ILRI Nairobi’s Friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates on 4 July 2014. Listen in! Continue reading
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Highlights of Internal Audit recommendations, Sept 2013-Mar 2014
IA recommendations and useful guidance to governing bodies and individual directors that wish to make effective use of the internal audit function in respect of gaining assurance concerning the adequacy of ILRI‘s risk management and internal control systems. September 2013 – March 2014 Recommendation 1. Management should develop Center Recharge guidelines along with the Full cost … Continue reading
Friday morning coffee – Nairobi, 20 Jun 2014
ILRI Nairobi’s friday morning coffee (FMC) announcements and updates on 20 Jun 2014. Listen In! Continue reading
ILRI NRS Addis and hosted institutes appointments: May-June 2014
Bruck Tassew has been appointed as ICT Business Systems Specialist in Information & Communication Technology effective 1 May 2014. Bruck holds BSc and Diploma in Computer Science from HiLCoE School of Computer Science & Technology, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Before joining ILRI, he was working as Head of IT in Save the Children International, Ethiopia program. Abdella … Continue reading
The view from Iain’s office – June 2014
Welcome to the view from my office! My office in Mara House has a great view of the Ngong Hills, but this monthly blog is not going to focus on that view. Rather, I want to use it to keep you up to date with what I have been doing, what I’m thinking and my … Continue reading
ILRI IRS staff appointments: May – June 2014
Patricia Chale joined ILRI as Director, People and Organization Development on 14 May 2014. Patricia has over 25 years’ experience in human resources management and organizational development acquired in the private, not for profit and public sectors (including working with central government and government bodies) across Africa, Europe, North America and the Middle East. She … Continue reading
ILRI NRS Nairobi staff appointments: May-June 2014
Dalmas Odhiambo Ngere joined ILRI-on 2 May 2014 as a General Laboratory Assistant BecA-Hub. He previously worked for Chemserve Cleaning Services Company. He is a trained community health worker with a lot of experience gained from Care-International Kenya and the Kenya Medical Research Institute. Patrick Muinde joined ILRI on 2 May 2014 as a Research … Continue reading
Gone too soon – Douglas Ikong’o
Douglas Ikong’o passed away on the night of Friday 6 June, 2014. He joined the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) on 2 April, 2003 and was a project assistant in the Livestock Systems and Environment (LSE) program. Dougie, as many knew him, dedicated his life to serving people. Always with a cheerful heart, his generosity … Continue reading
Iain’s update on Ethiopia – May 2014
The month of May started with a two-day visit to Wageningen University in the Netherlands. The university has a fund – the International Research and Education Fund – to encourage joint research in developing countries among its departments. A number of ILRI departments are preparing a proposal, linked to the Livestock and Fish CRP to … Continue reading
Friday morning coffee – Nairobi, 23 May 2014
ILRI Nairobi’s Friday Morning Coffee (FMC) announcements and updates. Listen In! Continue reading