A delegation from the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) undertook a benchmarking visit to the AHEAD Hub at the School of Computing and Engineering Sciences (SCES), Strathmore University, on Friday, 2 October 2026.

The visit was organized as part of TUM’s efforts to establish an innovation hub under the Afya Moja – IUC Project, supported by VLIR-UOS. The benchmarking tour provided an opportunity for the TUM team to learn from Strathmore University’s approaches to applied innovation, entrepreneurship, research utilization and industry engagement, with a view to identifying practices that could be adapted to TUM.

The TUM delegation was led by Prof. Rahma Udu, Registrar (Partnerships, Research and Innovation) and Project Coordinator, and comprised Dr. Mathew Egessa, Dr. Kelvin Tole, Dr. Fulgence Mwakondo, Dr. Umulkulthum Yeya, Dr. Aggrey Shitsukane and Salima Mohammed, Project Manager. 1

The TUM delegation was led by Prof. Rahma Udu, Registrar (Partnerships, Research and Innovation) and Project Coordinator, and comprised Dr. Mathew Egessa, Dr. Kelvin Tole, Dr. Fulgence Mwakondo, Dr. Umulkulthum Yeya, Dr. Aggrey Shitsukane, and Salima Mohammed, Project Manager. The delegation was received by members of the Strathmore University AHEAD Hub team, namely Dr. Danny Nyatuka, Co-Founder & Lead, Digital Health & HealthTech Lab; Dr. Paul Macharia, Co-Founder & Lead, Emerging Technologies & AI Convergence Unit; and Dr. Mary Ngaruiya, Lab Lead, Digital Public Infrastructure & Environmental Intelligence Labs.

The visit provided a platform for knowledge exchange between the two institutions and explored opportunities for strengthening innovation, research translation and partnerships through practical institutional approaches.

Photo: Representatives from the Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) and Strathmore University’s AHEAD Hub during a benchmarking discussion at the School of Computing and Engineering Sciences (SCES), Strathmore University, on 2 October 2026.