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Florence Oloo
Florence Oloo (born 1960) is a Kenyan scientist and professor of chemical sciences at the Technical University of Kenya, in Nairobi. She was the first Kenyan woman to receive a PhD in Chemistry. Biography Florence Oloo was born in Eldoret in 1960; since childhood, she has been passionate about science. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nairobi, and while there she was the only female student in the chemistry program. She went on to earn a degree in Philosophy and Education from the University of Rome, and a PhD in Chemistry from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Juja, Kenya, becoming the first woman from her country to earn a doctorate in chemistry. Activist Oloo has directed the Community and Engagement program, which seeks to encourage girls' participation in STEM disciplines. As the deputy vice-chancellor of Strathmore University in Nairobi, she headed the university's ethics committee, which is responsible for su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premio Harambee 2023 Florence Oloo
The and its twin the are Sedan (automobile), sedans sold in Japan from 2001 to 2021 by Toyota. The sedans are designated as a compact car by Vehicle size class#Japan, Japanese dimension regulations and the exterior dimensions do not change with periodic updates. Unlike Toyota's other vehicles, the Premio and Allion are not exported, except to New Zealand and Singapore. Size and pricing-wise, the Toyota Corolla (E210), E210 Corolla, introduced to the Japanese market in 2018 succeeds the Premio and Allion. The Premio is the successor of the Toyota Corona, Corona which first appeared in 1957. The Toyota Corona EXiV, Corona EXiV, a four-door hardtop sedan that appeared in 1989, was replaced by the Toyota Progrès, Progrès, which was also briefly available with the Premio until 2007. The Premio is exclusive to ''Toyopet Store'' dealerships, as a smaller companion to the Toyota Mark X, Mark X. The Allion replaced the Toyota Carina, Carina, a model that first appeared in 1970. The T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Kinyua
Susan Kinyua (born c. 1970) is a Kenyan economist known for her work in Africa. She won the 2024 Harambee Award for the Promotion and Equality of African Women Life Kinyua was born in Meru in about 1970 where she one of five children. There were four sisters and her brother and unusually her parents did not invest all their efforts to promote her brothers education, as she and her sisters also had the same offer. She went to work for Barclay's Bank after studying economics, but she left a well paid job to work with women at the Kianda Foundation. In 2024 Kinyua was in Madrid where she was awarded that years Harambee Award for the Promotion and Equality of African Women. The ceremony was chaired by The award was in recognition of her work directing projects at the Kianda Foundation. She was another Kenyan winner of the award as Professor Florence Oloo Florence Oloo (born 1960) is a Kenyan scientist and professor of chemical sciences at the Technical University of Kenya, in Nair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Kenyan Catholics
The Demographics of Kenya is monitored by the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics. Kenya is a multi-ethnic state in East Africa. Its total population was at 47,558,296 as of the 2019 census. A national census was conducted in 1999, although the results were never released. A new census was undertaken in 2009, but turned out to be controversial, as the questions about ethnic affiliation seemed inappropriate after the ethnic violence of the previous year. Preliminary results of the census were published in 2010. Kenya's population was reported as 47.6 million during the 2019 census compared to 38.6 million inhabitants 2009, 30.7 million in 1999, 21.4 million in 1989, and 15.3 million in 1979. This was an increase of a factor of 2.5 over 30 years, or an average growth rate of more than 3 percent per year. The population growth rate has been reported as reduced during the 2000s, and was estimated at 2.7 percent (as of 2010), resulting in an estimate of 46.5 million in 2016. As of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scientists From Nairobi
A scientist is a person who researches to advance knowledge in an area of the natural sciences. In classical antiquity, there was no real ancient analog of a modern scientist. Instead, philosophers engaged in the philosophical study of nature called natural philosophy, a precursor of natural science. Though Thales ( 624–545 BC) was arguably the first scientist for describing how cosmic events may be seen as natural, not necessarily caused by gods,Frank N. Magill''The Ancient World: Dictionary of World Biography'', Volume 1 Routledge, 2003 it was not until the 19th century that the term ''scientist'' came into regular use after it was coined by the theologian, philosopher, and historian of science William Whewell in 1833. History The roles of "scientists", and their predecessors before the emergence of modern scientific disciplines, have evolved considerably over time. Scientists of different eras (and before them, natural philosophers, mathematicians, natur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
