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We should rethink our current model and go beyond just supplying farmers with inputs to organising, educating and facilitating them to penetrate established and new markets We should rethink our...
View ArticleInquest opens on death of baby in Kenya poll violence
An inquest has started in Kenya's western town of Kisumu into the death of a six-month-old baby who was allegedly hit on the head by police during opposition protests last year against President Uhuru...
View Article'Black Panther' Premiered In Africa And The Continent Showed Out
Black Panther premiered around the world this weekend, and Africans made sure they did not disappoint when it opened in their indvidual countries. The Marvel blockbuster's first Africa premiere was on...
View ArticleGhanaian Fans Have One Nit To Pick But Otherwise Adore 'Black Panther'
A scene from Black Panther. The titular hero, played by Chadwick Boseman, is on the right.
View ArticleGhanaian Fans Have One Nit To Pick But Otherwise Adore 'Black Panther'
The premiere of Black Panther on Thursday night was definitely the wildest event in the history of the movie theater at the central mall in Accra, Ghana, says Joshua Nyamekye, who works as a ticket...
View ArticleInquest Examines Killing of Baby in Kenya Post-Election Violence
A supporter of opposition leader Raila Odinga throws a canister of tear gas towards riot police during running battles with police in Kibera Slums in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 19, 2017. A public inquest is...
View ArticleProfile of the telecommunications market in Kenya a " part 6
The National Optic Fibre Backbone is a project aimed at ensuring connectivity in all the 47 counties of Kenya both to ease communication across counties as well as improve government service delivery...
View ArticleKenya:Kisii Retailer Opens Wholesale Store for Customers.
Eedi cash and carry family has today opened the largest supermarket dealing with a variety of bulky goods in Kisii selling goods directly to consumers. The shop will cater for residents in seven...
View ArticleKenya:MPs to Question Kenha Over Delayed Road Projects
The National Assembly's Public Investments Committee is expected to question the national roads agency over use of public funds and delayed completion of projects. The committee summoned Kenya National...
View ArticleKenya:Nakuru on Road to City Status
Nakuru is banking on upcoming Sh1 billion shopping mall owned by a women's group among other projects as it embarks on the road to city status. Nakuru governor Lee Kinyanjui said that his government...
View ArticleKenya:Magistrate's Bid to Stop Land Case Flops
A magistrate accused of irregularly acquiring 9,394 acres of land belonging to Miwani Sugar Company and valued at Sh2.32 billion has lost a fourth bid to stop his prosecution. Mr Abdulkadir Athman...
View ArticleI must be on the ballot in 2022, says Wetanga ula
Speaking in Kisumu during the closing ceremony of the secondary school heads meeting from Bungoma County, Wetang'ula urged the National Super Alliance principals to support him in his bid saying he has...
View ArticleKenya:Seven Die in Wake of Heavy Rainfall
Seven people have died across the county in the last two days as heavy rains continue to pound the country. In Kisumu, one person is believed to have died after being swept away by flash floods...
View ArticleKenya:Lupita's Dad Caught Up in Fight Family Inheritance Row
Kisumu Governor Anyang' Nyong'o has described his nephews as opportunists in a property dispute that has found its way to court. Prof Nyong'o's nephews have sued the Kisumu governor and his sister Dr...
View ArticleKenya:Uncontrolled Sand Harvesting Tears Homa Bay Village Apart
Along the earth road in Kobala, a village at the boundary of Homa Bay and Kisumu counties, dozens of dump trucks shuttle back and forth ferrying tons of sand from the remote beach. Erick Nyasuna, a...
View ArticleEast Africa:Drying East Africa Cities Bank On Mega Projects to Boost Water...
For the fourth time in two hours, Maureen Esau makes a trip to her water tank. This time, she is washing her three children's clothes in Kisumu's Obunga estate, a sprawling slum that houses more than...
View ArticleKenya:14 Governors Meet Over Western Economic Bloc
Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya, who will host the leaders, said a regional economic bloc was established in 2014 to drive development in the Lake region. Bloc members are Trans-Nzoia, Busia,...
View ArticleUnexpected truce between president, bitter rival brings hope to Kenyans
A bitterly contested presidential election appeared to be setting up a violent rerun of clashes between President Uhuru Kenyatta and longtime rival Raila Odinga . But an unexpected detente between the...
View ArticleHow illegal charcoal fuels war and harms the environment
DRESSED in a faded T-shirt bearing the face of the American rapper 50 Cent, Samson Okenye leans on a shovel in Nyakweri forest in south-western Kenya. A 62-year-old from the Rift Valley, he has a new...
View ArticleKenyan Opposition Lawyer Detained at Airport on Arrival
A Kenyan opposition leader remains detained at Nairobi airport, barred from entering the country despite a judge's order that authorities allow him to appear before the High Court Wednesday. The...
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