Kenya’s 2026-27 budget picks agriculture as centrepiece of enhanced rapid economic growth
The cabinet secretary noted that the Kenyan economy has remained resilient, recording an average growth rate of 5.0 per cent between 2022 and 2025, outperforming the global average of 3.4 per cent and Sub-Saharan Africa’s 4.1 per cent over the same period.
UN refugee agency signs MoU with Turkana County government to support integration of aliens into local community
Head of the UNHCR Sub-Office in Kakuma, Nanduri Sateesh, noted that the next phase of KISEDP, scheduled to commence in 2028, will align with the Shirika Plan, which seeks to create sustainable economic opportunities within Kakuma Municipality.
How gap in livestock feed supply chain inspired farmer in central Kenya to set up a virtual ‘nappier supermarket’ for Africa
Besides selling animal feeds, the farm also trains individuals and groups on best farm practices on growing fodder. The farm has also opened employment opportunities for many youths who work as marketers on a part time basis.
East Africa Community finance minister wary of Gulf war impact on economies as they unveil budgets
The region is seen as highly vulnerable to the trade turmoil arising from the conflict given its reliance on fuel and fertiliser imports – concerns which prompted the African Development Bank to cut the region’s growth forecast for this year by half a percentage point.
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