Kenya hosts Continental Science Journalists Conference

More than 100 science journalists drawn from different African countries are attending a conference in Nakuru, one of Kenya's cities, about 200 km west of Nairobi.

The conference has a rich menu of themes which deal with among others, food security, technology, climate change, environmental degradation and health.

The conference which kicked off from August 20, 2012 and runs up to 24, was officially opened by the Minister for Higher Education and Technology Prof Margaret Kamar, who emphasized the role of the media in development.

The conference is organized by Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA) and in partnership with other organizations, among them, Internews, a US based media organization with an office in Kenya and other countires.

The conference includes field trips around Nakuru to interact with the communities and the local environment.

One of the conference banners

 Some of the participants during a break from the sessions.

Some of the goats bred at KARI Naivasha at a feeding trough

A journalist reaches out to one of the Sahiwal bulls at the KARI Centre in Naivasha. The bulls are modified from a bred initially in Pakistan and India. The two countries are again now importing the bred from Kenya after their own was wiped out during wars

Some of the Journalists during a field trip to Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI)in Naivasha.

 Making hay while the sun shines! These workers at KARI are keen to ensure the livestock have enough to eat.