Dr. Tonny Omwansa, PhD
@tomwansa
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CEO, Kenya National Innovation Agency @KENIAUpdates; Commissioner @NACOSTI; Trustee @NRFKenya @_SLU; #KnowledgeEconomy #Innovation #Startups @KenyaInnovWeek
Joined April 2009
Itโs 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,
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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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๐๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ด๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข. 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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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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LIFT Daily Prayer: I Am With You Always | October 25, 2025 Todayโs Verse: Matthew 28:20 (NKJV) โAnd 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 didnโt say, โIโll be with you when life
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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 ๐ฐ๐ช is around 1%, which is stated as insufficient. We need to dramatically increase this area to move to
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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 on๐ @EUAmbKenya @MichalMlynar @tomwansa @AgollaVictor @Sote_Hub
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 ๐ฐ๐ช is around 1%, which is stated as insufficient. We need to dramatically increase this area to move to
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๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ @honkabogo, ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐บ
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Glad to pull together towards a stronger #University #education ecosystem that leads boldly as new #technologies shape the future ๐ช๐ฝ. Be assured of support from @KENIAupdates
@THIGO @Profshaukat
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ @honkabogo, ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐บ
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DFW is about to get loud. The 2025 CodeLaunch World Championship lineup powered by @improving just dropped ๐ฅmeet the startups before Nov 12 at @gilleysdallas
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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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Catalyzing innovation & entrepreneurial ecosystems is the theme for #CEIL2025. @CoopVarsityKE joins other stakeholders to advance kenyaโs national commercialization ecosystem thru stronger commercialization processes. Thank you @KENIAupdates @LemelsonFdn @tomwansa @Profshaukat
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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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$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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Join us at #CEILSummit2025 for the QuickFire Quiz on sustainable funding for Africaโs universities & TVETs! Dr. Edwell Gumbo (Universities South Africa) & Dr. Kenny Karanja @(University of Minnesota) will spark bold ideas Sept 11, Mombasa ๐ 12:00PM. Register:
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๐ข The Innovation Agencies in Africa (IAA) Network invites member agencies to submit Expressions of Interest for its Pilot Joint Collaborative Programme 1 (JCP1). ๐๏ธ Deadline: 16 July 2025 ๐ Details: https://t.co/j6YNbtiZrV
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Learn more about how weโre helping bring tech and aviation together โ watch the video now
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Weโre 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 Africaโs innovation ecosystem through collaboration and shared purpose.
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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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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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