The International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) is preparing to inaugurate its first Regional Research Centre (RRC) in Kenya, which reportedly be the first research and technology hub of its kind in Africa. The ICGEB Regional Research Centre, based at Egerton University’s main campus in Njoro Sub-County, will specialise in food safety, molecular plant breeding, molecular plant pathology and entomology. This facility, which consists of four laboratories along with office space, is intended to facilitate ongoing and future research in genetic biofortification, development of molecular diagnostic tools and their applications and bioprospecting.