Jos Mutiso

Marine Biologist. Coral reefs. Fish🐟. Marine Protected Areas. People. God

[Julians Amboko @AmbokoJH]

Finance Bill 2026 makes for an interesting & fairly technical read both from a tax policy & administration standpoint.

A 🧵 on the 11 things that stand out from what we are seeing so far for me.

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

Female Track Athlete of the Year nominee ✨

Repost to vote for @Kipyegon_Faith 🇰🇪 in the #AthleticsAwards.

Voting closes on Sunday 19 October at 11:59 PM CEST.

[Jos Mutiso @joswanza]

There is alot of duplication of roles within the government. Other ministries should take similar measures to address this issue

[Hon. Aden Duale, EGH @HonAdenDuale]

Kenya Water Towers Agency (KWTA) has ceased to exist following last month's dissolution of its Board through the re-deployment of the Chairperson and Directors to other stations in Government.

The dissolution of KWTA follows the expiry of the Executive Order upon which it was created (Gazette Notice No.31 of 20th April 2012) over a year ago, and is part of the ongoing Cabinet sanctioned rationalization of State Corporations with overlapping and/or duplicate mandates.

In the environment sector, KWTA's role was overlapping with the mandates of institutions such as Kenya Forest Service (KFS), Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) and the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA).

Consequently, I have today directed the two Principal Secretaries for Environment and Climate Change, and Forestry to accelerate the ongoing audit of KWTA's asset and liabilities including staff complement.

All staff of KWTA will be deployed to the Ministry and its agencies based on their established competencies.

@Environment_KE @hopskenya @StateHouseKenya @WaterTowersKe @GMugambi_EBS @Eng_F_Ngeno

[Dr. Jennifer O'Leary @JeniOLeary]

Always wonderful to hold meetings in the new classroom and office block at @kisitempunguti1 MPA! Building it was a collaborative effort between @wcs_kenya & @KWSKenya supported by @BlueActionFund

It is already a widely used community resource!

[KMFRI @KmfriResearch]

1/2 Witness the impactful journey of a coral reef restoration initiative! KMFRI Mombasa team led by Research Scientist, Dr @juliet_karisa began hands-on and immersive trainings to community members in Pate & Kiunga on the techniques necessary for effective coral reef restoration.

[CORDIO East Africa @cordioea]

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We are pleased to have hosted the Kenyan coral reef network in a meeting to discuss progress with the National Coral Reef Assessment (NCRA). This work builds on our publication (`21) of the RLE of coral reefs in the WIO.

Thanks to @noradno, @iki_germany & @FaunaFloraInt

[David Obura @dobura]

Global crises need joined-up #nexus approaches to resolve them. This article contains our initial thoughts as we grapple with this complex topic with our fantastic team of 170+ and upcoming author meeting https://t.co/JfDM8dYMw3 via @ipsnews @IPBES @PamMcElwee @cordioea

[Jos Mutiso @joswanza]

@Asmahadi Congratulations

[WIOMSA @wiomsa]

A Special Issue of the Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science (WIOJMS) is out!
Focusing on Ocean and Coastal Governance in the #WIO, this multidisciplinary issue is the first issue of the WIOJMS dedicated to ocean governance and its research.

[William Samoei Ruto, PhD @WilliamsRuto]

I have instructed the Ministry of Environment and Forestry to look into the ongoing uprooting of Baobab trees in Kilifi County to ensure that it sits within the Convention on Biodiversity and the Nagoya Protocol.

[Dr. Nina Wambiji @NWambiji]

Tomorrow we celebrate the #UNWorldOceansDayKE. Join us as our panelists sound a clarion call on how to protect, curb, mitigate against threats to the ocean & sustainably use its resources
@KmfriResearch @IocUnesco @UnescoEast @CSTI_KENYA @wiomsa @Tum001Ke #RevitalizeTheOceanKE

[Leonardo DiCaprio @LeoDiCaprio]

Coral scientist @ProfTerryHughes claims a 6th mass bleaching is unfolding across the #GreatBarrierReef. @UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre began a monitoring mission to assess if the reef should be added to the World Heritage In Danger list. #SaveOurOcean https://t.co/nx2AlhLViK

[KMFRI @KmfriResearch]

2/2 This exercise was led by KMFRI Senior Research Scientist Dr. David Mirera together with research scientist Miriam Wainaina.

[KMFRI @KmfriResearch]

1/2 Nature, Environment & Wildlife Filmmakers (NEWF) Fellow, who is also @KmfriResearch scientist Dr. Juliet Karisa is this week attending @newfcongress Fellows Summit in Durban.
They will discuss a Pan-African collaboration on sharing impactful conservation stories.

[Billfish_Western Indian Ocean @billfishwio]

We celebrate Dr. Nina Wambiji @Nwambiji, a leading fisheries scientist and Co-Principal Investigator on the BILLFISH-WIO funded by @wiomsa.
In this final year of our work, we recognize Nina’s significant contributions in leading the implementation of the regional billfish work.

[Jos Mutiso @joswanza]

https://t.co/WPlJ4Z74aM

[Jos Mutiso @joswanza]

Gov’t embarks on Tsavo restoration project https://t.co/cmVmWTIUpK

[Jos Mutiso @joswanza]

https://t.co/r4HgIxN2U0

[𝕊𝕒𝕞𝕞𝕪 𝕎𝕒𝕞𝕓𝕦𝕒 (𝗧𝗮𝘁𝗮) @swambua]

Ladies & gentlemen, the first metagenomic assessment of WIO coral reef microbiome https://t.co/ISgLP0lJlT