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The Kakamega County Assembly has allocated Ksh600 million to be used for road renovations and maintenance in the 2023/2024 financial year. Speaking during a public participation exercise, Finance Committee Chairperson MCA Bonface Osanga said that the county had sorted pending bills regarding the renovation of roads, the Bukhungu Stadium and a number of Level 5…
Ng’arisha Sacco has reiterated its commitment to cushion its members from the harsh economic times in the country. Speaking while addressing the press at a Members’ Education forum at Posta Grounds in Bungoma town, Chairman Benedict Simiyu noted that they have extended the grace period for loan repayment to upto 12 months to ease the…
Invest and Grow (IG) Sacco has donated photocopier machines and printing papers to Friends Malava Primary School. The school’s Deputy Head teacher Esther Wayela Lucheli narrated how it has been tedious and expensive to carry out printing services from the nearby cyber cafes. BoM team represented by Lawson Makola appreciated the gesture and promised to…
Avocado farmers in Kakamega county have launched a cooperative society to guide them on the best farming practices of the produce and in preparation for the county government rollout of a World Bank project aimed at promoting avocado farming in the county. Speaking during their first AGM, Mumbo Avocado Farmers’ Cooperative Society Chairman Maxwell Shamala…
Fish farmers from Kakamega County have called upon the government to recognize the county among the blue economy counties in the country. Led by Kakamega Fish Farmers Cooperative Chairman Laban Mwanzo, the farmers argued that the county hugely contributes to the growth of the already established blue economy counties by supplying, producing and packaging fish…
Stakeholders in the sugar sub-sector have lauded the government’s move to approve a Ksh117 billion bailout for South Nyanza Sugar (SONY), Nzoia Sugar, Muhoroni, Chemelil, Miwani, and Mumias Sugar companies. Through the Kenya Sugar Growers Association (KESGA), the stakeholders noted that the move would enable millers to clear outstanding debts and become organized as they…
Kakamega county Deputy Governor Ayub Savula has disclosed that the county will put up a tea factory in Shinyalu in line with their campaign manifesto. Speaking in an open forum on Public Private Dialogue (PPD), the deputy governor said the tea factory will help improve the livelihoods of farmers in the region. PPD aims to…
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has received Cabinet approval to embark on the Gogo Hydropower Redevelopment Project, bringing relief to the people of Western Kenya. The decision was made during a Cabinet meeting chaired by President William Ruto at State Lodge Kisumu. The Project, situated along the banks of River Kuja in Migori County, is…
Bungoma county leaders have urged the youth in the region to embrace hass avocado farming as an alternative source of income. Speaking during the official opening of Sisi Village produce demonstration centre for hass avocado and bee keeping projects in Kanduyi constituency, area MP John Makali and his Bumula counterpart Jack Wamboka urged locals to…
Kakamega county Governor Fernandes Barasa has revealed that the county has set aside funds to mitigate climate change. The governor said the county was the first to develop a climate change plan to improve waste management, agriculture and water and urged all stakeholders led by activist Jeremiah Sejero and former MP aspirant Lukas Radoli to…
