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Lake Ol’ Bolossat: Restoration Efforts in Full Swing to Save Kenya’s Precious Wetland

Lake Ol’ Bolossat: Restoration Efforts in Full Swing to Save Kenya’s Precious Wetland By Gift Briton Through her first National Wetlands Restoration Strategy, the Kenyan Government is pushing for the restoration and conservation of all wetlands in the country with Lake Ol Bolossat listed among the priority wetlands for restoration. Located in Nyandarua County,195 kilometres […]
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Kenya Editors Guild, AATF Partners to Promote Credible Reporting on Biotechnology

Kenya Editors Guild, AATF Partners to Promote Credible Reporting on Biotechnology By Joyce Ojanji The Kenya Editors Guild (KEG) and the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance journalists’ capacity to report accurately on agricultural biotechnology to address misinformation around the technology. The partnership is set to create […]
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Cyberattacks Prioritizing Smaller, High-Value Targets Over Volume

Cyberattacks Prioritizing Smaller, High-Value Targets Over Volume By Sharon Atieno The cybercrime landscape is changing with threat actors focusing on a smaller range of targets with higher victim profiles for maximum gain with minimum effort. Previously, the focus was on large-scale attacks. These new patterns in the cybercrime landscape are highlighted in the Trend Micro […]
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CSOs: Kenya Needs Progressive Legal Frameworks to End the Triple Threat

CSOs: Kenya Needs Progressive Legal Frameworks to End the Triple Threat By Gift Briton The Constitution of Kenya 2010 provides unconditional healthcare access, including sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. However, the law remains unclear in terms of adolescents’ access to contraceptives. The bone of contention has been whether minors (adolescents below the age of […]
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Kenya Hosts 9th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency

Kenya Hosts 9th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency By Isabella Njeri With over half of Africa’s population still lacking electricity access, Kenya hosted the world’s greatest gathering on energy efficiency for the first time on African soil. Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, hosted the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s 9th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency to […]
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UNESCO Scientific Board Calls for Prioritizing Basic Sciences to Realize SDGs

UNESCO Scientific Board Calls for Prioritizing Basic Sciences to Realize SDGs By Daniel Otunge The International Scientific Board of the United Nations Educational, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) convened its 15th session on May 6-7, 2024, at the International Center for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy. According to Article 1 sub-article 1.1. of the Statutes […]
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