Kakamega gold mining site/Photo Courtesy

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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IG Sacco
IG Sacco offices in Kakamega town/Photo Courtesy

IG Sacco to hold online induction session for new members in November

Invest and Grow, IG Sacco in Kakamega County  has announced that it will hold an online induction session for new members on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, beginning at 11:00 a.m. The session, which will be conducted via Zoom, will bring together members who joined the Sacco from April 1, 2025, to date, as part of…

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Kakamega county CECM Agriculture Mophat Mandela in white with Tunza project coordinator Simon Ndung'uright and other stakeholders pose for a photo after attending the FAO/County meeting. Photo by WAKHUNGU ANDANJE

Kakamega County, FAO partner on 6-year Tunza Green Climate Fund project

The County Government of Kakamega has strike a deal with Food and Agriculture Organisation, (FAO) to partner in order to to improve and strengthen poultry, coffee, fruit trees and African leafy vegetables farming to achieve the desired value chains, The project dubbed Tunza Green climate fund project,  is tailored to ensure agriculture value chains are…

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IG Sacco Headquaters in Kakamega/photo courtesy

Kakamega’s IG Sacco opens recruitment drive to reinforce workforce

IG Sacco Society Ltd has announced a major recruitment exercise as it seeks to strengthen its workforce and expand its services across the region. The Kakamega-based financial cooperative is calling on qualified professionals to apply for various positions ahead of the September 5, 2025 deadline. The advertised vacancies cover a wide range of roles, including…

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Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives, MSMEs FCPA Wycliffe Oparanya Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya and Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa during the coffee farming and agronomy sensitization forum in Ikolomani Constituency/photo by Hilda Atika 

Kakamega farmers urged to embrace coffee farming to transform lives

The Cabinet Secretary  for Cooperatives, Micro Small, and Medium Enterprises Development  Wycliffe Oparanya and Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa have encouraged  farmers in Kakamega County to embrace coffee farming as a way of transforming their livelihoods and boosting the county’s economy. The two leaders made the appeal while leading a coffee farming and agronomy sensitization forum…

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Kakamega county Governor Fernandes Barasa right and his deputy governor Ayub Savula unveiling the plaque during the commissioning of the Butere hatchery factory. photo by WAKHUNGU ANDANJE

Kakamega County commissions ksh.17million hatchery project to boost youth agribusiness

Kakamega County has commissioned a Ksh.17Million hatchery project as part its effort of ensuring food security, employment and agribusiness ventures for the young people in the county Kakamega county Governor Fernandes Barasa during the launching of the said modern poultry hatchery in Eshirembe, Marama Central Ward, Butere Sub-County, said the project will be a game…

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Kakamega Governor Fernandez Barasa

World food day:  Prioritizing food production for a hunger-free future

As celebrations for the was being witnessed in many parts of the World, Kakamega County has announced its plants to prioritize food production as one of its key pillars in ensuring that communities and families have enough food. The celebrations which are held in 150 countries across the globe for the last 80 years, saw…

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President Dr William Ruto (middle) with cabinet Prime Minister Musalia Mudavadi (left) and Kakamega governor Fernandes Barasa (right) among other dignitaries when he arrived yesterday to officially open the 2024 Kakamega International investment conference at Masinde Muliro university grounds.

President Ruto urges investors to put their money in Kakamega

Inaugural Kakamega international investment conference (KAIICO) gathered leaders from the National Government, Western Kenya, and Kakamega County respectively to showcase the potential for partnership and collaboration. Addressing the event, President William Ruto emphasised the need to attract both local and foreign investments as one way of transforming the vast potential of counties across all sectors…

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