Regional government in central Kenya builds coffee warehouse to enable farmers to sell their produce directly

Regional government in central Kenya builds coffee warehouse to enable farmers to sell their produce directly

Kirinyaga coffee farmers currently market their produce through the union’s Kirinyaga Slopes Coffee Brokerage Company, which works closely with county government to improve the entire coffee value chain from milling to marketing. The firm attained its brokerage status in 2023 after Governor Waiguru helped fast-track the issuance of its brokerage license at the Capital Markets Authority.

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Abuse of office or doublespeak: How Trump’s media conglomerate’s becoming a bitcoin reserve

Abuse of office or doublespeak: How Trump’s media conglomerate’s becoming a bitcoin reserve

Despite the ready availability of bitcoin exchange-traded funds, a cheaper way to invest in the currency indirectly, bitcoin treasury stocks are proliferating. Within the past two months, figures including Brandon Lutnick, the son of US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, and David Bailey, a bitcoin evangelist who reportedly advised Trump on crypto policy, have launched their own respective bitcoin treasury vehicles.

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ODM officials accuse party secretariat of delaying to release grassroots election results, say void is rocking party

ODM officials accuse party secretariat of delaying to release grassroots election results, say void is rocking party

Gem Branch Youth Organising Secretary Alfred Opondo said attempts by a section of the party officials in the headquarters to interfere with the duly elected grassroots officials was likely to affect the party performance.

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Outgoing African Development Bank boss terms his tenure at the bank ‘not a job, it is a mission’

Outgoing African Development Bank boss terms his tenure at the bank ‘not a job, it is a mission’

The president further said that the Development Bank further financed over $55 billion in support of infrastructure, including roads, rails, airports, seaports, digital and communications, health and water and sanitation.

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Kenya’s police chief raises doubts over alleged abduction of MP found in coffee plantation

Kenya’s police chief raises doubts over alleged abduction of MP found in coffee plantation

The IGP observed that the registration number of the vehicle involved in the incident was KCJ 660P, belonging to Koimburi and was being driven by one Frida Njeri, said to be the first responder at the alleged crime scene.

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Kenya ratifies new IGAD treaty that focuses regional security and economic growth

Kenya ratifies new IGAD treaty that focuses regional security and economic growth

The IGAD member states are Kenya, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda.

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Rights groups sound alarm over exponential surge in child labour in gold mining fields in western Kenya

Rights groups sound alarm over exponential surge in child labour in gold mining fields in western Kenya

He said from Kuria, Migori, Nyatike, Rongo, Awendo and Uriri sub-counties, cases of child labour perpetrated in goldmines, within household and in agricultural sector was rife and should be discouraged immediately.

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Corruption: Kenya announces transition to e-procurement to fight runaway theft of public funds

Corruption: Kenya announces transition to e-procurement to fight runaway theft of public funds

Koskei decried past procurement practices, noting that they were often been manipulated by individuals using their positions of influence to divert funds for personal gain.

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Governors in potato growing regions of central Kenya criticise Egerton University research findings on pesticides overuse

Governors in potato growing regions of central Kenya criticise Egerton University research findings on pesticides overuse

The study findings indicated that 11.85 per cent of farmers heeded the recommended manufacturer’s application rate, while 74.63 per cent relied on advice from agro-chemical retailers and 13.32 per cent sought from their counterpart farmers.

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Veterinarian warns Kenyan dairy farmers hit by prohibitive cost of animal feeds and ignorance

Veterinarian warns Kenyan dairy farmers hit by prohibitive cost of animal feeds and ignorance

Njoroge advised farmers to avoid storing their animal feeds on the floor saying feeds should be stored in a raised platform for proper ventilation.

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