KTDA chair: Unregulated hawking undermining tea industry as raw material supply drops, losses rise
Chege Kirundi stressed the need for sharing data on key aspects of the tea sector, particularly so that farmers are informed about the data driving the issue of tea hawking in the country.
Trump administration brands South African envoy ‘race-baiting politician’ and expels him
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa told reporters on Monday that Rasool would give him a report when he returns home.
Mobile money: Digital blessing and curse that’s left residents of Narok town in rural Kenya with regrets
With mobile fraud cases on the rise, authorities in Narok, led by County Commissioner Kipkech Lotiatia, are stepping up efforts to curb the menace. “We urge residents to be extra vigilant, especially during peak financial seasons like school openings and harvesting periods when fraudsters are most active,” warns Lotiatia.
Fishermen in Kenya’s Kwale country accuse Tanzanian police of torture, forcing them to eat raw fish
Tanzanian Chairman Beach Management Unit, Shauri Athman, confirmed that Kenya fishermen have been arrested and punished based on the fishing mistakes they make on the Tanzanian side of the ocean.
Special Climate Envoy of President of Kenya lobbies Russia to support Africa’s quest for climate justice
During the visit, Mohamed held talks with Ruslan Edelgeriyev, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation and Special Presidential Representative on Climate Issues, Alexander Novak, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Mikhail Bogdanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia and Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa.
US, Europe aid cuts jolt AFC chief into pushing to free up billions from African pension funds
Pension funds had also placed money in the Infrastructure Climate Resilience Fund, boosting a $52 million commitment from the European Investment Bank, he said. Investors from the Gulf and Europe are also looking to place money in other AFC projects, such as ARISE Integrated Industrial Platforms which designs and finances industrial projects.
Kenya, two other African countries launch two-year drive to reduce agrochemicals use, raise farm yields as they target EU markets
CABI is leading key partners in implementing the project to address outbreaks of endemic pests, invasion by non-native pests, depletion of nutrient, and soil becoming less suppressive resulting in the majority of soil-borne pathogens.
US stock market loses $4 trillion in value as Trump ploughs ahead on tariffs
The percentage of total corporate equities and mutual fund shares that are owned by the bottom 50 per cent of the US population, ranked by wealth, stands at about 1 per cent, while the same measure for the top 10 per cent of the population by wealth stood at 87 per cent, according to Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis data as of July 2024.
Donkey numbers in Kenya rebound following government ban that led to slaughterhouses closure
Kibaara urged county governments to conduct regular meat inspections to prevent the illegal sale of donkey meat in butcheries noting that donkeys play a crucial economic impact to grassroots communities.
Drop in cheap palm oil production as biodiesel demand surges in key markets in Asia
The biodiesel push will reduce Indonesia’s exports to just 20 million metric tonnes in 2030, down a third from 29.5 million in 2024, estimates Eddy Martono, chairman of the southeast Asian nation’s largest palm oil association, GAPKI.
