Optical
Telescope
Initiative
Establishing an infrastructure for optical astronomy in Kenya
Who is involved?
The local working party represents several universities in Kenya that have an established interest in astronomy, physics and related sciences.
KOTI TAKES PART IN ASTRONOMY SCHOOL AT TURKANA BASIN INSTITUTE
Between September 24 and October 7, 2023, the Ileret site of the Turkana Basin Institute (TBI) hosted its first astronomy school. The school, a collaborative effort
KOTI participates in pan-African Workshop on Astronomy in Education
From 3-5 October 2023, the African Regional SHAW-IAU Workshop on Astronomy for Education took place at the South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape town
Building two outreach observatories
At the last of the conferences in 2019, it was resolved that two small ‘outreach’ observatories be established at sites accessible
British grant gives KOTI a kick start
In November 2017, an international grant of Kshs 14 million was awarded towards the setting up of a research-level astronomical observatory in Kenya, starting with the identification of a suitable site.