Forests key in fighting poverty – University Don
By Christine Ochogo, November 18, 2020- christawine@gmail.com African governments have been urged to protect forests as they are key in poverty eradication. According to Dr Gillian Kabwe, a senior lecturer…
New maize variety set to uplift farmers’ fortunes in Africa
By Christine Ochogo I christawine@gmail.com For the second day in a row, Jerry Oyoo, a western Kenyan farmer from Nyagowa Village, Karachuonyo Constituency has just returned home with a sack…
Journalists urged to dispel myths on vaccine trials in Africa
By Mike MwanikI I mikemwaniki2016@gmail.com A leading HIV investigator in Kenya has urged journalists to be at the forefront in dispelling the existing myths and misconceptions on vaccine trials among…
Malawi farmers record huge harvest from genetically modified cotton
By Suzgo Chitete I chitetesuzgo@gmail.com After years of research and scientific approvals, the Malawi government in November last year released genetically modified cotton seeds for commercial cultivation. The farmers who…
University students develop App for social challenges
By Lisbeth Kageni I kageni@uonbi.ac.ke University of Nairobi students have developed a mobile phone app through which they can access relevant information to address their challenges. The app dubbed RADA…
Glimmer of hope as scientists batle lethal potato nematodes Glimmer of hope as scientists battle lethal potato nematodes
By Christine Ochogo I christawine@gmail.com Every season, Margaret Kenzi, a potato farmer in Kenya’s Rift Valley, tirelessly works in her potato farm with hopes of a bumper harvest. To…
Tourism and conservation suffer as pandemic wreaks havoc
For 21 years, Bamburi Nature Trail Hill, commonly known as Haller Park, has never closed its doors to visitors. The sanctuary for lost and orphaned wildlife has been a haven…
The invisible people
By Ellen Msungu I info@meshascience.org The nightmare that is COVID-19 has undoubtedly shaken the world. For persons with disabilities, they have remained invisible. Ms. Angeline Akai echoes these sentiments. She…
GIRAFFE FEEDING ONLY ON SUNDAYS NOON
The Zoological Society of London was founded in 1826 by Stamford Raffles and established the London Zoo in Regent's Park two years later in 1828. for scientific study. By the…
MONKEYS SITE, NEW GENDER OF APES IN ZOOTOPIA
The Zoological Society of London was founded in 1826 by Stamford Raffles and established the London Zoo in Regent's Park two years later in 1828. for scientific study. By the…