Milliam Murigi

Nairobi

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Women’s inclusion in forest governance below expectation

1 week ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

Three decades after the landmark Beijing Declaration, the promise of gender equality remains unfulfilled for indigenous, afro-descendant and local community women who rely on forests for their livelihoods.
Strategy to boost water security, climate resilience in East Africa launched

1 week ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

With climate change causing water risks to increase, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has launched a new strategy aimed at securing water resources, building resilience, and boosting sustainable agriculture in the East African region. Speaking during the launch, IWMI Director General Mark Smith said the strategy is a roadmap for research and innovation to improve water management, enhance livelihoods, and drive sustainable development across the region.
Making deep-sea fishing sustainable

1 week ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

Along Kenya’s coastline and inland lakes, fishers are sounding the alarm over a worrying trend of shrinking catches and depleted fish stocks. Once teeming near-shore waters are now yielding fewer and smaller fish, threatening both food security and livelihoods for thousands of Kenyans who depend on the sector.
Address Gap Between Researchers and Farmers, Experts Urge

2 weeks ago | news.scienceafrica.co.ke | Milliam Murigi |Science Africa

By Milliam MurigiMany solutions in the agrifood sector have yet to be scaled up, meaning their full potential to improve food security, boost farmer incomes, and enhance climate resilience remains untapped. This was the key message as the curtains fell on the inaugural CGIAR Science Week. Speaking during the closing press briefing, Dr. Eliud Kireger, Director General of KALRO, noted that one of the major barriers to widespread adoption is the gap between researchers and farmers.
Building stronger climate resilient communities

2 weeks ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

As the impacts of climate change continue to disproportionately affect vulnerable groups, women, youth, and minorities are emerging as essential agents in driving climate adaptation efforts. This was revealed during a meeting whose theme was to discuss the role of gender equality, youth, and inclusivity in advancing system transformation amid climate challenges.
High costs push Kenyan beans, peas farmers off global markets

2 weeks ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

Kenyan farmers are increasingly abandoning international markets for beans and peas, due to the high cost of production and exportation. This was highlighted during the closure ceremony of the New Export Trade (NExT) Kenya Programme, which has been running for six years to enhance Kenya’s horticultural exports.
Experts: One Health approach to help combat zoonotic diseases in Africa

3 weeks ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

If African countries are to successfully combat zoonotic diseases, human health, animal health, and environmental health must be treated as one interconnected system. This was revealed in Accra, Ghana, during the second global congress on new and emerging genetic biocontrol technologies.
Road traffic injuries leading cause of adolescent deaths

1 month ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death for children and adolescents aged between five and 19 years globally, a new report has revealed. Dubbed Protecting Young Lives: Global Status Report on Child and Adolescent Road Safety by Unice, the report reveals that annually, an estimated 181,453 children aged 0–19 years die from road traffic injuries, with more than 90 per cent of the burden affecting low and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Experts call for more research on marine life in Indian Ocean

1 month ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

Biodiversity experts have urged governments that benefit from the Indian Ocean to increase investment in research to help uncover the ‘true extent’ of marine life in the resource. Zanzibar Climate Change Alliance Executive Director Mahfoudh Haji said the ocean is a treasure trove of ecological biodiversity. It supports a vast range of biodiversity, including iconic species like sea turtles, dugongs, and whale sharks.
Gen-Z ladies step forward to speak painful truth to power

1 month ago | peopledaily.digital | Milliam Murigi

For decades, Kenyan men have dominated the frontline spaces in the push for democracy, human rights and economic emancipation. Sometimes last year however, a new wave of activism began to take shape in the heart of Kenya, spearheaded by a generation often seen as the future but now standing boldly to shape the present.