North Korea looking for home-grown, sanctions-proof energy

By VOA,

Power-strapped North Korea is exploring two ambitious alternative energy sources, tidal power and coal-based synthetic fuels, that could greatly impro...

North Korea , Sanctions proof energy

Court declines DPP request not to test fertiliser for mercury again

By Dzuya Walter,

An application by the Director of Public Prosecution opposing the retesting of fertiliser alleged to have mercury has been declined. This is afte...

fertiliser mercury , KEBS , Ongwae

‘Sexist’ data holds women back, Bill and Melinda Gates say

By Reuters,

"Sexist" data is making it harder to improve women's and girls' lives, the world's leading philanthropic couple Bill and Melinda Gates said Tuesday in...

bill gates , Melinda Gates , sexist data

Why farmers might not get subsidised fertiliser

By Enock Sikolia,

Even before the dust settles on a scandal that saw crafty traders milk the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) billions of shillings, the Agricu...

Agriculture Ministry , fertilizer , Mwangi Kiunjuri

Suspects in substandard fertilizer case now want it retested for mercury

By Agnes Oloo,

Seven accused persons in the alleged importation of substandard fertilizer on Tuesday made an application in court seeking orders to have a fresh ret...

Bollore Transport , fertilizer , KEBS MD Charles Ongwae , mercury

OPINION: Grave threat to human life from air pollution

By Citizen Reporter,

By Francis Kihumba The role of air pollution on human health is increasingly coming on the spotlight as a key threat to life. Scientific advance...

air pollution , who

The beef with beef: We’re eating more than ever but at what cost?

By CNN,

Beef isn't good for the planet. But you probably knew that already. You might know beef is responsible for 41% of livestock greenhouse gas emission...

beef , china , OECD-FAO , U.N

Illicit goods worth Ksh.13.5M destroyed at Eldoret hospital

By Wendy Abdallah,

Goods worth over Ksh.13.3million were on Friday destroyed at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital incinerator in Eldoret. A statement from the Mu...

Counterfeit Goods , Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital

Jubilee MPs now want DP Ruto probed over maize scandal

By John Wanyama,

A section of Members of Parliament allied to Jubilee now want Deputy President William Ruto probed over maize and fertilizer scandals in the country. ...

DP Ruto , maize scandal , Nandi Hills legislator Alfred Keter , NCPB

70 bags of subsidized fertilizer nabbed in Kirinyaga

By Johnson Muriithi,

Police in Kirinyaga County have seized 70 bags of subsidized fertilizer that was being repackaged in a house at Kagio trading center by a local trader...

Kirinyaga County. , subsidized fertilizer

‘Focus on the needs of your people,’ Uhuru tells Central Kenya leaders

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday told Central Kenya region leaders to be focused on the needs of their people by prioritising key development proj...

Building Bridges Initiative , Central Kenya leaders , Karatina Town , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Govt to hold Kenya Fertilizer Conference

By Citizen Reporter,

Education on access and usage of fertilizer remain key in improving production for farmers in the country. This is one of the areas the government ...

Agriculture PS Lesiyampe, six NCPB officials arrested

By Ian Omondi,

Agriculture PS Richard Lesiyampe, former National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) boss Newton Terer and four others have been arrested over irregular...

maize scandal , NCPB , Richard Lesiyampe

Agriculture PS Richard Lesiyampe, 6 others to be arrested over maize scandal

By Citizen Reporter,

The Director of Public Prosecution has ordered that Richard Lesiyampe, the Agriculture PS, and six others be prosecuted over the maize scandal. Inv...

NCPB maize scam , Richard Lesiyampe

Maize farmers call for state support to stabilize prices

By Dennis Otieno,

Maize farmers across the country are pushing the government to buy their produce to save them from exploitation by middlemen. This however could be...

agriculture , Devolution , Eugene Wamalwa , farming , gorogoro , maize , National Cereal and Produce Board , NCPB

Carbon dioxide shortage leads to beer rationing in the UK

By CNN,

Booker, a major UK wholesaler owned by Tesco (TSCDY), has confirmed that it's limiting customers such as bars and grocers to 10 cases of beer (300 can...

Beer , CRBON MONOXIDE , foodstuff , rationing , Shortage

MPs want Uhuru to form commission of inquiry into sugar, maize scandal

By Benjamin Muriuki,

A section of Members of Parliament have petitioned President Uhuru Kenyatta to form a commission of inquiry to unravel those behind the illicit import...

Commission of Inquiry , maize scandal , sugar scandal , Uhuru kenyatta

KEBS boss Ongwae freed on Ksh.10M bond in attempted murder charge

By Dzuya Walter,

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) Managing Director Charles Ongwae and other KEBS officials charged with attempted murder over the importation of sub-s...

Charles Ongwae , Fertilizer scandal , KEBS

KEBS boss to face charges including attempted murder

By Benjamin Muriuki,

Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) Managing Director Charles Ongwae and other top KEBS officials are set to be charged with with several offences among ...

DPP Noordin Haji , Fertlizer scandal , KEBS , KEBS stickers , sugar scandal

PAC summons Agriculture PSs over fertilizer, maize scandal

By Mbuthia Bashir,

Agriculture Principal Secretaries Richard Lesiyampe and Professor Hamadi Boga have been ordered to appear before the National Assembly’s Public Acc...

Agriculture PS Richard Lesiyampe , Hamadi Bogo , James Opiyo Wandayi , Maize Scam Probe , Public Accounts Committe