Juba agriculture conference told private sector investments key to taking 7.8 million South Sudanese off relief food
Felix Dzvurumi, FAO acting representative in South Sudan, highlighted that addressing land access and providing legal protection for farming are primary goals to remove barriers for investors.
Kenya’s exams agency lays plans to airlift the tests to parts of Marakwet hit by landslides that cut off 15 schools, killed 26 people
The cabinet secretary appealed to local leaders, humanitarian agencies and well-wishers to support ongoing rescue and relief efforts as rains continue to pound the region.
Arid and semi-arid region in north-western Kenya experiences torrential rains after 65 years
Dickson Rotich, a Sengwer elder who is also the community’s spokesman, recalled that such a phenomenon is only comparable to 1961 when rains were so heavy that they resulted in bumper harvests.
