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In a bid to advance Kenya’s climate action goals, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) is set to partner with West Kenya Sugar Company on a feasibility study for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production and Business Implementation Studies. On 16th July 2025, a delegation from the University, led by the Vice Chancellor-Prof. Solomon Shibairo, paid a courtesy visit to West Kenya Sugar Company where the two held discussions on the possible areas of collaboration. The planned collaboration is integral to realizing MMUST’s and the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority’s (KCAA) SAF project, which is geared towards the implementation of Kenya’s National Determined Contribution (NDC) in committing on energy transition towards a low carbon and climate-resilient development pathway by 2050. Accompanying the VC was the DVC for Administration and Finance-Prof. John Kuria Thuo; DVC for Planning, Research and Innovation-Prof. Peter Bukhala; Director DIAL-Dr. Umulkher Ali; and staff from the Science Park, Innovation and Incubation Centre (SPIIC) headed by the Director, Dr. Tecla Sum.

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Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology is one of the two Universities in Kenya set to participate in the 2025 Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Olympiad in Geneva. The highly anticipated global competition, slated for 10th to 13th October, 2025, targets undergraduate and postgraduate students across all disciplines, in a bid to co-create solutions for the United Nations SDGs. As part of the preparations towards the competition, MMUST student innovators have been undergoing pitching mentorship sessions as well as capacity building on SDGs. These activities are being conducted by the MMUST Science Park Innovation and Incubation Centre (SPIIC) in conjunction with the University of Geneva and the United States International University Africa (USIU), the other participating University from Kenya.

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Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology continues to advance in sustainable innovation as one of its student innovators from the School of Natural Sciences, Ms. Teresia Nyandoro, garnered interest from potential collaborators for large-scale production of her eco-friendly sanitary pad innovation. Developed using biodegradable sugarcane bagasse, the patented innovation drew significant attention during the Kaimosi Friends University (KAFU) first ever Innovation Week, held on 24th and 25th March, 2025, where fellow innovators expressed interest in partnering on mass production.

Ms. Nyandoro is currently raising KES 6 million to establish a mini-production plant at the MMUST Science Park Innovation and Incubation Centre, which will have the capacity to manufacture 140 pads per minute. Also representing MMUST at the event were the Associate Dean School of Computing and Informatics, Dr. Collins Odoyo and one more student innovator from the School of Engineering and Built Environment, Mr. Phabian Odoyo.

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