KALRO sensitises farmers on adopting soil fertility management
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Organization (KALRO) have embarked on sensitizing farmers to adopt Integrated Soil Fertility Management Technologies (ISFM) that will see farmers from Eastern Kenya...
View ArticleCAK expands mobile telephony to 71 sub-locations
Decentralization of the Communication Authority of Kenya’s operations to the counties has been tipped to enhance the regulator’s capacity to among others monitor license compliance and address...
View ArticleUrithi Housing Coop to put up affordable housing
Urithi Housing Cooperative Society Limited it is set to put affordable housing in Kiambu County dubbed Birmingham Green City. Features of the city will include two and three bedroom apartments (512)...
View ArticlePsychology academic claims Facebook, Cambridge Analytica used him
An academic who created an app which harvested data from 50 million users says he has been made “a scapegoat” for Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. Dr Aleksandr Kogan completed work for Cambridge...
View ArticleNorth Korea says sanctions did not push it to seek US talks
North Korean state media has said it was “self-confidence” and not sanctions that drove it to seek talks with South Korea and the US. The commentary in KCNA comes after US President Donald Trump...
View ArticleMeat exporters advised to know standardization codes
Meat exporters in the country have been urged to familiarize themselves with international livestock products standardization codes to effectively compete in the global market. The World Organization...
View ArticleImproved sanitation a boost to schools in Homa Bay County
Improved sanitation, filling of leaking roofs of classrooms, clean water, provision of toilets and textbooks have radically improved the learning environments of children in 131 public primary schools...
View ArticleWorld’s last male northern white rhino, Sudan dies
The world’s last surviving male northern white rhino, Sudan, has died at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy leaving only two females left to save the subspecies from extinction. The 45-year-old rhino had been...
View ArticleKenya ranked top five most innovative country in Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya has been ranked among the top five most innovative countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2017, this is according to the Global Innovation Index (GII), which measures growth in the multi-faceted...
View ArticleKenya records 1.2pc growth in mobile subscribers
Kenya recorded a 1.2 percent growth in the number of mobile subscribers to 40.3 million in 2017. According to the Communications Authority Annual Report, this was supported by heightened competition...
View ArticleBarclays Kenya launches Visa Signature Card in Kenya
Barclays Bank Kenya has partnered with Visa to introduce the premium Signature credit card in Kenya targeting the growing number of affluent domestic and international travellers. Visa Signature has...
View ArticleKenya invites Cuba to co-host Blue Economy Conference
Kenya has invited Cuba to co-sponsor the High-Level Conference on Sustainable Blue Economy Conference scheduled to be hosted by Kenya in November 2018. Speaking when she met the Cuban Minister for...
View ArticleEducation key to Big Four Agenda, Homabay Governor
The Governor for Homa Bay County, Cyprian Owiti has underscored the central role quality education in implementing the four-pronged economic development of the National Government. He said quality...
View ArticleKTB intensifies efforts to grow Kenya’s share of the north american market
The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has been leading a delegation of 18 players drawn from across Kenya’s tours and travel industry on a one-week roadshow across the United States of America (USA) and...
View ArticleTwo wounded in Austin explosion after parcel bombings
An explosion has injured two people in Austin, Texas, following a deadly series of bomb attacks in the city. Three parcel bombs left on doorsteps have killed two people and injured two others since...
View ArticleYego optimistic about Kenyan squad at Commonwealth Games
World Olympic Javelin champion, Julius Yego, has expressed optimism with the Kenyan squad to the Commonwealth Games slated for next month in Australia. The 2014 commonwealth Gold medalist said he is...
View ArticleOutrage as Ugandan MP says ‘beat your wife’
A Ugandan MP has been told to apologise to victims of domestic violence after saying men should “beat” their wives. Onesimus Twinamasiko said on Ugandan television channel NTV “as a man, you need to...
View ArticleNepal plane crash survivors describe chaos
Survivors and witnesses of a plane crash in Nepal have described the chaotic moments when the aircraft went down, killing at least 49 people. The flight, carrying 71 passengers and crew, crashed while...
View ArticleTrump blocks biggest tech takeover on grounds of national security
US President Donald Trump has blocked a planned takeover of chipmaker Qualcomm by Singapore-based rival Broadcom on grounds of national security. His order cited “credible evidence” that the proposed...
View ArticleOne dead, three injured in gas tanker accident
A driver in one of the trucks involved in the Chyulu Hills accident along the Mombasa-Nairobi Highway has died while three others have been injured. Police at the scene of the accident said the driver...
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