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Boniface Gikandi

KTDA bags Murang'a tea firms' management deal after new talks

80 directors settled on KTDA MS after they agreed to follow the terms and conditions set in the draft agreement formulated by a consultant who collected views from the farmers.

By Boniface Gikandi 3 days ago

KTDA bags Murang'a tea firms' management deal after new talks

Property dealers protest at delays in land registries

Property dealers protest at delays in land registries

By Boniface Gikandi 8 days ago

Real estate experts urge political tolerance for economic recovery

Real estate experts urge political tolerance for economic recovery

By Boniface Gikandi 15 days ago

Private universities fault government over student funding

Private universities fault government over student funding

By Boniface Gikandi 16 days ago

Chiefs probed after theft of 23 solar panels

Each of the panels dumped in the police compound can produce 330 watts, while those that were stolen each produced 300 watts.

By Boniface Gikandi 19 days ago

Chiefs probed after theft of 23 solar panels

Boon for Murang'a villages as they eye municipality status

In Murang’a County, Kenol and Kangari which have been among the 15 market centres that were proposed at the sub-counties have been endorsed for the municipal charter.

By Boniface Gikandi 22 days ago

Boon for Murang'a villages as they eye municipality status

Tea wars: Kirinyaga, Nyeri tea directors seek more time to pick agents

Officials from at least 10 tea processing factories made the request after meeting potential agents. They raised concerns about some of the clauses in the draft management contracts.

By Boniface Gikandi 24 days ago

Tea wars: Kirinyaga, Nyeri tea directors seek more time to pick agents

Mt Kenya tea companies to reappoint managers

Recruitment of the management agents has been extended to May 16. Board has informed 39 tea factories in Mt Kenya East about the issue.

By Boniface Gikandi 29 days ago

Mt Kenya tea companies to reappoint managers

Mt Kenya tea factories yet to recruit managing agents

TBK has licensed KTDA MS, Tropical, Eastern Produce Kenya, and Williamson Tea as the managing agents.

By Boniface Gikandi 1 month ago

Mt Kenya tea factories yet to recruit managing agents

Raila: Ruto implementing BBI through the backdoor

Raila said the Cherera Four Independent Electoral and Boundaries commissioners must be reinstated. He said he initiated the bipartisan talks that must be held outside of parliament.

By Boniface Gikandi 1 month ago

Raila: Ruto implementing BBI through the backdoor

Governor Irungu Kang'ata orders water companies to transfer ownership

His administration is seeking to own 97 per cent shares in each company, with the rest of the shares held by other stakeholders.

By Boniface Gikandi 1 month ago

Governor Irungu Kang'ata orders water companies to transfer ownership

Factory to package tea brands for local market

Ngere tea factory in Gatanga Constituency, Murang'a County, has started packaging its products to penetrate the local market. focusing on increasing local consumption of tea.

By Boniface Gikandi 1 month ago

Factory to package tea brands for local market

Protest over the closure of Kandundu quarry mines

The mines were closed following claims by the authorities that the operators failed to apply for the licenses, as the operators blamed the move on a witch-hunt.

By Boniface Gikandi 1 month ago

Protest over the closure of Kandundu quarry mines

Muranga County offers subsidies for produce to boost farmers

The amount is a guaranteed minimum payment to each farmer from the county, in addition to what they receive from their cooperative for their produce.

By Boniface Gikandi 1 month ago

Muranga County offers subsidies for produce to boost farmers

Murang'a water company rebranded, end confusion

A water firm associated with the first water project in Murang’a County has rebranded, ending two decades of confusion over the name.

By Boniface Gikandi 1 month ago

Murang'a water company rebranded, end confusion

Leaders step up interventions to save boy children from neglect

To address the issue in Central Kenya, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called for a regional meeting to discuss the boy child and how to address alcoholism and illicit liquor.

By Boniface Gikandi 2 months ago

Leaders step up interventions to save boy children from neglect

Woman identifies son killed by police in Murang'a forest after Unaitas Sacco heist

A second suspect in the Unaitas Sacco Mununga Branch theft has been named as 25-year-old Francis Mulwa Mutila by his mother, Mary Wanjiru Njuguna.

By Boniface Gikandi 2 months ago

Woman identifies son killed by police in Murang'a forest after Unaitas Sacco heist

Forget about dialogue, DP Gachagua tells clergy over Ruto-Raila talks

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has told of church leaders over calls for dialogue between President William Ruto and Azimio’s Raila Odinga.

By Boniface Gikandi 2 months ago

Forget about dialogue, DP Gachagua tells clergy over Ruto-Raila talks

Investors now turn a profit in these former crime hotspots

Former crime scenes stand lucrative businesses that have erased the memories of the horror and fear harboured by members of the public after brutal ordeals at the hands of criminals.

By Boniface Gikandi 2 months ago

Investors now turn a profit in these former crime hotspots

Avocado suppliers want more time to comply with new regulations

Uganda and Tanzania, she disclosed, are set to overtake Kenya in production due to the intensive planting of the avocado trees.

By Boniface Gikandi 2 months ago

Avocado suppliers want more time to comply with new regulations

Two suspects gunned down in connection to Unaitas bank robbery

Two suspects gunned down in connection to Unaitas bank robbery; in the raid, coordinated police elite unit recovered two rifles and Sh1.3 million.

By Boniface Gikandi 2 months ago

Two suspects gunned down in connection to Unaitas bank robbery

Man stabs friend to death over Sh20 'mutura' in liquor joint

Witnesses alleged that the fight between the two arose over a 'mutura' worth Sh20 they bought at a local butchery.

By Boniface Gikandi 2 months ago

Man stabs friend to death over Sh20 'mutura' in liquor joint

Tea farmers make fresh demands as new directors draft regulations

Management agent fee will be contracted at 1.5 per cent of the teas sold in the draft proposal ratified by the 60 directors. Amount will however not exceed Sh10 million annually.

By Boniface Gikandi 3 months ago

Tea farmers make fresh demands as new directors draft regulations

Murang'a suppliers hold 'street protests' to demand money

A woman was diagnosed with depression after years of trying to get payment from the Murang’a county government of ShSh3.4 million backdated to 2017/2018.

By Boniface Gikandi 3 months ago

Murang'a suppliers hold 'street protests' to demand money

Gatanga residents raise alarm over water abstraction as river levels drop

The fate of the Sh4.4 billion Ithanga water project on Thika River hangs in the balance following the massive abstraction of water by farmers upstream.

By Boniface Gikandi 3 months ago

Gatanga residents raise alarm over water abstraction as river levels drop

Clash looms over water in Laikipia and Meru

A row is looming between residents of Laikipia East and Buuri Constituencies over diversion of water by those living upstream.

By Boniface Gikandi 3 months ago

Clash looms over water in Laikipia and Meru

Leaders keep off Murang'a water fights as residents demand action

The battle between the two firms began back in 2015 after the county government allowed Muwasco to operate in Maragua town. Local MCAs hinted at possible expansion of Murang’a Water boundaries.

By Boniface Gikandi 3 months ago

Leaders keep off Murang'a water fights as residents demand action

Over 4,500 new applicants seek bar, liquor licenses in Murang'a

Peter Kamau, a resident of Kiria Ini, called on the county government to act, saying there were more bars than schools in Murang’a.

By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago

Over 4,500 new applicants seek bar, liquor licenses in Murang'a

Private schools call on State to fully support junior secondary

They have asked the government to provide public school with adequate teachers and facilities.

By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago

Private schools call on State to fully support junior secondary

Amref to install oxygen plants in 45 counties

The Sh77 million project will also facilitate the establishment of oxygen installation at Muriranja, Kaharo, Kangema and Maragua hospitals

By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago

Amref to install oxygen plants in 45 counties

Why cheating is high among Murang'a women

A report by KNBS released on January 17 suggested that women from Murang’a County had the highest number of sex partners in the country.

By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago

Why cheating is high among Murang'a women

Kang'ata says Murang'a should be paid for supplying Nairobi with water

Governor Irungu Kang’ata announced plans to push for legislation through the county Assembly for payment of Murang’a water channeled to Nairobi.

By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago

Kang'ata says Murang'a should be paid for supplying Nairobi with water

Coffee farmers in protest over delay in their payment

Led by Wachira Nyamu, the farmers accused their management committee of remaining silent over the matter after they delivered 270,000 kilogrammes for the process.

By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago

Coffee farmers in protest over delay in their payment

Tea sector yet to bear fruits despite reforms, say smallholder farmers

Two months ago, the former KTDA directors staged a coup in the factories, a move that sent panic, forcing the current leadership to assemble and repulse them.

By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago

Tea sector yet to bear fruits despite reforms, say smallholder farmers

Low turnout as bribery claims reported during Kandara election

In all the 197 polling centres, there was low turnout with the elderly turning up to cast their votes as the youth stayed away.

By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago

Low turnout as bribery claims reported during Kandara election

UDA's Chege Njuguna wins Kandara by-election MP race

The by-election, occasioned after Water CS Alice Wahome was elevated to the cabinet position, caused a political split in Murang’a.

By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago

UDA's Chege Njuguna wins Kandara by-election MP race

Gachagua-Sakaja tiff: Wa Iria warns Mt Kenya leaders against ethnic politics

Former Murang'a Governor Mwangi wa Iria asks central Kenya leaders to shun ethnic bigotry.

By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago

Gachagua-Sakaja tiff: Wa Iria warns Mt Kenya leaders against ethnic politics

Revenue collection up as Murang'a County opts for digital platform

Governor Kang’ata aid the revenue collected digitally reflects a rise as compared to the manual system where funds were being diverted.

By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago

Revenue collection up as Murang'a County opts for digital platform

IEBC prepares ground for By Election in Kandara

Kandara parliamentary election was occasioned after former MP Alice Wahome was appointed as a Cabinet Secretary

By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago

IEBC prepares ground for By Election in Kandara

Boost as coffee society acquires Sh8m equipment

Iyego Society in Kangema Constituency has acquired the state of the art equipment through a partnership with Saving Water Initiative Tropical Farm Management.

By Boniface Gikandi 5 months ago

Boost as coffee society acquires Sh8m equipment

Bandits raid Francis Ole Kaparo's farm, steal 17 camels

Suspected bandits raid ex-Speaker Francis Ole Kaparo's home in Laikipia North, steal 17 camels; area police boss says six camels found, no casualties reported.

By Boniface Gikandi 5 months ago

Bandits raid Francis Ole Kaparo's farm, steal 17 camels

Beating all odds: My 20-year journey to attain a degree

He returned to University in 2018 but he could not re-enroll at UON because his son was pursuing the same program in the same class.

By Boniface Gikandi 5 months ago

Beating all odds: My 20-year journey to attain a degree

Kenya to host desert locusts conference CS

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi said the country was out to avert future desert locust invasions and the government is ready to provide farmers with protection from future invasion.

By Boniface Gikandi 5 months ago

Kenya to host desert locusts conference CS

DP Gachagua warns governors to keep off politics, focus on jobs

“The governors should refrain from engaging in national politics,” said the deputy president as he presided over a fund-raising event for the Maragua Endowment Fund.

By Boniface Gikandi 5 months ago

DP Gachagua warns governors to keep off politics, focus on jobs

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