KENYA ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION
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Kenya Expands Digital Livestock Tracking System to Boost Exports and Curb Animal Disease
By Kennedy Gakuha The government has accelerated the nationwide rollout of the Animal Identification and Traceability (ANITRAC) system, a digital...
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Untraced Ebola Transmission Outpaces Emergency Response in Eastern Congo
By Deborah Cheloti and Kennedy Gakuha The majority of new Ebola infections in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are...
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and East Africa.
Kenya Expands Digital Livestock Tracking System to Boost Exports and Curb Animal Disease
By Kennedy Gakuha The government has accelerated the nationwide rollout of the Animal Identification and Traceability (ANITRAC) system, a digital...
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Untraced Ebola Transmission Outpaces Emergency Response in Eastern Congo
By Deborah Cheloti and Kennedy Gakuha The majority of new Ebola infections in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are...
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Kenya’s Tree-Planting Push Faces Scrutiny as Environmental Groups Warn of Forest Loss
By Kennedy Gakuha and Deborah Cheloti Environmental groups are warning that Kenya's ambitious plan to plant 15 billion trees by...
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Kenya Assures UHC Health Workers of Seamless Transition to Permanent County Jobs
By Deborah Cheloti Kenya's Ministry of Health has assured Universal Health Coverage (UHC) workers that they will transition smoothly from...
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The Silos of Silence: Why Kakamega’s 36 percent Post-Harvest Loss Is a Crisis Hiding in Plain Sight
By Irene Nasimiyu Farmer Rose Khaunga in her sweet potato farm In Mumias West, the morning sun falls gently over...
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Parliament Urged to Pass Widowed Persons Protection Bill
By Deborah Cheloti The Civil Society Organizations (CSO’s) urges Kenyan parliamentarians to pass the Widowed Persons Protection Bill as they...
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Federation of African National Insurance Unveils Pan-African Pact to Boost Insurance Inclusion Across Africa
By Kennedy Gakuha The Federation of African National Insurance Companies, (FANAF) is looking forward to organize the General Assembly on...
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Kenya pushes local drug manufacturing to curb import dependence and strengthen health security
By Samwel Doe Ouma Kenya is accelerating plans to localize production of medicines, vaccines and diagnostics in a bid to...
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Kenya links local drug manufacturing to lower healthcare costs and stronger health security
By Samwel Doe Ouma Kenya is betting that manufacturing more of its medicines and health products at home will lower...
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Insect Week Spotlight: Mosquito The Tiny Insect That Continues to Shape Human Health
By Kennedy Gakuha As the world marks Insect Week (22nd – 28th June), Scientists are working to unravel the world’s...
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Kenya National Drug Regulator Shuts 48 Pharmacies, Arrests 95 in Fake Drug Crackdown
By Samwel Doe Ouma Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB)- the state agency that regulates medicines, pharmacies, pharmacy professionals’, and health...
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Congratulatory message to Rosalia Omungo on her appointment as CEO of the African Genetic Biocontrol Consortium
The Kenya Environment and Science Journalists Association (KENSJA) extends its warmest congratulations to Ms. Rosalia Omungo on her appointment as...
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Landmark study maps coral reefs with potential for climate resilient amid warming planet
By Gilbert Koech Scientists in a landmark study have identified nearly 166,000 km² of coral reefs with the strongest potential...
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UNICEF Report Highlights Growing Climate Threats to Children’s Lives
By Kennedy Gakuha Nearly half of the world’s children are now living under the threat of multiple climate hazards, rising...
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Kenya launches 11.4b dollars Agriconnect Compact engineered to create over 2.4M new and upgraded jobs by 2030
By: Deborah Cheloti Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock development has unveiled Kenya’s Agriconnect Compact 2025-2030 in Nairobi to transform...
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Kenya Doctors Turn to Virtual Reality, Hackathons to Combat Deadly Childbirth Bleeding
By Samwel Doe Ouma Kenyan doctors and maternal health advocates are turning to virtual reality training, simulation technology and innovation...
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The June, July, August season to see less rainfall in the Igad region
By Judith Akolo The June to September (JJAS) 2026 rainfall outlook indicates a high likelihood of below-normal rainfall across most...
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WHAT WE OFFER
To enhance awareness on environmental, agricultural and sustainable development issues through simple and easy-to-understand stories and messages.
To carry out investigative writing on the enactment and implementation of appropriate environmental and developmental policies and laws.
To network and exchange information with like-minded organizations, research institutes, scientists and stakeholders with a view to improving science communication in the region.
To liaise with stakeholders to fund and foster training of journalists/communicators on science writing.
To serve as a focal point and hub of information and expertise in agriculture,environment, health and development issues.
To advocate for accurate, balanced and development-friendly communication of environmental, health and sustainable development issues.