{"id":1979,"date":"2026-08-10T18:25:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T18:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nsers.nacosti.go.ke\/?page_id=1979"},"modified":"2026-08-19T15:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:22:34","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nsers.nacosti.go.ke\/?page_id=1979","title":{"rendered":"About SERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1979\" class=\"elementor elementor-1979\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26d8b56 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"26d8b56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-212b986\" data-id=\"212b986\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9bfe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d9bfe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About NSERS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a314663 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a314663\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce5598c\" data-id=\"ce5598c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15fc044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15fc044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"en-KE\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Mandate and regulatory oversight.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"en-KE\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> Kenya\u2019s National\nScientific and Ethics Review System falls under the regulatory function of the\nNational Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI). NACOSTI\nderives its mandate from the Science, Technology and Innovation Act, 2013 (CAP 511).<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"en-KE\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">National scientific and ethics\nadvisory role.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"en-KE\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">\nWithin this system, NACOSTI established the National Scientific and Ethics\nCommittee (NSEC) as a multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary, and pluralistic\nexpert committee. NSEC draws members from institutions across the country to\nadvise the Commission on research ethics and scientific quality.<\/span><span lang=\"en-KE\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-language:\n#0C00\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"en-KE\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Institutional review.<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"en-KE\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\"> Institutional\nScientific and Ethics Review Committees (ISERCs) are accredited by NACOSTI and\nare based in universities, hospitals, and research institutions. ISERCs review\nresearch proposals for ethical clearance before NACOSTI issues the final\nresearch license.<\/span><span lang=\"en-KE\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;\nmso-fareast-language:#0C00\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p><p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"en-KE\" style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif\">Together, these bodies create a\ncoordinated structure that supports consistent, high-quality, scientific, and\nethically sound research review while streamlining approval.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66b7d4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66b7d4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d7bd15\" data-id=\"1d7bd15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c70e88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9c70e88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/nsers.nacosti.go.ke\/?page_id=2050\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn About NSEC<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d3902f\" data-id=\"1d3902f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6078f27 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6078f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/nsers.nacosti.go.ke\/?page_id=312\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn About ISERCs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About NSERS Mandate and regulatory oversight. 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