Chimwaga Mwamuye, Rabai sub county public health promotion officer, at a health stakeholders meeting at a hotel in Rabai. | Photo by Chimwaga Mwamuye. In a concerted effort to tackle the widespread malaria epidemic, over 1.4 million mosquito nets are set to be distributed, benefiting a population of the same size in Kilifi County. The…
Ceasar and Filipe dive at Ngomeni | Photo by Caesar Bita History is replete with adventures and misadventures but one that is currently the subject of a major archaeological study is the mishap in the Vasco Da Gama fleet of the 16th Century along the Kenyan Coast. Vasco da Gama came to today’s Kenya in…
The new Smile Train-Lifebox Capnograph device | photo courtesy of Smiletrain and Lifebox. Smile Train and Lifebox advocate for the inclusion of a capnograph as an essential anesthesia monitoring equipment for safer surgery SINGAPORE- March 6, 2024 – In a momentous move to improve safety for millions of people undergoing surgery each year, the world’s…
Photo of UNEA Forum in Nairobi | Photo Courtesy UNEP World Animal Protection – a global animal welfare organization has commended the Sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) on steering negotiations that resulted to the adoption of 15 resolutions to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. Director for Africa at World Animal Protection Tennyson Williams said from theassembly, they welcome two…
Proceedings of UNEP Science policy business forum for adoption of nature based solutions. I’m following this from a different room. | Photo courtesy Japheth Tembo Environmental experts and advocates united to demand decisive action against the ongoing climate and plastics crises fueled by fossil fuels. Speaking on the opening day of the 6th session of the…
Proceedings at the ongoing Sixth United Nations Environment Assembly | Photo Courtesy Japheth Tembo Ministers of environment and other leaders from more than 180 nations convened on Monday 26 February, 2024 in Nairobi for the start of the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) with a focus on strengthening environmental multilateralism to address the…
Tucked between the Watamu National Marine Park and the Arabuko Sokoke forest, Uyombo is an iconic study in unique biodiversity. Naturally grown mangroves, pristine clean beaches, coconut canopies and high end tourist hotels, one does not need to dig deep to understand why the residents of Uyombo have come out strongly against the proposed nuclear…
Capsicum growing under drip irrigation at Kidimu School for the Deaf in Kwale County When he arrived at the school in 2019 as the head teacher Athman Mwakuyu found a heap of manure at the compound behind one of the classrooms and thought it had been kept there ready for use in the farm. But…
Photo Courtesy of Dr Caesar Bita, NMK As Kenya boasts of successfully exploiting its conventional cultural assets to fuel tourism growth, archaeologists are working round the clock to promote the Underwater Cultural Heritage (UHC) as the next frontier in harnessing the blue economy. It is a new product in the tourism industry that can empower communities…
Dr Emmanuel Mbaru (front left) and other members of Marine & Coastal Operations for Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean (MARCOSIO) consortium during the GMES&Africa Forum in Sham El Sheikh, Egypt| Photo courtesy WIOMSA In the past elders would predict the weather and then warn fishermen of impending storms and their forecast was reliable. Fisheries was largely…
