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...

KICD dismisses Sh540 million loss claims in textbook supply, blames NEMIS data inaccuracies
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 24, 2025

Ong’ondo defended the institute’s operations, saying all books delivered to schools aligned with the approved curriculum and that suggestions of “irre...

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...

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...

Senior school teachers to undergo mandatory CBC training from July 28
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2025

The TSC has directed that the training be conducted face-to-face at designated venues across the country.

Over 3,000 public schools face merger over low enrolment
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 20, 2025

Data from the exercise revealed that more than half of the country’s 9,750 secondary schools were not selected by incoming Grade 10 learners.

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.

Sh540 million loss: Auditor General Nancy Gathungu exposes irregularities in book distribution
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 18, 2025

The audit uncovered glaring irregularities in how books were distributed to public schools. Some schools received more textbooks than required, others...

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.

Kenya faces CBC crisis as teacher shortage surpasses 100,000 ahead of 2026 rollout
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 18, 2025

The crisis is even more pronounced in special needs schools, where learners with disabilities continue to struggle due to inadequate support and limit...

More than 50 per cent of secondary schools not selected by Grade 10 learners, PS Bitok reveals
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 17, 2025

Bitok disclosed that out of 9,750 secondary schools, over 5,000 failed to attract any of the 1.2 million learners transitioning to Grade 10.

Only four in 10 Grade 4 pupils can read Grade 3 English story, report shows
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 17, 2025

The report further reveals that three in every 10 Grade 6 learners across the country are unable to read and comprehend a Grade 3-level English story.

Labour CS Alfred Mutua pushes for competency-based learning in adult education
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 17, 2025

Labour Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua on Wednesday revealed that the ministry is fully committed to transforming adult education into a powerful tool...

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.

PS Carren Ageng'o calls for stronger child protection in ECD schools
Issa Hussein  |  Jul 16, 2025

PS Carren Achieng Ageng'o called for strengthening child care and safeguarding children from violence through an ecosystem that supports shaping the f...

Over 5,000 teachers in Kenya to receive AI and technology training for new senior school curriculum
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 15, 2025

The rollout of the CBE curriculum will see secondary schools transition into senior schools, where teachers will be required to specialise in one of t...

AI in exam marking? Experts say Kenya’s new education Bill prioritises profit over learning
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 14, 2025

Scholar and CBC critic Wandia Njoya warned that the proposed reforms are not truly about using technology to enhance marking efficiency but are instea...

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.

Government allocates Sh980 million to retrain teachers for 2026 CBC senior school rollout
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 30, 2025

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba said the government remains committed to ensuring a smooth transition of the current Grade 9 learners to sen...

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...

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...

TVETs to fully adopt skills-based curriculum by January 2026
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 19, 2025

Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba said the change is part of a broader plan to transform the education system and produce graduates who are re...

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...

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