Kenya receives another Ksh.4.6B loan from World Bank for locust invasion response

By Kepha Muiruri,

Kenya has received an addition Ksh.4,6 billion credit facility to address the locust invasion. This comes barely a day after the receipt of a Ksh.1...

Locust invasion , World Bank

Health workers suspend strike for 21 days because Kenya has ‘too many problems’

By Tabitha Rotich,

Kenya’s healthcare workers who were set to down their tools on Monday upon the expiration of their strike notice have now suspended the planned go-s...

COVID-19 , Healthcare workers , KNUN , PPE , Seth Panyako

Ethiopia steps up aerial spraying to stop new desert locust invasion

By VOA,

Ethiopian officials have deployed helicopters to spray new swarms of desert locusts that are eating crops and threatening the country’s food securit...

Desert locust , locust

Gen. Robert Kibochi sworn in as new Chief of Kenya Defence Forces

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday witnessed the swearing in of General Robert Kibochi as the new Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF) at State Hou...

KDF , kibochi , Mwathethe

OPINION: Employed by nature

By Guest Writer,

By Nancy Githaiga How many times are you asked these questions? unafanya kazi wapi? (where do you work?) or Uko wapi siku hizi? (where are you nowa...

labour day

CBK expected to cut base lending rate amidst uncertainty on policy results

By Kepha Muiruri,

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is largely expected to cut its base lending rate further when the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets on Wednesday. ...

Central Bank of Kenya , Covid-19 pandemic , mpc

Panic over bizarre swarm of narrow bee flies ‘Nairobi flies’ in Kabarnet

By Evans Chumo,

Businesses in Kabarnet, Baringo County came to a standstill after a swarm of narrow bee flies invaded the town on Wednesday morning. They covered l...

narrow bee flies

Coronavirus pandemic will cause global famines of ‘biblical proportions,’ UN warns

By CNN,

The world is facing multiple famines of "biblical proportions" in just a matter of months, the UN has said, warning that the coronavirus pandemic will...

coronavirus , COVID-19 , FAMINE , Starvation

Britam posts Ksh.3.5B profit from higher investments gains

By Kepha Muiruri,

Britam Holdings returned to profitability posting Ksh.3.5 billion in earnings for the period ending December 31 2019 from higher investments gain. ...

Britam Holdings PLC

OPINION: It’s been 3 weeks since we heard from MPs after Kenya confirmed first COVID-19 case

By Yvonne Okwara,

It’s been 3 weeks since we reported the first confirmed case of COVID-19. It’s also been 3 weeks since we heard from our Members of Parliament. ...

coronavirus , COVID-19

Kenya, Uganda & other IGAD countries to set up regional response plan for coronavirus

By PSCU,

Member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have agreed to forge a joint approach to curb the spread of the novel coronavir...

coronavirus , IGAD , Uhuru kenyatta

Embu residents now forced to eat locusts since the govt’ has abandoned them- MCAs say

By Anthony Ndwiga,

Embu Ward Representatives have expressed disappointment with the National Government’s saying it has completely abandoned the fight against desert l...

Desert locust , Embu locusts

Program for National Prayer Day at State House

By Citizen Reporter,

President Uhuru Kenyatta declared Saturday March 21, 2020 as a national day for prayer following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Kenya has s...

coronavirus , Prayer , Uhuru

Ksh.230M spent to fight locusts, Ksh.300M more allocated as swarms spread to 26 counties

By Elphas Lagat,

The government has so far spent Ksh.23o million to fight the locust invasion that has hit various parts of the country. Addressing the media on Tue...

locusts , Peter Munya

Locusts still invading farms in Kirinyaga as coffee farmers sound alarm

By Citizen Team,

Desert locusts have become the bane of residents in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County for the second week. Also Read: ‘Those are grasshoppers’: Kirinya...

locusts , oguna

BWIRE: Cross border movements and conflicts require more than security interventions

By Victor Bwire,

By Victor Bwire The questioning of eleven Members of Parliament from North Eastern Kenya by police on Sunday on return from a visit to Somalia once...

Running out of time: Kenya, other EA countries face new locust threat

By Reuters,

Countries in East Africa are racing against time to prevent new swarms of locusts wreaking havoc with crops and livelihoods after the worst infestatio...

locust

Embu Deputy Speaker calls for research on whether eating locusts increases ‘nguvu za kiume’

By Anthony Ndwiga,

Embu County Assembly Deputy Speaker on Wednesday called for research to be conducted on desert locusts to determine whether eating them could increase...

Embu County. , locusts , Steve Munene

Locust invasion now spreads to Congo

By VOA,

The Food and Agriculture Organization says a small group of desert locusts has entered Congo, marking the first time the voracious insects have been s...

locust

Gender inclusivity key in attaining food security

By Agencies,

In nearly two thirds of the countries worldwide, women are more likely than men to face food insecurity. The differences in gender roles, norms, and r...

food security