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The Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) has kicked off a grower registration exercise that will run from today, May 25, to June 1, 2026, paving the way for Grower Representative Elections scheduled for June 25, 2026. The elections, anchored in the Sugar Act No. 11 of 2024, will allow sugarcane growers across Kenya’s sugar catchment areas…
The government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, is mobilizing Ksh4.5 billion to modernize tea processing and expand value-addition infrastructure in a move aimed at boosting farmers’ earnings, lowering production costs, and strengthening Kenya’s position in the global tea market. The upgrade programme, which targets aging factories and weak value addition capacity within…
Dairy farmers in Kisii and Nyamira counties have received a major boost after the government delivered four milk coolers, each with a capacity of 1,000 litres, to local cooperatives. The units, flagged off by Governor Paul Simba Arati, Livestock Principal Secretary Jonathan Mueke, and Broadcasting PS Stephen Isaboke, are expected to serve about 1,200 farmers…
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has defended the Tea Levy Regulations 2026, describing the measure as a strategic investment aimed at securing the long‑term competitiveness of Kenya’s tea industry. Speaking on Thursday, May 21, 2026, Kagwe said the levy is not intended to burden farmers or businesses but to ensure that proceeds from tea exports…
In a bid to increase cotton production and support thousands of cotton growing households, Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) through Miraa, Pyrethrum, Fibre and other Industrial Crops Directorate (MPFID) has intensified revitalization of cotton production in all the cotton-growing counties in the country. Speaking during the Cotton and Pesticides Distribution Launch in Mbeere South, Embu…
The Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe has called for sweeping laws to ban the export of raw agricultural produce and compel value addition before products leave Kenya, saying the move could unlock millions of jobs for young people. Speaking during the International Tea Day celebrations at Momul Tea Factory in Kericho,…
Smallholder dairy farmers in Western Kenya are increasingly gaining access to affordable artificial insemination (AI) services as counties partner with Farm Input Promotions (FIPS) Africa to improve livestock productivity and household incomes. Kakamega County has rolled out a subsidised AI programme in collaboration with FIPS Africa, allowing farmers to access conventional semen services at Ksh700….
Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe has announced a nationwide crackdown on milk hawking, warning that the unregulated sale of raw milk poses serious public health risks and continues to undermine Kenya’s formal dairy industry. Speaking during the flagging off of bulk milk coolers for dairy cooperatives in Nairobi, Kagwe said the…
Residents of Meru County have called on the national government to prioritise agriculture and youth empowerment in the 2026/27 Budget, saying the two sectors hold the key to economic growth, job creation and improved livelihoods in the region. Speaking during a public participation forum on the Budget Estimates organised by the National Assembly’s Budget and…
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has launched a fresh investigation into KSh5.252 billion in long‑standing pending bills linked to the government’s maize and fertiliser subsidy programmes, raising renewed concerns over delayed payments that have remained unsettled since the 2017/2018 financial year. The inquiry was launched during a session at Bunge Towers in Nairobi, which was…
