By Aghan Daniel | aghan@meshascience.org
The Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA) and Maseno University have released Sayansi Flash, a special publication from a joint media science café for journalism students.
The link of the story is: [https://meshascience.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Sayansi-Flash-Magazine-Edition-44b.pdf]
In order to document students understanding of the day’s proceedings, MESHA and Maseno, the special bulletin is a compilation of stories by students who attended the Media Science Café.
The event was held on February 20, 2026 at the University.
The main aim of the event was to engage the university students on how to cover effectively gender and climate. Starring was a representative of the vulnerable, Ms Caroline Agwanda, a senior Disability Movement member.
The Sayansi Flash production is one of the outcomes of an MoU between MESHA and Maseno University which seeks to introduce effective writing of science among students at an early age. With this bulletin, we have offered a platform for the rookie journalists to showcase their understanding and interpretation of climate change reporting.
During the café, Kisumu County Senior Meteorologist, Chris Mutai said climate change has led to floods, severe drought and heat waves, increasing incidences of diseases such as malaria, typhoid and cholera outbreaks.
Lizian Onyango, who works at Shack Dwellers International Kenya mentored students on the intersection between gender equity, diversity and social inclusion with climate change for effective and just climate action.
Ms Onyango reminded the soon to be journalists to highlight unequal climate impacts, amplify marginalised voices, tell human stories behind data and interrogate who benefits from climate policies and funding.
On her part, The Director, Hope and Disability Organisation, Ms Caroline Agwanda, stated that persons with disabilities experienced layered vulnerabilities occasioned by climate change.
“Climate change magnify existing inequalities despite robust international, regional and national provisions protecting persons with disabilities,” she noted.
