Central Kenya man with over 500,000 medicinal herbs on his farm seeks help

He spends over Ksh100,000 (US$1,000) per year on laboratory tests before he is allowed to administer on humans and animals.

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More funds needed to fight TB in Africa

Statistics show that new HIV infections among children declined by eight per cent in the past two years and 52 per cent of children living with HIV are on ARV treatment.

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Jigger epidemic hits Nyamira with over 2,000 serious cases

Jigger epidemic hits Nyamira with over 2,000 serious cases

Makomba is one among the more than 2,000 “jigger patients” in Mugirango, who cannot access quality healthcare as they cannot afford it. The plight of the octogenarian and the 2,000 jigger-ravaged residents of Nyamira brings to the fore the teething challenges

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Government negotiating with drug manufacturers

The CS assured the leaders that the national government was committed to ensuring the Universal Health Care becomes a reality before 2022.

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Farmers at Kenyan coast take tree farming to supply raw material to new factory

Farmers at Kenyan coast take tree farming to supply raw material to new factory

Komaza Forestry Ltd sales manager Allan Ong’ang’a said Kilifi and Kwale Counties have over 16,000 contracted farmers to grow trees on their own farms.

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Maasai Mau Phase Two Evictions to Begin Soon

Supporters of the evictions say arge that the decision to conserve the forest while those against the evictions describe as inhumane.

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Sorghum no longer an ‘orphaned’ crop in parts Kenya

Siaya County’s climate is among the most conducive for sorghum and millet production and its proximity to the Sh15 billion refurbished EABL plant in Kisumu means local farmers are poised to benefit more.

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Food security: Arid Baringo has high potential for irrigated farming

Food security: Arid Baringo has high potential for irrigated farming

Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa wants residents of arid and semi-arid areas to invest more in intensive irrigation farming to become food secure. With only a fifth of landmass suitable for agriculture, Kenya is turning to irrigation to address perennial food shortages. However, investment in irrigation is yet to gain...

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Farmers in central Kenya decry AFA ban on macadamia

Farmers in central Kenya decry AFA ban on macadamia

Farmers in Mt Kenya region want the ban imposed on harvesting macadamia rescinded, citing imminent losses if they are prevented from disposing of their produce as they regularly do between November and February. The complaint follows a move by the Agricultural Food Authority (AFA), which in October 2018 imposed the...

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Illegal fishing spikes on Lake Naivasha

“The county government has totally neglected the department of fisheries in terms of funding and currently all the patrol boats have been grounded,” he said.

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