The Principal Secretary for University Education and Research, Simon Nabukwesi, made a call at the 67th graduation ceremony of the University of Nairobi last Friday, for higher learning institutions to lead in upscaling innovation and commercialisation of knowledge. His argument resonates with the reality where there is huge potential for the knowledge industry.
But there is more that requires to be done to make it a reality. A decade ago, the place of science and technology in the country’s development agenda was already agreed upon with the enactment by Parliament of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Act.
