President Uhuru emphasises importance of science and technology in education

Monica Bosibori, a student at Sengani Girls Secondary School, explains to students of State House Girls the use of 'lantana camara' leaf extract during the Young Scientists Kenya exhibition in Nairobi, yesterday. [Beverlyne Musili, Standard]

The integration of science and technology in the education curriculum is a key driver to the economy, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said.

Uhuru said young scientists were at the centre of determining how Kenya’s future and community of the nation wouldl be. He spoke at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) during the first Young Scientists Kenya (YSK) exhibition.