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There have been recent controversial cuts to the UK’s aid budget – slashed from 0.7% of gross national income to 0.5% last month – which have undermined the country’s commitment to “be a force for good in the world”. The cuts will have a devastating impact on the provision of services in humanitarian crises, such as in Yemen, and it will also affect vital research projects. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the body that controls research funding in the UK, has told universities that projects under the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF), part of the UK’s official developme...

From 5,250 reported cases of cervical cancer in Kenya last year, 3,286 women died, making it the top killer variant among women. But the study at the Nairobi Cancer Registry at the Kenya Medical Research Institute and Eldoret Registry at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) found that Kenya offers the best cervical cancer care in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study compared the quality of care in nine African countries. “By country, the proportion of patients receiving cancer treatment with curative potential varied from four per cent in Maputo (Mozambique) to 49 per cent in Nairobi.” ...

THE STANDARD By Rading Biko | February 28th 2021 at 06:10:00 GMT +0300 NAIROBI, KENYA: The dairy sector plays a key role in Kenya's rural area. Majority of people living in these areas more so women and children live below a dollar mark per day. Most rural families own a cow or two, a major source of income for them, where the milk surplus is sold directly to other members of the community depending on demand. A recent survey by the Kenya Market Trust revealed that 86 per cent of Kenya’s milk (approximately 5.2 billion litres) is sold by unorganised, small-scale businesses in informal mar...

THE STANDARD By Biko Rading | February 14th 2021 at 06:30:00 GMT +0300 Mr John Mbugua (Left) and Bilha Nyambura in one of the Nursery garden in Dundori Forest. (PHOTO: Biko Rading) Climate Change is one of the biggest problems the world is grappling with in the 21st century. Though it has existed over the last century, its impact is being felt across the globe and it has greatly altered the earth’s ecosystems. Unpredictable weather patterns have left millions in hunger as farmers continue to harvest less or nothing at all. In 2015 global leaders pledged to tackle Climate Change through th...

THE STANDARD By Rading Biko | January 1st 2021 at 05:10:00 GMT +0300 Dr Simon Topisa tagging a goat (PHOTO: Biko Rading)   Local communities in Kenya are adapting to climate change through different approaches to mitigate its harmful effects demonstrated most visibly through frequent cycles of drought. In Tharaka Nithi County, communities are reshaping their adaptation strategy by embracing a unique breed of goats, the Galla that is more resilient to the changing conditions. It is also commonly referred to as the Boran or Somali goat. This breed has two main sub-types, the Degyir and Degun...