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Global awards: Kenyan colleges shine at gala in Canada

 Sammy Chemoiwa

Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology Principal Sammy Chemoiwa.

Photo credit: Francis Mureithi | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • RVIST principal Sammy Chemoiwa won a gold award in leadership in diversity and inclusion.
  • Kenya School of TVET and Nairobi Technical Training Institute won a bronze medal each in the Teacher Professional Development Award and in the Applied Research and Innovation Award category, respectively.

Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology (RVIST) dominated the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP) gala awards in Montreal, Canada where Kenya scooped four awards.

RVIST won a gold award in the SDGs Award category in the excellence awards that attracted 18 global colleges and polytechnics. RVIST principal Sammy Chemoiwa won a gold award in leadership in diversity and inclusion.