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Tea directors tell Agriculture PS to keep off tea factories

Sacco ReviewDecember 3, 202403 mins

Tea directors from Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties have told the Agriculture Principal Secretary Paul Rono to keep off and stop meddling with tea factories issues because the government has no powers to interfere with private entities. The directors challenged the authority of Agriculture PS following his recent directives regarding the troubled Miciimikuru Factory. During an…

Meru residents urged to embrace goat farming for economic prosperity and stability

Sacco ReviewDecember 2, 202407 mins

Meru residents have been urged to fully embrace goat farming for economic prosperity and stability. A politician cum philanthropist Mr. Earnest Kimaita Mkulima said goat farming is very profitable and rewarding to those who embrace it. Speaking at Kaguma market in Mwangathia ward in Central Imenti constituency, Meru county, Mkulima said goat milk is currently…

Farmers in Isiolo, Meru, and Laikipia learn innovative sustainable agricultural practices

Sacco ReviewOctober 17, 202406 mins

Farmers, students and pupils from Arid and semi-arid areas of Isiolo, Meru and Laikipia counties received digital literacy and modern agriculture skills to fight food insecurity. The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in collaboration with other partners brought experts in Agriculture and Dairy farming who sensitized them on effective methods of pests and diseases control in crops,…

Farmers urged to join cooperatives as Cotton farming gains momentum

Sacco ReviewAugust 20, 2024August 20, 202403 mins

Farmers in Ruiri Rwarera, Buuri East sub-county have been urged to join Cotton cooperative societies in the area so as to benefit from BT Cotton seedling distribution initiative ahead of the planting season. Former nominated MCA in the Meru County Assembly Betty Kinya Kiambati disclosed that the area is rich in black cotton, the type…

Bata Shoe Company opens new branches in Meru

Sacco ReviewAugust 9, 2024August 9, 202404 mins

Bata Shoe Kenya has opened two new stores in Meru town in a bid to ensure every household has access to affordable shoes. The opening of the new branch in Meru marks a significant expansion in the region, bringing the total number of outlets in the County to six. The new outlets are located at…

Audit private coffee millers to tame theft, Govt urged

Sacco ReviewJuly 17, 202404 mins

Meru Senator Kathuri Murungi has called on the government to audit all private coffee millers across the country following the increasing coffee theft cases. Speaking at Kariene in Central Imenti constituency, Kathuri who is also Senate Deputy Speaker urged the ministry of agriculture to move with speed and collect data on source and volumes of…

CS Linturi launches aflatoxin testing laboratory in Meru

Sacco ReviewFebruary 5, 2024February 5, 202404 mins

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mithika Linturi has presided over the launch of a new aflatoxin testing laboratory at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depot in North Imenti, Meru County. Linturi said that the new facility, the first of its kind in the region, was aimed at ensuring that the grains being consumed were…

New KPCU denies claims of stealing coffee from Meru factory

Sacco ReviewJanuary 16, 2024January 16, 202403 mins

The New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU) has denied claims that it stole coffee from a coffee factory located in South Imenti constituency, Meru County. Speaking at the New KPCU Meru depot during an inspection tour of the facility, Chairman Daniel Chemno said that the allegations are baseless and only meant to tarnish their name…

Italian agency to help dairy farmers increase production by 70%

Sacco ReviewNovember 17, 2023November 17, 202305 mins

The Italian Agency for Development Cooperative (IADC) has offered to support 15,000 farmers in 30 dairy cooperatives in Meru, Tharaka Nithi and Embu counties to improve livestock and increase milk production by 70 per cent. Set to be under the management of an Italian non-governmental organization AVSI, which has been overseeing agricultural economic recovery projects…

Stima Sacco to launch new branches by end month

Sacco ReviewJune 8, 2023June 8, 202303 mins

Stima DT Sacco is gearing up for the launch of new branches in Kisii, Meru and Nairobi counties. The branches, which will be launched on June 30, 2023, will be located on the ground floor of Waumini Plaza, second floor of Greenwood Mall and First Floor of Electricity House in Kisii, Meru and Nairobi counties…