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L-R. Rose Mbiko Tavevo Managing Director, WaterFund CEO Willis Ombai, CCO Water and Sanitation Reuben Kitololo and Director, Water Patrick Wadu.

Taita Taveta receives Ksh70 million to increase water supply

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Despite Taita Taveta County being among the sources of fresh water in the Coast region, it is ironic that the region has been facing water scarcity as residents in some parts struggle to obtain the precious commodity. As a measure to curb the shortage, the county government has secured a Ksh70 million financing agreement with…

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Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o during the launch of the Marwa medical cover.

Kisumu introduces new medical cover targeting informal sector

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The County Government of Kisumu has launched a subsidy programme to support individuals in the informal sector to enable them to have health insurance cover. In the subsidy programme dubbed Marwa, the county government will contribute KSh500 to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), with the balance being contributed by the beneficiaries. While launching the…

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British High Commissioner to Kenya, Neil Wigan and Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o address the press.

UK companies hunt for Kisumu investments

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The British High Commissioner to Kenya, Neil Wigan has announced that firms in the United Kingdom (UK) are keen on investing in Kisumu County to leverage the region’s huge economic potential in agriculture and the blue economy. Wigan said the UK government was keen on supporting interested companies in Britain to invest in the lakeside…

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Wanabarabara Housing Cooperative Society members display recently received title deeds. Photo Courtesy.

Join Saccos to access affordable housing, Kenyans asked

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Kenyans have been asked to join Savings and Credit Cooperatives Societies (Saccos) to easily own and invest in property. According to Engineer George Kiiru, the Chairman of Wanabarabara Housing Cooperative Society, buying property as a group is much easier and more affordable as compared to buying it individually. Addressing the press in Kisaju located in…

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Taita Taveta Governor Andrew Mwadime addressing the press during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Rice Mill.

Taita Taveta’s Ksh45M milling plant set to revolutionize rice production

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Taita Taveta County has taken up an initiative to set up a Ksh45 million rice mill in Taveta Sub-county to revolutionize rice farming in a move aimed at growing wealth creation amongst the farmers in the region. Hundreds of rice farmers in the county, who have been selling unpolished rice at a throwaway price and…

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LVBC Executive Secretary Dr Masinde Bwire in Kisumu.

Lake Victoria commission calls for urgent intervention amid increased pollution

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Lake Victoria Basin Commission (LVBC) Executive Secretary Dr. Masinde Bwire has disclosed that pollution in the lake has increased by 50 percent over the last four decades posing a danger to human and aquatic life. Speaking in Kisumu during the 22nd Sectorial Council of Ministers on Lake Victoria Basin (SECOM-LVB), Dr. Bwire said that the…

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Chemelil Sugar Company Limited.

Kisumu Court stops appointment of new Chemilil Sugar Managing Director

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A Kisumu High Court has barred new Chemelil Sugar Factory Managing Director (MD) Moses Kiprop Kolum from taking over office. Justice Stephen Radido made the ruling following a petition filed by farmer Michael Sidigu in December 2023 contesting the appointment which was made by Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mithika Linturi. Sidigu had filed a petition…

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Taita Taveta CECM for Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock, Eric Kyongo with a sunflower farmer.

Taita Taveta unveils sunflower project to boost production of edible oils

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Smallholder farmers in Taita Taveta County have been urged to take up sunflower and other oil crop cultivation, whose huge unmet demand,  guarantees a ready local and international market. The Taita Taveta CECM for Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock, Eric Kyongo said that although the oil crops are drought resistant and adaptable to many ecological zones,…

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Kisumu County Governor Anyang' Nyong'o.

Governor Nyong’o lauds Govt’s plan to extend SGR to Kisumu

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Kisumu Governor Prof. Anyang Nyong’o has lauded the government’s decision to extend the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Naivasha to Kisumu. Nyong’o said that the move was set to boost economic activities in the lakeside county and at the same time facilitate quick movement of people and goods from Mombasa to Kisumu and Uganda, and also…

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Taita Taveta County Cooperatives Director, Erastus Gonzi,

Eight dormant cooperatives in Taita Taveta set for revival

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Eight out of 141 dormant cooperative societies in Taita Taveta county are set for revival, with four of them already revived. They are Taita HPC, Taita Taveta Meat Goat, Taita Taveta Mgama and Maziwa Taita Dairy. Speaking to Sacco Review in Wundanyi town recently, the county Cooperative Director Erastus Gonzi noted that the county has 242…

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