Grevy's zebra is similar to the donkey and is larger compared to other zebras. It is a very striking, tall zebra with huge rounded ears and narrow stripes, which extend to the hooves and get broader towards the neck. They have a white belly and with the stripes closer together and thinner than of the other zebras, it is easier to make a good escape and to hide from predators. Each Grevy’s zebra has a unique stripe pattern, like a person's fingerprint.

The Grevy’s zebras naturally live in semi-arid areas in the north of equator. In Kenya they are found in Samburu, Isiolo and Laikipia and in Marsabit. The Grevy's zebra eats mainly grass and spends most of the daylight hours grazing. It prefers tender shoots, but usually has to eat mostly coarser grass. Leaves and wild fruits are also eaten. Grevy's zebra has adapted well to its desert-like habitat and seems able to withstand extremes of both heat and thirst. It can survive for several days without eating or drinking. Foals (young Grevy’s zebra) take longer intervals between suckling times and do not drink water until they are 3 months old.

At this time of the year, as we approach the end of yet another cycle, the question that lingers on many people’s mind is, “What have I achieved this year?” The end of the year is a time of review. We review our goals and whether we have been able to achieve them. We measure our success in terms of what we have achieved or failed to achieve. It is also at this time of the year that people set new goals for the coming year.

The process of goal setting is critical for us to succeed in any area of our life. It is particularly important for students to set clear and smart academic goals for the coming year.

In 2007, the Nobel Prize Committee awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), to Dr Alexander (AL) Gore the former Vice President of the US and Professor Richardson Samson Odingo which they shared, to honour scientific excellence and tireless efforts by 2500 scientists working under the leadership of IPCC to convince the world that global warming and climate change is a reality. Prof Odingo, who is one of the three vice presidents and who has served in the same capacity for the last ten years, he was awarded the prize for his role in raising concerns about global warming and climate change. His contribution to climate change spans more than three decades.”My training as a geographer enabled me to balance arguments between climate change and global warming at the international level.”

The award was in recognition of the roles played by IPCC and AlGore in laying the foundation for the measures that are needed to counteract the change. As the Vice Chair of IPCC, Prof Odingo has been responsible for supervising research and report of assessments on all aspects of climate change.