Comesa leather value chain strategy that aims grow regional industrialisation launched in Kenya
Africa Leather and Leather Products Institute (ALLPI) Executive Director Nicholas Mudungwe reinforced the need for commitment and collaboration in implementing the strategy, likening the process to marriage, where teamwork and adaptability are essential.
As Kenya worries about healthcare funding, Nakuru government says it has anti-retroviral, TB stocks for one year
There were serious concerns over a potential shortage of critical medicine, leading some patients to skip doses or share medication with others out of fear of running out
Fish farmers in Vihiga County trained as pisciculture becomes a key economic activity western Kenya
With aquaculture becoming a powerful tool to eradicate poverty in the country, Kamenju urged the farmers to apply the skills they get from the training and take fish farming as a serious business to generate income.
Mushroom: ‘Meat’ that grows in sacks becomes key plank in conservation of Uplands Forest, west of Nairobi
Mushroom farming requires precision. A sachet of spores – costing between Ksh20,000 and Ksh25,000 – can inoculate 700-800 sacks filled with hay. After 22 days in a controlled environment, where conditions are shielded from wind, direct sunlight, and strong odours that could affect growth, the mushrooms begin to sprout.
Ranked among Africa’s leading milk producers, Kenya now guns to raise production to 10 billion litres per annum
The Dairy Industry Bill, 2024, currently before parliament will regulate and promote the dairy industry in order to reduce milk loss, improve safety and quality of dairy products, if passed.
Kenya focuses on investments in manufacturing as anchor of industrialisation, says minister
Mukhwana said the construction of the multi-billion Nakuru County Aggregation and Industrial Park (CAIP) at Ngongongeri Farm in Njoro Sub-County aimed at transforming the Central Rift region into a major commercial hub, had finally kicked off and was expected to host a variety of industries, including ICT hubs, energy-sector companies, engineering and construction firms and chemical industries.
Kenya’s environment agency embarks on recovery of polluted Owino-Uhuru estate in coastal tourist resort town
However, the meeting ended abruptly when Khamisi Diyo, a pollution victim and key witness in the case, accompanied by Phyllis Omido, an environmental activist and founder of CJGEA, stormed into the meeting.
Congo president commutes death sentences of three Americans as Trump’s advisor on Africa tours DRC, Kenya and Uganda
US Department of State announced late on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s new senior advisor for Africa, Massad Boulos, will travel to Congo and three other African countries – Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda – starting April 3.
One of Kenya’s ‘small tribes’ considers fielding two candidates in the 2027 presidential election
Social Congress Party leader Atati Kengere advised the region to be decisive in settling on a single candidate for the presidency. He cautioned the youth to go slow on the issue lest they cause confusion to the embarrassment of the region.
