Technology is only as inclusive as the languages it understands. For many years, several African languages have remained underrepresented in the datasets that power artificial intelligence systems. This gap has real consequences. Voice technol...

Kabarak University successfully hosted and participated in the Inter-University Hackfest 2026, held on 21 February 2026 at the Main Campus. The event brought together students, software and hardware engineers, and technology enthusiasts from v...

The Center for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) at Kabarak University participated in the Nairobi AI Forum 2026, held on 9th–10th February 2026 in Nairobi, Kenya. The forum was co-hosted by the Government of Kenya, the Governmen...

Kabarak University recently demonstrated its growing influence in Kenya’s innovation ecosystem through active participation in the University of Eldoret Innovation Week, an event that brings together universities, researchers, innovators, indu...

Kabarak University took part in the NIRU Pre-Hackathon, a national mentorship and capacity-building programme organized by the National Intelligence Research University (NIRU) as part of the lead-up to the National AI Hackathon. The pre-hacka...

Kenya's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem is being shaped within its institutions of higher learning, with Kabarak University emerging as a key transformative hub. Recently, the university underwent a peer-led evaluation led by the Ken...

The Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) visited Kabarak University as part of its nationwide effort to promote innovation and entrepreneurship through Student-Led Innovation Clubs (SLICs). The visit aimed to understand the unive...

Two Kabarak University students, Dion Nekesa and Brian Kulei, have earned national recognition for their groundbreaking contributions to agricultural technology. Their invention an AI-powered hydroponics system, was recently featured in...

On 26th September 2025, a team from GrowthAfrica, commissioned by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Netherlands, visited the Kabarak University Directorate of Research, Innovation, and Out...

Last week, Kabarak University proudly hosted the 4th Edition of the Central Rift Innovation Week (CRIW 2025) at the Main Campus from 15th to 19th September 2025, under the theme Transforming Ideas into Impact: Innovating for a Better Tomorrow...