The Government is seeking an investment of 3.4 Billion US dollars (Sh440 billion) spread over 10 years (from 2022 to 2032) from donors in order to make the livestock feed sector secure and resilient in times of calamities. The head of Animal Feeds and Nutrition Services at the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Dr. […]
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Sony Sugar embarks on Ksh 400 million maintenance to restore full production
The Awendo- based South Nyanza (Sony) Sugar Company is set for a major maintenance operation aimed at restoring the plant’s ability to mill at full capacity. The maintenance which is scheduled to start in mid-October to late November this year will require at least Sh.400 million for maintenance operations to boost the factory’s ability to […]
Jomvu MP promise to solicit Sh800M for construction of access roads
Jomvu Member of Parliament Badi Twalib has assured residents in informal settlements in the constituency of his commitment to lobby for funds to construct access roads. MP Twalib said during an inspection of roads and drainage works in Owino Uhuru village tucked between factories. He vowed to put his best foot forward and look for […]
Collaborative peace efforts yield promising results in Kerio Valley
A series of community-led peace initiatives in the Kerio Valley, which straddles the borders of Elgeyo Marakwet West Pokot and Baringo counties, is showing promising results. This success comes after concerted efforts by Midrift Hurinet, with support from the Embassy of Denmark in Kenya and Somalia through Act Change Transform initiative. The region has faced […]
Kilifi PWDs protest lack of representation at local assembly
Persons with disability (PWDs) in Kilifi County have decried lack of representation at the County Assembly of Kilifi. Speaking to journalists in Malindi town, representatives of the PWDs allied to the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party said issues affecting persons with disabilities were not properly being articulated in the county since the PWDs lack a […]
Farmers in Murang’a to get certified maize seed and fertilizer ahead of short rains
Some 57,975 farmers in Murang’a County are set to benefit with certified maize seed and fertilizer from the local county administration ahead of the short rains expected to start in the third week of October. Murang’a county government will start distribution of seed to registered farmers in various parts within their respective wards from next […]