Scientists in rare joint-project with traditional rainmakers
Daily Nation [Kenya] – 1 July 2008
NAIROBI, KENYA: At first, they were described as backward and their shrines dismissed as laboratories of black magic. But, like the proverbial cornerstone that had been rejected by the builders, traditional African rain-makers are slowly gaining recognition. The scientific world has began embracing them as partners in unravelling the never-ending mysteries of Mother Nature. In fact, climate experts are looking up to indigenous African knowledge as a probable salvation to the devastating effects of climate change. A plan has been mooted, funded by the International Development Research Centre, where researchers from local universities, the Kenya Meteorological Department, the Kenya Industrial Property Institute and the National Museums of Kenya will join forces with the legendary rain making Nganyi community in Emuhaya constituency of Western Province. Read the article…
