Conference Program Schedule
- OCTOBER / NOVEMBER, 2020 E-Registration - Zoom webinar
- SESSION 1: Day 1
TUESDAY, 24/11/2020 Natural Resources and Climate Change - SESSION 2: Day 1
TUESDAY, 24/11/2020 Food Security - SESSION 3: Day 2
WEDNESDAY, 25/11/2020 GEOPOLITICS AND GOVERNANCE - SESSION 4: Day 2
WEDNESDAY, 25/11/2020 HEALTH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - SESSION 5: Day 3
THURSDAY, 26/11/2020 HISTORY, LITERATURE AND CULTURE - SESSION 6: Day 3
THURSDAY, 26/11/2020 EDUCATION AND CHANGE
REGISTRATION LINKS
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SESSION 4 (Health, Science and Technology): Click here to REGISTER
SESSION 5 (History, Literature and Culture): Click here to REGISTER
SESSION 6 (Education and Change): Click here to REGISTER
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SESSION 1: NATURAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATE
MORNING SESSION
Programme Coordinators
Prof. Nancy Mungai
Prof. Mwangi Ndirangu,
Mr. Alex Mugambi - ICT
Session Chair
Prof Nancy W. Mungai,
Ag. Director (Research and Extension)
Rapporteurs
Prof. G. Obweyere,
Dr. J Masika
9:30am - 10:00 am
Selected videos
- FERD Video
- Egerton applications video
- Egerton University Anthem
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Welcoming Remarks:
Prof. Bockline 0. Bebe, Ag. Deputy Vice-Cancellor (Research and Extension)
10:15 am - 10:30 am
CHIEF GUEST: Dr. Chris Kiptoo, Principal Secretary Ministry of Environment and Fisheries
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Projections of climate change in Kenya and adaptation options
Ms. P. Nying’uro, Principal Meteorologist, Kenya Meteorological Services
10:50 am - 11:10 am
The Role of Selected animal species in regeneration of natural Forests
Ms. N. Leley, Kenya Forest Research Institute,(KEFRI), Londiani/Gede
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Indigenous Marine Biohazard Knowledge and their Management among Intertidal Seascape Users along the Kenyan Indian Ocean Coast
Dr. Kihia C. M, Egerton University, Kenya
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Clean cooking energy: Options and associated costs
Mr. B. Kisiangani - Egerton University
11:50 am - 12:15 pm
Question and Answer session
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Reflections
Dr. Bernrd Kirui, Egerton University/ Dr. Okeyo Bernards (Pwani University)
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Exhibitors
SESSION 2: FOOD SECURITY
AFTERNOON SESSION
Programme Coordinators
Prof. Nancy Mungai
Prof. Mwangi Ndirangu,
Mr. Alex Mugambi - ICT
Session Chair
Prof. Bockline O. Bebe,
Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Extension)
Rapporteurs
Dr. J. Anyango,
Prof. R. Mulwa
13:30 pm - 14:00 pm
Selected videos
- CARP Video
- TAGDev video
- Egerton University Anthem
14:00 pm - 14:15 pm
Welcoming Remarks:
Prof. Rose A. Mwonya, Vice-Chancellor, Egerton University
14:15 pm - 14:30 pm
CHIEF GUEST: Hon. Peter Munya, Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries.
14:30 pm - 14:50 pm
Agricultural Productivity Fails to Grow in East Africa: Urgent Action Needed to Change Course
Prof. T Thompson, Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, USA
14:50 pm - 15:10 pm
Managing Agricultural and Food Production Residuals: Innovations for Value-Added Products Recovery and Improving Household Air Quality to Enhance the Economies of Rural Communities
J. A. Ogejo. Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech Colleage of Agric, USA
15:10 pm - 15:30 pm
Aquaculture productivity in Kenya
Dr. P. Orina, KEMFRI, Kenya
15:30 pm - 15:50 pm
Developing Youth Agribusiness Opportunities for attaining the SDG targets: Experience from Egerton University
Prof. P. Mshenga, Professor of Agribusiness, Egerton University
15:50 pm - 16:15 pm
Question and Answer session
16:15 pm - 16:20 pm
Reflections
- Prof. George Owour, Egerton University
- Prof. Timothy Sulo, Moi University
16:20 pm - 16:30 pm
Selected videos/exhibitors
SESSION 3: GEOPOLITICS AND GOVERNANCE
MORNING SESSION
Programme Coordinators
Prof. Nancy Mungai
Prof. Mwangi Ndirangu,
Mr. Alex Mugambi - ICT
Session Chair
Prof. F. Wako,
Rapporteurs
Dr. R. Mugo,
Dr. D. Mituki
09:30 am - 10:00 am
Selected videos
- LAPSSET video
- Egerton University Anthem
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Welcoming Remarks:
Prof. Alex Kahi - Deputy Vice Chancellor, (AA) Egerton Univeristy
10:15 am - 10:30 am
CHIEF GUEST: Hon. Lee Kinyanjui Governor, Nakuru County.
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Impact of China’s One Belt and Road Initiative: Evidence from Textile Sector Value Chain in East Africa
Prof. C. Lagat, Moi University
10:50 am - 11:10 am
Deconstructing the China Model: Analyzing China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” in Kenya and Pakistan.
Dr. M. Waweru, Karatina University
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Kenya’s Foreign Policy towards the Horn of Africa: A Case of the Lamu Port-South Sudan Ethiopia Transport Corridor.
Mr. C. Okwany, University of Nairobi
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Review of Why Populist Policies Fail: A Public Policy Perspectivey
Prof. M. Ngigi, Egerton University
11:50 am - 12:15 pm
Question and Answer session
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Reflections
Dr. H. Wario/ Prof. J. Ogweno, Egerton University
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Selected videos/exhibitors
SESSION 4: HEALTH, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
AFTERNOON SESSION
Programme Coordinators
Prof. Nancy Mungai
Prof. Mwangi Ndirangu,
Mr. Alex Mugambi - ICT
Session Chair
Prof. Japheth Onyando
Rapporteurs
Dr. R. Wambua,
Dr. F. Toroitich.
13:30 pm - 14:00 pm
Selected videos
- Egerton Application
- Egerton University Anthem
14:00 pm - 14:15 pm
Welcoming Remarks:
Prof. I. Kibwage - Deputy Vice Chancellor (APD) Egerton University
14:15 pm - 14:30 pm
CHIEF GUEST: Dr. Gichuki Kariuki - CECM, Health Nakuru, County.
14:30 pm - 14:50 pm
Livestock Zoonoses and One Health
Prof. Eric Fevre, Chair of Veterinary Infectious Disease. University of Liverpool/ ILRI Kenya
14:50 pm - 15:10 pm
Determination of Pollutants in Water based on Graphenated Polypyrrole-nanoalloys Nanocomposite.
Dr. S. Mailu, Machakos University
15:10 pm - 15:30 pm
Cancer Prevention and Control in Kenya
Dr. Naftali Busakhala, Moi University School of Medicine
15:30 pm - 15:50 pm
Vaccine Development: Opportunities and challenges
Dr. Suzanne Njuki, Egerton University
15:50 pm - 16:15 pm
Question and Answer session
16:15 pm - 16:20 pm
Reflections
Dr. B. Lishenga, Egerton University
16:20 pm - 16:30 pm
Selected videos/exhibitors
SESSION 5: HISTORY, LITERATURE AND CULTURE
MORNING SESSION
Programme Coordinators
Prof. Nancy Mungai
Prof. Mwangi Ndirangu,
Mr. Alex Mugambi - ICT
Session Chair
Dr. Dishon Kweya,
Rapporteurs
Dr. J. Thuo,
Dr. H. Murenga
09:30 am - 10:00 am
Selected videos
- Egerton Application
- Egerton University Anthem
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Welcoming Remarks:
Prof. K. Ngetich - Associate Professor of Sociology, Egerton University
10:15 am - 10:30 am
CHIEF GUEST: Hon. Florence Kajuju, Chair, Commission for Administrative Justice.
10:30 am - 10:50 am
Unmasking the Complementarity of History, Literature and Culture in Lives of Citizens: New Dynamics and Imperatives of Interdisciplinarity.
Dr. Maurice N Amutabi, Centre for Democracy, Research and Development (CEDRED) / Lukenya University.
10:50 am - 11:40 am
We are Agents, Not Passive Victims: The Role of Muslim Feminist Scholars in Peace building and Security in Northern Nigeria 1980-2018.
Dr. M. Tukur,Umaru - Musa Yar’adua University, Nigeria
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Exercise of Innocuous Power by Female Characters in Selected African Prose Fiction Works
J. N. Murage, Laikipia University
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Protocol and Order During the Late President Moi’s Mourning Period: Understanding the speech Act Theory
Prof. C.W. Kitetu, Egerton University
11:50 am - 12:15 pm
Question and Answer session
12:15 pm - 12:20 pm
Reflections
Dr. J. Walunywa/ Dr. J Khaemba, Egerton University
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Selected videos / exhibitors
SESSION 6: EDUCATION AND CHANGE
AFTERNOON SESSION
Programme Coordinators
Prof. Nancy Mungai
Prof. Mwangi Ndirangu,
Mr. Alex Mugambi - ICT
Session Chair
Prof. Mwangi Ndirangu
Rapporteurs
Prof. D. Odero-Wanga,
Dr. H. Wario.
13:30 pm - 14:00 pm
Selected videos
- Egerton Application
- Egerton University Anthem
14:00 pm - 14:15 pm
Welcoming Remarks:
Prof. F. Keraro, E-Campus Coordinator, Egerton University
14:15 pm - 14:30 pm
CHIEF GUEST: Dr. E. Mwangi Directorate of Research, Science and Technology, MoE.
14:30 pm - 14:50 pm
The Role of Infrastructure in the Provision of Higher Education for Sustainable Development in Kenya.
Dr. D. K Mutunga, Daystar University
14:50 pm - 15:10 pm
Access and Provision of Quality Technical and Vocational Education for Sustainable Industrial Development in Kenya.
Dr. J. O. Gogo, Maseno University
15:10 pm - 15:30 pm
A Comparative Study of Teacher’s Codes of Ethics in Kenya and New Zealand. What can Kenya Learn?
Dr. Truphena Oduol ,Pan African Christian University, Kenya
15:30 pm - 15:50 pm
Place-Based STEM Education for the Agricultural Workforce
Prof. J. Mukuni and Prof. G. Glasson, Virginia Tech School of Education
15:50 pm - 16:15 pm
Question and Answer session
16:15 pm - 16:20 pm
Reflections
Dr. J. Ngeno / Dr. Paul Maithya, Maasai Mara University
16:20 pm - 16:30 pm
Selected videos/exhibitors