Head of public service cracks the whip on staff with forged papers
Felix Koskei said the government is continuously verifying certificates of public servants across the country to ensure that qualified personnel are in office.
By Titus Too 10 months ago
Head of public service cracks the whip on staff with forged papers
Standard Group partners with corporates to plant trees
The Standard Group has partnered with other corporates in environmental conservation initiatives to address adverse effects of climate change.
By Titus Too 10 months ago
Standard Group partners with corporates to plant trees
Businesses upbeat as Eldoret gears up for city status
Eldoret town will be granted a charter in August this year after the Senate gave the approval last year.
By Titus Too 10 months ago
Businesses upbeat as Eldoret gears up for city status
NCPB sets in motion plans to compensate farmers for fake fertiliser
NCPB has embarked on the process of compensating farmers who procured substandard fertiliser for the current maize planting season.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
NCPB sets in motion plans to compensate farmers for fake fertiliser
Sell subsidised farm inputs throughout the year, says Senator
Cherargei wants the government fertiliser subsidy programme made available throughout the year.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Sell subsidised farm inputs throughout the year, says Senator
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How Ruto has silenced political rebels in his Rift Valley backyard
Some of Ruto's critics have either been silenced with government appointments or disappeared into political oblivion after losing in the last General Election.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
How Ruto has silenced political rebels in his Rift Valley backyard
Chelugui tells farmers to tap into European market deal
Chelugui said the Treasury has released Sh1.5 billion to support the modernization of New Kenya Corporative Creameries (NKCC) to boost value addition and expand the market.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Chelugui tells farmers to tap into European market deal
Maize farmers ask for better prices and more subsidies to make a profit
Despite the good producer prices, farmers in the North Rift feel returns from the agricultural sub-sector are not commensurate to their toil and year-long wait from their sole means of income.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Maize farmers ask for better prices and more subsidies to make a profit
Agency, firm ink deal for honey exports to the US
Kerio pure natural honey has made new inroads into the American market, enhancing earnings for beekeepers in semi-arid Northern Kenya counties.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Agency, firm ink deal for honey exports to the US
One dead following clashes in Uasin Gishu
Conflicting reports indicate that trouble started when a group of people encroached on a farm and started harvesting sugarcane.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
One dead following clashes in Uasin Gishu
Farmers fault state plans to privatize KCC, Kenya Seed Company
Farmers in North Rift have protested plans by the government to privatize state corporations including New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC) and Kenya Seed Company (KSC).
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Farmers fault state plans to privatize KCC, Kenya Seed Company
NCPB to buy maize at Sh4,000 per 90 kg bag
NCPB will receive supplies that meet the conditions for required quality parameters and only from farmers registered with the Ministry of Agriculture across the country.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
NCPB to buy maize at Sh4,000 per 90 kg bag
Push to waive taxes on tea processing kits
The newly formed West of Rift Smallholder Tea Growers Association now wants the government to waive taxes on equipment used in processing the produce.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Push to waive taxes on tea processing kits
KTDA factories unite in bid to lift earnings for farmers
KTDA directors from smallholder tea factories in the West Rift have forged a caucus seeking to address unique challenges leading to low tea earnings in the region.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
KTDA factories unite in bid to lift earnings for farmers
NCPB urges people to utilise its services to curb post-harvest losses
President William Ruto, however, said there would be no El Nino after the alert was reviewed.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
NCPB urges people to utilise its services to curb post-harvest losses
Maize farmers reject Sh4,000 per bag, want State to buy at Sh5,500
The government plans to spend Sh4b to purchase a million bags even as farmers in North Rift claim the price being offered is too low compared to the cost of production.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Maize farmers reject Sh4,000 per bag, want State to buy at Sh5,500
Coffee farmers in Rift cry out after millers' licences revoked
Isaac Letting from Lessos in Nandi said private millers had encouraged them to increase production and their economic wellbeing.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Coffee farmers in Rift cry out after millers' licences revoked
Tree lover targets schools in initiative
Her programme, the Laura Sang initiative, started in 2016, has so far seen over 50,000 seedlings planted across several institutions and individual farms in the North Rift.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Tree lover targets schools in initiative
Maize prices drop as farmers kept waiting
Despite repeated promise by the State to announce producer prices, farmers' patience is running out, with traders flocking the region offering throwaway prices at the farm gate.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Maize prices drop as farmers kept waiting
John Kiplagat Koech: Man who gifted space explorers walking stick has one big regret
Koech gifted Neil Armstrong a walking stick and a Somali sword for safely landing on the moon on July 24, 1969. Bilieves he would have gone far in life had he not dropped out of school.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
John Kiplagat Koech: Man who gifted space explorers walking stick has one big regret
Kenya Kwanza has no plan to implement campaign pledges, ex MP Keter breaks his silence
Former Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter has broken his silence and criticized President William Ruto's Kenya Kwanza administration over the high cost of living.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Kenya Kwanza has no plan to implement campaign pledges, ex MP Keter breaks his silence
We may pull out of certain routes, say matatu operators
A section of operators in the North Rift region yesterday said despite the sharp increase in fuel prices, they are unable to raise their fares.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
We may pull out of certain routes, say matatu operators
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Don't expect cheap ugali because of high fuel prices, farmers warn
Farmers and millers say high cost of diesel will raise price of maize despite fertiliser subsidy. To break even, they want the government to set least price of 90kg bag at Sh5,500.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Don't expect cheap ugali because of high fuel prices, farmers warn
Cereal farmers on edge as heavy rains pound the Rift
Heavy rains in the North Rift over the past week are causing sleepless nights for cereal producers preparing to harvest their crops.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Cereal farmers on edge as heavy rains pound the Rift
From bead work to banana wine: Counties display diverse products
Innovations in agro-processing and solid waste management were the main focus in the exhibition stand of Kisii county government.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
From bead work to banana wine: Counties display diverse products
How traders reaped big during devolution conference
The city was host to the Head of State William Ruto (his hometown), Deputy President (DP) Rigathi Gachagua, governors and county executives from the entire 47 devolved units.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
How traders reaped big during devolution conference
Alarm over stalled anti-malaria drive as cases on the rise
Campaigns to prevent malaria and resource distribution to end the disease were slowed down when focus was directed to Covid-19 pandemic.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Alarm over stalled anti-malaria drive as cases on the rise
Businesses already reaping big as governors event starts
The conference will be ideal for business people to network, exchange ideas and exploit available advantages existing across the devolved units.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Businesses already reaping big as governors event starts
Blend of religion and traditions as priest is ordained, declared elder
Rev Kipkurui, who is a last-born brother to the vocal Nandi Senator Kiprotich Cherargei, was ordained to perform evangelical work under the Society of African Missions Kenya District.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Blend of religion and traditions as priest is ordained, declared elder
Teenager struggling with sickle cell disease, seeks Sh6m for stem cell transplant
15-year-old girl suffering from sickle cell makes passionate appeal to President William Ruto for financial aid to enable her travel to India for a bone marrow transplant.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Teenager struggling with sickle cell disease, seeks Sh6m for stem cell transplant
North Rift county assemblies start discussions on 20232024 Budget
Turkana has the highest allocation Sh13.3 billion, followed by Uasin Gishu Sh9.8 billion and Nandi Sh9.07 billion. Counties have prioritised health, agriculture, education, water.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
North Rift county assemblies start discussions on 20232024 Budget
Samuel Ng'eny retraces Kenya's journey from a colony to self-rule and today's path
They were of age when Kenya transitioned from a colony to independence and subsequent independence. Mzee Ng'eny has experienced the country's baby steps up to 60th birthday.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Samuel Ng'eny retraces Kenya's journey from a colony to self-rule and today's path
Second phase of Hustler Fund to be launched on Madaraka Day, says CS
CS said President Ruto would unveil a new product to be delivered through cooperatives and groups to enable members to boost their businesses and improve living standards.
By Titus Too 1 year ago
Second phase of Hustler Fund to be launched on Madaraka Day, says CS
Kemri approves herbal deworming porridge
Ujiplus, a community initiative, is ideal for children but also recommended to adults. Research shows the product also an appetiser reduces anemia and is highly nutritious.
By Titus Too 2 years ago
Kemri approves herbal deworming porridge
New coffee miller boon for farmers
The mill receives coffee for processing from farmers in Nandi, Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia, Bungoma, Elgeyo Marakwet and Baringo counties.
By Titus Too 2 years ago
New coffee miller boon for farmers
Maize farmers now ask State to allow imports as stock is depleted
Trade Cabinet Secretary (CS) Moses Kuria, in December last year, gave farmers a 72-hour ultimatum to sell their maize harvests, saying imports would hit the market.
By Titus Too 2 years ago
Maize farmers now ask State to allow imports as stock is depleted
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Schools prepare for new Form One admissions amid biting debt crunch
High inflation has made it difficult for schools to run operations with current recommended fees. Parents struggling with accumulated fee arrears due to high cost of living.
By Titus Too 2 years ago
Schools prepare for new Form One admissions amid biting debt crunch
Don't bring in duty-free maize just yet - farmers
A section of large-scale farmers said there was a need for the government to extend the duty-free maize import window until large-scale producers exhaust what they still have
By Titus Too 2 years ago
Don't bring in duty-free maize just yet - farmers
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End of windfall: Why maize farmers aren't smiling all the way to the bank
Prices have dropped by over Sh1,300 per 90 kg bag of maize that retailed at Sh 5,300 between November and December last year.
By Titus Too 2 years ago
End of windfall: Why maize farmers aren't smiling all the way to the bank
Maize farmers restless as planting season beckons amid import fears
Farmers query failure to open NCPB stores, GMOs and rising production costs
By Titus Too 2 years ago
Maize farmers restless as planting season beckons amid import fears
How KRA loses billions to falsified mitumba invoices
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