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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