Siaya residents protest eviction from ancestral lands over mining

A section of Gem residents have vowed to stop a mining company from forcefully evicting them from their ancestral land  in order to pave way for the extraction of gold. Through a Community Based Citizen Forum,  the residents accused the ministry of mining  and local leaders of  coercing them into leaving their ancestral land without…

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Gachagua: Deal underway for farmers to sell coffee directly to Starbucks

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has revealed that coffee farmers will sell their produce directly to Starbucks, eliminating intermediaries. The DP said that the government is currently in discussions with Starbucks Corporation, the world’s largest coffee chain based in the United States, regarding a groundbreaking deal.  “The collaboration is expected to revolutionize the coffee industry in…

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Bungoma County leaders urge youth to embrace avocado farming

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…

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Tea farmers decry low bonus payments

Dissatisfied farmers affiliated to Iria-ini Tea Factory have lamented over low bonuses and alleged fund embezzlement by the factory’s management. The farmers suspect extravagant executive expenses and questionable procurement practices. They also complained that the factory is one of the lowest payers in the region, compensating farmers a mere Ksh38  for a kilogram of tea…

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Cooperatives urged to use technology in tackling climate change

Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Co-operatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Development Simon Kiprono Chelugui has urged cooperatives to invest in technology to tackle climate change, which is a drawback to the development of the cooperative movement. The CS said climate change has negatively affected the cooperative movement, hence the need to take bold…

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