The Kenya National Research Festival drew to a close at Egerton University on 22 August 2025 with a strong call for translating science into tangible solutions for society. Presiding over the closing ceremony, Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak, Principal Secretary in the State Department for Science, Research and Innovation, emphasised that the country’s development depends on how effectively research outcomes are turned into practical tools for communities.

The Agroscience Park at Egerton University attracted more than 300 farmers during the National Research Festival. Farmers saw new technologies tested under real farm conditions.Researchers showed progress in participatory variety selection. Trials for diseases such as halo blight in beans, ascochyta blight in chickpea, fusarium wilt in pigeon peas, necrotic disease in maize, and blast in millets were on display. Fertilizer and foliar spray trials were also presented.

 By:Agnes Mwangi

Egerton University hosted a high-level policy roundtable on 20 August 2025 during the Kenya National Research Festival, bringing together senior government officials, university leaders, and parliamentarians to deliberate on a proposed master plan for research funding and capacity strengthening.

Egerton University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Isaac Kibwage, on Monday hosted Cabinet Secretary for Health Mutahi Kagwe, high-level Principal Secretaries, Chief Executive Officers of leading government research agencies, fellow Vice Chancellors, county government leaders, and farmers as the Kenya National Research Festival 2025 opened at the University’s Njoro campus.