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The tea market fetched Sh1.1 billion last week after the sale of 4,248,122 kg at the Mombasa Tea Auction.In the weekly market, Mununga, Gacharage, Imenti, Gathuthi, Ndima, Kathangariri, Kimunye, and Rukuriri achieved the best prices of between Sh336 and Sh319 per kg.In the market analysis, the small
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A task force instituted to establish the cause of the disparity in the tea prices has recommended a reduction of the production costs, among other radical interventions.The Tea Pricing Inquiry Committee also recommends an independent audit on adherence and compliance with the law on the licensing of
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The government has been issued a 21-day ultimatum to release all documents relating to the contentious leasing of four public sugar companies, or some officials will face legal ramifications. In a fo...
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IEBC Chairman, Erastus Ethekon, delivered a post-election briefing on Monday, December 8, during the IEBC's Stakeholder Forum in Nairobi, offering a breakdown of how the November 27 by-elections were ...
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The Siaya County Assembly is set to hold a special emergency sitting after governor James Orengo called for urgent deliberations into irregular hirings in the county. In a gazette notice dated Decemb...
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Speaking on Sunday, December 7,Wandayi accused the two of making misleading statementsfollowing remarks they made the day before at the funeral of the late Raila Odinga's younger sister, Beryl Odinga....
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People’s Liberation Party (PLP) leader Martha Karua has raised alarm over what she describes as agrowing pattern of repressionand democratic backsliding across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.Speaking on Spice FM on Monday, December 8, Karua said recent events in the region point to a coordinated trend o
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Kenya is losing an estimated Sh170 billion every year to soil degradation, a crisis that experts warn is not only undermining agricultural productivity but also jeopardising the nation’s food security, rural livelihoods and overall economic stability.The warning comes from David Kersting, Project Ma
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The National Land Commission (NLC) has reserved two parcels of land in Nairobi, measuring a combined 42 acres (17 hectares), for the Kenya Railways Corporation’s infrastructure projects. In a gazette...
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Uganda's Electoral Commission has condemned the violence that broke out during presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine’s campaign rally in Gulu on December 6, terming the incident unfortunate and uncalled for.In a statement, the commission's Chairperson, Justice Byabakama MugenyiSimon
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Elected leaders and appointed government officials from the Nyanza region have been told to respect one another to avoid tension, which has marred the region.This follows demonstrations witnessed in Kisumu, Siaya and Migori counties over what the protestors termed as differences between Homa Bay Gov
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President William Ruto, Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi, and Attorney General Dorcas Oduror have made a series of appointments and revocations in some key government institutions. In a gazette...
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