Meet the Nyeri woman who knows her fish

Prepare yourself for this oxymoron: Wanja is an expert in fish. She is the head of Ichthyology Department at the National Museums of Kenya. From as far back as 1998, she has been carrying out extensive research on freshwater fish biodiversity in Kenya.

Last year, she authored a book – Common Freshwater Fishes of Kenya – the first guide of its kind that researchers and students of ichthyology now use in their research work.