SCOPING MISSION IN PREPARATION FOR DR-SRM PROJECT KICK OFF IN SAMBURU COUNTY

Dr.SM Mureithi of Department of LARMAT, University of Nairobi accompanied by the Country Director of Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Suisse (VSF-Suisse) ,(Kenya and Somalia) and Eric Rosana of VSF-Suisse Kenya are on a four day (from 2nd November, 2020)  scoping mission in Samburu County in preparation for the start of implementating the  “Building Drought Resilience in Samburu Through Sustainable Rangelands Management (DR-SRM) Project.

CLASSROOM LECTURES TO BEGIN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

Face to face, Teaching & Learning will resume on 9th November 2020 for 1st Years in College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS) College of Architecture and Engineering (CAE), College of Biological and Physical Sciences (CBPS), College of Education & External Studies (CEES)-Kenya Science Campus & College of Health Sciences (CHS).

BUTTERFLY FARMING;ASSESSMENT OF STATUS OF GEF- SGP FUNDED PROJECTS

Dr. Judith Mbau, a lecturer in this department  on 6th October, 2020 visited local community of Kilifi county. The meeting aimed at assessing the status of GEF- SGP funded projects whose purpose is to create sustainable landscapes by restoring ecosystems while supporting community livelihoods in the county. Farmers have embraced butterfly farming within the buffer zone of Kaya Kauma in Kilifi County. Both the youth and women have generated income via butterfly farming.