Multimedia University of Kenya’s National Institute for Optics & Lasers (NIOL) Ag. Director Dr. David Wekesa, and Faculty of Social Sciences Senior Lecturer Dr. Gladys Nyachieo were among the top researchers honoured with Outstanding Researcher Awards (NORA) at the just concluded inaugural National Research Fund (NRF) Festival 2024.
Dr Wekesa Receiving his award
Dr. Nyachieo received a Special Recognition Award for Women Researchers in Social Sciences, Technology & Innovation, while Dr. Wekesa was awarded in the category of Young Researcher in Physical Sciences, Technology & Innovation.
Dr Nyachieo receiving her award
Themed, ‘Research Partnerships and Collaborations for Socio-Economic Transformation’, the objective of the event was to showcase Kenya’s dynamic research and innovation environment. MMU Ag. Vice Chancellor Prof. Rosebella Maranga congratulated Dr. Wekesa and Dr. Nyachieo for their dedication to research over the years, urging the
researchers to continue putting the MMU name in the national map of academic excellence.
