Mr. Mustafa Wachu, Coordinator, Mercy Corps, a non-government organisation operating in Isiolo County, has challenged development partners to share their undertakings with other project players and relevant authorities to avoid conflicts of interest,…
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Nyandarua: Potato production to boost food security
Agriculture being the backbone of Kenya’s economy, the Kenya Kwanza government’s Bottom Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA) has identified and recognised potato as a strategic crop that can immensely contribute to Kenya’s economy as well as prom…
Read moreConcerns over ‘Triple Threat’ in Kajiado
There is a need for a multi-sectoral approach by stakeholders in the fight against the triple threat of new HIV infections, early pregnancies, and sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) among young people.
Speaking during a stakeholder engagement f…
Read moreFarmers urged to take advantage of short rains
As the short rainy season continues to be experienced across many parts of the country, the Elgeyo Marakwet County Executive Committee Member (CEC) for Agriculture, Edwin Seroney, has called upon farmers in the region, to take advantage of the rains …
Read moreAffordable Housing Units to replace civil servant quarters
At least 500 families of civil servants living in government quarters in Mombasa have been ordered to vacate the houses, to pave the way for the Affordable Housing project.
The families on Hobley Road Estate in Mvita Sub-county have been ordered to …
Read moreNatembeya challenges water company to improve service delivery
Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya has urged Trans Nzoia Water and Sewerage Company (TRANZWASCO) to put in place strategies which will ensure enhanced water supply to the public.
The call comes as residents patiently wait for completion of the Ki…
Read moreStudents urged to embrace digital literacy studies
Teachers and learners have been urged to incorporate digital literacy in their school programmes to enhance their overall skill set.
Speaking at Nginda Mixed Secondary School in Maragua Constituency during the issuance of laptops to the institution,…
Read moreResolve tea crisis, Bomet, Kericho governors demand
Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok and his Kericho counterpart Erick Mutai have raised concern over the large stock of unsold tea leaves from their regions, which has clocked over 45 million kilogrammes at the Mombasa Tea Auction Centre.
The two governo…
Read moreHelp-age International, KESPA to review social protection programmes
A two-month study aimed at assessing the barriers that the elderly encounter in accessing social protection programmes offered by the government is scheduled to kick off on September 1, 2024.
The study, to be undertaken by the non-governmental organ…
Read moreHope for Kakuzi squatters as NLC assesses idle land
Squatters living in the disputed Kakuzi land have been given hope of finally getting resettled after the National Lands Commission (NLC) officials visited the area to establish the company’s idle land that should be ceded to them.
During the tour of…
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