The university has invested in attaining ISO 9001-2008 certification for quality management. It has completed 60% of the certification process, including implementers training, general staff awareness training, and gap analysis. The focus is now on finalizing documentation, launching the quality management system, and conducting internal and trial audits. Upon completing these steps and an external audit, the university expects to achieve full ISO 9001-2008 certification by the end of the year. This will help position the university competitively in the local, regional, and international markets.

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I
n January 2015, the University
Management initiated the pro-
cess of attaining International
Organization for Standardization
(ISO) 9001-2008 Certification.
The ISO 9001-2008 certification
process applies to good man-
agement practices and qual-
ity service delivery standards.
The university has invested a
lot towards this achievement
and great progress has been
recorded as the process is now
headed for the finalization and
validation stage. This gives it a
completion rate of 60 per cent.
The activities undertaken so far
include: Renewal of Contract, In-
ception Meeting, Executive Man-
agement Briefing, Top Manage-
ment Training, Validation of Work
Plan, Implementers Training, Gen-
eral Staff Awareness Training and
Gap Analysis and Documentation.
The focus is now on Document
Validation and Finalization,
Launch of the Quality Manage-
ment System (QMS), Internal
Quality Auditors Training, Trial
Audits - under ex-pert auditor
guidance and Internal Audits.
This will then enable the consul-
tants to take a further step of
conductingaManagementReview.
On completion of all the above
activities; the following seven
additional major steps will be
pursued: Selection of Certifi-
cation Body, Application for
Certification,Pre-certification
The university carried out implementers training on 28th -30th January 2015. This comprised of all Heads of Departments. The comprehensive three day training
was undertaken at The Kenya School of Law
Audit, Corrective Actions,
Certification Audits, Corrective
Actions and finally Certification
to ISO 9001:2008 Standard.
At the Certification stage, the
process will be deemed to be
100 per cent completed and the
university is optimistic of attain-
ing this by the end of this year.
The achievement of ISO
9001:2008 certification will
be a great milestone for the
university as it will not only
position the institution to
compete with the best interna-
tionally, but will also enable it
to offer competitive services
at local and regional market.
Establish Intervarsity Conferences
on Security, VC urges NTFCP
M
ultimedia University of
Kenya Vice Chancellor
Amb. Prof. Festus Kabe-
ria has urged the National Task
Force on Community Policing
(NTFCP) to establish and facili-
tate inter-universities and col-
leges conferences on security
to help create awareness in in-
stitutions of Higher Learning on
how to respond to terror threats
and attacks.
He said that fear has gripped
most institutions of higher
learning since the regrettable
terror attack that happened
in Garrissa University College
hence the need to create aware-
ness on how to deal with terror
threats and attacks.
The VC, who was speaking dur-
ing NTFCP Conference at MMU’s
Main Conference Hall on 14th
April 2015, said that the seminar
could not have come at a better
time.
He added that the institution
is ready for guidance on how to
fully embrace the Nyumba Kumi
Initiative within the university and
neighboring community.
Prof. Keberia also spelt out meas-
ures taken by the university in en-
suring security at the institution.
“Currently the university is put-
ting up a perimeter wall to en-
hance security, especially at the
porous entry points,” said the VC.
“In addition, the internal security
unit is also working closely with
students and officers from the
Kenya Police based in Hardy Po-
lice Station. Beyond this we prom-
ise to continue working with rel-
evant government agencies and
the private sector to promote se-
curity within the institution,” as-
serted Prof Kaberia.
He expressed optimism that the
task force will come up with nec-
essary measures to help curb in-
security in institutions of higher
learning and in the country as a
whole.
The one day seminar was also
graced by NTFCP Chairman,
Joseph Kaguthi and Chairlady,
Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organi-
zation Mrs Rahab Muiub. It was
attended by more than 147 repre-
sentatives from all over the coun-
try.
Multimedia University of Kenya Vice Chancellor Amb. Prof. Festus Kaberia gives his speech during the National Task Force on Community Policing (NTFCP) seminar
at MMU’s main Conference Hall on 14th April 2015.

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Ms. Esther Ing’aa
Prof. Murej Mak’Ochieng
Dr. Isaac Mutwiri
Nancy A. Booker
Ms. Gladys Kemunto
Editorial Team
Christine Nyawira
(Managing Editor)
Lillian Wanja
(Editor)
Nicanor Ndiege
(Design & Layout)
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the Relevant subjects OR Relevant Professional Qualifications approved
by the University Senate. Successful Diploma graduates with at least a
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Editorial
“All the world’s a stage and all the men and women
merely players.”
William Shakespeare’s words bring to mind the roles
we play on life’s ‘stage’ and what mark we will have
made upon our exit.
What role are you playing? Are you the motivated
innovator determined to solve the world’s problems
or the drug induced youth who staggers to your early
demise? What legacy shall you leave behind?
These are the tough questions we must all ask
ourselves as the semester comes to an end.
As we work to slay our dragons, we remember the
resounding lesson of faith we take away from the
Easter Season.
We realize the importance of trusting God to guide us
through the various stages of life and trusting that He,
and our co-players, will work towards our joint best
interest.
In MMU, the main players are the Management, Staff
and Students. The results of the three working in
tandem are undoubtedly evident and include the
various development projects – completed and ongoing
– as well as the Drug Awareness Week. These herald
the beginning of a prosperous year for the institution.
As we celebrate our progress, we cannot fail to
mention the event that soured our Easter celebrations;
the needless massacre of 142 student martyrs.
The event served to inflict fear in the hearts of stu-
dents nationwide. Read about the various steps taken
to ensure MMU’s security as detailed by our VC in the
cover story.
We pray for the peaceful rest of the departed souls and
for God’s unending comfort to their loved ones.
Most of all, we pray for an end to extremist measures
and for the peaceful cohabitation of all the people
under the sun.

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Development projects take off
M
ultimedia University
of Kenya community
has a reason to smile
following the successful
sinking of another borehole in
the Main Campus.
The electric powered
borehole, located adjacent to the
Communication Lab Building,
will service over five thousand
student and staff population.
The university has been grappling
with water shortage issues
worsened by a steadily growing
Cont. page 4
Vice Chancellor Amb. Prof Festus Kaberia (centre) Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration, Finance and Planning (DVC AF&P), Prof. Rosebella Maranga (right) and
Faith Makau from Estates departments looking on as water pours out from the newly sunk borehole on 2nd April 2015.
student population; a situation
which led to the University
Management’s decision to sink
the borehole.
MMU to partner with Moscow’s
National University of Science
and Technology
M
ultimedia University
of Kenya is on the
verge of establish-
ing collaborative initiatives
with the National University
of Science and Technology
based in Moscow, Federal
Republic of Russia.
The partnership will en-
hance quality research and
development of academic
programmes in the fields of
Communications, Electrical
and Electronics Engineering,
Mechanical and Mechatron-
ics Engineering, Civil &
Structural Engineering, En-
vironmental Engineering,
Energy Studies and Applied
Sciences.
National University of Sci-
ence and Technology’s Dr.
Masamba Kah said the part-
nership will enable the two
institutions to share special-
ized staff and equipment in
training and re¬search, con-
duct joint workshops and
conferences as well as facili-
tate exchange programs be-
tween the students and staff
in both institutions.
Dr. Kah also revealed that
MMU will serve as a centre
for recruitment of students
to study for undergraduate
and post graduate degrees
at the National University of
Science and Technology.
He was speaking at MMU
when he paid a courtesy visit
to Vice Chancellor Amb. Prof.
Festus Kaberia on 2nd April
2015.
The VC welcomed the collab-
oration saying that it will not
only help the university grow
but will also expose it to the
global standards of academ-
ic excellence.
Dean, Faculty of Engineering
and Technology Prof. Abel
Mayaka further noted that
Kenya’s development is de-
pendent on world-class uni-
versities meeting its Vision
2030 needs and it is through
such partnerships that the
country will be able to get
the skilled manpower it re-
quires to drive the nation’s
blue print.
Vice Chancellor Amb. Prof. Festus Kaberia presents a gift to Dr. Masamba Kah from Mos-
cow’s National University of Science and Technology when he paid a courtesy visit to the
Vice Chancellor on 2nd April 2015. Looking on is Dean Faculty of Engineering and Technol-
ogy Prof. Abel Mayaka.

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A
section of MMU students
took advantage of a post-
er designing competition
to fight drug and substance
abuse on campus.
The initiative, driven by the Al-
cohol and Drug Abuse Commit-
tee, has been seen as the best
option in the fight against the
vice as it engages the student
fraternity.
The competition which ran dur-
ing the university’s Alcohol and
Drug Abuse Sensitization Cam-
paign attracted a total of ten en-
tries, with five of them making
it to the final judging stage.
Nelson Tum, a second year stu-
dent studying for a Film Pro-
duction and Animation degree
emerged the winner after de-
signing a poster titled ‘Drugs
kill, don’t be the walking dead’
Judges considered this the best
entry owing to the message on
Students use posters to fight drug
abuse
Vice Chancellor Amb. Prof Festus Kaberia (centre) Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration, Finance and Planning (DVC AF&P), Prof. Rosebella Maranga (right) and
Faith Makau from Estates Department looking on as water pours out from the newly sunk borehole on 2nd April, 2015.
Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration, Finance and Planning Prof. Rosebella Maranga drinks water from the
newly sunk borehole on 2nd April 2015.
“As our community grows, our
currentwatersupplycontinuesto
be stretched thin. The borehole
avails a semi-permanent water
source to supplement what we
receive from the Nairobi Water
Company,” said an exuberant
DVC A,F&P Prof. Rosebella
Maranga.
The DVC had just quenched
her thirst from the clean and
powerful stream of water
following the conclusion of the
drilling and pumping phase on
2nd April 2015.
Following its commissioning,
the borehole is anticipated to
serve the community for the
next hundred years or more with
the underground water being
pumped to the university’s
water tanks and subsequently
to the entire institution.
This is one of the many projects
that will benefit the community
by enhancing capacity, learning,
security and basic service
provision.
Earlier in the year, the institution
completed installation of the
LV Meters in the Main Power
Room and the Lower Hostels.
The installation moves the
institution’s power supply from
single phase to three phase thus
accommodating the increased
demand.
The construction of a perimeter
wall is ongoing and is expected
to be completed by the end of
this year.
The institution is also
expecting the delivery of a
wide-body ambulance and the
refurbishment of MMU Printing
Press and Laundry Unit later in
the year.
Continued from
from page 3 Numerous development projects commence
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the poster which depicted a drug
user lying on the ground, having
been overcome by extensive drug
and substance abuse.
According to Nelson, his main
aim was to communicate the ef-
fects of drug and alcohol abuse
to his fellow students adding that
anyone taking drugs is as good as
a dead person.
He received a cash award of
KShs. 5,000. Other winners, Anne
Barasa in second position and El-
vis Bwire in third, received KShs.
3,000 and 2,000 respectively.
Barasa’s poster titled ’Destroy
what destroys you,’ challenged
the students to choose a bright
future by embracing education or
a bleak future by being involved
in drug and substance abuse.
“We all want to have a better, pro-
ductive and healthy country but
this cannot be realized if we de-
cide to abuse drugs,” said Barasa.
She lauded the effort by the uni-
versity to hold a drugs and alco-
hol abuse sensitization campaign
terming it a commendable ef-
fort towards eradicating the vice
and appealed to the university
to make the campaign an annual
event.

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Student Governing Council bows out,
leaves a legacy of servant leadership
E
ccentric, unconventional and
fun are a few of the adjectives
used to describe MMU’s
2014/2015 Student Governing
Council (SGC) lead by President
Douglas Ebole. The outgoing
Council’s flair for dramatics leaves
a lasting impression among the
students who will fondly recall
the lengths they went to get their
message across.
Indisputably, the Council has set
strong foundation for subsequent
leaders to follow. Guided by the
principle of servant leadership,
the SGC has embarked on
numerous projects and aided
the resolving of several issues
plaguing the student population.
The Council has demonstrated an
aptitude for mature headship and
has maintained an action oriented
relationship with the institution’s
management as they know well
that solutions to students’ issues
can best be achieved through
discussions and compromise.
Its long list of achievements
shows much to be admired. The
SGC is responsible for financing
student projects; defending
student in disciplinary cases; and
organizing conferences with the
aim of linking students to the
outside world. It also aided in
resolving various student issues
such as accommodation capacity,
water supply, and transportation
as well as successfully planning
Mr. and Miss MMU.
Umbrella Project
Personal philanthropy has seen
the leaders lend a helping hand
to the needy in our society as well
as initiate and lobby for support
for various projects such as the
infamous Umbrella Project.
This flagship project is the first
of its kind (in MMU) and has
been realized through Private-
Public Partnership between the
SGC, University Management and
KCB. It is hoped that the project
will benefit the entire university
community.
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Students doing their
project work under
the the umbrella
shade.
The umbrella project
is one of the projects
intiated by the Stu-
dent Governing Coun-
cil to enhance group
work and discussions
among the students.
MMU Student Governing Council officials pose for a photo with the university top management and staff
members immediately after being sworn in on 8th April 2014.
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Currently, the institution has
fifteen outdoor seating sets
approximated to cost five hundred
thousand. The SGC anticipates a
total of twenty five by the end of
their term.
The seating area was an
immediate hit with the students
thereby achieving the SGC’s goal
of aiding learning by promoting
group work and discussions.
Despite obvious challenges in
leadership, the SGC’s promises
to finish strong and peacefully
hand over the reins of power to
the incoming leadership. Their
hope is that the next council will
continue their ongoing projects
which include WiFi Distribution,
Inter-Faculty Games and the
Bins Donation Project which is a
Corporate Social Responsibility
venture.
Speaking to MMU Newsletter, the
Council described their time at
the helm as both challenging and
rewarding.
“Leadership has taught me
patience, strategic decision
making and tolerance. As a
Council, we realized that we can
never please everyone. From then
on, we buckled down, developed
a thick skin and aimed to do the
best we could. We pray for an
uneventful election so we can
hand-over and exit in peace,
“stated Mr. Ebole.
M
ultimedia University of
Kenya recently held a
week long alcohol and
drugs abuse sensitization cam-
paign aimed at teaching and
empowering both the students
and staff to protect themselves
and others against dangers
of alcohol and drugs abuse.
The spirited awareness cam-
paign themed ‘Towards a drug
free MMU’ was a big step towards
empowering the MMU commu-
nity with knowledge and informa-
tion on alcohol and drug abuse.
In his opening speech, Vice
Chancellor Amb. Prof Festus Ka-
beria said that the exercise is a
confirmation of MMU’s dedica-
tion and commitment towards
combating and preventing sub-
stance abuse within the campus.
“Being an institution of high-
er learning and working with
the youth in this country, we
need to establish strategies to
guard against drugs and sub-
stance abuse among our staff and
students and this awareness is
one such initiative,” said the VC.
He lauded the good work rela-
tionship between the university
and NACADA saying that it will
go a long way in helping to curb
the use of alcohol and drugs not
only within the institution but also
in the surrounding communities.
On her part Prof. Maranga said that
drug abuse affects everyone in one
way or the other and therefore,
urged both the students and staff
to take the sensitization seriously.
“Knowledge from this sensitiza-
tion exercise is for everyone and
is beneficial to all of us. Let us
use this knowledge to empower
ourselves in overcoming alco-
Varsity declared drug free zone
DVC A, F&P Prof. Rosebella O. Maranga is assisted by Deputy Dean of Students Mr. Shadrack Kirunga to unveil the MMU IS A DRUG FREE ZONE sign post at the Main
Gate of the university on 27th March 2015.
hol and drug abuse,” she said.
Representing NACADA, drug ad-
diction specialist, Mr. Paul Ndungu
said that alcohol and drug abuse
has become a big challenge in the
country adding that so many peo-
ple are venturing into drug abuse
without knowledge of the effects.
He regretted that most people
assume, contrary to reality,
that drug addiction can only af-
fect their friends and not them-
selves. He warned that this
could lead to continued abuse
of drugs and other substances.
The campaign was organized by
MMU Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Committee in conjunction with
NACADA and ran from 23rd to
27th March 2015 culminating
in the unveiling of the MMU IS
A DRUG FREE ZONE sign post at
the Main Gate of the university.

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Bid to create sustainable e-waste
management practices
T
he search for sustainable e-
waste management practic-
es saw MMU join hands with
the country and other regional
partners at the East African Com-
munication Organization (EACO)
Workshop on e-Waste Manage-
ment in East Africa held at the
Intercontinental Hotel from 18th
to 20th March 2015.
The three day workshop was
graced by Cabinet Secretary (CS),
Ministry of Environment, Water
and Natural Resources Prof. Judy
Wakhungu, who said that East
Africa needs more research and
capacity building in various ap-
proaches of managing e-waste.
She noted that her ministry,
through National Environment
Management Authority (NEMA),
has developed guidelines on e-
waste disposal, urging the other
four countries to emulate Kenya’s
example and move fast to have
regulations in place so they can
be harmonized to make common
laws and regulations that will
govern e-waste management in
East Africa.
The CS also challenged universi-
ties across the region to develop
curriculum on e-waste manage-
ment adding that this will pro-
mote e-waste awareness, capac-
ity building and research in the
region.
The university was represent-
ed by ICT Museum Ag. Director
Mr. Samuel Odoyo, Senior Ad-
ministrative Assistant Research
and Innovation Ms. Virginia On-
yara and Faculty of Science and
Technology Senior Lecturer Dr.
Dickson Andala.
In line with its vision, MMU is
committed to playing a key role
in e-waste management by
researching and recommending
policies that will create an e-
waste trading framework to fa-
cilitate proper disposal of e-waste
and thus create a win-win situa-
tion for producers and recyclers.
It is against this backdrop that
the university has taken up re-
search in e-waste management
with a view of ensuring that there
is responsible recycling and reuse
Culture of innovation taking root
in MMU
F
aculty of Computing and
Information Technology
lecturer James Adunya as-
pires to solve the existing traf-
fic menace in metropolitan cit-
ies caused by the conventional
traffic light control systems.
His model titled Intelligent Traf-
fic Control System utilizes Fuzzy
Logic Algorithm to determine
the suitable Green-time (Go-
Time) based on Traffic Density.
It utilizes looping sensors, or
cameras, strategically posi-
tioned along roads to analyze
Incoming Traffic and Outgoing
Path.
Data on the two variables is
then sent to a Traffic Control
Centre (TCC) for analysis and
subsequently send back to the
Fuzzy Controller for implemen-
tation – all in a span of seconds.
“Current lights are time-based
which proves inefficient. For
example, when incoming traffic
is low and the outgoing traffic
is high, the traffic light cycle is
still in the fixed time mode. This
makes the outgoing traffic to be
congested and sometimes the
vehicles get stuck at the centre
of the intersection,” states Mr.
Andala.
The Model seeks to address this
predicament and could be of
great use to upcoming and ex-
isting metroplitan cities which
grapple with traffic congestion
issues.
It will also eliminate the use of
traffic Police who currently pro-
vide the service of estimating
traffic density and allocating
sufficient Go-Time.
Junior Innovators
Student innovators are also fly-
ing the MMU Flag high with vari-
ous innovations displayed in the
just concluded 2015 Commission
for University Education Expo.
Samuel Mongeri and Mark Ngolo
joined forces to create an Inte-
grated Water and Electricity Me-
ter which combines the individual
meters for electricity and water
to utilize a single processing unit
for billing, connectivity control
(disconnection and reconnection)
and self-regulation on consump-
tion.
While the water piping is isolated
from the electicity wiring, a cable
linking both ensures the signals
are displayed together in one me-
ter with the top row showing the
electiricty reading and the bot-
tom the water reading.
The Meter solves the inefficien-
cies that come with postpaid wa-
ter metering and utilizes Smart
Grid ideologies to automate the
utility system thus cutting back
the cost involved in acquiring the
individual hardware.
On the other hand, Fredrick
Musau has created an Integrated
GPS-GSM Tracking Module which
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MMU’s Senior Lecturer Dr. Dickson Andala shakes hands with the Communication Authority Director General Mr. Francis Wangusi at the eWaste Workshop on
18th March 2015. Looking on is CEO Digital Pipeline Africa Amb. Peter Gitau (centre) and MMU’s Senior Administrative Assistant Research and Innovation Ms.
Virginia Onyara.
Faculty of Computing and Information Technology Lecturer James Adunya explaines his innovation during
the 2015 Commission for University Education Expo at Machakos Stadium.
practices across industries.
Through the ICT Museum, MMU
has set up a collection of books
purely dedicated to research on
e-waste management..
It’s gallery of ICT artifact that
range from postal, telecommu-
nication, computers and media
to mobile phones is used to
train students on the techno-
logical history and importance
of proper management of elec-
tronic waste.
Partnerships between the
Museum and the Kenya Indus-
trial Research and Development
Institute (KIRDI) and WEEC have
further facilitated research and
recycling measures.
The initiatives have seen obso-
lete equipment get dismantled
for components and either sold
or exported for alternative uses.
is a mobile asset tracker solution
aimed at tracking lost devices
and aiding in their retrieval.
Once the GSM enabled system is
installed into the mobile device,
a user can call the stolen device,
from a specific mobile number,
and it returns the location as well
as uploads to a web platform
from which a user can view the
real time location of the device.
The solution is a safer alternative
to most existing models currenlty
on the market as it builds on their
strengths and addresses their
weaknesses. It is a suitable solu-
tion for those with sensitive infor-
mation on their mobile devices.
As a Leader in Innovative
Technology, Multimedia Univer-
sity of Kenya prides itself in ad-
vancing solutions to the region’s
problems through the promo-
tion and nurturing of current
and future academicians, innova-
tors and researchers by provid-
ing them with the much needed
training, incubation and funding.