Kenya tea farmers, factories to sell tea directly in foreign markets as agents arentossed out of supply chain
The Tea Board of Kenya CEO expressed optimism that the interventions being implemented in the sub-sector will pay-off resulting in better prices and steady markets for tea. Last year Kenya made Ksh215 billion from overseas tea sales. The good returns came at the backdrop of increased tea production from 570 million kilogrammes in 2023 to 598 million kilogrammes produced in 2024.
Genocide: During Museveni’s 40-year reign over a million people were killed by Uganda military and rebels
We are aware that justice is becoming more and more captured the military and militarised as the judiciary is becoming more and more subject to the dictates of the executive. We are also increasingly aware of the disappearance of police in Uganda police with soldiers in command and in the rank and file of the police force and more and more subject to the dictates of the CDF. The Citizens cannot easily distinguish between the soldiers and policemen/women when human rights Violations are carried out by men and women in uniform.
Fleeced? Despite state assurance on expatriate jobs Kenyan public scepticism remains
The cabinet secretary disclosed that, since a major recruitment drive in October last year, the ministry has processed close to 1,000 job offers from a pool of 3,000 qualified candidates, an achievement made possible through strategic bilateral agreements with various foreign governments.
Kenya, Ethiopia in East Africa join league of fast expanding military drone industry in Africa
The proliferation of drones in Africa is being driven by a wide variety of factors, including low costs, growing availability, the desire for enhanced surveillance capacity and the ability to project power against an exposed adversary at a low risk to the user.
A step at time: How visiting and treating heroin and opium addicts in their hovels is achieving rapid results in Kenya’s Kiambu County
Thanks to early testing and consistent care, rates of HIV, hepatitis C and TB among clients remained low. Some even began preventive HIV treatments like PrEP and PEP, a testament to the shift from crisis response to long-term health planning.
While full impacts of US aid cuts are still emerging, it is already evident South Sudan is in uncharted territory
Last year, national elections scheduled for December 2024 were cancelled, extending the transitional period for a fourth time. The economy, too, is in crisis: In parts of the country, food prices have surged 800 per cent since 2023. Many speak of the urgent need for a change in leadership.
Uganda’s ruling NRM is a criminal gang and Museveni a ‘Luwero Triangle massacre’ criminal
Ugandans will remember that when the NRM supremo, Tibuhaburwa Museveni, opened up to multiparty politics and offered himself for electoral politics, the illegal bush war organisation, NRM, was registered as a political party under the name National Resistance Movement Organisation (NRMO) to legally participate in local council, parliamentary and presidential elections of 2006.
Resurgence of terrorism in north-eastern Kenya prompts five foreign embassies to invest region’s economy
Speaking during a press briefing at the Garissa county headquarters, the UN Resident Coordinator Stephen Jackson said that they were working to bring the two sides of the equation together; development investment and security for sustainable development because they are two sides of the same coin.
Hanging yams, a crop mostly grown in West Africa, poses a threat to coffee in central Kenya
Pastor Simon Ngure is however considering aerial yams value addition to produce flour which will not only extend the yams shelf life but also provide an extra source of revenue. Notably, the yams have rich nutritional and health benefits as they are rich in calcium, magnesium, zinc and iron.
Unrelenting Siaya Governor Orengo tells Kenyans to protect constitution against excesses of Ruto regime
The 2027 general election may not be free and fair unless Kenyans push for respect for the country’s key institutions, Siaya Governor James Orengo says. Governor Orengo, who last month launched a stringing criticism of Kenya’s broad-based government as illegal and unconstitutional, continued with his onslaught on May 1 (Labour...
