Elizabeth Ojina

Kisumu

Correspondent at Daily Nation

Science and Business Journalist, Nation Media Group

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Articles

How banana trunk juice became a business lifeline for Kisumu farmer

1 month ago | nation.africa | Elizabeth Ojina

Many farmers grow bananas with the sole intention of harvesting the fruits for consumption or sale. Once the fruits mature, the trunk or pseudo-stem is cut to pieces and left in the farm to rot or given to livestock. Jehu Oduor, a resident of Kisumu County, has turned what is waste to many farmers into a rare product. He now makes juice from banana trunks.
Meet Philemona Maloba: The dragon fruit pioneer of Ahero

2 months ago | nation.africa | Elizabeth Ojina

Behind St Peter’s ACK Parish in Ahero, Kisumu County, is Philemona Maloba’s farm, where she grows dragon fruits. Despite the afternoon scorching sun and the dry spell, Maloba’s dragon fruit plants don’t show signs of withering. On the contrary, they are blossoming with flowers and fruits. The farmer has about 400 plants anchored on concrete poles. Every plant bears beautiful dark pink fruits.
Kaunti chonjo kisa kinachoshukiwa cha kipindupindu kikiripotiwa Nyando

2 months ago | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Elizabeth Ojina

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Lake Victoria’s perennial weed turned into clean cooking fuel

Feb 11, 2025 | nation.africa | Elizabeth Ojina

At Dunga Beach in Kisumu, a group of innovative youth has found an unexpected solution to Lake Victoria's persistent water hyacinth problem: turning the invasive weed into cooking fuel. By combining the noxious weed with kitchen waste from local restaurants, the entrepreneurs are producing biogas that now powers fish processing operations along the beach, offering an environmentally friendly alternative to charcoal and firewood.
Gradus Lusi: ‘How mistaken number plate almost cost my life’

Feb 10, 2025 | nation.africa | Elizabeth Ojina

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Kisumu family’s 10-day search for missing kin ends in a Siaya morgue

Jan 9, 2025 | nation.africa | Elizabeth Ojina

The body of a Rongo University graduate, who has been missing since December 30, was on Wednesday found in a morgue in Siaya County, ending a 10-day search by his family. The disappearance of Erick Ouma Ombewa, 26, had left his restless family in Kisumu County searching far and wide. On Wednesday evening, the family found the body of the budding teacher at the Bondo Sub-County Hospital mortuary. Police now say the death is not a murder but a result of a road accident.
Patient who underwent brain surgery detained over SHIF glitch

Nov 18, 2024 | nation.africa | Oscar Kakai |Elizabeth Ojina

Mary Kwangwa paces restlessly at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) in Kisumu County. Clutching a handful of papers, she anxiously awaits a text message from Mbale, Vihiga County, that will allow her to clear her sister’s hospital bill of Sh64,307.
Kenya to take part in development of Mpox vaccine

Nov 18, 2024 | nation.africa | Elizabeth Ojina

A pharmaceutical company based in the United States has announced a research partnership with the Kenya Medical Research Institute (Kemri) to develop and test a vaccine for Mpox. The project worth Sh233. 1 million is likely to take up to two years to accomplish, according to Kemri. Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corporation will undertake Phase I clinical trial of TNX-801 in Kenya, focusing on assessing the vaccine’s safety, tolerability and immunogenicity.
Wacheni mchezo na mtoe pesa za kaunti, magavana waambia Serikali ya Kitaifa

Nov 12, 2024 | taifaleo.nation.co.ke | Wachira Mwangi |Elizabeth Ojina

MAGAVANA wa kaunti za ukanda wa Ziwa Victoria(LREB) wameelezea wasiwasi wao kuhusu fedha za mgao kwa kaunti kuchelewa kutolewa, wakitaka Hazina ya Taifa iheshimu katiba na kuhakikisha pesa hizo zinatumwa kwa wakati unaofaa.
ICIPE discovers insect that degrades plastic waste

Nov 5, 2024 | nation.africa | Elizabeth Ojina

The International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) researchers have discovered an insect that could be helpful in addressing the plastic waste menace. The scientists say the larvae of lesser mealworm, a species of darkling beetle known scientifically as Alphitobius, are capable of consuming plastics, which have contributed to the global pollution menace.