University of Kabianga (UoK) wins Sh303m in grants

University of Kabianga (UoK) Chancellor Prof Richard Musangi (L) congratulates Dr Joseph Kiprono Kirui for winning the 2016 outstanding research award. UoK researchers have won grants worth at a total of $3.03 million (Sh303 million).  (PHOTO: COURTESY)

Two University of Kabianga (UoK) researchers have won grants worth at a total of $3.03 million (Sh303 million).

Vice Chancellor Wilson Kipngeno said Prof Augustine Afullo had won a five-year NIH/CDC/IDR grant worth $3 million (Sh300 million) for establishing a Global Environmental and Occupation Health (GEO-Health) hub in East Africa, while Dr Wycliffe Wanyonyi won $30,000 (Sh3 million) from the PhosAgro/Unesco/ IUPAC grant in green chemistry.