The second issue of The Flashlight Magazine highlights the key events that happened at the University of Embu in the second semester of the academic year 2016/2017. The semester has seen a lot of developments in ...

As we congratulate the 2020 class, it is worth noting that this is the most unique cohort since the inception of the University. The COVID-19 pandemic posed a tangible threat to the completion of their studies and ...

As individuals and institutions make strides in growth and development, they undergo a myriad of changes and challenges. The University of Embu, like other upcoming institutions, has metamorphosed from a simple Agricultural ...

This year’s graduation ceremony comes at a time when the education sector in the Country is undergoing a major transformation. A few years from now, universities will be hosting a completely different cadre of students ...

Organometallic halide perovskite materials are attracting considerable interest for high performance photovoltaic and photodetector applications due to their exceptional opto-electronic properties and easy processing ...

The last two decades have witnessed increasing episodes of lesser flamingo die-offs in East Africa. Based on data on phytoplankton composition, biomass, and flamingo population density in three alkaline-saline lakes ...

Sex is used to define the biological categorization of a human being as either a male or female. Globally, most of the pregnant women have expressed desire to know the sex of their babies prenatally. To determine sex of ...

Lesser Flamingo, the flagship species of saline wetlands of Africa and India, is a specialised feeder subsisting on microscopic cyanobacteria and algae. To establish the relationship between flamingo occurrence and food ...

Over the past two centuries, the human population has grown sevenfold and the experts anticipate the addition of 2–3 billion more during the twenty-first century. In the present overview, I take a historical glance at how ...

In Kenya, rice is an important staple crop after wheat and maize and the rate of consumption surpasses its production. Apart from consumption, rice is a cash crop for smallholder farmers including those in Kirinyaga ...