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Kisumu County Governor Professor Anyang’ Nyong’o has revealed that the recently commissioned Kabonyo Fisheries and Aquaculture Service and Training Centre of Excellence will provide alternative sources of fish production methods that will help reduce excess fishing pressure on Lake Victoria. The governor stated that the centre will serve East and Central Africa region and collaborate…
Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) Communications Officer Alex Mugambi has revealed that the authority has registered 41 individual retirement benefit schemes for employees aiming to save for retirement. Speaking during a media sensitization forum in Kakamega, Mugambi stated that the authority responds in a timely manner to the needs of the stakeholders and that it conducts all…
The rush by Saccos to embrace mobile and internet banking as a replacement for the brick and mortar branches is proving to be a weak link in the fight against fraud in Saccos. A recently released SASRA report covering 2021 and 2022 shows that rogue Sacco staff are breaching internal systems and riding on mobile…
President William Ruto has urged unregistered farmers to register and benefit from subsidized fertilizers to boost their production. Speaking during the Mashujaa Day celebrations at Kericho Green Stadium, the President emphasized that his administration is committed to ensuring that every farmer in Kenya has access to the resources they need to thrive. He revealed that…
Invest and Grow (IG) Sacco has donated photocopier machines and printing papers to Friends Malava Primary School. The school’s Deputy Head teacher Esther Wayela Lucheli narrated how it has been tedious and expensive to carry out printing services from the nearby cyber cafes. BoM team represented by Lawson Makola appreciated the gesture and promised to…
Kenya Electricity Generation Company (KenGen) now intends to diversify its production module in view of the vagaries of the effects of climate change and unreliable rains. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Eng. Peter Njenga said they will no longer depend of water alone for power generation and intend to use other sources such as solar power,…
European Union Ambassador to Kenya Henriette Geiger has urged youth and women from Kisumu and adjacent counties to engage in agribusiness to benefit from financial and technical support from the AgriBiz programme funded by the EU and Danida. Speaking during the United Nations World Tourism Day celebrations in Kisumu County, Geiger revealed that through the…
Farmers and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Kiambu County are set to benefit following the unveiling of multi-billion storage facilities at Tatu City in Ruiru. The state-of-the-art temperature-controlled warehouse facilities put up by Cold Solutions East Africa Limited will mainly benefit farmers dealing with perishable farm produce for both local and export markets. The…
Avocado farmers in Kakamega county have launched a cooperative society to guide them on the best farming practices of the produce and in preparation for the county government rollout of a World Bank project aimed at promoting avocado farming in the county. Speaking during their first AGM, Mumbo Avocado Farmers’ Cooperative Society Chairman Maxwell Shamala…
Fish farmers from Kakamega County have called upon the government to recognize the county among the blue economy counties in the country. Led by Kakamega Fish Farmers Cooperative Chairman Laban Mwanzo, the farmers argued that the county hugely contributes to the growth of the already established blue economy counties by supplying, producing and packaging fish…
