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Kenya’s economic partnership deal with U.K. under sharp scrutiny
By Kepha Muiruri,
1456, March 3, 2021 (EAT)
Kenya’s recently concluded economic partnership agreement with the United Kingdom has come under sharp scrutiny with observers warning of a backdoor...
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Sasini returns to profitability on cost containment measures
By Kepha Muiruri,
1532, January 15, 2021 (EAT)
Grower Sasini Plc has returned to profitability booking a Ksh.12.6 million profit for the year running to the end of September 2020. This to revers...
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Kakuzi battles human rights abuse allegations as 79 Kenyans file case in UK court
By Kepha Muiruri,
1400, October 13, 2020 (EAT)
Local agricultural cultivation and manufacture company Kakuzi PLC is facing human rights abuse allegations between 2009 and 2020. The case against ...
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Locusts still invading farms in Kirinyaga as coffee farmers sound alarm
By Citizen Team,
1332, March 4, 2020 (EAT)
Desert locusts have become the bane of residents in Gichugu, Kirinyaga County for the second week. Also Read: ‘Those are grasshoppers’: Kirinya...
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Uhuru’s Ksh.3 billion coffee fund hit by lengthy delay
By Kepha Muiruri,
1052, August 10, 2019 (EAT)
The implementation of the Ksh.3 billion evolving cherry advanced coffee fund faces a lengthy delay, this as the state ties up the operation of the kit...
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Two teens charged for stealing macadamia worth Ksh. 700
By Anthony Ndwiga,
1023, July 19, 2019 (EAT)
Two teenagers were on Thursday arraigned in Embu court for stealing macadamia nuts from the assistant chief's farm. James Mugambi Mugo and Brian Mu...
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Class 6 boy shocks court after confessing to committing crime for 2 years
By Anthony Ndwiga,
2118, May 7, 2019 (EAT)
A 12-year-old boy stunned a court in Embu County after admitting to have been involved in criminal activities for the last two years at their home in ...
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Kenyan avocados cleared to enter the expansive Chinese market
By PSCU,
1746, April 25, 2019 (EAT)
Kenyan farmers will now export their popular hass avocados to China following a trade deal signed when President Uhuru Kenyatta met his Chinese counte...
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Keter takes another swipe at DP Ruto over maize-avocado farming remarks
By Allan Irungu,
1801, April 19, 2019 (EAT)
Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter claims that the maize shortage experienced in the country should be blamed on cartels. In a statement on Thursday, the ...
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Sugarcane farmers to be paid Ksh1.9B in the next seven days: DP Ruto
By DPPS,
1603, February 16, 2019 (EAT)
The Government is finalising plans to pay money owed to sugarcane farmers in Western Kenya, Deputy President William Ruto has said. He said Ksh.1.9...
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Wambora: ‘Governor with 9 lives’ says impeachment attempts have taught him resilience
By Allan Irungu,
1530, January 31, 2019 (EAT)
Embu County Governor Martin Wambora, has been termed as the "Governor with nine lives" after surviving a stream of impeachment attempts to remove him ...
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DP Ruto urges farmers to reduce reliance on maize
By Wendy Abdallah,
1708, December 1, 2018 (EAT)
Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed politicians opposed to food diversification from maize farming to other crops, accusing them of thinking s...
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Ruto urges counties to tap into foreign markets
By DPPS,
1721, November 30, 2018 (EAT)
Deputy President William Ruto has appealed to County Governments to take advantage of international markets secured by the Government by diversifying ...
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North Rift MPs angered over Cabinet approval of Ksh.2,300 for maize
By Citizen Reporter,
1301, November 23, 2018 (EAT)
Leaders from the North Rift have rejected the Cabinet-approved Ksh.2,300 price for a bag of maize. Led by MPs Joshua Kutuny (Cherangany) and Alfred...
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Java House signs coffee, tea export deal with Chinese firm
By Reuters,
1154, August 16, 2018 (EAT)
Kenyan casual dining and coffee chain Java House Africa said on Wednesday it has signed a deal to export its coffee and tea to a Chinese online retail...
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Korean Air boss apologises as hot-tempered daughters resign
By AFP,
1430, April 22, 2018 (EAT)
Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang-ho on Sunday apologised for the "immature" behaviour of his two daughters and said they would both immediately resign fro...
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Kenya’s Manvir makes history as first non South African to win the ARC York Rally
By Citizen Reporter,
1332, April 22, 2018 (EAT)
Manvir Baryan became the first Kenyan driver to win the Rally of South Africa (dubbed the York Rally) after outpacing his southerners' adversaries in ...
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Boy’s fingers chopped off for stealing macadamia
By Citizen Reporter,
755, March 31, 2018 (EAT)
A High School student is nursing serious injuries after he had four fingers chopped off for stealing macadamia from a teacher’s farm in Murang’a C...
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Embu County Assembly orders report on makadamia farming tabled
By Anthony Ndwiga,
920, March 2, 2017 (EAT)
Embu macadamia farmers might soon get relief after their woes regarding marketing the unprocessed product outside the county made their way to the Cou...
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Farmers cry foul over arrest of Chinese investor
By Anthony Ndwiga,
1334, February 28, 2017 (EAT)
Macadamia nut farmers in Matunduri, Manyatta Constituency in Embu County on Monday (27th February 2017) staged a demonstration over the arrest of a f...
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