Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe Stories

Kenya to produce 70 million livestock vaccine doses annually by 2027
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said Kenya was already earning continental recognition for its vaccine exports an...

Kenya backs IGAD peace plan centring women and youth in conflict mediation
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 24, 2025

CS Cheptumo noted that although women and youth have historically played informal yet effective roles in reconciliation and dialogue, their inclusion...

Boost for communities as Kwale unveils marine hatchery, seaweed centre
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 24, 2025

The marine hatchery is expected to boost aquaculture by supplying fingerlings and other aquatic species, while the Kibuyuni facility will enable local...

Paul Mackenzie still influencing cult from prison as six children feared dead in ‘Shakahola Two’
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 23, 2025

Mackenzie, currently in custody and on trial alongside 94 co-accused, is alleged to be directing followers via mobile phone, sparking concerns about t...

Kenya secures Djibouti as new miraa export market in major boost for farmers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 23, 2025

The development marks a significant milestone for Kenya’s miraa sector, which has been seeking to diversify its export markets and reduce reliance on...

Police hunt for 16 missing people in probe into fresh cult activities in Kilifi
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 23, 2025

Police also recovered two human skulls and the fresh body of an unidentified man in nearby bushes. The five-acre parcel, now designated a crime scene,...

New government initiative offers climate insurance to 250,000 Kenyan farmers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2025

Touted as the first of its kind in Kenya, the programme will initially cover around 250,000 crop farmers during its pilot phase, with plans to scale u...

Court detains 11 suspects in Malindi over suspected Shakahola forest cult activities
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 21, 2025

The arrests follow renewed fears of a revival of the Paul Mackenzie-led Shakahola cult, whose mass graves, uncovered in 2023, shocked the nation and d...

Malindi police recover body, two skulls, rescue four near Shakahola Forest
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 21, 2025

Three of those rescued, all women, appeared frail and were immediately rushed to Malindi Sub-County Hospital for medical attention.

Kenya bans export, transit of raw macadamia nuts to protect local industry
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 18, 2025

According to Authority, the law applies not only to Kenyan-grown macadamia but also to produce originating from other countries.

Food security in Africa at risk without increased agriculture budgets, ministers warn
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

The ministers insist that without adequate funding, Africa will remain vulnerable to food shortages, environmental stress, and economic instability.

Africans survived 10,000 years of climate change by adapting food systems – Study offers lessons for modern times
The Conversation  |  Jul 16, 2025

Around 14,700 to 5,500 years ago, much of Africa experienced wetter conditions – a time referred to as the African Humid Period.

Export weakness, key obstacle to Kenya’s path to middle-income status - report
Alfred Onyango  |  Jul 11, 2025

Between 2000 and 2020, the country’s score on export competitiveness in the African Transformation Index (ATI) fell consistently, dropping from 7.9 to...

Agriculture CS Kagwe pushes for leasing of idle public land to curb reliance on food imports
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 06, 2025

Kagwe revealed that Kenya is facing severe shortages of key commodities such as rice, wheat, palm oil, cotton, and yellow maize, and urged the private...

Garissa farmers count losses as recurring floods wipe out solar-powered farming dreams
Issa Hussein  |  Jul 06, 2025

Their dreams of transforming agriculture through solar-powered water pumps have been shattered by ongoing anxiety and uncertainty caused by recurring...

Chilli farming transforms Kilifi economy as new processing plant boosts jobs and incomes
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 02, 2025

Karembo Kahindi, a local farmer from Ganze Sub-County, is among many whose lives have significantly improved since she began growing chillies.

How I hosted the perfect Somali breakfast at my own home
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Jun 29, 2025

Hosting a Somali breakfast in your own home is not just about cooking, it is about entering an entirely different rhythm of life, one that revolves ar...

7,000 bags of fertiliser looted from NCPB's Maua depot during June 25 protests - Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 27, 2025

In a statement, Kagwe said the depot was attacked and vandalised when peaceful demonstrations were hijacked by criminals in Maua, Meru County, on Wedn...

Africa fueling global cropland growth as food demand intensifies - report
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 24, 2025

Much of the continent's cropland growth during the period under review was driven by increases in staple crops, such as maize, rice and wheat, particu...

Ethiopia-Eritrea border reopens after five years
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 23, 2025

Political tensions and military confrontations led to the militarisation and sealing off of the border, separating communities that had long depended...

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo: the Ghanaian artist using work about slavery to find justice and healing
The Conversation  |  Jun 23, 2025

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo is a Ghanaian multidisciplinary artist who engages with the histories and legacies of the transatlantic slave trade and colonialism...

Kenya bans 77 pesticides, restricts 202 in major agrochemical crackdown
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 23, 2025

Among those banned are some of the world’s most controversial and toxic chemicals, such as 2,4,5-T, a herbicide long associated with severe environmen...

Why Eastleigh is Nairobi’s economic powerhouse: Stories of hustle, culture and community
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Jun 22, 2025

Eastleigh does not just function, it thrives, powered by people who have turned challenges into opportunities and made their corner of Nairobi a symbo...

High interest rates, collateral gaps still hindering farmers' access to credit – CBK survey
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 18, 2025

The CBK survey shows that 54 per cent of farmers said high interest rates were the main reason they couldn’t access credit, up from 38 per cent in Mar...

Small-scale farmers get Sh10.2 billion boost as state prioritises agricultural transformation
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 12, 2025

However, the sector’s overall budget has been scaled down by three per cent to Sh47.6 billion, from the previous Financial Year allocation of Sh54.6 b...

Twisted faith: How Mackenzie turned scripture into death weapon for followers in Shakahola
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 12, 2025

Testifying before Principal Magistrate Leah Juma, Consultant Forensic Psychologist Dr Oscar Githua explained how Mackenzie used charisma and spiritual...

Former minister Kimunya to defend himself in Sh60 million land graft case after Court of Appeal ruling
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 10, 2025

The charges relate to events in 2005 when Kimunya allegedly oversaw the allocation of 25 acres of public land to Midlands Ltd, valued at about Sh60 mi...

Tough week for Kagwe as MPs demand lease documents, tender records in sugar mill probe
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 08, 2025

The legislators have expressed serious concerns over transparency and demand a full account of the leasing process to ensure that the interests of far...

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