Kenyan Students, Researchers To Benefit As NRF Launches New 2027 Strategic Plan

Posted on 26 Oct 2024
Kenyan Students, Researchers To Benefit As NRF Launches New 2027 Strategic Plan
  • The National Research Fund (NRF) launched its strategic plan for 2023-2027, aiming to align its activities with Kenya Vision 2030 and other relevant policies
  • The strategic plan emphasised the role of research in accelerating industrialisation and economic growth in Kenya through innovation
  • NRF's Chairman, Ratemo Michieka, highlighted the importance of translating knowledge into valuable products and services for societal and economic advancement

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Elijah Ntongai, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, has more than three years of financial, business, and technology research expertise, providing insights into Kenyan and global trends.

Nairobi - The National Research Fund (NRF) has launched the strategic plan for 2023-2027.

The strategic plan has refocused NRF's activities to align with the Kenya Vision 2030, the Constitution of Kenya 2010, the Medium-Term Plan (MTP IV), and relevant regional and international policies.

Therefore, the strategic plan will endeavour to ensure strides are made in research to increase the pace of industrialisation in Kenya through innovation.

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Speaking during the launch of the strategic plan, an event attended by TUKO.co.ke, the Chairman of the NRF board of trustees, Ratemo Michieka said:

"The transformation of new knowledge into valuable products and services is the key catalyst to social and economic growth in any country. Developed through a review of our performance and extensive consultations with the key stakeholders, including the State Department for Higher Education and Research (SDHER), the Board of Trustees, staff, and partners, this Plan reflects our commitment to achieving the Bottom-up Transformation Agenda (BETA) priority areas that comprise Agriculture, Health, Medium and Small Micro-Enterprises, Housing and Settlement, and the Digital Superhighway and Creative Economy."

How students and researchers will benefit

In the strategic plan, NRF noted that the future of research in Kenya could be shaped by increased investment, improved infrastructure, and enhanced collaboration.

As a result, the NRF is looking to increase funding to research institutes as well as enhance the uptake and commercialisation of research findings.

"During the five years strategic plan period, NRF will endeavour to create a transformational research funding focus within Kenya and beyond. This will be realised by focusing on the strategic issues highlighted in the strategy," NRF emphasised in the strategic plan.

Ministry postpones school reopening

In other related news, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua had earlier said schools would reopen as scheduled, and those living in schools would be relocated.

However, Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu said that many schools had been affected by floods, necessitating the postponement of the opening date.

He said the affected schools were dangerous for the safety of learners and teachers, adding that the government was not ready to risk lives.

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National Research Fund launched 2023-2027 strategic plan.

National Research Fund launched 2023-2027 strategic plan.

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INVITATION TO THE LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH FUND STRATEGIC PLAN

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