Western leaders demand Agriculture CS Kiunjuri’s resignation

By Sam Ogina,

Leaders from maize-growing regions of Western Kenya are now demanding for the resignation of Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri. The lea...

agriculture , cs mwangi kiunjuri , Maize importation , WESTERN KENYA

BWIRE: Why Africa must face climate change head on

By Citizen,

By Victor Bwire Accelerated effects of climate change including prolonged droughts are taking a toll on the economies of people in the Great Horn o...

Drought effects push inflation rate to 18-month high

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has released its monthly consumer price index for the month of April quoting inflation at 6.58 percent....

Drought crisis, food insecurity could worsen in Kenya – IGAD

By Elphas Lagat,

A drought crisis and food insecurity could worsen in the months of June through to October in Kenya. A drought status report by the Intergovernment...

Drought crisis , IGAD , laikipia , Makueni

OPINION: Kenya will continue to experience drought, we must learn to manage it better

By Citizen Reporter,

By Omondi Were The history of famine in Kenya is appalling. From as early as 1975, tens of thousands of people were affected with widespread dro...

ASAL , Drought , FAMINE , James Oduor , NDMA , President Uhuru Kenyatta

With photos, Kenyans say #WeCannotIgnore 1million hungry people

By Reuters,

Kenyans shared pictures of drought-hit communities on Twitter on Tuesday, calling for greater government action to end a hunger crisis which has left ...

#WeCannotIgnore

Just how exactly did the drought catch the Gov’t by surprise?

By Enock Sikolia,

The government now says that no Kenyan has died from the ongoing famine in parts of the country. But a spot check by Citizen TV revealed various pa...

baringo , frought , garissa , Hunger , Kajiado , Kilifi , KWALE , Makueni , Mandera , Marsabit , Starvation , Tana River , turkana , Wajir , West Pokot

DP Ruto says Kenya’s drought situation better than last year’s

By Mbugua John,

Deputy President William Ruto says the government is in control of the ongoing drought situation ravaging sections of the country, hence, there should...

Deputy President William Ruto , Drought Mitigation Process , National Drought Management Authority (NDMA)

China grounds Boeing 737 MAX planes after Ethiopian air crash

By CNN,

The Chinese government has grounded all Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets, after an Ethiopian Airlines plane of the same model crashed shortly after take-off kill...

Boeing 737 MAX 8 , Ethiopian Airlines crash

14-member sugar task force unveiled

By Sam Gituku,

The government has announced a 14-member task force in a fresh initiative to try and rescue the crippled sugar sector. The task force to be gazette...

BWIRE: Kenya needs a solid disaster mitigation strategy yesterday

By Victor Bwire,

Given the latest weather and climate outlook for Kenya October to December (OND) 2018 by the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) predicting a wet se...

floods , Kenya Met , Kenya Meteorological Department

AFA bets on sugar sector regulations to streamline industry

By Kepha Muiruri,

Cane producers, harvesters and transporters will soon be included in a single government registry. This as the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA)...

AFA , agriculture and food authority , Cane Poaching , farming , miller , regulations , self regulation , Sugar , sugar companies

Sugar scandal: Parliament wants CSs Rotich, Mohamed punished

By Benjamin Muriuki,

A parliamentary committee has recommended that action be taken against Cabinet Secretaries Henry Rotich (Treasury) and Adan Mohamed (Industrialization...

Adan Mohamed , Henry Rotich , Sugar probe , sugar scandal

President Kenyatta’s brother Muhoho not linked to contraband sugar – CS

By Francis Gachuri,

Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri has defended a company linked to President Uhuru Kenyatta's brother, Muhoho, against claims of importing contraband sug...

Sugar

Treasury defends duty free waiver for sugar import

By Kepha Muiruri,

The National Treasury has defended its move to waive duty on imported sugar in 2017, arguing the move was aimed at addressing the severe shortage occa...

Adan Duale , AFA , contraband , copper , Drought , duty free , East African customs management procedures , Henry Rotich , KEBS , KPA , KRA , lead , maize , mercury , production , Sugar , sugarcane

Kabras manufacturer disowns poisonous sugar impounded in Nairobi

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Western Kenya Sugar Company Limited, which produces the Kabras brand, has denied importing the contraband sugar nabbed by the government. The compa...

Contraband sugar , Kabras , Western Kenya Sugar Company Limited

Farmers urge President Kenyatta to declare locust invasion a national disaster

By Amos Sambu,

The Kenya Farmers Federation North Eastern Branch Vice-Chairperson, Dubat Amey, now wants President Uhuru Kenyatta to declare the locust invasion in p...

Kenya Farmers Federation , Locust invasion , National disaster , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Debt, KRA demand at the heart of Muhoroni closure

By Dennis Otieno,

It is now emerging that the closure of Muhoroni Sugar Company over the weekend was as a result of piling debt and not sugarcane shortage. Citizen D...

AFA , agriculture , debt , factory , farmers , Kenya Revenue Authority , KRA , milling , Muhoroni Sugar , privatization , staff , Sugar , sugar factory closure

Kenya bans export of avocados over shortage

By Ian Omondi,

The government has banned the export of avocados because of a severe shortage of the fruit in the country. Through the Directorate of Horticulture,...

AFA director-general Alfred Busolo , Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) , Directorate of Horticulture , Export of avocados banned in Kenya , Fuerte , Haas

Nine trillion landmark project launched in Kwale

By Lawrence Nganga,

A multi-billion shillings project that aims at boosting the country's economy and transform livelihoods for many coastal residents was on Saturday, Ja...

KWALE , Nine Trillion landmark project launched in Kwale , Shimoni Integrated Development Project (SIDEP) , SIDEP