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Sugar workers suspend strike after Govt, Union agree on arrears payment process

Sacco ReviewFebruary 3, 2026February 4, 202604 mins

The sugar factory workers has suspended their nationwide strike following high-level talks held between the Government and the Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers (KUSPAW), chaired by CS Mutahi Kagwe. The industrial action, which began on January 29, 2026 and affected Muhoroni, Nzoia, Sony and Chemelil sugar factories, was triggered by unpaid salary…

Governor Kang’ata urges Mango farmers to follow cooperatives’ harvesting guidelines to curb losses

Sacco ReviewFebruary 2, 202605 mins

Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata has urged mango farmers to strictly follow harvesting guidelines issued by the cooperative so as to avoid more losses. Irungu, through a public notice, issued an advisory to mango farmers following a surplus in the market that has slowed the uptake of produce by the contracted manufacturers across the county “Farmers are…

LBDA invests Ksh3Billion to revamp rice farming in Nyando

Sacco ReviewJanuary 31, 2026February 2, 202605 mins

The Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) in collaboration with other key stakeholders, has invested Ksh3 billion to revamp rice farming in Nyando,Kisumu County. The investment targets the revival of idle land at the South West Kano Irrigation Scheme in Nyando and Kadibo Sub-County, where at least seven hectares are set to be brought back into…

High Court dismisses tea farmers’ case over bonus

Sacco ReviewJanuary 31, 202605 mins

The High Court in Nairobi has dismissed an application by small-scale tea farmers challenging alleged discriminatory tea bonus payments for the 2024/2025 financial year, ruling that the matter had been overtaken by events. In a ruling delivered at the Milimani Law Courts on January 27, Justice Roselyne Aburili found that the bonuses in dispute had…

Mwea rice farmers welcome construction of Mutithi irrigation canal set to boost production

Sacco ReviewJanuary 30, 202604 mins

Mwea rice farmers in the Mutithi section have welcomed the construction of a major irrigation canal in which is is set to expand rice cultivation by 10,000 acres, a move expected to significantly reduce Kenya’s national rice deficit. The Ksh1 billion project which is being implemented by the National Irrigation Authority (NIA), is scheduled for…

Garissa livestock farmers, traders decry market neglect, call for improved amenities

Sacco ReviewJanuary 29, 202605 mins

Traders and Livestock farmers operating at the Soko Ng’ombe market in Garissa County have decried in what they term as the market neglect by government, leaving it with no clean toilets nor clean supply of water as well as adequate stalls for fodder traders. They are calling on the government to improve market social amenities…

Meru Governor assents to Miraa Promotion Act, declares war on miraa cartels, speeding vehicles

Sacco ReviewJanuary 29, 202607 mins

Meru Governor Isaac Mutuma has declared war on miraa cartels and speeding drivers after assenting to the Meru County Miraa Promotion Act, 2025 that enables the devolved unit to enforce miraa regulations. According to Governor Mutuma, the law will smoke out shadowy miraa exporters and cartels believed to be strangling farmers’ earnings. Under the new…

CS Kagwe gives maize hoarders 30 day ultimatum, warns of duty free imports

Sacco ReviewJanuary 27, 202604 mins

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has given maize traders and farmers hoarding grain a 30-day deadline to release stocks to the market, warning that the government will allow duty-free maize imports if supplies remain tight. Speaking in Sagana on Monday, Kagwe said the government’s first priority is to buy maize from local farmers to replenish…

Lower Turkwel Irrigation Project emerges as catalyst for growth in restive region

Sacco ReviewJanuary 23, 2026January 23, 202609 mins

The proposed Lower Turkwel Irrigation Project is increasingly being viewed as a transformative development initiative capable of reshaping agriculture, education and security in the Turkwel region, while also serving as a unifying platform for all communities living around Turkwel, including the Pokot, Turkana and other neighbouring groups. This position emerged following a high-level consultative meeting…

Central Kenya tomato farmers count losses as oversupply crashes prices

Sacco ReviewJanuary 23, 202603 mins

Tomato farmers in Central Kenya are incurring heavy losses after a surge in production flooded local markets, driving prices to record lows across Kirinyaga, Nyeri, Murang’a and Laikipia counties. At Kagio Market in Kirinyaga, one of the region’s main fresh produce hubs, a 60-kilogramme crate of Grade One tomatoes is currently selling for about Ksh1,000,…