Kenya’s agriculture minister warns coffee farmers against uneconomical land subdivision
Coffee and tea are Kenya’s leading exports and account for more than half of the value of the country’s exports. Kenya earned Ksh38.4 billion (U$296.8 million) from coffee exports in 2024, compared to $251 million in the previous year. The ministry of agriculture data show the bulk of shipments occurred in the second and third quarters, totalling 15,903 tonnes and 17,017 tonnes, respectively.
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.
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...
Hawking prosperity gospel: From Finger of God to Helicopter of Jesus, how rogue pastors in Kenya exploit lacuna in law to fly faithful into turbulence
‘Shakahola Massacre’ phenomenon at the Kenyan coast in which the Good News International Ministries – an apocalyptic Christian group – leadership reportedly hoodwinked the faithful into starving to death in the hope of meeting Jesus Christ in heaven shocked the world.
