Expert Opinion on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Prof. Patrick Ndavi, Coordinator, ACCAF, Kenya
More than 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), a harmful practice that...
Explainer on what the Omicron Variant is
Prof Walter Jaoko
Director KAVI-Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nairobi
The genetic number that the Omicron variant has been given is B.1.1.529. It was first...
How does IPCC work?
Dr. Joseph Nzau Mutemi, one of the Lead Authors of the just-released 2021 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report and Scientist at the...
Top scientist urges Kenya to take new approach to regulating gene editing crops
Subjecting Kenya’s gene-edited crops to the same regulations as those developed through genetic modification could unnecessarily slow their release to farmers and consumers, warned...
Press Release: Kenya Should not Regulate Genome-edited Crops as Genetically Modified Crops, Expert...
Naivasha, 31st August, 2021-With the increase in population and demands for more food, African countries are looking for ways of boosting food production. This...
Explainer on Covid-19 Vaccines improving Surfactant Levels in the Lungs
Prof. Barack Abonyo
Prof. Medical Physiology and Registrar Planning, Partnerships, Research and Innovation, Kibabii University, Kenya
"Vaccines improve the level of surfactant. Vaccines are meant to...
SPECIAL GLOBAL MEDIA BRIEFING Topic: Getting your head around the vaccine data
Organized in collaboration with the Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA, Germany, Japan, Israel, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Austria, France, Indonesia and Hong Kong media...
Press Release:Large Scale Climate Protection Actions Needed as Africa Rapidly Warms Than the Global...
Large Scale Climate Protection Actions Needed as Africa Rapidly Warms Than the Global Average
Nairobi, 18th August, 2021- In the past decade, global warming has...
Explainer on the June-July- August season in Kenya
Mary Kilavi, Assistant Director Public Weather service, KMD said:
“There has been some sort of public outcry this season. Some people feel it is incredibly...
Explainer on cassava diseases in Kenya
Dr Catherine Taracha,Center Director,KALRO Biotechnology Center
“There are two major diseases that challenge cassava production. They include the Cassava Mosaic Disease where you get crinkling...