Esther Muthoni Passaris Because fear is gone, we must have a discussion that I believe is long overdue in this country. Today’s topic is the ‘edifice complex’, and it essentially refers to the behaviour by politicians whereby they use taxpayer-funded projects for propaganda and to rack up political

Lords of poverty. That's what our "leaders" are!

Kenya's Gen Zs in Biotechnology and Biosafety decided to 🎵 Anguka Nayo 🎶 by explaining why biotech is the way to go for biodiversity. The potential is huge. The benefits are self explanatory. The Gen Zs cannot hide the excitement. youtu.be/W74I8uNvXQ0?si…

Bibiana Iraki: One of the biggest limitations to research in Africa is cost and availability of reagents. What if Africa could produce her reagents locally? The AfriBIOHubs is empowering bioentrepreneurs with skills to develop their own reagents. youtu.be/2Pw4AHNNASU?fe…

Hon. Hon. Jonathan Mueke, CBS PS State Department for Livestock @kilimoKE: #Biotech is not just a field of study but a beacon of hope for our nation's agricultural sector and a critical component in our journey towards sustainable development. #TalkGMOFacts #OFABMediaAwardsKE

Honored to speak at the 8th Annual OFAB Kenya Media Awards, celebrating the role of agricultural biotechnology in driving Kenya's sustainable development. Through the BETA agenda, we’re harnessing technology to boost productivity, ensure food security, and lower livestock

As you start your day, do me a favor. Comment, retweet, or quote #FormIEBC as many times as you can. I only need 1000 mentions of this hashtag to kick-start the campaign. The IEBC is our only way out of this mess now. Retweet widely.

Shark tank at the #foodprize24! Are you at the World Food Prize Foundation? Don't miss our exciting side event hosted by USAID. Three #African founders will pitch their bioinnovations to an audience & panel of judges! 🗓️October 30 from 19:00 – 21:00 CDT 📍Iowa Events Center, Rooms 309-310

Margaret Karembu says that everyone of us is a scientist. How, then, do we define science? Why is there as much disinformation and misinformation in science? How can that be addressed? Bibiana Iraki and Dr Karembu tackle that on youtu.be/vqV7jjN7BeE?fe… Science is...

There's A LOT to be worried about when it comes to our media consumption habits! Explains why our capacity to reason has dwindled. Sinking to new lows on a daily! Garbage in-Garbage out. We must do better. The big question is HOW do we overcome this?

Like a quickly answered prayer 🙏, and you know how good that feels, The Africa Science Dialogue (The AfriSD) afriscidialogue.org/afrisd-answers ensures that your questions on agriculture, health and the environment are answered promptly, accurately, and in detail. Because some of the

Earlier today, we heard Namibia's story, a detailed account of how they achieved their National One Health Strategy. The painstaking work done by stakeholders, the hurdles, the achievements. Our speakers, Iyaloo Mwaningange and Prof Simon Angombe shared amazing insights, which

One Health. You see, this is, inarguably, a discussion we cannot avoid, because of the interconnectedness of different actors in our ecosystem and the importance of each one of them, yes? And Uganda has a story. Quite an interesting story you truly want to listen to, I can

In two days' time, Uganda tells her story- the painstaking journey towards achievement of an optimal One Health environment. It is quite the journey and therefore quite the story, as told by Prof Clovice Kankya and Dr Fred Monje to ISAAA_AfriCenter's Dr Margaret Karembu and Bibiana Iraki.

You don't want to miss this conversation on Silent Influencers of #OneHealth in #Uganda tomorrow! We have riveting speakers-see poster for details! Do join us! 🗓️ 24th April, 2025 ⏰ 11.00 am - 12.30pm EAT 📍 Register here - shorturl.at/s4AgA #COHESA #AfricaScienceDialogue

Here is the new link: webinar.afriscidialogue.org/webinars/from-…

📸 The ISAAA_AfriCenter team, (L to R) Senior Program Officer Dr Dr. Paul Chege, Ph.D. , ISAAA Director Dr Margaret Karembu, and Senior Program Officer Bibiana Iraki pose for a photo with Biosafety Kenya- Official Ag CEO Nehemiah Ng'etich during the 13th Annual Biosafety Conference at Sawela Lodge, Naivasha, Kenya.

THIS FRIDAY... This Friday, your week ends- and weekend starts- quite interestingly. Science, society and journalism meet at a roundtable to discuss strengthening journalism at the human-animal-environment interface. Dr SHYAKA Anselme, Emmanuel Mugisha and Bibiana Iraki will be

There are several reasons why Issue 84 of The Drumbeat, our monthly e-newsletter, is an unputdownable read 📖. 💡 One, the story of the month delves into how what was for ages considered waste, and discarded during sorghum processing, is now turned into an invaluable product

Look at ISAAA_AfriCenter Director Margaret Karembu, the captain of the boat herself, give a welcome note at #ABBC2025, where she is leading prominent voices in the effort to #TalkScienceFacts in a bid to slay misinformation and disinformation in science.