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UoN deepens research ties with German university to combat aflatoxins in Kenyan food

Sacco ReviewOctober 21, 202504 mins

A delegation from the University of Nairobi (UoN) recently visited Rheinland-Pfalz Technical University Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) in Germany to advance a long-standing joint research initiative aimed at combating aflatoxin contamination in Kenya’s food systems. The visit, which took place in late September, marks the latest phase in a collaborative research project that began in 2018 with…

MPs grill KALRO over 2024/25 FY inflated expenditure

Sacco ReviewOctober 12, 202503 mins

Members of Parliament, MPs from the National Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Livestock put the Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) on the spot over the inflated expenditure which surpassed the approved 2024/25 FY budget. Led by the Committee Vice-Chairperson, Brighton Yegon (Konoin), the lawmakers speaking during the inspection on Thursday October 9, questioned…

CS Kagwe inaugurates KALRO board, champions for digital agricultural transformation

Sacco ReviewSeptember 23, 202503 mins

Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture Mutahi Kagwe has officially inaugurated the new board of the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), calling for accelerated adoption of digital agricultural technologies to transform the sector. Speaking during the event, CS Kagwe commended KALRO’s critical role as the region’s leading agricultural research institution. With 16 research institutes and…

PS Ronoh highlights Kenya’s strategic engagement in nuclear science for agrifood transformation

Sacco ReviewAugust 22, 202503 mins

Agriculture Principal Secretary, PS Dr. Kipronoh Ronoh Paul has highlighted Kenya’s strategic engagement in nuclear science for the Agrifood transformation. PS Ronoh was speaking when he participated in the high-level thematic event “Enhancing Health and Food Security in Africa through Nuclear Science and Technology” during the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9)…