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Kenya High student in bid to fight malaria

Young Scientists KenyaA project on how yeast and sugar can be used to produce a gas like the human body odour that attracts mosquitoes will be one of the main highlights during this year’s Young Scientists Kenya (YSK) National Science and Technology Exhibition.
The project, a brainchild of MaryAnn Andovee a student at Kenya High School, will be featured in the exhibition, which is set to take place at KICC on July 5 and 6.
MaryAnn, a 16-year-old Form Three student, will be among over 160 secondary school students expected to participate in this year’s event, whose theme is "Making STEM Education Accessible to All".
“I love sciences and the exhibition will be a good forum for me to interact with other students, aspiring scientists and innovators to learn more from them.” said MaryAnn.
INNOVATION
“My innovation is about the reaction of yeast and sugar to produce Carbon IV Oxide. Through a lot of research I’ve seen when we human beings emit Carbon IV Oxide that is when we attract mosquitoes which bite and infect us with malaria. My project aims to produce the gas that attracts them in one place in order to kill them all at once,” she added.
According to the organisers, more than 92 projects have been submitted so far for the exhibition which is a unique platform for young people to demonstrate their innovation and showcase their scientific talent.
The programme, which is in partnership with the Ministry of Education, the Embassy of Ireland and BLAZE by Safaricom among others, was launched in July 2017 and is currently in its pilot phase, which has seen it work with 80 schools in 10 counties.
Approximately 5,000 guests are expected to attend this year’s exhibition to be officially opened by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

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