World expert on snake-bite
I have listened to Professor David Warrell give talks on snake-bite over many years while I worked at the KEMRI-Wellcome trust collaborative research program in Kilifi, Kenya. Desp
Finally, I am blogging
I have never, until now, been interested in starting a science blog. Then I attended a session in the 8th World conference of science journalists in Helsinki, Finland, last week an
Snakes don’t get much from biting you
Throughout the African continent, there exists a pervasive fear of snakes, the ultimate symbol of evil. If you are religious, you may say it all started at the garden of Eden, when
Anti-malaria vaccine a few tests away.
Anti-malaria vaccine a few tests away. The Daily Nation. 24th April 2013. I published this feature article in the Daily Nation – looking at the journey for the malaria vaccin
Outcomes of untreated high blood pressure.
Outcomes of untreated high blood pressure. Daily Nation 6th March 2013 http://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/DN2/Outcomes-of-untreated-high-blood-pressure/-/957860/1712282/-/s6efin/-/
Watch that salt! It just might be killing you.
Watch that salt! It just might be killing you. The Daily Nation. 6th March 2013. I wrote this feature article in the Daily Nation highlighting some of the risk factors for high blo
Dying to live: The case for universal health care.
Dying to live: The case for universal health care. The Daily Nation, 26th February 2013. https://nation.africa/kenya/life-and-style/dn2/dying-to-live-the-search-for-universal-healt
When beasts eye boys.
When beasts eye boys. The Daily Nation, 17th December 2012. Often when people talk about child sexual abuse – they are thinking of girls but boys also suffer sexual abuse. I
Seeking justice for sexually abused children
Seeking justice for sexually abused children. Daily Nation. 31st October 2012.http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/Living/Suffer+the++little+children/-/1218/1606652/-/12cahy4/-/index.h
Fiction
‘Longing for Sarah’ published in 2012 https://publishyourstory.blogspot.com/2012/03/longing-for-sarah-by-tabitha-mwangi.html AND ‘Mirror, mirror on the wall’