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Dr. Tonny Omwansa, PhD

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CEO, Kenya National Innovation Agency @KENIAUpdates; Commissioner @NACOSTI; Trustee @NRFKenya @_SLU; #KnowledgeEconomy #Innovation #Startups @KenyaInnovWeek

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Dr. Tonny Omwansa, PhD
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Itโ€™s a great honor to champion the bold component of #KnowledgeEconomy under #Vision2030 @KenyaVision2030. #Research and idea #Commercialization is a major underexploited space for job and wealth creation. It requires a favorable policy atmosphere, De-risking funding,
@BD_Africa
BusinessDaily
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KeNIA on how the country can turn research findings into innovations, wealth
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@Profshaukat
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Jetoptera
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@AgollaVictor
Victor Otieno
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@AfCFTA Protocol on Digital Trade-Guided trade Initiative Model is key to urgently unlock economic opportunity for restless youth? @tanuijohn @MoICTKenya @KenyaEac @Trade_Kenya @COMESABusiness @EABCjumuiya @tomwansa @KENIAupdates @afreximbank @AfreximResearch
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@IAAfricaNetwork
Innovation Agencies in Africa Network
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๐˜‰๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜š๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜Œ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข. After a week of learning, collaboration, and reflection, senior officials from seven countries โ€” representing the seven member national agencies of the Innovation Agencies in
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@KENIAupdates
Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA)
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KeNIA CEO Dr. Tonny Omwansa paid a courtesy call to the Vice Chancellor and the innovation community of Mount Kenya University (MKU). While acknowledging the strides MKU has made in advancing innovation through both infrastructure and academic programs, Dr. Omwansa challenged
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Jack Hibbs
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LIFT Daily Prayer: I Am With You Always | October 25, 2025 Todayโ€™s Verse: Matthew 28:20 (NKJV) โ€œAnd lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.โ€ Jesusโ€™ final words to His followers were a promise of His unending presence. He didnโ€™t say, โ€œIโ€™ll be with you when life
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@Profshaukat
Shaukat Abdulrazak,PhD,EBS
1 month
Honoured to be the Chief Guest and delivered a Keynote address during closing of 3 days @BlueEconomySummit. Reminded the gathering that the current level of ocean protection in ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช is around 1%, which is stated as insufficient. We need to dramatically increase this area to move to
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@DavidOgiga
DavidOgiga
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Thank you Proffessor and for your wise counsel. It was a powerful climax, bringing to an what has been a highly successful @BlueSummit_Ke 2025!! We will knock on your doors very soon, alot to work on๐Ÿ™ @EUAmbKenya @MichalMlynar @tomwansa @AgollaVictor @Sote_Hub
@Profshaukat
Shaukat Abdulrazak,PhD,EBS
1 month
Honoured to be the Chief Guest and delivered a Keynote address during closing of 3 days @BlueEconomySummit. Reminded the gathering that the current level of ocean protection in ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช is around 1%, which is stated as insufficient. We need to dramatically increase this area to move to
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Amb. Philip, Thigo, MBS
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๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ @honkabogo, ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜Š๐˜› ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜Œ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ
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Dr. Tonny Omwansa, PhD
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Glad to pull together towards a stronger #University #education ecosystem that leads boldly as new #technologies shape the future ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฝ. Be assured of support from @KENIAupdates @THIGO @Profshaukat
@pthigo
Amb. Philip, Thigo, MBS
1 month
๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ @honkabogo, ๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜š๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜๐˜Š๐˜› ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‹๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜Œ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜บ
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@CodeLaunch
CodeLaunch
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DFW is about to get loud. The 2025 CodeLaunch World Championship lineup powered by @improving just dropped ๐Ÿ”ฅmeet the startups before Nov 12 at @gilleysdallas
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@tomwansa
Dr. Tonny Omwansa, PhD
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Thatโ€™s interestingโ€ฆ.
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@KENIAupdates
Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA)
2 months
Congratulations to 11 Vice Chancellors for Championing Student-Led Innovation Clubs. We celebrate the remarkable leadership of Vice Chancellors who are paving the way for student innovators by embedding student-led innovation clubs within their institutions. This bold step is
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@Prof_IKNyamongo
Isaac K. Nyamongo, MBS
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Catalyzing innovation & entrepreneurial ecosystems is the theme for #CEIL2025. @CoopVarsityKE joins other stakeholders to advance kenyaโ€™s national commercialization ecosystem thru stronger commercialization processes. Thank you @KENIAupdates @LemelsonFdn @tomwansa @Profshaukat
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@KENIAupdates
Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA)
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The journey to building a thriving national innovation system does not begin in isolation, it starts with institutions aligning around a shared vision. Today, eight Vice Chancellors from leading Kenyan universities are gathered at Pride Inn Paradise, Mombasa, for the NEIL
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@rbradthomas
Brad Thomas
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$ARE dropped 18% after earnings and guidance beatdown. Dividend cut likely (in 2026) as the company must fund its development pipeline ($1.75B of development capex). Thankfully Wide Moat Research stopped out of our position a few months back. Tune into the Wide Moat Show on
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Dr. Tonny Omwansa, PhD
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Isnโ€™t this well said?
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@KENIAupdates
Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA)
2 months
Join us at #CEILSummit2025 for the QuickFire Quiz on sustainable funding for Africaโ€™s universities & TVETs! Dr. Edwell Gumbo (Universities South Africa) & Dr. Kenny Karanja @(University of Minnesota) will spark bold ideas Sept 11, Mombasa ๐Ÿ•› 12:00PM. Register:
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Dr. Tonny Omwansa, PhD
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@IAAfricaNetwork
Innovation Agencies in Africa Network
4 months
๐Ÿ“ข The Innovation Agencies in Africa (IAA) Network invites member agencies to submit Expressions of Interest for its Pilot Joint Collaborative Programme 1 (JCP1). ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Deadline: 16 July 2025 ๐Ÿ”— Details: https://t.co/j6YNbtiZrV
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@C3Aero
C3Aero
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Learn more about how weโ€™re helping bring tech and aviation together โ€“ watch the video now
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@IAAfricaNetwork
Innovation Agencies in Africa Network
4 months
Weโ€™re proud to welcome the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) to the Innovation Agencies in Africa Network (IAA). @costechTANZANIA joins a growing movement to strengthen Africaโ€™s innovation ecosystem through collaboration and shared purpose.
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@KENIAupdates
Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA)
4 months
Day 2: Building Innovation Bridges Exploring the Technology Transfer Office in Practice Led by Maureen Ochako, Project Lead โ€“ TTO at KeNIA, the morning session took a deep dive into the practical aspects of setting up and operationalising a Technology Transfer Office.
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@KENIAupdates
Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA)
4 months
Day 1: Building Innovation Bridges 'Technology transfer offices are the touchpoint for research/academia and industry,' Dr. Tonny Omwansa, CEO, KeNIA. We, @KENIAupdates and Network of Entreprenurial Institutions' Leaders (NEIL), are excited to host technology transfer
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