Marembo Rainbow SILC Organization President Mwabonje Mwangudza with Governor Gedion Mung'aro/Photo Courtesy

Table banking organisation to launch mega Sacco in Kilifi

Marembo Rainbow SILC Organization, an umbrella body for over 250 Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC) groups, has announced plans to establish a mega Sacco to serve table banking groups in Kilifi and Tana River Counties starting next year. Group President Mwabonje Mwangudza said the proposed Marembo Rainbow Sacco will offer low-interest loans to members…

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Kisumu County Executive Committee Member (CECM) in charge of Trade, Tourism, Cooperatives, Industry and Marketing Farida Salim (R) a roundtable discussion with various stakeholders on the unrest at Kibuye Market./Photo Courtesy

Kisumu County to enact bills to streamline management of market operations

Kisumu County government is in the process of enacting two major legislative bills to help in streamlining of business activities in the Kibuye Wholesale and Retail markets and other markets in the city. The legislation is also aimed at restoring sanity, law, and order at the troubled Kibuye Market, following weeks of tension and unease…

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Homa Bay County CEC poses with the comprehensive Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Policy launched/ Photo Courtesy

Homa Bay rolls out ambitious plan to boost fish stock in Lake Victoria

Homa Bay County has launched a comprehensive Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Policy in a sweeping effort to reverse the mounting ecological and economic crisis facing Lake Victoria. The new policy, crafted in partnership with a global research organisation dubbed WorldFish and the County Assembly, marks one of the most ambitious county-led strategies to rebuild dwindling…

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Governor Dr. Moses Kiarie Badilisha climbing the fodder making machine. Photo Courtesy

Nyandarua livestock farmers urged to embrace technology in fodder making to curb losses

Livestock farmers in Nyandarua County have been urged to adopt climate smart solutions and technologies in fodder making to avoid incurring losses. Speaking during the Nyandarua County Farmers field day in Olkalou on Monday, Governor Dr. Moses Kiarie Badilisha noted that inadequate fodder is one of the major challenges facing farmers in the county despite…

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Farmers in Murang'a during the past seed distribution/Photo Courtesy

Murang’a to roll out automated maize, fertilizer distribution system to boost efficiency

Murang’a County Government has announced a major shift in its maize and fertilizer distribution programme, planning to unveil a pilot automated system aimed at increasing efficiency, enhancing food security, and boosting farmers’ earnings. According to a public E-notice issued by the county administration yesterday, the new system, enabled by Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, will…

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Farmers embrace aquaponics farming in Vihiga

Vihiga County farmers have embraced the aquaponics farming, which involves the integration of fish farming and crop production, to promote food production in the region. The project being supported by the Vihiga county government and other strategic partners is taking root in the region following the establishment of a modern system at Kaimosi Friends Vocational…

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Matengo was arrested on Monday night after a viral video showed her beating two female traders with a wooden rod in broad daylight./ Photo courtesy

Ruth Odinga condemns Kibuye Market assault, demands swift justice

Kisumu Woman Representative Ruth Odinga has condemned the assault incident at Kibuye Market that led to the arrest of the market chairlady, Judith Matengo, popularly known as Nyaramba, calling for swift and transparent investigations into the attack. Matengo was arrested on Monday night after a viral video showed her beating two female traders with a…

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Kericho nominated MCA Issack Matker

Nominated MCA celebrates historic moment as Kericho Youth Bill heads to Governor for assent

Nominated MCA Issack Matker has hailed a historic step in Kericho County’s legislative journey after the Kericho County Youth Development Bill 2024, which he sponsored, was officially forwarded to Governor Dr. Erick K. Mutai for assent. The transmittal was made on 19th November 2025 by the Speaker of the Kericho County Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr….

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Michimikuru Tea Factory Chairman Kathiri Kobia speaking during the AGM

Keep politics out of Michimikuru Tea Factory, Meru farmers warn leaders

Tea farmers and the management at  Michimikuru Tea Factory in Meru County have appealed to the government to safeguard factory operations from what they term as escalating political interference that has cost the sector millions of shillings in lost income. Speaking yesterday during the factory’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), farmers lamented that persistent political meddling…

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Gov’t assures Kakamega residents of direct benefits from Ksh683 billion gold

The government has moved to reassure residents of Kakamega County that the recently confirmed Ksh683 billion gold discovery will bring meaningful economic benefits to local communities. British firm Shanta Gold Limited had confirmed the new billions gold discovery at its Isulu-Bushiangala underground project in Kakamega County. Addressing journalists in Kakamega, Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura outlined…

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