Linking scholarship to sustainable development - A virtual forum in honour of Emeritus Prof. Amb. Judith Mbula Bahemuka

The UNESCO UNITWIN Chair at the University of Nairobi and the Director of the Institute of Development Studies (UoN) will honour Emeritus Prof. Amb. Judith Mbula Bahemuka by convening a virtual forum entitled: "Linking Scholarship to Development” on 29th April, 2021 from 3.00pm to 5.30pm EAT.

Emeritus Prof. Amb. Judith Behemuka, a teacher, researcher, diplomat, governor and an eminent person of Africa , symbolizes what sustainable development goals call  ''Pracademics'' for being an all round Scholar with links that go beyond academic scholarship.

Intellectuals Have Failed Africa: Prof. Bitange Ndemo's Writes in the Business Daily

Since time immemorial, research has shown that Africans developed knowledge in medicine that they used in complex interventions such as neurosurgery. But with the adoption of Western education, African knowledge in medicine has taken a back seat and, in most cases, ridiculed.