Man, 87, invades Mbeere school classroom claiming it is his home

By Peter Gachanja,

An 87-year-old man and his family have invaded two classrooms at Irari Primary School in Mbeere South. According to Mr. Joseph Wanguni, his family ...

Irari Primary School , Joseph Wanguni , Mwea settlement scheme

Mt Kenya water abstraction licenses suspended for two weeks

By Martin Munene,

Cabinet Secretary Simon Chelugui has suspended all Mt. Kenya water abstraction licenses from rivers in the region for 14 days effective immediately. ...

mt kenya rivers , water abstraction

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

Speaker Muturi now orders probe into bribery claims in Parliament

By Benjamin Muriuki,

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi has invited the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to investigate allegations that MPs were bribed t...

Bribery in Parliament , MPs bribery , Sugar report

Central Bank forecasts 6.2pc growth in 2018

By Reuters,

Kenya’s economy is likely to expand by 6.2 percent this year, the central bank’s governor said on Tuesday, offering a rosier outlook than the Fina...

agriculture , banking , economic growth , Henry Rotich , interest cap law , lending , patrick njoroge , tourism , Treasury

Uhuru mourns wife of ex-KDF vice chief Joseph Kasaon

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday joined mourners in bidding farewell to the late Mrs Sarah Jerop Kasaon. She was the wife of former Vice Chief ...

Joseph Kasaon , sarah kasaon

Simba Corp eyes Ethiopia expansion

By Reuters,

Kenyan new vehicles dealer and hotels operator Simba Corp. is looking to expand into neighbouring Ethiopia if the Addis government opens up the foreig...

Acacia Premier , AVA , Dinesh Kotecha , Ethiopia , expansion , Kempinski , luxury hotels , Simba Corp , vehicle assembly , vehicle dealer

KRA says millionaire on Ksh.100K salary was fired two years ago

By Ian Omondi,

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has reacted to a story that ran in one of the local dailies about one of their employees worth a reported Ksh.650 mi...

Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission , Githii Mburu KRA , Kenya Revenue Authority

The Genesis of the Mau forest crisis

By Stephen Letoo,

For decades now the country is still grappling with a lasting solution to saving the complex Mau forest. A red alert has already been issued regard...

Mau forest

Agri-business: Fruits and vegetables help 31-year-old find healthy way to riches

By Wangui Ngechu,

An agri-business venture that started out just three years ago as a side hustle has since turned into a profit-making platform for its founder, Peter ...

Rift MPs call for release of maize farmers’ pay

By Daniel Korir,

Legislators from the rift valley are calling on the government to release funds to clear payment to maize farmers who supplied to the national Cereals...

agriculture , maize , NCPB , Rift Valley , Samson Cherargei , Treasury

Kenyan Gov’t to construct 57 dams across the country

By Peter Gachanja,

The national government plans to construct 57 dams across the country in a bid to increase water coverage from current 60 to 80 per cent. Water and...

patel dam , Solai Dam

Over 250,000 refugees return to Somalia, others vow not to leave

By Amos Sambu,

The United Nations High Commission on Refugees (UNHCR) has voluntarily repatriated a total of 254,811 in the last seven years. The repatriation to ...

daadab , kakuma

Govt engages horticulture players to boost exports

By Kepha Muiruri,

Players in Kenya’s horticultural sector are seeking out incentives from government ahead of the fresh budgetary allocation for the 2018-2019 financi...

Chris Kiptoo , European union , exports , government support , Horticulture , IFTEX , International Flower Trade Expo , international trade , Kenya Flower Council , KFC , taxation

Kenya eyes export slaughterhouse amid KMC privatization talks

By Kepha Muiruri,

The government will set up the first export slaughterhouse in a move geared at boosting income for livestock farmers. The move will see the Djibout...

Djibouti Regional Quarantine Centre , export , farming , kenya meat commission , KMC , livestock , meat , privatization

Patel Farm owners were negligent, gov’t report reveals

By Wangui Ngechu,

Emerging reports have now revealed that the Patel Farm owners were negligent leading to what the government now terms as "unnecessary loss of lives." ...

Kenya Human Rights Commission , Mansukh Patel , Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government , Patel Farm , Solai Dam

Govt woos cotton farmers with seeds deal

By Lawrence Nganga,

In a bid to revive cotton industry, the government targets at least 600,000 farmers in planting of cotton. Trade and Industrialization cabinet secr...

Adan Mohamed , agriculture , Base Titanium , cotton , export , farming , KWALE , Manufacturing , textile , Trade

Eight suspects in NCPB maize scandal cry foul

By Cyrus Sholim,

Eight people listed as top beneficiaries of the Ksh.1.9 billion maize scandal claim they only assisted farmers to deliver produce to the National Cere...

NCPB maize scam

Hit by wild weather, Kenya’s herders fire up a hot new crop, chilli peppers

By Reuters,

In this arid stretch of Kajiado County, where worsening heat and drought have been tough on livestock farmers, Arnold Ole Kapurua is experimenting wit...

agronomy , cattle , chilies , cows , farming , harsh weather , Herders , investment , Maasai , meat , pastrolists , peppers

Safaricom targets farmers with input, credit access

By Citizen,

Telecom operator Safaricom has partnered with agriculture supply chain firm iProcure to expand its services into the agricultural sector. Through t...

agriculture , credit access , Digifarm , farm depots , farming , iProcure , M-pesa , Safaricom , Victor Ngumo