NYS servicemen from Gilgil barracks are being taken through the process of fighting desert locusts which have currently invaded seventeen counties in the country. This emerged during the ongoing National Research Fund (NRF) retreat in Naivasha which has brought together scientists from different universities and organisations. Nabukwesi added that the National Research Fund is currently studying the effects of Covid-19, Cancer, supporting visually impaired minors and locust invasion. “The National Research Fund is also working on food security in some counties and assisting minors who have challenges in hearing and seeing to communicate through technology,” he said. National Research Fund CEO Dr Jemima Onsare admitted that funding and personnel is still a challenge to the newly-formed organisation.

Source: Standard Digital December 13, 2020 11:26 UTC