By Aggrey Omboki omboki2725@gmail.com Aisha Dafalla’s first memories of donating blood are a little unpleasant. She was happy to give blood the first time in 1981 as a Form 3 high school student. “I was very eager to give blood but I was unaware of the requirements for a successful donation exercise,” she recalls. “When
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A vegetable solar drier at the Kisii Agricultural Show of Kenya. The appliance has a component for removing moisture from vegetables, hence extending their shelf-life from three days to over six months. Photo: Dorcas Moraa. By Dorcas Moraa The months of January to March are relatively dry in Kisii and Nyamira counties. This is largely
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Snaida Mmbone, an engineer at Duff Engineering at work. Photo: Duff Engineering By Mrs. Rose Muchichu As the world seeks to address gender parity, there are several professions where women remain underrepresented. Engineering is one of those industries. Despite efforts being made to increase the number of women working in this sector, a smaller percentage
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An illustration of gender equity. Parliament can create laws to ensure gender balance without having to amend the Constitution, says Njeri Rugene. File | Nation Media Group There is no denying it: Kenya has been placed in an election mood and indications are that we are likely to remain engaged in that manner for a
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Young mother and child: The recent exposé that 160,000 aged 10-19 years failed to resume studies in January after falling pregnant or being married off, should jolt the country into action. Pool | Nation Media Group When she confirmed that her 15-year-old daughter was pregnant, Mary Ruth was devastated. Even the reality that she would become
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