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

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

NCPB CEO resigns, 5 top managers sent home over Ksh. 1.9B maize scandal

By Citizen Reporter,

Another mega corruption scandal has erupted at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB), this time seemingly linked to the nightmare of the high ...

Agriculture Ministry , maize scandal , National Cereals and Produce Board

Uhuru warns counties against wastage of resources

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked governors to prudently utilize resources allocated to the devolved units to ensure Kenyans receive efficient and ef...

Devolution , Devolution Conference , KAKAMEGA , Kakamega High School , Uhuru kenyatta

Chances are you are eating plastic

By CNN,

Chances are you've seen the photos of dead seabirds, their stomachs filled with scraps of plastic foraged from beaches and oceans around the world. ...

Anne Marie Mahon , Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology in Dublin. , King's College London , plastic , Pollution

Nestle provides lifeline for struggling Kenyan coffee farmers

By Reuters,

When Nestle executive Stephan Canz attended the German school in Nairobi in the early 1980s, it was surrounded by lush coffee farms. Today, the tre...

agriculture , cofee , falling prices , farmers , Java , management services , nestle

200 bags of counterfeit fertilizer nabbed in Kirinyaga

By Johnson Muriithi,

Security officers in  Kirinyaga County have impounded over 200 bags of assorted fertilizer and hundreds of DAP and NPK gunny bags in a raid for count...

DAP , fertilizers , generator , gunny bags , Kirinyaga , Kirinyaga AP commander Daudi Mohammed , ministry of agriculture , nabbed , NPK , nyeri county , two sewing machines

Jubilee MP threatens to ditch party

By John Wanyama,

The House leadership row in Jubilee Party took a new twist on Friday after Marakwet East MP Bowen Kangongo threatened to ditch the ruling party over w...

Jubilee MP threaten to ditch party over house leadership row , JubileeParty , Kangongo Bowen , Marakwet East MP Kangongo Bowen , MPS dewhipped from house comitee , President Uhuru Kenyatta

Another North Korean soldier defects to South Korea

By Mike Njoroge,

A young, "low-ranking" North Korean soldier defected to South Korea across the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between the two countries early Thursday morni...

demilitarized zone , demilitarized zone (DMZ) , DMZ , North Korea , North Korea soldier , North Korea soldier defects , North Korean soldier , North Korean soldier defects to South Korea , South Korea

20 feared dead after 13-car crash in Sachangwan – PHOTOS

By Benjamin Muriuki,

At least 20 people are feared dead following a multiple car crash at the dreaded Sachangwan area on the Nakuru-Eldoret highway. The horrific 11am a...

15 feared dead in Sachangwan , Jamhuri Day accident , multiple car crash in sacahngwan , National Transport Authority Officials (NTSA) , Sacahngwan accident