Three engineering student teams from the University of Nairobi have secured direct entry into Jacob’s Ladder Africa’s GreenLabs Incubator after standout performances at student-led Green Tech Conference 4.0. These student teams are stepping into a tailored ecosystem: gaining high-level mentorship, market development support, and deep entrepreneurial networks needed to scale their prototypes into profitable green enterprises.

The Faculty of Engineering launched a smart water purification kiosk on campus on Thursday, March 12, 2026, making clean filtered water available to the university community at five shillings per 250ml refill, payable via M-Pesa. The unit, developed in partnership with UK-based Majicom Limited, will run on a three-month trial period before a wider assessment is made.

The Faculty of Engineering co-hosted this year’s World Engineering Day celebrations on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, bringing together engineers, policymakers, academics and students for a day of reflection on the role of engineering in shaping Kenya’s future.