State to back journalists’ bid to host forum

By PETER ATSIAYA

Higher Education Minister Margaret Kamar says the Government would support a bid by local science journalists to host the World Science Journalists Conference.

Prof Kamar said the decision, made through the Media for Science, Health and Agriculture (Mesha) organisation to bid for hosting the international meeting was a move in the right direction and assured them of the State’s support.

“Kenya is ready to host such an important event and my ministry fully backs your bid because the forum would be a positive step towards promoting reportage on science matters by journalists,” said the Eldoret East MP.

The conference is scheduled for 2015. The minister was addressing participants during the ongoing Africa Science Journalists Conference at a Nakuru hotel.

The three-day conference that brought together more than 200 science journalists from Africa has been organised by Mesha.