Kisumu: Business startups initiated by the youth and women in Kisumu, Nakuru, and Uasin Gishu counties are set to benefit from a new business development program aimed at equipping the proprietors with essential skills, tools, and networks to ensure success and sustainable growth. The initiative, dubbed Investing in Young Businesses
Nairobi: An estimated 6,650 bags of coffee weighing 420,267 kilos that traded at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) on Tuesday earned farmers approximately Sh. 380 million. The auction conducted at Wakulima House in Nairobi witnessed low volumes of coffee and a decline in quality grades as the main crop harvest
Kisii: A suspected drug dealer, who has been on the run, yesterday appeared before a Kisii court, charged with trafficking cannabis sativa worth over Sh8 million. Geofrey Nyabira, alias Jeff, pleaded not guilty to the offense of trafficking narcotic drugs at Mwamogesa village, Daraja Mbili sub-location, Kitutu Central sub-county, Kisii
Nairobi: The Council of Governors (COG) is advocating for a substantial increase in funding to devolved units, pushing for an allocation of at least Sh536 billion for the 2025/2026 fiscal year. Governor Fernandes Barasa, who chairs the COG’s Finance, Planning, and Economic Affairs Committee, emphasized that this goal could be
Nairobi: Nandi Hills Constituency Member of Parliament (MP), Benard Kitur, has disbursed bursary cheques worth Sh 60 million to needy students learning in various secondary and tertiary institutions in the area. Kitur, who underscored the importance of education, noted that education is the key social mobility equalizer between the poor
Nairobi: As legislators work to entrench the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) in the constitution, Nyeri residents have expressed mixed reactions to the ongoing debate. The fate of the NG-CDF remains uncertain after a High Court ruling in 2023 declared the fund unconstitutional, citing concerns over the separation of
Meru: Imenti North MP Rahim Dawood has urged the Interior Ministry and the National Police Service (NPS) to relocate police gender desks from police stations to hospitals to facilitate easier reporting of gender-based violence (GBV) cases. Speaking at a Jukwaa La Usalama Forum in Meru County, Dawood highlighted the reluctance
Homa Bay: Residents of Homa Bay County have expressed mixed reactions to the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 4 of 2025) aimed at entrenching the National Government Constituency Development Fund. The bill targets the formal entrenchment of the National Government Constituency Fund (NG-CF), National Government Affirmative Action