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Biosafety national forum aims to build public trust in GMOs

Naivasha - Thirteen years after Kenya began regulating genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the conversation is far from settled. Next week, the Nat...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Widow of former internal security minister GG Kariuki dies aged 80

NAIROBI — Gladys Wairimu Kariuki, the widow of former Internal Security Minister GG Kariuki, has died in Nairobi at the age of 80. She had been receiv...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Ruto’s defends government efforts on Madaraka day speech

HOMA BAY – As crowds packed the Raila Odinga Stadium in Homa Bay before dawn, President William Ruto marked Madaraka Day with a sweeping address aimed...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Muguka Ban Sparks Political Storm for Deputy President Kindiki

EMBU, Kenya — When Kithure Kindiki rose to the post of Deputy President last November, farmers in Embu and Meru cheered. They believed one of their ow...

1 year ago · By Eugene Were

Agriculture

Kwale governor distributes 530 Galla goats to boost livelihoods

Kwale — Governor Fatuma Achani has launched a bold push to strengthen livelihoods in Kwale County’s driest areas by distributing 530 Galla goats acros...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Africa

Mauritanian economist elected AfDB president in surprise turnaround

NAIROBI - In a closely watched vote in Abidjan, Mauritanian economist Sidi Ould Tah was elected on Thursday as the ninth president of the African Deve...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Wetang’ula backs closer Kenya-EU ties after Vienna diplomatic talks

NAIROBI –Kenya is looking to Europe for ideas, innovation, and influence. That was the message from Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula,...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

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Gov’t Steps In: State to Buy All Mwea Rice to Shield Farmers from Imports

Mwea, Kirinyaga County – The Kenyan government has pledged to buy the entire rice stock from farmers under the Mwea Irrigation Scheme in a major push...

1 year ago · By Frank Kiforo

Business

Kindiki pledges boost for small traders in bold economic push

NYANTURAGO —Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says Kenya’s economic recovery must start from the bottom and that means backing the country’s smallest t...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Agriculture

Kenya unveils sweeping tea reforms to boost farmer earnings and exports

NAIROBI —In the rolling hills of Murang’a, where tea bushes stretch across the highlands, Kenya is betting big on a sector it considers vital to its e...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Agriculture

Kwale’s governor launches dairy project to boost milk and Income

KWALE —In a modest ceremony beneath the sweltering coastal sun, Kwale Governor Fatuma Achani handed over dozens of dairy goats to local farmers part o...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari

Kenya

Governors demand simultaneous passage of budget bills amid standoff

Naivasha – Kenya’s governors are calling on the national government to fast-track the passage of crucial money bills, warning that delays are choking...

1 year ago · By Nixon Ngari