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Githunguri Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society, the manufacturer of Fresha milk products, has gotten an international market for their UHT milk and will be exporting 250,000 litres per month to Oman, Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Speaking during the society’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Githunguri Stadium, Chairman George Kinuthia said that they have dispatched off 113,750…
Uasin Gishu Chief Officer for Cooperatives and Enterprise Development Ruth Samoei has urged cooperative societies to allow young people in their management. Speaking during a visit to Kipsonoi Dairy Cooperative Society in Bomet County, Samoei noted that most cooperatives are run by old folks and that there is need for a paradigm shift in the…
Kakamega county Deputy Governor Ayub Savula has disclosed that the county will put up a tea factory in Shinyalu in line with their campaign manifesto. Speaking in an open forum on Public Private Dialogue (PPD), the deputy governor said the tea factory will help improve the livelihoods of farmers in the region. PPD aims to…
The Cabinet has approved the release of an additional Ksh4 billion for coffee farmers. It had earlier on released Ksh3 billion . This implies that farmers will now earn Ksh80 for a kilogramme of cherry from the current Ksh20 as an advance payment. To re-energise the Nairobi Coffee Exchange, the government will also search for better markets for…
Women and institutions in Kajiado county will receive interest free loans from the county government if the Kajiado County Women Economic Empowerment Fund (Amendment) Bill 2023 becomes law. The bill will establish a Women Economic Empowerment Fund. Kajiado County Assembly Committee on Gender, Culture, Cooperatives, Tourism and Wildlife Chairperson Naisiae Karia said the Act seeks to…
16 groups within Kisumu Central constituency have received Ksh2.3 million from Uwezo Fund to boost their activities. Out of the group, 13 have been refinanced while 3 are new ones. Credit and loans officer Laban Mwangi noted that most groups repay their loans on time and urged them to continue doing so to enable others…
Gusii Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (GCFCU) has joined the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) to auction its coffee directly to buyers, ending decades of dependence on brokers. The Union’s CEO Dr Robert Mainya urged coffee farmers and the public to visit the union on Tuesdays and watch how coffee is being sold at the auction. He…
Garissa County Cooperative Director Samuel Karanja has urged residents to start forming groups like chamas or Saccos to exploit the services brought about by the launch of Garissa Industrial and Aggregation Park. He noted that the park will bring together more businesses that will provide services complementing one another and attract new investment areas and…
A section of Gem residents have vowed to stop a mining company from forcefully evicting them from their ancestral land in order to pave way for the extraction of gold. Through a Community Based Citizen Forum, the residents accused the ministry of mining and local leaders of coercing them into leaving their ancestral land without…
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has received Cabinet approval to embark on the Gogo Hydropower Redevelopment Project, bringing relief to the people of Western Kenya. The decision was made during a Cabinet meeting chaired by President William Ruto at State Lodge Kisumu. The Project, situated along the banks of River Kuja in Migori County, is…
