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World Off Track to Achieving WASH Goals

World Off Track to Achieving WASH Goals By Sharon Atieno As the World Water Week is commemorated, the world is still not on track to achieve the sixth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). A report by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) shows […]
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Kenya’s Amaranth, Finger Millet Selected for Global Conservation, Promotion Funding

Kenya’s Amaranth, Finger Millet Selected for Global Conservation, Promotion Funding By Milliam Murigi Kenya’s amaranth and finger millet have been chosen as priority crops for conservation under the newly launched Power of Diversity Funding Facility (PDFF) Initiative. This is a new initiative by the Crop Trust and funded by the Governments of Ireland and Germany, […]
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Scientists Making Significant Contribution to Wikipedia

Scientists Making Significant Contribution to Wikipedia By Duncan Mboya  Wikipedia is slowly becoming an alternative outlet for scientists to help change lives through open knowledge communities. Notably, some medical professionals are providing educational information in their native languages to populations. Dr. Netha Hussain, a radiologist at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Sweden, is one such medic […]
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