Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) researcher, Dr. Nicodemus Nyandiko, has led the development of the African Union Strategy on Climate Change and Human Mobility. This is a continental framework aimed at addressing the growing intersection between climate change and human movement across Africa. Dr. Nyandiko served as the sole Lead Consultant in the development of this Strategy, spearheaded by the African Union Commission (AUC), through its Labour …
As part of the ongoing SDMHA Summer School, MMUST in collaboration with partner institutions from Italy, conducted geo- hazard mapping and field-based geological assessments in the Nandi Escarpment and the Maragoli Hills. The exercise which took place on 15th July 2026, was aimed at enhancing scientific research, strengthening disaster risk reduction, and promoting evidence-based approaches to ensure safer and more resilient communities. A section of the landslide at the Nandi escarpment The team visited Ndururo Primary School, situated approximately 150 metres from …
MMUST’s School of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (SDMHA) is hosting a week-long International Summer School which will stretch from 13th to 17th July 2026. The event brought together leading scholars, postgraduate students, policymakers and practitioners to advance knowledge and collaboration in disaster risk management. The Summer School is a continuation of collaborations initiated through three Transnational Education (TNE) programmes- WAGON2AFRICA, UNITAFRICA and ACHIEVE-IT- which have strengthened academic partnerships between institutions in …
Dr. Ferdinand Nabiswa has been declared the Dean-elect in the School of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (SDMHA) during the just concluded polls. The elections, which took place on Friday, 31st October, 2025, saw Dr. Nabiswa garner ten (10) votes out of the sixteen (16) that were cast, while contender Prof. Chrispinus Iteyo got six (6) votes. The results were officially announced by the Returning Officer, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and Student Affairs), Prof. Hussein Golicha. Speaking after …
A battery of ‘Big names’ are part of the Post Graduate Students population at the School of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance(SDMHA) and they paid a courtesy call to the Office of the Vice Chancellor on 9th August 2023. The team was coordinated by the Registrar academic affairs, Prof. Thomas Sakwa. Thanking them for choosing MMUST, the Vice Chancellor encouraged them to continue being MMUST’s ambassadors, saying that MMUST will provide quality education …
The School of Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (SDMHA), in collaboration with the Disaster Environmental Management Association (DEMA) on 29th March 2023, carried out community outreach to the Kakamega School for the Deaf. This is a compulsory practical component that is carried out as part of learning every Academic Year. It also fosters humanitarian and disaster components in the students. Speaking during the exercise, the Dean SDMHA, Dr. Ferdinand Nabiswa noted that this is a key part of learning …