Miss Atieno

•Science Journalist
•God first, family always...
winning journalist #AJEA2024

[Miss Atieno @MsSharonAtieno]

My story Quest for sand: Turning farmlands into harvesting sites in Homa Bay just won an award #AJEA2024 in the agriculture and food security category.

Thank you @erc_earth for your support.

➡️https://t.co/93SmyYpJsG

[MESHA Science @MeshaScience]

Meali Mohammed is taking Vanga’s ocean story to the world: https://t.co/i3eaP9ktVH
@MongabayAfrique @MeshaScience @MinistryofAgriculture @MoH @KALRO @IFAJ @WFSJ @HIVpxresearch @Livestock_Dev @PowerShftAfrica

[Christine Ochogo @phenahs]

Discussions on matters agriculture for sufficient food commodities and financial inclusion for farmers are ongoing at the World Farmers Organisation Annual meeting #WFO2026 @MeshaScience
@kenaff_farmers @worldfarmersorg

[Miss Atieno @MsSharonAtieno]

Truth has no meaning if it doesn't reach the people it is meant for in a language that they understand. This is why @mongabay Swahili is being launched to bridge this gap- Ann Ngugi

#SwahiliforNature
#EnvironmentinSwahili
@MeshaScience
@MongabayAfrique

[Miss Atieno @MsSharonAtieno]

While English may be important, using local languages in the African region is equally https://t.co/EBMleD44S4 feels home when you listen to your own language- @akanadavid , Mongabay Africa Director
@MeshaScience
@mongabay
@MongabayAfrique
#swahilifornature
#mongabayswahili

[Miss Atieno @MsSharonAtieno]

Women deliver in food systems yet progress to close gender gap in the sector remains slow.
#IWD2026
#GenderinAg
@CGIARgender
@ncdehaan
@MeshaScience

[water journalists @H2Ojournalists]

East Africa's fisheries are on the brink! Illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing across Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, and DRC is depleting shared waters like Lake Victoria.

#IllegalFishing
Read here 👇
https://t.co/01lcI4yUTw

[Nigeria Health Watch @nighealthwatch]

Episode 3 is now live.

@MsSharonAtieno of @ScienceAfrica5 (Kenya) and Afeez Bolaji of @daily_trust take us inside the reporting behind Africa’s malaria vaccine rollout, revealing the realities, gaps, and stories that shape public understanding.

Listen to the full conversation: https://t.co/Y2HM7pVNwD

#BreakItDownPodcast

[Nigeria Health Watch @nighealthwatch]

The malaria vaccine marks a major shift for Africa, but access, trust, and logistics will define its success.

How are African journalists telling this story beyond the headlines? Episode 3 of our Journal Conversation featuring @MsSharonAtieno & Afeez Bolaji.
tells the #WholeStory. Watch this space as it drops next tomorrow.

[Nigeria Health Watch @nighealthwatch]

Modern contraceptive uptake remains low among Kenyan Somali women due to trust, cultural beliefs, and misinformation.

In this month’s #NHWTorchlightAfrica, Sharon Atieno highlights how Community Health Promoters are building trust, dispelling misinformation, and supporting women to make informed reproductive choices.

Read the piece: https://t.co/GeuFVcBasE

[Miss Atieno @MsSharonAtieno]

My latest piece focuses on the slow but steady rise of contraceptive use among the Somali community in Kenya. It focuses on the work community health promoters are doing to break barriers on this issue...https://t.co/Kr0kg74WQG
@nighealthwatch

[MESHA Science @MeshaScience]

Don’t miss @IFAJ 2025 Congress—world-class research, world-class farming and the world’s most exciting wildlife! Nairobi, Kenya October 15-18, 2025. Register today! https://t.co/HVQbECb9ZF

[Miss Atieno @MsSharonAtieno]

Lake Victoria continues to suffer due to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. Despite many people depending on the Lake, some have opted for dubious means which are endangering the fish species, we will be discussing this and more...
@infoNILE
@ScienceAfrica5

[Miss Atieno @MsSharonAtieno]

In my latest piece, I venture into mistreatment and abuse among teen mothers in Kenya and how adolescent-friendly health services can lead to better outcomes for them...https://t.co/50zha0ytm4

@ScienceAfrica5 @aphrc @theawjp @MeshaScience

[Miss Atieno @MsSharonAtieno]

I will be participating in the launch of this cross-border investigation supported by @infoNILE and @Pulitzer on the state of fish in Lake Victoria. Join us https://t.co/euBsHcT2vB

[Iradukunda Espoir @iradespoir]

Fish stocks are plummeting in East Africa's vital water bodies like Lake Victoria! @infoNILE’s cross-border investigation, Caught in Crisis, uncovers the devastating impact of illegal fishing across 5 countries

July 2nd, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM EAT

Sign up: 🔗https://t.co/PB9Q3X8sDs

[InfoNile @infoNILE]

We are launching the long awaited multimedia cross border story; #CaughtinCrisis ⬇️

An investigative peace into illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing along critical Eastern African waterways—

Are you ready 😏

🚀 Sign up: 🔗https://t.co/FvyTBGszZh

@pulitzercenter

[Joyce Chimbi @JoyceChimbi]

I wrote about #Polio focusing on the Kenya-Uganda border. Free of wild polio but highly vigilant against the disease. Talked to polio survivors, health providers and polio technical experts.
@NDauterive
#UNFoundation
#WHO
#Gavi
https://t.co/vexZhDFIgV

[Miss Atieno @MsSharonAtieno]

@JoyceChimbi Thanks for the support and encouragement

[Miss Atieno @MsSharonAtieno]

It was so close yet slightly far away. I still thank God for emerging as a finalist and 1st runners up #AJEA2025
@MediaCouncilK
@ScienceAfrica5
@MeshaScience
@infoNILE
@pulitzercenter @MediaCouncilK

➡️ Here's the story https://t.co/L3xJ7bZ0Wa

[MESHA Science @MeshaScience]

15% of Kenyan girls aged 15–19 have begun childbearing — KDHS 2023.
Root causes include poverty, child marriage, limited access to contraceptives, sexual violence & survival-based transactional sex.
It's time to prioritize adolescent SRHR.