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About 2,000 farmers from the Matinyani and Kitui West Districts in Kitui County have benefitted from farming skills during a recently organized field day which was attended by close to 20 local farmers. The event which was organized at Nzomo Mitau’s farm in Kilimu Village of Kombu Location, was organized by the Christian Aid in…
Bata Shoe Kenya has opened two new stores in Meru town in a bid to ensure every household has access to affordable shoes. The opening of the new branch in Meru marks a significant expansion in the region, bringing the total number of outlets in the County to six. The new outlets are located at…
More than 600 taxi operators, bodaboda and tuktuk operators from Kilifi North have received grant worth Ksh3.5 million National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) to aid them in purchasing washing machines and water tanks in order to improve their businesses. The project which is championed by Kilifi Women Representative Getrude Mbeyu seeks to empower the…
Sections of Tana River residents have called upon government to implement the village cluster programme which has stalled for long aimed at relocating residents from flood prone areas and ensure that locals have the right documents for land ownership. According to the chairman of the Tana River County Professionals Caucus Enos Jillo, lack of political…
Murang’a County Government will disburse a total of Ksh10.5 million to youth who recently underwent Murang’a Youth Service (MYS) programme as start-up capital for various businesses. In the programme initiated by Governor Irungu Kang’ata to create self-employment for the youth, the first cohort of 700 youths graduated under the programme recently, with each graduate given…
Principal Secretary in the State Department of Agriculture Dr Paul Rono has affirmed that the government is going to deal with sugar cartels in the Nyanza Region in a bid to ensure that sugar farmers fully benefit from their sweat. Speaking during a stakeholder’s visit to inspect the status of Muhoroni and Chemelil Sugar factories,…
In response to the growing surplus of unsold tea, the government has implemented decisive measures to address the situation. These actions specifically target smallholder tea factories under the management of the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA). This comes after a meeting on August 1, 2024 at the Tea Trade Centre, which included Agriculture Principal Secretary…
More than 600 bodaboda operators, tuktuk, and taxi drivers have received grants in form of cheques, car washing machines and water tanks from the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) worth Ksh3.5 million that will help uplift their standards of living. The project pioneered by the Kilifi Women Representative Getrude Mbeyu seeks to empower the…
Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika has splattered monumental smile on Sacco members in the county with the actualization and operationalization of Co-operative revolving fund. The move is a huge boost as the previous county government regimes had failed to put in place the fund despites numerous promises. Equally with the same spirit of increasing capitalization for…
Kenya Sugar Millers Association (KESMA) has appointed former Sony sugar Managing Director (MD) Stephen Ligawa as its new (CEO). Kesma chairperson Jayanti Patel said Ligawa brings over 30 years’ experience in the industry having worked at Sony sugar for all the years. Ligawa takes over from advocate Saulo Wasilwa who principally served in 2022 and…
