Identity and Access Management (IAM) remains a significant challenge within the Research and Education (R&E) community in Africa greatly hindering collaboration within the region. The idea of having a Kenyan Identity dederation was originated in 2016 to help solve this problem. The aim was to provide easy access and facilitate Single Sign-On (SSO) for KENET and its member institutions to research materials and services globally.
KENET has been awarded the Building Opportunities/Leveraging Technologies (BOLT) grant worth $200,000 by the Internet Society Foundation. The BOLT Grant Program is designed to support teams of innovators, technologists and researchers in relevant non-profit organizations working to expand the possibility of Internet connectivity and access globally (see BOLT Grant Website for further details).
Education roaming (eduroam) is the free secure world-wide roaming service developed for the international research and education community. Eduroam allows students, researchers and staff from participating institutions to obtain internet connectivity across campus and when visiting other participating institutions using their user ID. Chuka University is among over 40 member institutions connected to Eduroam by KENET, the National Roaming Operator of eduroam in Kenya.
It is my sad duty to write this brief tribute to the late Professor George Magoha, who served as a KENET Trustee for 10 years, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees for six and a half years (2008 – 2015). He was a Trustee nominee of the University of Nairobi (UoN), one of the five founding universities of the KENET Trust. We at KENET are grateful for all the support he offered us during his time as a Trustee and later as the CS for the Ministry of Education (MoE).
I remember Prof. Magoha as a decisive, dependable and brave leader who truly wanted to do good for the benefit of the academic community of Kenya. He could understand complex issues in any area, including engineering, in a very short time. Maybe that is what surgeons are trained to do. He taught me that all my presentations and requests, however complex, need not take longer than five minutes.
KENET’s internship program is in line with KENET’s motto of transforming learning, research and working environment using digital technologies for ICT. Through the Internship Program graduates get unique learning opportunities outside the academic setting to gain practical experience and develop news skills.
45 Outspan Medical College (OMC) faculty benefitted from a two-day in person capacity building Moodle Training Course for instructors conducted at OMC between 16th-17th January 2023 by KENET. The training provided hands-on skills on how to add interactive content (e.g., Chats, forums) to a course, configure quizzes and assignments which facilitate evaluation of learners on a particluar course, Gradebook configuration and setup, learner management and generation of reports.
The KENET web conference platform which runs on the BigBlueButoon open-source software is used for group collaboration and remote teaching. The interactive platform supposrts real-time sharing of audio, video, chat, screen, slides (with whiteboard controls) and allows instructors to remotely engage with students using polls, emojis, multi-user whiteboard and breakout rooms.
KENET was among the sponsors of the IEEE Kenya Students and Young Professionals Congress which was held on November 10 -11, 2022 at the Panari Hotel, Nairobi. The Congress themed “Innovation for Growth and Sustainability to drive Technological Change” brought together representatives from different industries to share and exchange ideas.
2022 SIG in Engineering Small Grants Projects
KENET awarded three (3) SIG in engineering grants to SIG in engineering with a focus on device development for Climate Resistant Agriculture (DDA), Device Development for Improved Healthcare Provision and Device Development for Environmental Monitoring.
