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Taita Taveta Bets on Irish Potato Farming to Boost Farmer Incomes and Create Jobs
The County Government of Taita Taveta is turning to Irish potato farming as a source of income, youth employment and agribusiness opportunities, with now efforts focusing on access to certified seeds, farmer training, research and reliable markets. The county currently has about 750 hectares under Irish potato production, generating an estimated 11,250 tonnes annually. ALSO…
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How Kakamega Plans to Move Beyond Raw Hides into Leather Manufacturing
The County Government of Kakamega is exploring ways to establish a leather manufacturing facility as part of efforts to promote value addition, create employment and also expand local industrial production. The proposed facility is among leather industry projects planned in ten counties under a national government initiative aimed at strengthening Kenya’s leather manufacturing sector. Under…
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Taita Taveta Dairy Farmers Eye Bigger Market Through Planned Farmer Led KCC Miritini Plant
Dairy farmers in Taita Taveta County could soon gain access to a larger and more reliable market for their milk under plans to establish a farmer owned dairy enterprise at the New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC) plant in Miritini, Mombasa. The proposed arrangement that was announced is expected to give farmers a greater role in…
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Nairobi identifies 185,000 people at risk ahead of November El Nino rains
Nairobi County has been able to identify approximately 185,499 people living in flood prone areas across 17 sub-counties as it even prepares for the El Nino rains expected in November, with Embakasi South recording the highest number of people at risk. A report presented by Chief Officer for Disaster Management Bramuel Simiyu before the Nairobi…
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Why Counties Need Dedicated Peace Departments
County governments have been urged to establish fully fledged peace building and conflict management departments to help prevent violence, resolve local disputes and strengthen early warning systems in communities. Happy Alphonse from the Mathare Peace Initiative organization says counties need dedicated departments with their own budgets and designated officers to be able to coordinate peace…
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Taqwa SACCO members fear losing Sh387.5m as Jeevanjee housing project stalls for seven years
Members of Taqwa SACCO are appealing for Nairobi county assembly intervention to save Sh387.5 million they have invested in a stalled housing project in Nairobi, seven years after they committed their savings to secure homes. The members invested in 200 affordable housing units at the Nairobi Bachelors Jeevanjee project, 100 two bedroom and 100 three-bedroom…
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How Murang’a ECDE teachers are adapting to digital learning
For decades, teaching young children has largely depended on a teacher, a chalkboard, books, pencils and plenty of repetition. But now at Ng’araria Primary School in rural Murang’a County, some of that is changing, but not disappearing. In the Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) classroom, children use digital tablets to count, pronounce words, solve…
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Who is approving Nairobi’s buildings? Questions emerge over lapsed planning committee
Questions have been raised over how Nairobi County is approving buildings after it emerged that the Urban Planning Technical Committee, a key body involved in development approvals, has not been reconstituted since its term expired in October last year (2025). The committee is renewed every three years and brings together technical expertise from several institutions,…
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What is driving the cost of Turkana’s hides and skins trade?
For traders in Turkana, the hides and skins business is becoming harder to sustain as county charges, transport expenses and limited local markets eat into their earnings. Traders from Kakuma and Lodwar recently asked the County Assembly to review the fees imposed on the trade, saying the charges are making it difficult for them to…
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16 years after Katiba, MCA calls for revenue to be devolved to wards
Sixteen years after Kenya promulgated the 2010 Constitution and entrenched devolution, Mihango MCA and Nairobi County Assembly Deputy Speaker Paul Kados says more power and resources need to move from county headquarters to the wards. Kados wants Counties to establish revenue offices in every ward to make it easier for residents and elected leaders to…
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