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Zimbabwe to run out of bread in one week as flour stocks dwindle: millers
By Reuters,
1142, February 20, 2019 (EAT)
Zimbabwe could run out of bread in a week after flour stocks dwindled due to the country’s failure to pay for imported wheat, according to a confide...
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Woman in Kisumu denies Ksh.102M NCPB fraud
By Allan Obiero,
1612, February 12, 2019 (EAT)
A trader linked to the multi-million National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) maize scandal has pleaded not guilty before a Kisumu court. Caroline...
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Zimbabwe teachers to strike, ignoring government appeal
By VOA,
845, February 5, 2019 (EAT)
Zimbabwean teachers will go ahead with a national strike from Tuesday after last-ditch negotiations with the government failed, unions said, risking m...
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Maize task force report recommends Ksh.3,000 per bag
By Elphas Lagat,
1150, January 26, 2019 (EAT)
Amid the growing standoff between the National Cereals and Produce board (NCPB) and maize farmers, a new report compiled by maize industry task force ...
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‘Pineapple is a luxury,’ Ekuru Aukot wants gov’t to take over Del Monte land
By Gloria Magudha,
1734, January 23, 2019 (EAT)
Thirdway Alliance Kenya Party leader Dr. Ekuru Aukot wants the government to take over the land held by Del Monte Kenya, once the lease expires within...
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Court declines to stop corruption case against MP John Waluke
By Dzuya Walter,
1535, January 21, 2019 (EAT)
The High Court has declined to stop the prosecution of a corruption case against Sirisia Member of Parliament John Waluke. Mr. Waluke is charged wi...
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4 arrested for conning maize farmers in Eldoret
By Cyrus Sholim,
1558, January 17, 2019 (EAT)
Police in Eldoret on Wednesday arrested four suspects alleged to be part of a syndicate defrauding maize farmers of their produce in the area. Eldo...
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Governor Mandago cautions gov’t against selling maize to millers
By Daniel Korir,
1307, January 17, 2019 (EAT)
Farmers led by Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago are now appealing to the government not to sell the 1.7 million bags of maize to millers and inste...
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Uhuru orders NCPB to buy 2M bags of maize from Kenyan farmers at Ksh.2,500
By Ian Omondi,
2023, January 10, 2019 (EAT)
President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to immediately open buying centres and stores to receive maize fro...
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Suspect in Ksh.102M NCPB maize scam fails to take plea again
By Allan Obiero,
1237, January 10, 2019 (EAT)
One of the suspects in the multimillion National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) maize scandal who has been ailing failed to take plea again on Thurs...
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Man jailed for life for defiling girl, exposing her to HIV
By Ruben Mutochi,
2112, January 8, 2019 (EAT)
A Narok court on Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment after it found him guilty of defilement and exposing a minor to HIV/AIDS. While deliv...
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This is my problem with DP Ruto – Murathe
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1317, January 7, 2019 (EAT)
When David Murathe resigned from his position as Jubilee Party interim vice-chairman on Sunday he blamed the surprise move on the conflict of interest...
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66-year-old Bomet widow repairs road where husband was killed in accident
By Citizen Reporter,
2114, January 4, 2019 (EAT)
By Martin Kosgei A 66-year-old widow in Bomet County has caught the attention of many after she took on repairing potholes on a road where her husb...
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Is President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Big Four Agenda on track?
By Sam Gituku,
1046, January 2, 2019 (EAT)
In three years and eight months, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s second and final term will come to an end. Before it does, the President hopes to hav...
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Multi-billion corruption scandals that rocked Kenya in 2018
By Ian Omondi,
1057, December 28, 2018 (EAT)
As Kenyans, we are no strangers to scandals, but we may have probably witnessed more scandals in 2018 than any other year. That doesn’t sound so ...
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Cameroon reopens border with Nigeria
By VOA,
1938, December 23, 2018 (EAT)
Cameroon has reopened its southwestern border with Nigeria after closing it about a year ago because of conflicts between Cameroon's military and arme...
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Cartels running Agriculture Ministry, claims MP Kutuny
By Collins Shitiyabayi,
1512, December 19, 2018 (EAT)
Cherangany Member of Parliament Joshua Kutuny now claims that maize cartels are running the Agriculture Ministry and are behind the mix up in the buyi...
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Togo’s barter market: Keeping tradition alive and poverty at bay
By VOA,
2044, December 13, 2018 (EAT)
Alohou Papa stands in the middle of the bustling market in Togoville and blows hard on a bright red whistle to catch everyone's attention. "It's 9 ...
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NCPB officials among 11 charged over maize scandal, freed on Ksh.5M bond
By Citizen Reporter,
1922, December 13, 2018 (EAT)
Eleven suspects among officials of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) were Thursday arraigned at the Kisumu Law Courts over the multi-milli...
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Can drought-proof maize save farmers?
By VOA,
806, December 13, 2018 (EAT)
Researchers are betting that a drought-proof variety of maize can help farmers in Zimbabwe withstand a changing climate that is increasingly prone to ...
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