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Lobby group seeks review of ban on use of plastic seedling potting bags

Photo: John Wekesa tends to his tree nursery in Naivasha town where he grows various varieties of tree seedlings for sale. A civil society lobby group is seeking a review of the ban on the use of plastic seedling potting bags issued by the National Environment and Management Authority [NEMA] days ago. The National Environment […]

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Foreign pedophile sentenced to 81 years behind bars

Photo: Thomas Scheller, a 72-year-old foreigner, sentenced to serve 81 years behind bars after being linked to child pornography. A 72-year-old foreigner, Thomas Scheller, who was arrested by detectives from the Child Protection Unit on May 4, 2020, after being linked to child pornography, has been sentenced to serve 81 years behind bars.  Thomas Scheller […]

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We are reformed and skilled, says Bomet inmate

Photo: Bomet Court Head of Station Lady Justice Roselyn Korir dancing with inmates at Bomet GoK Prison when she visited the pardoning of petty offenders under the probation program Getting convicted and imprisoned is not something that makes the offender happy but rather leads them to face the wrath of the law. In the dark […]

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Nyamira MCA dies, Two other MCAs injured in a grisly road accident

Photo: Nyamira Ward MCA Mr. Elijah Osiemo, who died in a tragic road accident along Maai Mahiu – Naivasha Road Nyamira Residents are mourning the death of their Member of the County Assembly (MCA) and leader of majority Elijah Osiemo following a tragic road accident on Monday along the Maai Mahiu – Naivasha road. In […]

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Players in avocado value chain cautioned on contravening new regulations

Photos: Avocado produce Officials of Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) who met avocado marketers and transportation agents in Murang’a on Monday said the government will not hesitate to cancel licenses of avocado dealers who will be found contravening rules and regulations governing transportation of the produce as they need to be strictly adhered to, to […]

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Farmers Group Reaps Huge from Smart Agriculture

Photo: Olkiloriti women’s group sorting the onions they have harvested Olkiloriti women’s group in Ildamat, Kajiado Central are happy after harvesting onions grown using the solar-powered drip irrigation system. Though the area is semi-arid and the residents mostly practice rearing cattle which have since been greatly affected by climate change, the residents are now shifting […]

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Kiambu to experience a surge in rainfall this week

Photo: Residents walking as it rains. Kiambu County is set to experience a much-anticipated increase in rainfall this coming week as the short rains season begins. The County Director of Meteorological Services, Magdalene Gateri said that there will be an increase in precipitation, potentially signalling a relief from the prolonged dry spell.  “The rains will […]

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Student dies, 18 injured in a road accident

Photo: Two passenger matatus involved in the accident One student from St Pius Uriri dies while 18 others were injured in a road accident that occurred along Narok- Bomet road near Ololulunga Centre involving two motor vehicles. According to the Ololulunga Police Station report, the vehicles involved were two passenger matatu which were heading in […]

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First Lady Launches Tree Nursery Excellence Center for Community Empowerment

PICTURE: First Lady Mama Rachel Ruto The First Lady Mama Rachel Ruto, on Monday, launched the Centre of Excellence in Nursery Management at Maasai Mara University, Narok County, in collaboration with the Kenya Forestry Research Institute, with the goal of empowering youth and women to bring about positive change in their communities through tree nursery […]

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Pastor Dorcas: I do not fear being associated with those addicted to substances 

PICTURE: The spouse of the Deputy President, Pastor Dorcas Rigathi giving his speech at a Rehabilitation and Recovery Centre in Timau, Meru County. The spouse of the Deputy President, Pastor Dorcas Rigathi, on Monday, visited the first cohort of men undergoing rehabilitation under the boy child program in a Rehabilitation and Recovery Centre in Timau, […]

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