By OUMA WANZALAMore by this AuthorThe University of Nairobi will use the Sh120 million satellite it acquired through a partnership deal to carry out scientific research in agriculture, security and coastline marine life. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Peter Mbithi, told the Nation that technology was changing and there was need to embrace new scientific methods of carrying out research. The institution is the first in Kenya to benefit from the project dubbed UNOOSA-JAXA, Japanese Experiment Module (KiboCUBE) programme, launched in September last year. Applications for the first round of KiboCUBE selection closed in March 2016 and a number of impressive applications were received. Prof Mwangi Mbuthia, Dean, School of Engineering, said the institution will use the satellite to test technologies it has developed for the future launch of a larger earth observation satellite.

Source: Daily Nation September 05, 2016 20:26 UTC