A family in Nganga ini village, Kangema, Murang’a is waiting for an auctioneer to evict them from an ancestral land measuring 12 acres. The family of the late Julius Wachira with 10 members lost control of their land with more than 8,500 tea bushes to their grandmother Lucy Watiri Muburi following a suit. Now…
A road project that started 27 years ago at the height of political battles between the late John Michuki and the late Joseph Kamotho will be completed in the next three months. The project at 92 percent complete with Nyoro Road Construction Company ordered by Murang’a County Development Implementation Committee ordered the project must be completed…
Succession politics is rife in Central Kenya with locals converging in various points looking for President Uhuru Kenyatta’s successor. The list of potential successors is endless with visible ones being former presidential candidate Peter Kenneth, Governor Mwangi wa Iria, TSP leader Mwangi Kiunjuri and Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya. The leaders have been doing meetings…
The National Irrigation Authority (NIA) has been implementing Irrigation projects across the country geared towards the increasing area under Irrigation as well as realize the Big 4 Agenda especially on food security and nutrition. Wajir and Mandera Counties in North Eastern region are some of the areas the agency has been implementing Irrigation projects…
The partnership between Kenya Railways Corporation and Laikipia County Government will help Nanyuki town reclaim its position as a tourist destination. Over the weekend the partnership brought hundreds of holidaymakers in the town where they visited the renown Ol Pajeta Conservancy plus other destinations. Business-persons had a sigh of relief following the influx of…
It has been a busy week for tea growers as they make a decision to support or abandon push for tea reforms. The small scale tea growers in Mt Kenya, Rift Valley and Western tea belts got an opportunity to give their recommendations that will help shape the industry. The team that gathered farmers…
Chaos reigned during burial of road accident victims after a man was restrained from shouting at Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro. A youth who sat at the dias met wrath of the villagers at Nyakahura village in Murang’a county after he was cornered by the youth and questioned why he shouted at the MP. Alex…
Kirinyaga County Government in collaboration with the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) has started the rehabilitation of Mwea Irrigation Scheme roads targeting to cover 120 kilometers in one month. In an event held at NIA offices in Mwea, the County Chief Officer for Roads, Transport and Public Works, John Makumi, who represented Governor Anne Waiguru said…
Evangelical Bishops have told politicians to stop engaging in political meetings but instead should be involved in peace building activities. The Bishop led by Stephen Maina said it was unfortunate that Deputy President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga have been holding political meetings when the country was battling with challenges among them Covid…
Dwindling returns in coffee, pyrethrum and cotton, led most of them to diversify to end their misery after years of living in abject poverty. With poor and delayed returns saw hundreds of growers shifting to fast maturing crops. Efforts by the government to revive these crops are yet to bear fruits and this have…
