Kenya Airways begins direct cargo flights from Mombasa to UAE

By Citizen Reporter,

National Flag carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has started direct cargo flights from Mombasa. KQ Cargo will initially run one weekly flight from Mombasa ...

cargo flights , kq

Mwea ginnery set to be revived as farmers adopt BT cotton farming

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kirinyaga County Government is planning to revive Mwea Cotton Ginnery with the aim of supporting cotton farmers whose number has risen after the i...

ANNE WAIGURU , BT Cottton , Kirinyaga County.

EABL doubles raw material purchases on rebounding alcohol consumption

By Kepha Muiruri,

East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has revised its demand for grains used in the production of alcoholic beverages on the back of a rebound in sale...

COVID-19 , East African Breweries Limited (EABL)

Kenya Meat Commission clears Ksh.250M debt owed to farmers after military takeover

By Citizen Reporter,

The Kenya Meat Commission has cleared the bulk of debts it owed livestock farmers and other suppliers since it was taken over by the military in Septe...

ESwatini’s prime minister tests positive for COVID-19

By Reuters,

ESwatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini has tested positive for COVID-19 and is self-isolating at home, he said in a government statement on Sunday. ...

coronavirus , eSwatini

Highlights from President Kenyatta’s State of the Nation Address

By Benjamin Muriuki,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sought to reassure Kenyans that the State of the Nation is strong despite the economic disruptions brought about by the C...

President Uhuru Kenyatta

South Africa’s smallholder farmer journey growing GM maize

By Guest Writer,

By: Verenardo Meeme Sixty-four-year-old Motlatsi Musi, from South Western Townships (SOWETO), has been farming since he was 12 in a venture that ha...

Kirinyaga MCAs pass Ksh.6B supplementary budget to boost county projects

By Johnson Muriithi,

Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru’s flagship projects have received a boost after the County Assembly passed a supplementary budget of Ksh.6.7 billion...

Huawei Kenya , UniTech Talk

Crate of oranges sells for Ksh.1million in Japan

By CNN,

How many mandarin oranges can you buy with one million yen -- or roughly $9,600 (Ksh.1,045,043)? For one fruit-loving buyer at an auction this week...

ORANGES

Safaricom sets sights on new digital ecosystem as it marks 20 years

By Kepha Muiruri,

Leading telco operator Safaricom says it will be seeking to evolve beyond its current realm of mobile connectivity as it marks its 20th birthday this ...

Safaricom

Tea bonus falls to Ksh.27.6 billion

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) managed tea factories have declared a Ksh.27.6 billion second and final payment to tea farmers for the year end...

Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) , Tea bonus

Constitutional consensus key to equity & national unity, President Kenyatta says

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has called for a constitutional consensus that accommodates all communities and entrenches equity and national unity. The ...

Huduma Namba , mashujaa , Uhuru kenyatta

DP Ruto urges leaders to prioritize needs of ordinary Kenyans

By DPPS,

Deputy President William Ruto has urged leaders to prioritize the needs of ordinary people amid constitutional amendment talks. He said it would be...

ruto

Crippled by Lake Baringo’s fluoride waters, women struggle to survive

By Reuters,

Located 285 km (177 miles) north of the capital, Nairobi, in the Rift Valley, Lake Baringo is teeming with crocodiles, fish and hippopotamuses. Spa...

Lake Baringo , water with high levels of fluoride

President Kenyatta mourns Lands CS Farida Karoney’s father

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has sent a message of condolence and encouragement to Lands Cabinet Secretary Farida Karoney and family following the death o...

CS Farida Karoney , Mzee Edward Kiprotich Karoney , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Kirinyaga farmers to receive BT cotton seeds as Waiguru holds talks with US ambassador

By Johnson Muriithi,

Farmers in Kirinyaga County are set to benefit from a donation of BT cotton seeds from the American government following a visit to the County by US A...

Kirnyaga County , US ambassador Kyle McCarter

CoG seeks to be enjoined in case challenging Crops (Tea Industry) Regulations 2020

By Dzuya Walter,

The Council of Governors has filed an application seeking to be enjoined in the case challenging Crops (Tea Industry) Regulations 2020. The main pe...

KTDA , tea farmers

EAC losing export earnings due to low value addition of horticulture, leather products

By Citizen Reporter,

East African partner states are losing out billions of dollars by inadequately investing in adding value to horticulture and leather goods produced in...

EABC , leather industry

High Court paves way for KTDA-managed factories to hold elections

By Citizen Reporter,

54 tea factories of the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Holdings Limited can now proceed and hold director elections. This after the High Court...

KTDA , tea factories

Governors oppose proposed tea sector reforms, threaten to move to court

By Kepha Muiruri,

Governors from tea growing areas have rejected new sector proposals by the Ministry of Agriculture lamenting the side-lining of the devolved units in ...

Council of Governors (CoG) , Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) , Peter Munya , Tea