Woman in Kisumu denies Ksh.102M NCPB fraud

By Allan Obiero,

A trader linked to the multi-million National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) maize scandal has pleaded not guilty before a Kisumu court. Caroline...

Caroline Kipchumba , NCPB scandal

Maize task force report recommends Ksh.3,000 per bag

By Elphas Lagat,

Amid the growing standoff between the National Cereals and Produce board (NCPB) and maize farmers, a new report compiled by maize industry task force ...

4 arrested for conning maize farmers in Eldoret

By Cyrus Sholim,

Police in Eldoret on Wednesday arrested four suspects alleged to be part of a syndicate defrauding maize farmers of their produce in the area. Eldo...

eldoret , maize scandal

Governor Mandago cautions gov’t against selling maize to millers

By Daniel Korir,

Farmers led by Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago are now appealing to the government not to sell the 1.7 million bags of maize to millers and inste...

Governer Mandago , maize farmers , Uasin Gishu

Uhuru orders NCPB to buy 2M bags of maize from Kenyan farmers at Ksh.2,500

By Ian Omondi,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to immediately open buying centres and stores to receive maize fro...

Big four agenda , maize , NCPB , President Uhuru Kenyatta

This is my problem with DP Ruto – Murathe

By Benjamin Muriuki,

When David Murathe resigned from his position as Jubilee Party interim vice-chairman on Sunday he blamed the surprise move on the conflict of interest...

David Murathe , Jubilee Party , William Ruot

Is President Uhuru Kenyatta’s Big Four Agenda on track?

By Sam Gituku,

In three years and eight months, President Uhuru Kenyatta’s second and final term will come to an end. Before it does, the President hopes to hav...

Big four agenda , corruption , Housing , Uhuru kenyatta

Multi-billion corruption scandals that rocked Kenya in 2018

By Ian Omondi,

As Kenyans, we are no strangers to scandals, but we may have probably witnessed more scandals in 2018 than any other year. That doesn’t sound so ...

DPP Noordin Haji , KENYA POWER , NCPB , NHIF , NYS scandal

Cartels running Agriculture Ministry, claims MP Kutuny

By Collins Shitiyabayi,

Cherangany Member of Parliament Joshua Kutuny now claims that maize cartels are running the Agriculture Ministry and are behind the mix up in the buyi...

Cherangany , hamadi boga , Joshua Kutuny , Maize prices , Mwangi Kiunjuri

PS Boga denies reports of Ksh.3K for maize farmers, demands apology

By Citizen Reporter,

Maize farmers will be paid Ksh.2,300 and not any other amount as reported by sections of the media, the Government has said. In a statement release...

hamadi boga , maize farmers

Togo’s barter market: Keeping tradition alive and poverty at bay

By VOA,

Alohou Papa stands in the middle of the bustling market in Togoville and blows hard on a bright red whistle to catch everyone's attention. "It's 9 ...

Barter trade , King Mlapa VI , market , poverty , Togoville

Can drought-proof maize save farmers?

By VOA,

Researchers are betting that a drought-proof variety of maize can help farmers in Zimbabwe withstand a changing climate that is increasingly prone to ...

Esnath Hamadziripi , International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) , U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Five NCPB officials arrested over maize scandal

By Citizen Reporter,

Five officials of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) have been arrested in Kisumu and Eldoret over alleged fraudulent acquisition of public...

maize scandal , NCPB

Uhuru asks farmers to adopt modern technologies

By PSCU,

President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on farmers in the country to adopt modern farming and livestock production technologies. This is in order to ac...

Uhur Kenyatta

DP Ruto urges farmers to reduce reliance on maize

By Wendy Abdallah,

Deputy President William Ruto has dismissed politicians opposed to food diversification from maize farming to other crops, accusing them of thinking s...

Deputy President William Ruto , Nakuru Governor Lee Kinyanjui , Nakuru International Investment Conference

The Murkomen, Kutuny interview that went up in flames

By Wangui Ngechu,

Save for those in their inner circles, not many really knew just how much Majority Leader in the Senate Kipchumba Murkomen and Cherangany MP Joshua K...

Joshua Kuttuny , Kipchumba Murkomen

Nakuru, Bomet leaders slam three MPs over Ruto-maize jibe

By William Sawe,

Leaders from Nakuru and Bomet counties have criticised three MPs over recent comments linking Deputy President William Ruto to the woes facing maize f...

Keter , kutuny , Lee Kinyanjui , maize farmers , NCPB

North Rift MPs angered over Cabinet approval of Ksh.2,300 for maize

By Citizen Reporter,

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...

Alfred Keter , kutuny , maize price

Cabinet approves purchase of maize at Ksh.2,300 per bag

By Citizen Reporter,

The Cabinet on Thursday approved the purchase of 2 million bags of maize from local farmers at a price of Ksh. 2,300 per bag. A Cabinet meeting cha...

Agriculture Ministry , maize

Heated debate looms over Duale’s two-thirds gender Bill

By Erick Owenga,

A heated debate on the two-thirds gender bill proposed by Majority Leader Aden Duale is expected to take centre stage at the National Assembly. Som...

duale , Gender bill