KENYA ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION
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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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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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KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Launches Study to Tackle Risks of Aflatoxins and Climate Effects on Child Health in Africa (TRACE)
By Samwel Doe Ouma Researchers in Kenya and international partners have launched a major study into how climate change is...
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African Scientists Push for Bigger Role in Global Health Agenda at Nairobi Summit
By Samwel Doe Ouma Africa’s effort to shape the future of global health research is taking center stage in Nairobi...
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$3.5 Million Genomics Deal signed in Nairobi to Boosts Africa Precision Medicine Push
By Samwel Doe Ouma On the left with the hat, Dr. Robert Karanja, Founder and Executive Director, Biolinx Africa; Left...
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Africa Warns Geneva: No Free Lunch on Pathogens
By Samwel Doe Ouma African civil society leaders warns that the continent must reject any Pathogen Access and Benefit‑Sharing (PABS)...
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MSD expands HPV vaccine access in Africa as push grows to curb cervical cancer deaths
By Samwel Doe Ouma Biopharmaceutical manufacturer- MSD has announced an expansion of access to human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to cover...
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From Kilifi to the World: Rethinking Malaria Control Through Three Decades of Research
Since 1995, the KEMRI–Wellcome Trust Research Programme has quietly reshaped the global fight against malaria not through a single breakthrough,...
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Enhanced rainfall expected in parts of the Greater Horn of Africa, ICPAC
By Judith Akolo The Igad Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) says the Igad region is headed for enhanced rainfall...
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Duale Urges Medics to Be “Co-Architects” of Health Reforms as Government Pushes Digital, Structural Overhaul
By Samwel Doe Ouma Health CS Aden Duale Cabinet Secretary for Health Aden Duale has urged Kenya’s medical Association Members...
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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.
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To liaise with stakeholders to fund and foster training of journalists/communicators on science writing.
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To advocate for accurate, balanced and development-friendly communication of environmental, health and sustainable development issues.