Farmers urged to take advantage of short rains, plant more food

Farmers around ATC Kwakathoka area, Makueni County have been encouraged to take advantage of a new institution launched recently and plant more food to cater for the incoming students. Speaking during the official opening of Kwakathoka Training Vocational College (TVC), which will focus on pure agriculture programmes, the CECM for Agriculture Joyce Mutua also asked…

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Machakos County, Jubilee Insurance ink deal to cover 5,000 staff

5,000 Machakos County Government employees are set to benefit from a comprehensive medical insurance cover from Jubilee Insurance Ltd following the inking of a deal between the county government and the insurance firm. The deal, which is nearing conclusion, will ensure all employees across different job groups benefit from the coverage which is fully paid…

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Boost for coffee farmers as they receive Ksh70M grant

More than 3,000 farmers in Machakos County on Friday received agricultural grants worth over Ksh70 million in form of assorted fertilizers, foliar feeds, pesticides and other farm inputs to boost coffee production from Machakos County governor Wavinya Ndeti. The beneficiaries were drawn from Mukuyuni, Kakuyuni and Kambusu Coffee Cooperative Societies situated in Kathiani, Kangundo and…

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Hope surges for Lukenya society members whose property was demolished

A Nairobi-based Law firm has offered to represent Aimi Ma Lukenya Society members whose homes were demolished in the recent demolitions at the contested East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) land in Athi River in order to receive compensation for their massive losses. Lawyer and Managing Partner at Nyambura, Kitela, Kanini & Kyatha Advocates, Joel…

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Legislator vows to stop grabbing of farmers’ societies land

Matungulu MP Stephen Mule has vowed to address the rampant cases of farmers societies’ land being grabbed. He lamented that illegal land transactions were rampant in the region and asked private developers to vacate land they had illegally taken over. Mule also warned the public not to be duped into buying public land which had been grabbed….

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Universal Traders Sacco honours pledge as trader steers off in Probox grand prize

Universal Traders Sacco has awarded Agnes Kalondu Nzuki a Toyota Probox, the car she won from a Ksh2000 stake she deposited to enter the grand draw at Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos County. The elated lady from Mutituni/ Ngelani Ward in Machakos County could not believe her luck. She was among the numerous winners who walked…

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Women group seeks expert advice on how to transform into Saccos

Gatondo Women Group has called on co-operatives experts to provide professional guidance to rural based self-help and women groups in Embu County so as to transform into more profitable entities such as Saccos and Micro-Finance Institutions (MFIs). In an interview with Sacco Review, the Group’s chairlady Ms. Ephrath Wamai noted that a lot of such…

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Finance agencies asked to motivate coffee farmers for investments

A Matungulu Constituency doctor has asked banks and micro -finance institutions to come up with schemes to motivate coffee growers for investments in the region.  Dr Philip Munyao, a consulting doctor, said financial institutions should train farmers on investment opportunities, saying that if there were regular fora organized by the banks, the interaction will encourage farmers to…

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