Apple farming takes root in Murang'a in new drive
Apple farming is taking root in Kangema, Murang'a County, with learning institutions being the experimental grounds.
By Boniface Gikandi 10 days ago
Apple farming takes root in Murang'a in new drive
Ndindi Nyoro criticizes increasing national debts
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has intensified his calls for the country to address the national debt problem, warning that the country risks plunging into a deep financial crisis in future.
By Boniface Gikandi 12 days ago
Ndindi Nyoro criticizes increasing national debts
Muranga Assembly seeks to adopt tech to boost oversight
The Murang'a County Assembly leadership has been challenged to facilitate MCAs with internet-enabled devices to facilitate oversight.
By Boniface Gikandi 14 days ago
Muranga Assembly seeks to adopt tech to boost oversight
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Coffee farmers oppose new payment proposal
The controversial proposal of paying coffee farmers through the Direct Settlement System (DSS) has been rejected by the growers.
By Boniface Gikandi 17 days ago
Coffee farmers oppose new payment proposal
Coffee market experiences low volume as season ends
The auction registered a decrease compared to last week's sale of Sh684 million following the sale of 14,486 bags.
By Boniface Gikandi 19 days ago
Coffee market experiences low volume as season ends
Board officials tip locals how to buy houses
The Affordable Housing Board (AHB) has kicked off the week-long open forum to educate Kenyans on how to own some of the houses that are ready for occupation.
By Boniface Gikandi 19 days ago
Board officials tip locals how to buy houses
Residents call for electric fence to curb human-wildlife conflict
The impact of human wildlife conflict was laid bare before the National Environment Tribunal, with residents seeking the installation of a temporary electric fence to end the menace
By Boniface Gikandi 19 days ago
Residents call for electric fence to curb human-wildlife conflict
Smallholder tea factories make Sh1 billion at auction
Small-scale tea holder factories fetched Sh1 billion after the sale of 4,403,251kg.
By Boniface Gikandi 20 days ago
Smallholder tea factories make Sh1 billion at auction
Coffee farmers reject Ruto's new proposals on payment
Coffee farmers are up in arms over plans by the government to introduce a new coffee payment model.
By Boniface Gikandi 25 days ago
Coffee farmers reject Ruto's new proposals on payment
Wasreb, Murang'a county clash over water tariffs
Controversy surrounding the review of water tariffs in Murang'a has taken a new twist after Wasreb rejected the proposed new tariffs by the county government.
By Boniface Gikandi 25 days ago
Wasreb, Murang'a county clash over water tariffs
Coffee earnings dip on low volumes at auction market
Coffee earnings dip on low volumes at auction market.
By Boniface Gikandi 25 days ago
Coffee earnings dip on low volumes at auction market
Murang'a county bows to pressure, reduces water tariffs
Murang'a county government has proposed reduced water tariffs following complaints by residents over the high prices of the commodity.
By Boniface Gikandi 25 days ago
Murang'a county bows to pressure, reduces water tariffs
Fallen Mugumo tree disrupts transport as officials await elders cleansing
Transport between Murang'a town and Kiria ini has remained paralyzed after a huge Mugumo tree fell and blocked the highway.
By Boniface Gikandi 27 days ago
Fallen Mugumo tree disrupts transport as officials await elders cleansing
Kenyan coffee prices surge as NCE records Sh19.3billion in sales
The coffee, auctioned between October and February in the 2024/2025 coffee year, fetched Sh19,323,964, with a 50 kg bag selling at an average price of Sh42,885.
By Boniface Gikandi 1 month ago
Kenyan coffee prices surge as NCE records Sh19.3billion in sales
Coffee factories earn Sh19.3 billion from 375,843 bags at NCE
Coffee factories have auctioned 375,843 bags of coffee weighing 22,528,988 kgs in the last five months at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE).
By Boniface Gikandi 1 month ago
Coffee factories earn Sh19.3 billion from 375,843 bags at NCE
Kenyan farmers reap big as coffee market earns Sh1.3 billion
New KPCU sold 3,040 bags for Sh178.1 million, while CEBBA auctioned 340 bags for Sh19.3 million.
By Boniface Gikandi 1 month ago
Kenyan farmers reap big as coffee market earns Sh1.3 billion
Wasreb raise alarm on destruction of Othaya Mukurwe ini water office
The Water Services Regulatory Board (WASREB) has condemned the destruction of its property attached to the Othaya-Mukurwe-Ini water company in Nyeri.
By Boniface Gikandi 1 month ago
Wasreb raise alarm on destruction of Othaya Mukurwe ini water office
Affordable housing, markets give a new lease of life to the countryside
The majority of the affordable housing projects initiated by the government across the Mt Kenya region are nearing completion and are expected to attract more people to the countryside.
By Boniface Gikandi 1 month ago
Affordable housing, markets give a new lease of life to the countryside
State bans green tea hawking in fresh push to reform sector
The Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) has banned green leaf hawking and roadside collections following an increase in cases of the vices in most tea-growing regions of the country.
By Boniface Gikandi 1 month ago
State bans green tea hawking in fresh push to reform sector
Mudavadi: 1,000 Kenyans are in jail abroad
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said at least 1,000 Kenyans are behind bars abroad over various offences.
By Irene Githinji and Boniface Gikandi 1 month ago
Mudavadi: 1,000 Kenyans are in jail abroad
Mombasa weekly tea auction fetches Sh1.4b for farmers
Small-holder tea growers affiliated with KTDA last week received Sh1.39 billion from the sale of 5.4 million kilogrammes of tea at the Mombasa auction.
By Boniface Gikandi 1 month ago
Mombasa weekly tea auction fetches Sh1.4b for farmers
Margaret Nduta: She left for work but now faces execution
Nduta, a resident of Kiharu, Murang'a County, was sentenced to death after she was arrested in July 2023 at Ho Chi Minh City Airport with more than 2Kg of cocaine hidden in a suitcase.
By Emmanuel Kipchumba and Boniface Gikandi 1 month ago
Margaret Nduta: She left for work but now faces execution
Ithanga gets water connections after decades of struggle
It is now a reprieve in the locality that the government completed a Sh3.5 billion water project to transform the area into a food basket.
By Boniface Gikandi 2 months ago
Ithanga gets water connections after decades of struggle
Macadamia traders clash over AFA's alleged bias
Dealers claim that Agriculture and Food Authority was favouring their competitors dealing in processed nuts for the US market
By Boniface Gikandi 2 months ago
Macadamia traders clash over AFA's alleged bias
Relief for patients as Kang'ata unveils mobile dialysis unit
Murang'a county government in collaboration with Benacare Kenya has rolled out an outreach programme to reach kidney patients in remote areas.
By Boniface Gikandi 2 months ago
Relief for patients as Kang'ata unveils mobile dialysis unit
Tea factories earn Sh1.2b at Mombasa weekly auction
Smallholder tea factories earned Sh1.19 billion from the auction of 4.47 million kilogrammes (kilos) of green tea to 65 local and international buyers.
By Boniface Gikandi 2 months ago
Tea factories earn Sh1.2b at Mombasa weekly auction
Coffee farmers earn Sh11.9 billion at Nairobi auction
The Nairobi Coffee Exchange sold 243,419 bags of coffee between October 2024 and January 2025, earning farmers Sh11.9 billion.
By Boniface Gikandi 2 months ago
Coffee farmers earn Sh11.9 billion at Nairobi auction
Tea factories earn Sh1.1 billion from weekly auction
The Mombasa tea auction generated Sh1,140,671,035 after the sale of 4,304,419 kilogrammes of tea sourced from 70 tea factories.
By Boniface Gikandi 2 months ago
Tea factories earn Sh1.1 billion from weekly auction
Farmers urge Ruto to intervene over nuts export
Macadamia traders dealing with in-shell nuts have castigated the Agriculture Food Authority (AFA) for denying them a license to export the commodity.
By Boniface Gikandi 2 months ago
Farmers urge Ruto to intervene over nuts export
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Gachagua's political roadmap promises tax relief, security reforms
Rigathi Gachagua is set to unveil his highly anticipated political roadmap next Sunday after consulting with elected leaders, and other stakeholders.
By Boniface Gikandi 3 months ago
Gachagua's political roadmap promises tax relief, security reforms
Kalro to develop digital soil fertility maps in bid to boost food security
A project aimed at focusing on increasing food production across the country targets to collect 77,969 soil samples from 45 counties.
By Boniface Gikandi 3 months ago
Kalro to develop digital soil fertility maps in bid to boost food security
Relief as Sh1.3 billion Kenol town sewerage plant is complete
Traders and property developers in Kenol market have a reason to smile following the completion of the sewerage project.
By Boniface Gikandi 3 months ago
Relief as Sh1.3 billion Kenol town sewerage plant is complete
KTDA focuses on tea quality as weekly auction generates Sh1.6 billion
Tea factories generated Sh1.6 billion after the auction of 5,119,905 kilos at the Mombasa Tea Auction.
By Boniface Gikandi 3 months ago
KTDA focuses on tea quality as weekly auction generates Sh1.6 billion
Affordable housing projects give life to dormant rural centres
Central Kenya region has 2,029 affordable houses in Makeji, Nanyuki, Gichugu, Kinangop, Ruring'u, Blue Valley, and Ol Kalau.
By Boniface Gikandi 3 months ago
Affordable housing projects give life to dormant rural centres
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Coffee market fetch Sh957 million after the Christmas break
The coffee auction netted Sh957.3 million in the weekly market after the sale of 18,138 bags that were bought by 12 dealers.
By Boniface Gikandi 3 months ago
Coffee market fetch Sh957 million after the Christmas break
Farmers reject Oparanya's directive on coffee payment
A leading coffee society in Murang'a has rejected Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya's directive on coffee payments to the growers.
By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago
Farmers reject Oparanya's directive on coffee payment
Macadamia farmers accuse AFA of bias for blocking nuts export
The nut farmers and dealers say the Agriculture and Food Authority has declined to issue exporters with prerequisite certifications
By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago
Macadamia farmers accuse AFA of bias for blocking nuts export
Murang'a eyes industrial parks and housing on Del Monte land
Tracts of land that Delmonte Kenya Ltd ceded to Murang'a County government will be used to put up new facilities that will benefit over a million people in the devolved unit.
By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago
Murang'a eyes industrial parks and housing on Del Monte land
Gachagua criticises Ruto on abductions, warns IG on missteps
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua yesterday revisited the abduction of the youth, calling on President William Ruto to honour his word and release the abductees.
By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago
Gachagua criticises Ruto on abductions, warns IG on missteps
Gachagua hits out at Ruto, demands release of abductees
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has challenged President William Ruto to be true to his word and ensure release of abductees.
By Boniface Gikandi 4 months ago
Gachagua hits out at Ruto, demands release of abductees
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