Employ holistic approach to curb unrest, arson in schools
On this matter of safety of students in schools, aside from building structures and enforcing standards, and ensuring discipline, there is more to the story, at least from my point of view.
Students are human...
Tetra Pak roots for environmental conservation
Tetra Pak has launched a campaign to promote recycling and protect the environment.
The campaign, dubbed “Go Nature, Go Carton”, is designed to promote the proper sorting, disposal and recycling of waste.
Globally, human activity produces...
AGRIBUSINESS: Farmers urged to explore cotton farming
When farmers in India first heard of biotech-engineered cotton 20 years ago, a few scoffed at the idea while others embraced it.
A team of scientists at Monsanto had developed Bt, a variety of cotton...
AFRICA: Is our voice against climate change loud enough?
Many have undertaken to discuss, write and publicly talk about climate change due to global warming, how the change is already affecting different regions of the globe and what should be done to either...
Report: Kenya losing momentum in anti-tobacco war
Kenya has lost the gains made in tobacco control before the Covid-19 pandemic, a new report shows. The Global Tobacco Index is produced by the Global Centre for Good Governance in Tobacco Control (GGTC) as...
Journalist: Living positively with Sickle Cell Disease has seen me this far
Elizabeth Merab, 28, has battled Sickle Cell Disease for 18 years now.
She gives us a clearer perspective of what it is to be born with and live with SCD.
Merab was born and bred in...
OPINION: Approach environmental care ethically
The world in general is making efforts to care and conserve the environment.
In Kenya and Africa in general, individuals, organizations, environmental activists, environmental agencies and governments are having discussions on different methods and policies...
HEALTH: NEMA issues yellow bin directive to counties
The National Environmental Management Agency (NEMA) has asked county governments to provide yellow coded bins for the safe disposal of COVID-19 related waste.
According to NEMA director general Mamo Boru, the yellow coded containers will...
STATISTICS: Covid-19 slows down family planning efforts
The uptake and usage of contraceptives among women aged 15-49 has dropped significantly in recent times.
Data from the Ministry of Health shows that between July 2020 and June 2021, 5,020,335 women of reproductive age...
HEALTH: Is what you are eating killing you slowly?
Ever wondered where the food you buy at the supermarket or greengrocer's stall comes from?
Pay close attention. It could prove to be a way of avoiding food-related diseases.
According to experts, the food we eat...
