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Titus Too

North Rift farmers laud Oparanya's nomination to Cooperatives ministry

A section of farmer's representatives said the new team reflects the face of Kenya.

By Titus Too 9 months ago

North Rift farmers laud Oparanya's nomination to Cooperatives ministry

Ministry plans to better reproductive services for youth

Ministry plans to better reproductive services for youth

By Titus Too 9 months ago

Maize farmer donates 37 bags to support needy families

Maize farmer donates 37 bags to support needy families

By Titus Too 9 months ago

GTAP crafts Gen Zs accountability checklist

GTAP crafts Gen Zs accountability checklist

By Titus Too 9 months ago

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

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

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

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

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

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