icipe: New Sustainable Tools to Control Vector-Borne Diseases By Gift Briton In an effort to eliminate and reduce the spread of vector-borne diseases, the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), has developed several sustainable tools and strategies capable of controlling vectors and breaking transmission cycles for some of these diseases. According to icipe […]

Rainfall to Continue over Several Parts of Kenya By Joyce Ojanji In the next seven days, rainfall is likely to continue over several parts of the country, according to the Kenya Meteorological Department. The Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) has reported that the regions will be in the Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Lake […]

Eastern Africa: Brace for Rainfall, Floods By Gift Briton Most parts of Eastern Africa are likely to receive rainfall in the next seven days, with north-eastern and central parts of Kenya, parts of western and southern Ethiopia, southern Somalia and isolated areas in southern Tanzania expected to flood. According to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development(IGAD)’s Climate Prediction and Application […]

Kenya: Climate Change Worsening Malnutrition in Children By Gift Briton Despite numerous ongoing efforts such as the provision of relief food, funds and medication by the government of Kenya, in collaboration with other partner organizations like World Food Programme(WFP), African Medical and Research Foundation(AMREF) and Department for International Development(DFID), to alleviate the nutrition situation in […]