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Mutahi Kagwe calls for increased funding to sustain key agricultural programmes
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 22, 2025

Kwanza MP Ferdinand Wanyonyi questioned the distribution of maize driers, urging the ministry to prioritise high maize-producing regions.

Agriculture CS Kagwe calls for 10-year jail time for sellers of fake fertiliser and seeds
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 22, 2025

Kagwe insisted on collaborating with Parliament to introduce legislative measures that protect farmers from fraudulent suppliers.

FAO report shows nearly 80 per cent of Kenyans cannot afford a healthy diet
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 20, 2025

Without urgent action, FAO warns that food insecurity and malnutrition will continue to rise, making the goal of Zero Hunger by 2030 increasingly diff...

New miraa prices expected to improve farmers’ livelihoods, expand crop's farming
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 15, 2025

CS Kagwe explained that the government is committed to addressing market access challenges and opening new export opportunities for Kenyan miraa.

Government reviews sugarcane prices upwards after uproar from farmers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 13, 2025

The new prices were effective on Monday, February 10, 2025, as announced by Agriculture Principal Secretary Paul Rono.

Matatus, trucks among vehicles targeted in planned road toll fees
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 13, 2025

Chirchir explained that the classification of vehicles subject to toll fees would be reviewed periodically based on economic factors and technological...

At least 4.4 million people in Somalia face starvation as drought worsens
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 12, 2025

The crisis is already forcing families to leave their homes in search of food, water, and medical aid, raising concerns about displacement and worseni...

AFA crackdown targets malpractices threatening Kenya's macadamia industry
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 07, 2025

AFA has announced intensified surveillance in macadamia-growing regions, processing facilities, and export points.

KICD warns parents, schools to be wary of people selling unapproved CBC textbooks
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 02, 2025

KICD CEO Charles Ong’ondo urged the public to remain vigilant and avoid exposing learners to content that has not met the required standards set by th...

Rwanda seeks to combat malnutrition by increasing iron and zinc levels in Irish potatoes
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jan 20, 2025

Initial results from the trials show that the potatoes yield approximately 20 tonnes per hectare.

Kalro launches digitised soil testing programme to boost agricultural productivity
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Jan 20, 2025

Trained agri-preneurs will visit farms, collect soil data using mobile devices, and transmit it to Kalro laboratories for comprehensive analysis.

Pastoralist communities urged to adopt modern agriculture amid climate change
Issa Hussein  |  Jan 17, 2025

The school project has been successful since inception and will be extended to many ASAL schools where parents were grappling with the impacts of drou...

Farmers in Isiolo, Garissa, seven other counties to receive Sh6.3 billion USAID grant
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 16, 2025

The five-year programme aims to tackle food insecurity and enhance agribusiness in some of Kenya's most vulnerable regions.

Sugar price to rise from February as new 4 per cent development levy on sweetener takes effect
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 16, 2025

While consumers enjoyed some relief from high prices, the new taxes are expected to reverse some of these gains.

House committee gives nod to Ruto's three diplomatic nominees
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 15, 2025

The three individuals include Ababu Namwamba as the Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), Andrew Kar...

Mutahi Kagwe: My net worth stands at Sh842 million
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 14, 2025

During the vetting, Kagwe clarified that his wealth has been accumulated over many years through investments in land and real estate.

Kagwe: Farmers have the final say on livestock vaccination
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 14, 2025

He highlighted the importance of farmers' freedom to make their own choices regarding vaccination, saying, "The cow belongs to an individual, not the...

Mutahi Kagwe: Only locally developed GMOs will be allowed in Kenya
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 14, 2025

His comments come against the backdrop of ongoing debates on GMOs in Kenya. In October 2022, the government lifted a decade-long ban on biotechnology...

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