Welcome to The Institute of Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Studies and Climate Change
Prof. Josephine Ngaira
Director
Dr. Lucy Mandillah
Deputy Director
About us
The Institute of Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Studies (IIKCS) is a strategic research centre that was established in October 2020 under the MMUST Statutes. The Institute has been modelled around the fast-growing niche of Local and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (LINKS) as conceived by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), within the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals framework.
IIKCS activities are focused on the four thematic areas namely; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Science Policy and Knowledge Transmission. On Biodiversity, IIKCS focuses on how various indigenous communities in Africa and beyond have been interacting with various forms of life, and how such interactions are being addressed by the various policies, especially the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD 1992) and the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing.
MMUST Institute of Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Studies Participates in the 3rd Kenya National Cultural and Tourism Festival
Thursday, 16 March 2023 12:38The Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology’s Institute of Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Studies (IIKCS) is participating in the ongoing 3 rd Kenya National Cultural and Tourism...
MMUST’s Institute of Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Studies Conducts Webinar on Harnessing Indigenous Foods for Food Security and Disease Prevention, in Collaboration With the School of Public Health
Monday, 07 November 2022 12:40“We are conducting these Webinars to create awareness on the importance of indigenous knowledge, as well as to generate information for future documentation,” said the Director IICKS, . Prof....
MMUST Institute of Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Studies Hosts His Majesty Nabongo Maurice Rapando the 2nd in Its Strategic Direction Workshop
Tuesday, 25 October 2022 15:23The Institute of Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Studies (IICKS), has today, 25 th October 2022, held a one day Strategic Direction Workshop themed ‘Leveraging Indigenous Knowledge and Culture for...
MMUST Set to Be a Trail Blazer in Science, Technology and Innovation After Signing Memoranda With KANFCCO and AAK
Thursday, 23 September 2021 15:43On 21 st September, 2021, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology made history by signing two (2) Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with Kakamega Natural Forest Catchment Conservation...
MMUST Institute of Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Studies Sets in Motion the First of Its Series of Webinars With Schools in the University
Sunday, 19 September 2021 15:46The MMUST Institute of Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Studies (IIKCS) has set in Motion the first of its Series of Webinars with Schools in the University. On Friday, 16 th September, 2022, the...
MMUST Collabration With Motomwaka Biodiversity Conservation Group Set to Transform the Future of Herbal Remedies in the Region
Sunday, 04 July 2021 15:35We may have outlived the days of medicine men and the use of herbs to cure diseases but that does not mean medicine men do not exist anymore and the herbs are no longer effective. In fact, contrary...
Resources
a. Journal
b. Speeches
c. Announcements
d. Reports
e. Brochures
f. Events/ News/Speeches/Outreach Activities
g. The Strategic Plan
h. The Policy
Projects
1. Documentation of the History of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
2. Documentation of indigenous clans of Western Kenya
Upcoming Activities
- Inauguration of the Institute’s Board of Management
- The official launch of the Institute The launch of the Institute’s Strategic plan