How Nandi in Kenya’s Rift Valley is pivoting agriculture as key driver of economic resurgence
Kabiyet Dairy Factory is a game-changer in the county’s dairy sector, he adds. With a capacity to process over 200,000 litres of milk daily, the state-of-the-art facility has created a structured market for milk from smallholder farmers in Mosop, Aldai and Chesumei sub-counties.
After over 10 years of underperformance Kericho County posts more than Ksh1 billon in own revenue collection
According to department of finance and economic planning, in the previous 2023-2024 financial year, the county collected Ksh834,758,771, achieving a performance rate of 78.8 per cent, which was an increase from Ksh775,958,004 collected in the 2022-2023 financial year, posting a performance rate of 75.1 per cent.
Africa’s major currencies expected to remain stable amid slow activity in financial markets
Zambia’s kwacha is expected to be trade around its current levels but some analysts said it could gain further out as the economic outlook improves. On Thursday the kwacha was quoted at 24.39 per dollar from 24.45 a week ago.
UN: HIV catastrophe looms in poor countries unless hole left after US funding pause is plugged
The $4 billion that the United States pledged for the global HIV response for 2025 disappeared virtually overnight in January when US President Donald Trump ordered that all foreign aid be suspended and later moved to shutter the US AID agency.
Kenya’s president orders police to fracture protesters with gunfire against backdrop of building $9.3 million church at Sate House
The president’s order to police to shoot to maim (viewed as permission to kill) protesters has shocked the East African nation of about 55 million people as it comes barely a week after he announced that he was putting up a Ksh1.2 billion church at State House – the seat of government – as testimony of his commitment to justice and moral uprightness.
Kenya poised to retain status as world geothermal power production leader as GDC strikes steam at Baringo Geothermal project
Interviewed, Ngugi expressed GDC’s commitment to ensuring timely delivery of renewable energy projects that will greatly support the country’s development vision and plans. The director said that at Paka field, where most of the work had been done, was slated to start production of the first 100 megawatts by 2028.
Blind, deaf and dumb Ruto: Kenya dances with extrajudicial killings, extreme ethnicity, detention without trial and totalitarianism
President William Ruto won power almost three years ago vowing to protect the poor and end police violence, but he is facing mounting public dissatisfaction over high living costs, corruption and police brutality that could yet seal his fate as a “wantam” leader.
Vulala: Kakamega governor seeks to reignite longstanding team sports tradition as it prepares to host East African school games
Fierce competition is also expected in soccer boys, rugby boys and other disciplines. The schools will be vying for a slot in the national secondary school games and later to East Africa games – to be hosted by Kakamega County.
Sign contracts that you understand and are based on Kenyan labour law, athletes counselled
Lawyer Samwel Momanyi said there were many clauses that the athletes may not understand without the help of a lawyer especially after it emerged that, since most of the managers were from foreign countries, the athletes signed contracts written in foreign languages and under foreign labour laws.
Human organ harvesting and cannibalism rock pastoralist communities in north-western Kenya
In the wake of reports of rise in cannibalism and human organ harvesting security apparatus in the region are now on high alert. Police and administrators have launched a manhunt for perpetrators who are said to be targeting mainly juveniles.
