New bid to promote science in schools

Shannon Auma (right) and Lydia Wanjiru of Pangani Girls High School explain how a solar-powered brooder works during the launch of Young Scientist Kenya.

The Government has launched a competition for young scientists in collaboration with the Embassy of Ireland and Safaricom platform, Blaze.

The Young Scientist Kenya (YSK) is a unique platform for young people across the country to demonstrate their scientific talents. It is based on the British Telecom Young Scientist and Technologist Exhibitions of Ireland founded in the 1960s by Dr Tony Scott and Fr Tom Burke.