Indigenous maize variety excites farmers in Homa Bay, they call for wider adoption due to disease resistance
Small-scale farmer Walter Opiyo called on the department of agriculture to support farmers in accessing the indigenous seeds, which he said are often expensive and hard to find.
Kenya Wildlife Service reviews park entry fees upwards to fund strategic plan execution
The strategic plan focuses on enhancing wildlife populations, restoring degraded ecosystems, enriching visitor experiences, strengthening community engagement and benefit-sharing in conservation.
How experience in masonry became the seed that powers block-making factory in Central Maragoli, Vihiga
Although buyers cover their own transport costs, demand remains consistent, especially from local developers seeking nearby and affordable materials instead of sourcing from distant towns such as Kakamega or Kisumu.
Girls in Kenyan schools remain vulnerable to grooming despite progress in gender agenda, conference told
While speaking during the event at a Nairobi hotel, Suba North Member of Parliament Millie Odhiambo said that despite notable progress in Kenya’s gender agenda, girls in schools remained vulnerable to grooming, sexual exploitation and exclusion from decision-making spaces.
Kenya on a sprint to medical tourism, PCS Mudavadi reveals as he opens cancer summit
Health Cabinet Secretary Adan Duale and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi visited the Kenyan Network of Cancer Organizations (KENCO) booth – highlighting the critical role of civil society in Kenya’s cancer response
‘Kakamega ready to host Kenya secondary schools games as it prepares to host East and Central Africa games’
The national secondary schools games will be a dress rehearsal for the East and Central Africa school games to be held at the same venues later in August.
Pork-barrel politics: Malava by-election bears bellwether status in President Ruto’s quest for second term
Kakamega Senator Boni Khalwale is leading the charge of betrayal against Ruto who promised the region a bagful of development projects that include 1,000 kilometers of tarmacked roads, revival of moribund Webuye Paper Mill, expansion of Kakamga airstrip to an airport, turnaround of the sugarcane industry and completion of stalled 900-bed Kakamega Teaching and Referral Hospital, among other things.
Kenya schools unrest season: Mbale High School in Vihiga closes indefinitely for second time
The school suffered significant property damage in the latest unrest. “Only last month, the institution was closed following another incident where students vandalized a newly repaired computer lab. In that case, parents were forced to shoulder the cost, with each paying Sh12, 500, while the parents of those directly involved were charged Sh30, 000 each,” he said
Nyeri in central Kenya reels under livestock theft as local security teams accused of abetting crime
Mwiwawi called for concerted efforts between the residents and the security team to help stem the vice before farmers lose their livelihoods. He also vowed to deal sternly with individuals colluding with the gangs to steal livestock from others.
Ratings agency Moody’s warns Kenya’s debt costs are sky-high as government leans of domestic money market
Kenya will hold another round of talks with IMF officials in September in a bid to clinch the programme, the central bank chief Kamau Thugge said last month.
