Latest News
MMUST Engineering Students Win USD 1,500
A team of innovative engineering students from MMUST secured second place at the Enactus-Schneider Battery Innovation Challenge, earning a prize of USD 1,500.
Launch of the Official Website
Exciting news for the Tafiti community! We are thrilled to announce the official launch of our website, a game-changer that will showcase our innovations, projects, and upcoming events to the world.
Kenyan Innovator Wins First Place in High-Tech Competition in Russia
Benard Phabian secured first place in a prestigious high-tech competition in Russia, excelling in industrial automation. Sponsored by MMUST, he represented Africa, showcasing advanced automation solutions aimed at improving industrial efficiency.
Larry Okumu received Special Recognition at MMUST Innovation Week
Larry Okumu and Dennis Bittok stole the spotlight at MMUST Innovation Week, earning special recognition for his groundbreaking AI video gen-AI Models that captivated the entire nation.
Tafiti Research Launches Exciting Training in Kakamega High Schools
Tafiti Research is set to ignite young minds across Kakamega with an upcoming energy transition and entrepreneurship training program in various high schools!
Gilo Byron wins 1 million grant at clean tech competion in Nairobi on eco hydro
Gilo Byron secured a $1 million grant at the Clean Tech Competition in Nairobi for his innovative project, Eco Hydro. The project focuses on sustainable water and energy solutions, earning recognition for its potential to drive environmental change.
Farm IQ: Revolutionizing AI Pest and disease detection in the Kenyan agricultural sector
Larry Okumu and Dennis Bittok developed a foundational AI Model trained to Identify Pests and Diseases in Farms, Analyse the data and provide farmers with valuable insights via a chatbot interface powered by deepseek and GPT 4o LLMs. It can also be deployed to traditional satellites and drones to provide real time heatmaps of peast and disease spread within a specified region based on the unified database.
Upcoming Events
Research & Innovation Summit 2025
Date: March 15, 2025
Location: MMUST, Kenya
Join global experts in technology, sustainability, and research...
AI & Machine Learning Workshop
Date: April 10, 2025
Location: Tafiti Hub, MMUST
Hands-on training with top AI researchers in Kenya...
Climate Innovation Challenge
Date: May 22, 2025
Location: Online & In-person
Showcase your sustainable innovations to industry leaders...
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China conference summit on Innovation and Research
testing of Energy Hub prototype before presentation at Schneider Electric Competion