a degree in economics and finance. So it's my first time being here. I'm looking forward to coming back time and time again. Thank you so much for having me.
>> All right. Karib Busana. Uh I almost butchered your name.
Forgive me for that Darin. Now uh let me begin with you CPM or let me begin with you Dorin for that matter. Uh what's your opinion on uh stocks investment? Is it something that you think um is welcomed with open arms or is it something that you think that probably among your peers they still feel like uh you know that's slightly above what we can do or uh uh it's not my niche right now. What do you think about stock markets? So I would say that in my view I believe that the youths are getting more and more encouraged to start investing in the stock market probably due to the access to information through social media and also the access to digital platforms. We have the mobile investments. The problem comes with the lack of information and also most people do not yet know how to approach the stock market. So they find it a bit confusing rather than the orthodox methods of investments. But most people are open to it provided they get the right sort of information.
>> All right. Now CPA >> yes >> throughout history in the past you'd have you know the brokers you have your CDS account yada yada you get you know all these details for you to have an account. It used to be a process and uh I think processes make people think that what they're doing is very very important. Uh reasons why I think people get to ask me for many things during interviews but then these days their apps recently we we we had uh ZD what is it called? ZD uh Z trader.
>> Yes.
>> Yes. Where by by just going to to your phone with the omnibus account you can you can buy stocks and all that. Uh so what do you think about this transformation and the shift that is having on people's mind in terms of the seriousness of investment?
Uh thank you so much and um maybe before that question the do we ourselves understand the investment? What is investment and uh what informs investment and in the context of a student um what is it that then it means to invest and uh this is just but the wise use of your balance of pocket money given by the parents because to those who are working investment ment is in informed by what you may call disposable income and any investment must then have what we call return on investment.
>> And so the various options that you may consider to invest in.
And so our our discussion today is on uh the shares or the stocks and uh what are these stocks and what what rights are carried by these uh uh kind of um investment.
So for you to be able to invest in stock, the option you have uh need to be informed by the fact that you have that disposable income and then the target must be listed.
Okay, investment is broad and there uh with the with the with the limitation of information maybe you are always exposed to the public listed companies but we also have what we call private placements like yesterday I I I I saw uh yes on Monday INDM bank have offered a private placement that is investment.
So it means that you need to put money into a company so that you become part of the ownership of that company. You become a shareholder.
So and the shareholder shall be uh remunerated or be rewarded back by value of the shares they have invested.
So then the question is what is that disposable income that you have to invest in those publicly listed or privately placed shares in the market.
So of of course uh that is where there is processes, procedures and compliances that need to be adhered by the companies that are calling for funds because then it's not in the fun of the so companies to to keep on adding more and more members or the shareholders. Remember shareholders are the owners and the the bigger the number they influence the decisions and that is why then even in the in in the in the management of the publicly listed companies you will always have the the management and the shareholder shall be represented in the board.
So the management they will have that contractual obligation of agency uh relationship to manage. So you are investing and the company is asking for your money so that they can be able to have liquidity to further the business they started then and as such you need to have made anal analysis of which company do I invest in, what is their primary activities, what they do, how has been their performance in the past, who are the main shareholders because then as a you may be limited of the amount to invest and that is why then with this uh advancement in technology many options and also as as Dorin has said about uh the information gap we have always had is now being bridged by virtue of uh readily available information on investment. So what do we say that then uh investment need to be informed from how much you have and which company do I need to invest and what returns am I looking forward to?
>> Mhm.
>> Yes. in terms of looking at uh which company do I invest in and what stocks do I buy which is important between uh considering uh the sustainability of it and also looking at the consistency of it. I'm comparing this with uh the stocks that are listed maybe in New York uh generally in the first world countries and what we have right now. If I compare uh stability of it, you'd see that they have they're more steady than what we have here in the country. So what informs a good selection of stocks to buy?
Well um by the time you you you are taking the the decision you're making the decision to invest um you must be liquid ready and uh as a student you may not have the volume >> and uh the the the only advantage that would say that you will have as a student if you have that uh inside that inspiration to invest is gift is life.
>> Mhm.
>> I don't know whether you know what that means.
>> I'm trying to conceptualize that >> gift is life. It means you have in fullness of time.
>> Mhm.
>> You have years ahead. So if you get the grant the gift of life that you'll see your future right now you you are about um 21 22 there about >> oh my I look that young >> give or take you below 25 add another 25 years or even 30 years to work >> and you develop that habit to invest small.
That consistency builds up.
>> Mhm.
>> That consistency is what now we speak volumes.
So you are not investing. Uh shares shares investment is um is long-term and long-term we are talking about 10 years, 15 years, 20 years and and and and and ahead. So now you're investing on borrowed money not yours. Unless you have a side hustle as they say some started while in campus selling kicks all over like that. But how much is that that you can spare and uh invest it is limited. But on monthly basis or on weekly basis whatever you may spare instead of gambling because investing 500 shillings is not equal to gambling and you can't you can't get rich by gambling.
Those are we falls and we falls it'll come and go. But the habit habit of keogo in fullness of time you speak volume that volume then when you'll be a person of now what do I say substance in terms of you know yourself you at the age of majority you have established yourself you have a job reliable a stable job. You are stable now. You can now even do heavy investment. You can even add you started with a,000 or at at a consistent intervals. So then you do have more investments and you'll also have diversified.
Mhm.
>> So you will have uh you asked what forms right now you may be limited to the decision as to do I go to these big uh corporates that even the par value of shares is also high compared to uh those who the par value of the share is a bit uh a little amount compared to what you are looking forward.
So you'll have you will have studied the performance of that company its primary objective uh products or services they deal who are the shareholders how has been the past performance all that every time a company is uh increasing the shares you would always have what we call uh information memorandum there is that which we call of their reporting accountant who analyzes is like 5 years. We just had an IPO for uh Kenya pipeline.
>> So uh my colleague had pulled me in to analyze that the the the the to get some insight into the past performance from even its it its compliance. So you really need to dig deep if you have substantial amount to invest to the company that is uh to make the decision. However, company's performance are also influenced by both internal and external factors and external factors you may not have control over them. Mhm.
>> Right now maybe the shares of Kenya pipeline could be affected by what is ongoing between the walls and all that.
Internal factors is about now the the stewardship of uh the people entrusted to manage the business and to ensure that the business h performs well positively. there's growth and that growth informs the return on investment for the so-called the shareholders. So there's there's need to to dig deeper to understand what you call know your client know your customer. So know that company deeper.
KYC. Do you take time to understand so that then you may then um get options instead of now maybe going to publicly listed companies buy shares. What other options do I have? Do I have money market funds? Do they have uh investment options even like buying shares in like a cooperative society circle?
You may be now beformed and as you grow then you become more wiser.
>> Mhm.
>> And more informed the technology is also advancing. So information will be at your pump. So you'll be able to now make quick decision unlike the past where then we had uh quite long lengthy procedures and processes to get to know what is happening.
>> Mhm.
>> Yes.
>> All right. Now Lorine you mentioned earlier of information and uh it's quite clear that information is everywhere especially right now for this generation and uh it's like an equalizer to everyone. So with this kind of information that everyone has, do you think it is going to the extent of um helping young people make prudent investment or are their judgment overpowered by the many apps that are coming up? Because young people uh are believed to be fueled by speed and you know quick returns but then CPA here is talking about 10 years, 15 years. What do you think about that?
So I would say that first of all information is power no matter the scope. So as CPA has said before you get into investment you need to look at yourself. Do you have the right liquidation of money? What are your goals? Are you looking to invest in the long term or in the short term? So probably for me as a student I may not be looking that much into the long term.
So when I'm doing in my research I may look into other options not necessarily the stock market but also what I can say is in information you have to do your own due diligence cuz we also have social media we have these personalities in social media maybe you see them posting different things online on matters the stock market you know that makes you to ask yourself some questions that before I go into this the information I'm Is it the right thing? You have to do your own research. That's what I can say. Do your own research before getting into anything.
>> Mhm. All right. Now, now, now CPA, when it comes to preservation of your investment >> Mhm.
>> what do you think about um investing in a situation where we have depreciating currencies? Should someone get into on into investment with uh stable currencies like dollars or should they be investing in foreign companies because taking an example at companies like Meta they it is used by the Kenyan people but then the profits are listed somewhere else. So should Kenyans be looking at investment in such companies, foreign companies and uh how do they keep their investment from depreciation especially with the you know uh political instability and all that?
>> H have we moved from uh the student to the general public?
Uh now you see I said if we limit ourselves to the scope of the students, we we want to look uh in the wisdom of what do I have and how well can I use my disposable savings that I have.
then it it it means that uh I'll be limited in in choices where to invest and the options because that volume matters a lot that volume is a deter actually when you look at um that that share offer of INM because it's in the public domain it is a minimum of 500,000 I think so in terms of 50s or meaning if the minimum you need to invest is 500,000 does a student has that amount.
>> Mhm. But when you come now to our our our side the working class I can even do the mathematics of I have accessible facility of this amount accessing at this rate of interest I can invest in this option with a return of this I have done my mathematics I'm good to go. Mhm.
>> That decision must have been informed out of uh having observed uh the trend.
How has this company been performing?
Do I need to go local? Do I need to go abroad? and what platforms uh nowadays uh they're talking of AI and AI is um is is is is bringing in the element of uh assisting you.
>> Okay, >> it's not eliminating per say >> but it is enhancing quick learning, quick executions. That's the AI. So we still need to have the human element to make the very final decision.
Mhm.
>> So that going of out of country investment options or local will be informed by the disposable amount and as such then uh you'll be able to say I have this amount I will invest in the next 2 3 years but if it is that private placements it is still have the the minimum time that you can redeem.
>> Mhm. So we then need to it's encouraging to have this kind of a topic. I was telling Elvis it's it's a bit a heavy topic to discuss in the context of the students and even in our in our other forums. We rarely have this because then people have other different ways of investing depending on what Dorin have said about >> what are our goals. What are your goals?
Are this medium, short or long-term with that? Then where do I go? And what how is the volatility outside there that will affect my options? We have had even those abroad stocks coming down you have no and you can lose it. Now the option to buy shares at the very low price and you have volume will work magic when that share rises and that's what we talk about the gain uh in the investment. Otherwise how do you get the return on the the shares?
It's either one uh increase in the value you bought at two shillings. Now the share has risen to about seven shillings or 10. So that difference is your gain.
You can sell at that option >> or you wait for the dividends the company to declare dividends uh as per your as per your shares.
>> All right. So if I hear this straight, it just depends with how much you have and uh this conversation is huge. uh so much to talk about but allow us to configure it and that because my director is telling me that but then there's a lot to talk about I I hope I get to hear from you again and especially with discussions on uh the geopolitical aspect of it with different regions and all that but for now I'd like us to end it at that uh lovely to end it at that uh for that matter and And to our viewers back at home, this has been a discussion on stocks. So if you have more questions on the same, you can always reach out to our guests who are with us here in studio and also if we have the next discussion on the same always feel free to tag alone. Right now we are going to be taking a very short break and when you come back we shall be having a conversation on how to involve young girls in the STEM careers or in the STEM industry by allowing them to be mentored by their peers. Stay tuned for the same research, innovation and outreach.
I think uh standing in for the vice chancellor, I'll take a little time to recognize all those who are here because I think that is a good hosting.
I want to acknowledge um our chief guest, Professor Mike Kura, the chief executive officer, Commission for University Education. our regulator.
I also want to acknowledge Professor Daniel Mugendi, the vice chancellor Embu University and also the chair of the vice chancellor's committees.
I want to acknowledge uh Dr. Kennedy, Professor Kennedy Gang, the acting registra academic representing the vice chancellor Kissi University, one of our partners.
I also want to recognize um Dr. John Mogul, the chief executive officer, Mizi Aim Africa.
I do also want to recognize our ministry. I don't see Mr. Darius Mugaka.
Oh yes. How are you Darius?
Yeah. He is uh representing the ministry, our parent ministry and he's the director of university education.
I also do want to recognize Dr. Mary Goreti uh action for life skill and various in East Africa alive based in Uganda and we also want to recognize Mr. Sam Mugacha, imaginable imaginable futures. I like that.
We also want to recognize um Professor Dixon Adala represented here by uh Jacqueline Maro. I like to see where you are seated. I know you spoke. Thank you very much.
um Salom uh representing Gates Foundation and all the stakeholders who uh honored our invitation as a university to come and join us for this great event and all the staff from Kenyata University members of management. I would like all staff from Kenyata universities to stand.
Thank you very much. Uh, of course, Abusa was here.
The representative of the dean was here.
The UNESCO chair is here and the entire team. I think most of you are from the school of education and we really appreciate all of you uh because it is the staff that make what the university is able to achieve.
Before um I proceed, I would like to give two of my colleagues a few of my minutes. We will start with a representative of professor um of KC University professor Gang the representative of the VC to make very few remarks and then after that I'll request professor Daniel Mendi to also come and make a few remarks. These universities have already launched their hairy UNESCO chair and so they are key partners in this and so I would like them to u come and make a few remarks before I proceed. Thank you very much.
And it is not very good to stand when you are speaking but I know you are disciplined so I'll go back to my seat.
uh chief guests and uh all protocols observed.
First and foremost, I would like to bring you uh greetings and message of goodwill from the vice chancellor case university who sent me to present to represent him here since there was a function which he was holding and he was not able to make it. I think we are the ones who launched the second after imbu we launched this uh chair and I'd like to mention this that I'm a vice chancellor I'm an aluminous of this university of 20 2013 and Dr. Jacqueline I think was just ahead of me in the same department and I'd like to congratulate her for uh the being uh the chair of this uh a great uh endeavor.
I this uh this chair um uh covers a very important aspect of uh education and as already been mentioned that uh research in this around revolving around this area will really have a great impact on the teacher and the learner because sometimes we uh dwell on theory and just uh uh content not looking at the life skills and uh the values which are involved in education. So we join you together in launch in this launch and wish you all the best as we collaborate.
Thank you so much. May God bless Good afternoon.
Yeah, the professor representing the BC saying that we be very brief and I want to be very brief. My name is Professor Daniel Mendi. I'm the vice chancellor University of Embu. I'm also the chair of the vice chancellor's forum for public universities and I want to say that I'm very pleased to be here to be back home.
Looks like all of us have one thing or the other about Kenata University. Yes.
Um this is my home. I was here for many years rising to the position of the DVC in charge of finance planning and development and this is where I got all the training to be able to do what I'm doing now and what I've been doing for the last uh 15 years. So I'm very happy to be back home Kinata University and I'm very happy that we are doing what we are doing here today.
Um as you've earned currently we have three research chairs.
One is in Hawaii University that is looking at um education research. The other one is um at C University looking at um languages and now finally we are launching this one here at KU that will be looking at values and for me I'm very very excited at is at what is happening especially in this re this area and sphere of research in um higher education institutions and um I don't want to repeat what my colleagues have seen why we are doing this re this kind of research and why we are setting the agenda the way we've done it because we want to be the drivers in what we do in our country and this really excites me so I want to congratulate Kenyata University and that's why I have come to be part of this memorable occasion to be able to launch the this chair and to think of future possibilities together. I see the research ecosystem uh changing in this country because of what we are doing currently and with the support of people that are in that are making policies especially our our PS our CS I'm sure we will be able to change so that then we can approach research in this country differently.
One of the things that the government has pledged is that they are going to increase funding in research and we want to see this happening coming financial year. So again uh for many of us in that space we are very very excited. So thank you very much. We are here to congratulate Kinata University. Thank you and God bless you. Thank you.
All right, welcome back and once again we are seated ready for a discussion that I had promised. missed earlier, how well can we involve the young people or young ladies into the STEM industry through PR mentorship. Most of the time we talk about STEM and anything that comes to mind is you know maths, economics, you know, science things that always seem to be very difficult for ladies. But right now they're being incorporated in the system and helping us understand how well we can help foster this discussion or in uh improve inclusivity is by having this conversation. And joining us this morning is Roda. Roda, good morning.
>> Good morning and thank you for having me here. Mhm. So, uh tell us more about KU first and your involvement in it and of course how this has shaped you as a young mentor mentoring young people into the STEM industry.
>> Okay. So, KUFest is Keneta University Female Students in Science and Technology. It is a school-based project that helps girls specifically in STEM to pursue their careers and have a broader aspect of what they expect in the world of work.
>> Mhm. So, uh in your experience, how was the inception of uh young people in STEM been like? Uh let's begin with you. How was your experience like getting into this field? Did you experience any difficulties? Did you experience a smooth path that you saw okay this is something that I should be pursuing or if you experience difficulties what kept you going into the industry?
>> Well, I am a passionate individual on matters STEM and despite the difficulties from members back in the family, your parents telling you are you sure you want to do this? your teacher is telling you if this is what you want to go for then go for it. So it is the confidence of a few support members that keeps us going and when I joined KUFest I got the strong passion to serve and continue pursuing my career.
>> Mhm. All right. Uh I I hear that because when I was also finishing my uh form four, I used to tell my dad that I wanted to do uh electrical engineering and the only thing that it could tell me that way one day you'll be someone's wife post someone's wife and that discouraged me from doing the same. So what are you doing differently to encourage the young people to get into it despite the discouragement? So what different are you doing?
Well, I am taking a course, Bachelor of Science in Health Records and Information Management. And the stereotypes in it, it is a course of just filing records. So, everyone back in the community was like, why are you wasting your grade? You can do a better course.
>> But due to the passion in technology and health records is a field that is advancing more in digitization.
It is what that keeps me going because in future the field is technology.
>> Mhm.
>> Yeah.
>> All right. So in KU first what exactly do you do you do in in in the club especially when it comes to uh mentorship? What exactly happens? Well, Kufest does a lot of activities and for mentorship we have the peer mentorship.
We have the in-house mentorship and then we also go out and empower other students.
>> So recently we've done mentorship to the young girls in grade 8 and nine across schools in Nairobi and Kirinyaga County.
>> Mhm. It was a great experience where we talked to the girls and advised them on the courses they can do and the pathways because most of them are not aware of some of the courses we do here at university level. They only know the basics. I want to be a doctor. I want to be a teacher. I want to be a lawyer. But we have a lot of courses in STEM that they can major on.
>> So, so why not their teachers? Why not their parents? Why peers?
It is good when you hear one someone like you is doing something. So it creates a lot of impact and like when they get it from elder people that is why we preferred peer-to-peer mentorship.
>> Mhm. All right. How effective has that been? Because sometimes it can just be talks you know the way they say that you know such motivations that people get to have. So how different is this from what the traditional motivation that we've had in terms of impact?
>> Okay, so when you hear someone is at the top, you won't believe where they started from unless you see someone through the journey. And for the peer-to-peer mentorship, when you look at me right now, 5 years from now, you'll see me doing something extraordinary and you'll be like, "Yes, I saw her. At least I learned from her.
Now that is the impact that is being given to the students. When they get it from someone who is a student like them, they encourage themselves they can also be there.
>> Mhm. Now from your interaction with the young girls, you've mentioned that you interacted with grade nine and grade 10 >> eight >> and grade eight uh learners. So from your interaction with them uh what challenges did you discover that they are facing so that those who probably were not part of that team may be able to learn from it what challenges did you um find they they go through that you think need to be addressed.
>> Okay. One of the most the basic challenges that cut across all the students is their performance right now in mathematics. They're like if I am failing right now am I going to be able to do that STEM course?
>> Mhm.
>> But we encourage them just as the teachers tell them practice practice practice and give the best you'll be there.
>> Mhm. All right. There's also statistics last week that was released by the examination council in the country that uh talked of grade nine, grade 10 or progressively as as the learners advance their um their performance in the STEM subjects especially mathematics is depreciating. There's also the aspect where uh there is more than 100,000 of uh CBE learners do not get to transition to uh the the uh secondary schools. So that means that there is high dropout level and most of it is of course with the boy child more than the girl child. So how well do you think this can be improved because you've mentioned that that is the problem that you've seen poor performance in the STEM subject. So where is the pro where is the problem?
Is it in the teaching? Is it in motivation? Where exactly is the problem? And how can they solve this?
Okay, the problem is both in the students and the teachers somehow because the students have this mindset mathematics and STEM courses are difficult.
Then when it comes to the teachers sometimes most of them move with those who are moving and if it is not upon the student to show the passion that they want to indeed learn this thing the teachers will move with those who are moving >> and then for the number of dropout cases being specifically for the boys. One of us asked us if we are going to empower the girl child. the boy child has been left behind in most instances and that is why they feel like they left out. So if the government is going to mentor more on the girls, they should also consider the boy child and someone asked us if you're going to have an empowered community with women. How about the boys? Are these ladies going to get married to these boys?
>> What? So what what's the plan with the boy child?
>> So the plan is maybe also include the boy child in the mentorships because they are also they also need motivation to pursue courses in STEM.
>> Mhm.
>> They feel left out. So when we include them and you also include the girl child, I think they'll be a balance.
Mhm. So in terms of the future of this uh how sustainable do you think this is in terms of impact and the modes of you know presentation of this mentorship program how sustainable is this especially in the next couple of years where do you think uh this program getting young people into?
In the next couple of years, the program will help the students whereby they are going to see motivation from their fellow peers and they will for sure put it into practice and have what it takes to make them achieve their success.
>> Mhm. All right. So, so, so let me get this straight. you know uh if you ask any person who has been uh through Kenya's education system about motivation unless they were just good students most of them will be will tell you that they were sleeping through all those motivations and they will tell you it was like free time and all that. So what what are the modes of um delivery do you what modes of delivery do you use that may not seem to be boring for lack of a better word to use to the students uh so that by the end of the day they don't just say that that was a free lesson that was a free time we were having that was a free uh engagement we were having and uh no impact is u there's no impact in their lives per se >> okay you've reminded me back in my high school days we used to be brought motivational speakers but you see we were being handled as a large group and the person talks talks talks until when they are done with their session we feel like it is a free time but now for this one we used the method of groupings where we grouped the students in groups of five 10 and have at least one or two peer mentors with them. We engaged the students on one- on-one basis where each student shared their difficulties and we noted down the challenges and shared it with their teachers so that they can work on them.
>> Mhm. All right. Now from from the management perspective because this requires finances and all that. How uh does this happen? Who supports KU first and where do you get uh funds to do all these activities?
Well, the project was sponsored by the British Council and uh it was a project for two students and we helped them in their fieldwork and that is why we were funded for going to all the 10 schools.
>> Mhm.
>> Yeah.
>> Oh, it was 10 schools.
>> Yeah. We only did 10 schools. Five in Nairobi, five in Kirinyaga.
>> Uhhuh. There's a time I was also doing um mentorship to students but that was on mental health not on STEM and uh how do you handle a situation where the problem is not uh the problem is not with the student the the problem is with their mental state especially how do you handle students whose problem is about uh maybe violence from where they come from or Maybe they don't study because probably they lack food uh or uh they they just not in the right state of mind. How do you handle such cases?
Well, for such cases, I believe with proper funding, we will be able to help them fully but we not down the few and talk to their teachers to see if they can get some help.
>> Mhm. So it is with uh in collaboration from you and with the teachers and of course with the team from KU.
>> Yes.
>> So what do we expect uh in the coming days from the 10 schools? What do we what should we expecting from KU first?
So we are going to do a follow-up for the schools that we visited and we expect to see some changes in the attitude and also in performance for the ladies in STEM.
>> Mhm. All right. Any final words to our viewers back at home? an encouragement to that young girl who wants to pursue a course and team and also uh maybe from what uh KU first has for us or for the viewers back at home.
>> Okay, for the form four levers I am sure right now they are doing their course selections. Do not do that course because your parent has told you it is going to earn you a job. Do not do that course because everyone is doing. Do not do that cause because you do not have an option. Find a cause that you have passion with. Do it. Jobs are out here.
You will get a job.
>> Mhm. All right. Thank you so much Ro for making time for us this morning. I hope to see you once again and I hope you have an amazing journey interacting with more students across the country and I hope it also gets to the rural areas because sometimes the problem is not just within Nairobi. the problem is uh also the outskirts of Nairobi. Hope to see you again once again with a more successful story.
>> Thank you for that. But also if we get funders to support Kufests, we'll be able to reach most schools within the country and support girls and also boys.
Now that you're not going to forget them, we will include them in the program. Thank you for your time.
>> All right. Thank you so much. And that brings us to the end of that conversations. Stay tuned for more discussions that are right here on KOTV's Bishara Tuesday.
So I just want to make a few remarks before I read the speech of the acting vice chancellor.
First of all, um I want to say from the bottom of my heart that um establishment of a research chair in life, skills and values that is something like we would have done when this university started because that is where it all begins and ends and I'm sure you all agree with me, isn't it? So I want therefore to congratulate the team that conceptualized this, incubated it and finally it is being birthed and it has been launched in two universities and I am told there are other research chairs that are going to be launched in in the near future within the next five years. So, congratulations, Professor Ner and your team. We really very very proud of you and we are happy and from where I sit as a woman, I'm also very very excited that you're doing this great thing. Can all the women in the room say something?
Thank you very very much.
The second thing I would like to say, I've listened very very keenly to the speakers who have been here and I can feel I can taste it.
A lot is expected from Kinata University. A lot.
And I'm glad the faculty is here to support the you the chair the management is here to support to make sure that this succeeds.
Number three in this university we are privileged to hold or to host two UNESCO chairs.
One of the UNESCO chair is UNESCO chair for higher education development for a green economy and sustainability. In short, we call it hedges.
This year we were also selected competitively to host the UNESCO chair in inclusive and sustainable physical education and sports for community development.
So those two are speaking into advancing sustainable development.
But you will note that this hairy research chair is the first research chair that Kata University will be hosting. Research chair.
And what excites me all the more is that this is homegrown to create impact and specifically for a topic called life skills and values. So congratulations again to the team that sat to the mind that ediated this and conceptualized it and now what we are seeing is what they have done over years I believe probably over months and so we celebrate you and we wish you all the best in the implementation.
So with that I want to go now to read the formal speech what the acting vice chancellor would have loved to say to you he was if he was here in person.
It is a profound honor to welcome you to Kenyata University for the official launch of the harnessing education research for impact in Africa research chair in life life skills and various education. The university is proud to be hosting one of the three inaugural chairs under the Harry Africa initiative.
The lounge is not merely a ceremony. It is a declaration of our commitment to transforming the landscape of Africa academia to move beyond the traditional ivory tower model and to ensure that our intellectual labor serves the immediate and long-term needs of our society.
For a long time, the narrative of African research has been written elsewhere.
But today, we take steps towards changing the narrative.
This initiative is Africled, cocreated, and localized and provides the much awaited platform to truly write and communicate our stories. Stories that are con context relevant, stories that reflect our realities and stories that put us on the research and academic map. We are part of this collaborative force working towards a vision in which research productivity on the continent rises from its current 3% to 30% by 2050.
Kinyata University is proud to serve as the focal point for life skills and various education.
By aligning our academic inquiry with the practical needs of the Kenyan education sector, we will ensure that our students are not just academically proficient but are also equipped with the values and the competencies required for holistic development.
Kinyata University is well equipped and capable of hosting Harry Africa research chair in life skills and various education. And as you all know we are leading we are the leading teacher training institution in east and central Africa with aa a student population of over 65,000.
The university has intentionally mainstreamed research and community engagement as core to the university activities with one of the three divisions dedicated to that. That is the division of research, innovation and outreach which has five specialized directorates and units and is responsible for the whole range of activities ranging from research support ethics reviews which has been accredited by the national commission for science technology and innovation and to dissemination.
We also have a wellestablished research monitoring and budget office that assists in managing research funds. As a result, we are confident of our ability to host Harry Africa research chair in life skills and various education.
Through this chair, we look forward to building capacities for our education researchers for impact, contributing to datadriven education reforms, and impacting not just policy but practice.
as we formally launched the research chair and the life skills and various research agenda.
Today I wish to thank most profoundly the ministry of education and our partners for their unwavering support.
Together we are building a future where research is central to societal transformation.
And with those uh few remarks, it is now my singular pleasure to invite our chief guest, Professor Mike Kura, who is the chief executive officer, Commission for University Education, to come and give his keynote address. Kib Busana I thank you very much uh Professor Okeek for inviting me and for allowing me to say a few things before we launch the center.
There are a few words that usually scare me.
Uh one of that is chief And unfortunately this morning I have both.
Um but I want to say that uh there are few times when I feel really comfortable uh especially in front of a big audience.
But some of those times when I feel really comfortable is when we are doing things like this.
Why? because these are the kind of things that are truly transformative that touch lives that make an impact in people's lives and I believe that um ceremonies are good and those of us who are in high positions we are in ceremonies very many times uh but unfortunately many times most of those ceremonies just end there and nothing happens after that that I think is terrible so when I come to an place like this Um, and we are doing something that is truly transformative, I really feel nice. So this morning, I'm excited to be here. And although I wasn't quite prepared for this when I left my house this morning, h this is not what I was coming to do.
I was just coming to interact with you nicely because uh professor Shaat has got very big shoes. They can't be filled by anyone. And I want to let you know that actually I'm not representing him.
I'm just speaking on my own behalf. But I will tell him to send me a small paycheck later.
Um the second thing I want to let you know um those of you who are in Kissy, they can understand why I'm dressed the way I'm dressed.
But some of you are not in kissy. So I will let you know why I'm dressed the way I'm dressed. I think this morning my wife must have been thinking this guy must be crazy. What's happening to him?
Because when I woke up in the morning when uh John uh I am still a villager unlike you. You you you came from the village now you're no longer a villager for me. I'm still a villager. So I came from the village this morning and as I was leaving the house it was very misty and it was looking very cold and I'm sure my wife must have been wondering why is this guy usually he dresses in a suit but today it's very cold and look how he's dressing but it was deliberate.
Uh this shirt uh has some history. Um and those who are in KCI, I told them a story that in the 1960s there was a movement that came up in Africa. It was called the Negritude Movement and the that movement was trying to emphasize Africanness.
We are Africans and the African is like that. The African is like that and should be respected for being who they are. And I do agree that there is a need for us to decolonize ourselves not just in language as tells us but also in terms of practice and sometimes even in the dress code. We need to decolonize But that movement uh in that argument continued growing and in 1960 in Kala Uganda there was a gentleman called Wles Inca Wlesinka as you know some of you might know he's a Nobel Peace roette in literature and he went and found these guys talking about negritude and he told them you guys I have never heard a tiger telling people that it's a tiger.
All it does it just it pounces and when it pounces you know that it is a tiger and I made the argument in kissy that Harry is saying we are no longer going to keep on emphasizing who we are and what we are and that kind of a thing.
What we just want to do is to pound produce good research results and the rest of the world will notice. They will notice because it is good. Not necessarily because it's coming from out of Africa, not because we are telling them, but because it is good and I think that is what we should do. So this morning I want to first of all begin by congratulating professor and you professor and the entire KU fraternity. um because everybody was saying how they related to KU. I was trying to think how can I connect myself to KU it has to be surely and I discovered actually there are many of them because your former vice chancellor you know professor he's also called kura but he also taught me many years ago and I think proof will remember I sent you a picture that I took with professor somewhere on the shoes of lake Victoria Victoria and I think both of us were looking like villagers.
Things have happened since then. But more importantly and in connection with what is happening this morning is that professor Anina taught many of us and we came to visit him one time here.
Actually many of us who were his former students we came to visit him here in the office why he left an impact in our lives.
The first class that he taught us and I wrote that in a piece of that I gave to Prof here. The first class that he taught us he just came in and said uh you know he used to spoke to speak very softly. He said how do you know that it is raining outside and then he took us through the process.
You say we can see it's raining and then he'll tell us but do you always trust your eyes?
Are there times when your eyes tell you it's something and then you it turns out it was not the one? Yes. So we realize we have to trust more than our eyes. We cannot rely on eyes for knowledge. Then we said but look we can even feel the rain. If you go out there you can feel the the rain. And he said but do you always trust everything that you feel?
Are there some times when you have been in a situation maybe like a dream for example and you think you are being rained on and then you wake up and there was no rain and yet you believed all those things.
The point I'm making ladies and gentlemen is that professora left us thinking about life and thinking about how we know and knowledge and truth and we have remembered it this many years since we left university and the way I see it this center proficular in Africa have been guided by research findings from outside the continent.
However, scholars and researchers from Africa now want to change this trend >> and those would be some of the things that Harry Africa research chairs would be doing.
>> The researchers are now pushing a resolution to transform the landscape of education research in Africa. Evidently during the launch of the research chair in life skills and values education at Kenyat University, Professor Jacquelineer. Professor Ner brings not only expertise but vision.
>> The chief executive officer of the commission for university education, Professor Mike Koua emphasized the need for Africa to generate its own solutions, calling on researchers in the country to intensify education research to help the commission shape policy that will guide education curriculum. And one of the responsibilities we have been given by government is to advise the cabinet secretary on matters education.
I listened to the vice chancellor's speech and he said you want datadriven decision making.
I want to suggest that we need data so that we can write good policies that we give to the cabinet secretary of education that we give to the government. We need data and that data needs to come from research and I want to suggest that we need to work very closely with the universities with the centers that are being created in the various places so that that data can come to us. We can work on that data translate that later that data into policies those policies get translated into action on the ground and in my view that translates into transformation of society. Kenyata University deputy vice chancellor professor Wekawi Wanji representing acting vice chancellor professor Johnumu commended kinata university's efforts in advancing research highlighting how the institution has contributed to the growth of research in the country and across Africa >> Kenyata University is proud to serve as the focal point for life skills and various education by aligning our academic inquiry with the practical needs of the Kenyan education sector. We will ensure that our students are not just academically proficient but are also equipped with the values and the competencies required for holistic development.
The newly appointed research chair in life skill and value education at Kenyat University, Professor Jaclyn Yer emphasized the need for research findings to be integrated into school curriculara through collaboration among stakeholders in the education sector.
>> It's our responsibility to bring out um this to bring out evidence best practices. How does this work? So it is a collaborative effort that brings together government government agencies, research departments in the in our government agencies also brings together research institutions, civil society organizations, development partners and researchers at universities and it is a responsibility that we have then to bring this to light. If we all agree that these skills are important and we have these skills and values in our curriculum, then what's next? So when the question comes up, how do we teach?
How do we ner?
>> Even as researchers push to strengthen research in Kenya and across Africa, the sector continues to face funding challenges. As of now, Kenya has yet to meet its commitment to allocate 2% of its gross domestic product GDP to research. Nonetheless, Harry Africa aims to increase research output in Africa from 3% to 30% by the year 2050 with projections of research fundings reaching approximately $100 million by 2050.
Hassan Lea, KUTV.
All right. Thank you so much for keeping it KU TV Rise today and specifically Bashara Tuesday on this fifth day of May 2025 just like is always our norm. We always have to talk about the state of our nation. And this morning I'm having news uh two newspapers with me that is the daily nation and of course the standard the bold newspaper which of course has been ranked among the the newspaper that is most read by Kenyans in the country despite the drop from 25% to around 13% of newspaper readers in the country. It is still something that we get to look at every morning right here in Ber Tuesday. And looking at the newspaper like I had mentioned earlier, we have a headline that is similar to the news uh two newspapers. We have the standard saying going after Uhhuru and uh the Daily Nation saying going after Uhuru's hefty pecs. The same headline uh different wordings but of course the same story for the the standard the story is on page eight and nine and of course for the Daily Nation the story is on page four and five. Now this story has angered angered by according to the Daily Nation they're saying angered by former president Uhuru Kenyata's doubling in politics including criticism of President R the ruling coalition coalition's leaders have arrived have revived the campaign to block his state funed benefits reigniting a feud between rival political camps. Now this is what uh the members of parliament want to cut off. Of course, this is uh led by Nandi Senator that is uh Samson Cher Gay who has filed a motion at the Senate seeking a review of Uhuru's benefits. And um the annual budget uh for the office of the fourth retired president in the financial year ending next month is 362 million shillings. That is uh the annual budget of the former president of the Republic of Kenya. And a breakdown of it is that 34.7 million lapsum pension for the two terms that he served in office.
We have a monthly pension of 1.1 trillion that is 80% of the monthly salary of the president. We have an annual uh gratitude um of 72 million Kenyan shillings. We have what he's eligible to have.
Uh he has uh 34 staffing which includes two personal assistants, two secretaries, four messengers, four drivers and of course four bodyguards accumulating to 34. He has uh four cars where that is two limosines and two sports utility vehicles which are replaced every four years and engine capacity of at least 3,000cc and not exceeding 4,000cc.
In terms of monthly allowance, uh he's entitled to 300,000 uh house allowance, 200,000 fuel allowance, 200,000 entertainment, full medical cover for treatment locally and abroad, uh diplomatic passports, as well as a local and international travel allowance for four foreign trips every year. So those are the packages of every retired president in this country. And of course this extends to uh the deputy presidents who also have their share that uh Riiji is currently fighting for in courts because he said uh he wants to be accorded um the benefits of a deput deputy president despite him serving for two terms. Now the question that every Kenyan is asking right now is could this be political witch hunt to uh the former president that is the fourth president of the republic of Kenya that is Uhuru Kenyata because of his involvement in politics. Where does this stem from?
Where does this uh let me not call it hated but where does this anger come from? This is what transpired over the weekend in Naro County where the president, the former president gave a address to uh the leaders of the M community uh via a voice message that is sent and he was accusing the current government of irresponsibility.
That is a conversation that has sparked uh this outrage in the country. Jubilee members or the opposition members are faulting the government of using it mandate or its power to intimidate the former president. And of course, we had the opposition leader that is regard saying that even if that is cut short, the president or Uhuru Kenyata can still manage his uh affairs that is um we've mentioned that he has a total of 360 62 million allocated on the budget. The standard on the other hand are talking of never before in this country um in in the history of of of the country as a former president faced intimidation and harassment by the regime in power. Under President William Rut's administration, retired president Kenyata has never had peace since he handed over power. R's government continues to vilify and disrespect him with the latest incident being a move to strip Uro's constitutional ps through a bill sponsored by Nandi Senator Samson Cherald Gay another of R's psychopans this uh my mistreatment of the only surviving former head of state sets a bad president so my question is uh the current president that is Uhuruh not Uhuru Kenyata that is William R if he gets out of office He has a party he's leading that is the UDA party. Will he also be leaving politics entirely having the 6 months period to transfer all party leadership and political uh duties that he has to the next person or will he also be faced with the same predicament that is befalling uh former president Uhuru Kenyata of him uh being uh ripped off the presidential benefit.
So that is a question that we are asking this morning right here on the broadcast. And a different story away from politics is Uber's uh Uburu's ODM faction seeks to heal the rift in new power play. This is now ODM politics and the opposition has for the longest time accused the dep uh the president of interfering with ODM politics or using divide and role tactics. Right now we have the Linda Monanchi and the Linda ground factions which are saying that they need to be working together. But what was significant uh on this event that happened in Mombasa that is the retreat is the absence of uh the party leader Aubinga which has raised a number of questions but still uh through a message that was sent that he sent it says that the party is still united and uh the appearance of cabinet secretaries who are currently in government to the retreat was a sign that the party is united despite several al speculation including of sa paranya having declared that the people from the lake region also want to attack a power. So it's something that we should be looking out for with the ODM politics if they still be having their gaining power as we head towards the 2027 elections. And just so you know, it won't be a miracle if uh Sifuna gets another position of deputy president or something better than the secretary general of ODM party in the coming days because it is a force that ODM's needs uh ODM needs to leverage. Remember Baba always had an exit strategy. So be audience exit strategy because um like Cher Gay said if we were able to get uh the deputy president out of office then there's definitely nothing that is too difficult for us and um it is in this show that last year we had different um uh the standard is calling them UDA psychopans who were saying that uh So it is a time to look out for the strength of ODM party. Will they survive this or would it be something else? On the daily on the daily nation, we also have something that you should also look out for on the paper. Um two weeks ago or was it one week ago, we had Blue Smile Hassan right here on the show complaining of how a comrade is living with Nya tattoo 50. And that story is now highlighted on the Daily Nation that is on page three. They're talking of it's a question food for the rich. That is a question they're asking. And they're saying that rising prices keep tomatoes out of most Kenyans rich. And according to the 2026 economic survey, the average retail price has remained relatively high from last year. And I asked one of the farmers or one of the vendors not the farmers who are selling uh tomatoes and he said that it's not like tomatoes is not in the country.
It's not like we are having tomatoes shortage in the country. The problem is that last year when the farmers were farming their tomatoes as they brought it to the market the bodies that they were bringing their tomatoes through as they get to the market exploited them.
So they had to experience losses after having uh invested heavily in the production of the tomatoes and when it came to selling you had farmers sell their tomatoes at one shilling because the market uh price or how it was released to the market was very poor. So for that reason the farmers have the farmers have restrained from using such bodies to get their products to the market and now it's like they are hoarding or something like that and uh this has really raised the prices of the commodity and um there is a a a a graph that is given there of to tomato rated prices analysis uh from 2021 to 2025 it has always ranged at an average of 66 six uh shillings. But right now, the price of a crate of tomatoes in shillings in Nairobi just months ago according to traders at Waku Lima, Gidurai, Kanguare and other markets was at 6,000 and the amount in shillings. Um a green grosser now needs one create for tomatoes is now at 18,000 shillings. Uh so it means one fruit can go for as much as 25 shillings for you to get back your profit. So it was previously 6,000, right now it is $18,000. And for the smaller crates, previously it was around 2500, right now they go for up to 5,000.
So it's almost double the price. And uh it is uh it is blamed to the bodies that are regulating or the bodies that are distributing this who are constantly uh abusing farmers. So those are stories that you need to look out for on the dailies this morning and of course more of politics will be coming out through the day like I mentioned earlier that our president is in Tanzania for a two-day state visit today he's expected to be addressing the parliament in Tanzania and um mixed reactions have been u coming forth since and we have the opposition faction of the Linda Monanchi saying that uh that is It's a wrong move because it will solidify uh Samya Sunnuku's u presidency. Uh and they are really complaining that according to what happened last year with the mass deaths that were recorded uh her presidency is not something that should be acknowledged by Kenya. But irregardless the president is there for a joint meeting. Several memorandum of understanding have been signed and more expected to be signed today. I don't know if there will be another rule because you know Sam said that freedom of expressions so I don't know if that is going to be applied in Kenya in Kenya for hours so I don't know how that is going to turn out but stay tuned for more updates on the same and of course in the political side of it expect more to be coming up in the coming days. This has been uh Bashara Tuesday. Allow me read a few comments uh right here from those who are engaging with us online. We have um Kelvin Walker saying wonderful Tuesday morning but not for the political world. Tune in to be a Tuesday ready to get informed on what's happening around the country.
KUTV we have uh Moraurice saying locked in the show Paka last here in Ru loving the show. Thank you so much. We have Peter saying what a lovely morning to watch live what is going on in our loving country when it comes to business politics and weather. Thank you so much.
We have Julia saying thanks for the news updates this Tuesday. Uh you're welcome.
We have charity saying if only we uh we got this free information when CPM matting emphasizing the route to financial freedom. That that was an earlier discussion that we had uh on the launch and we have uh the HL podcast one saying watching live from Kaw West for MCA Oang Mariam. Thank you so much to our online audience who have been with us since we've begun this show 7 a.m.
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