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The Council of Governors (CoG) Vice Chair and Nyeri Governor, H.E. Mutahi Kahiga, has launched the Tupande Youth in Agriculture Program in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and CoG. The initiative, unveiled at White Rhino Hotel in Nyeri, aims to inspire youth to pursue agriculture-based careers, enhancing agricultural productivity in Kenya. The program, implemented under…
Tea directors from Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties have told the Agriculture Principal Secretary Paul Rono to keep off and stop meddling with tea factories issues because the government has no powers to interfere with private entities. The directors challenged the authority of Agriculture PS following his recent directives regarding the troubled Miciimikuru Factory. During an…
Kenya Seed Company has admitted that indeed there was a shortage of maize seed in the country. The company director Sammy Chepsiror informed the National Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, which is probing the causes of shortage and increase in maize seeds prices that the shortage was as a result of general increase in…
The Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives has finalized its review of a report on the input of the public on the Business Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024. The Committee, chaired by Embakasi North MP James Gakuya examined the report a day after concluding a three-day public participation exercise. The Bill, sponsored by Majority Leader…
The acting chief executive officer of the Kenya Sugar Board Mr. Jude Chesire has been elected the vice chairman of the International Sugar Organization (ISO). The elections took place during a council meeting held at November 29, 2024, at I Canada Square in Canary Wharf London. Mr Edgar Herrera the executive director of LAICA of…
Kwale County Government encourages women groups to register as SACCOs for economic growth development. The County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for social services and talent Kwale County government encourages women groups to register as SACCOs for economic growth. In an ongoing initiative to improve the livelihoods of women in the county, the Kwale County government,…
Meru residents have been urged to fully embrace goat farming for economic prosperity and stability. A politician cum philanthropist Mr. Earnest Kimaita Mkulima said goat farming is very profitable and rewarding to those who embrace it. Speaking at Kaguma market in Mwangathia ward in Central Imenti constituency, Meru county, Mkulima said goat milk is currently…
Business stakeholders led by former legislator Lewis Nguyai have called on parliament to come up with stringent measures to cushion Kenyans who access loans from predatory digital lenders. Speaking when he appeared before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning to make his submissions on the Business Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 the former MP…
Potato farmers in Meru are set to benefit from Korea through the Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA). Dr Ji Gang Kim, director of Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA), said they are carrying out modern village projects in Meru County. “We are holding training on cultivation and post-harvest management within Meru County….
Agriculture Principal Secretary Dr. Paul Kiprono Rono has ordered investigations into suspected fraud and registration of suspicious companies in the name of Micii Mikuru Tea Factory in Meru County. This follows claims of concerns of misappropriation of funds by the management. This follows protests by farmers after the management declared a bonus payout of Sh….
