Listen First Lady Margaret Kenyatta on Tuesday, March 23 called for a renewed commitment to the elimination of mother-to-child transmission (eMTCT) of HIV and Syphilis in the country. She called for concerted efforts to accelerate the progress made towards achieving eMTCT through the promotion of stronger partnerships. “I am convinced, that our successes rely on […]
Listen President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday, March 26 issued fresh directives including a partial lockdown of five counties of Nairobi, Kajiado, Machakos, Kiambu and Nakuru to address a surge in cases of Covid-19. Delivering the 15th Presidential Address on the Coronavirus Pandemic from State House Nairobi, President Uhuru decried a positivity rate he said is […]
Listen The government has directed millers to adhere to the minimum price of cane adjusted from the current Sh3,700 per tonne to Sh4,040 per tonne effective April 1, 2021. The upward review of the minimum recommended cane price to be paid to the farmer was arrived at by the Sugarcane Pricing Committee owing to the […]
Listen “As Kenya celebrates its Jubilee year of freedom and independence, Africa too marks slightly over 50 years since the fall of colonialism. The breakaway from colonialism has not been easy. Indeed it has been fraught with great challenges and setbacks. Without fail, however, the trajectory of our recent history, in Kenya as in Africa, […]
Listen Selective breeding and proper feeding is the key to high milk production, a prominent Nakuru County commercial dairy farmer says. Mr Edward Njuguna, of Jasho Dairy Herd farm, at Ol’Rongai in Rongai constituency, adds: “The kind of semen you use in artificial insemination and what you feed your cows, determines the volume and quality […]
Listen The Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board (KYEB) will tomorrow (Thursday, 24th February, 2022) launch the book Building Sustainable Homes: Innovations for Affordable Housing, produced in partnership with the Kenya Building Research Centre (KBRC) of the State Department for Public Works. The book Building Sustainable Homes: Innovations for Affordable Housing provides information on the use of […]