Listen The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy on Wednesday launched its five-year strategic plan, which seeks to deepen the sector’s role in the country’s economic development. CS Eliud Owalo, while unveiling the plan in Nairobi, said the document will guide the ministry’s implementation of activities, projects and programmes in the period 2023-2027. […]
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Owalo unveils ministry’s five-year roadmap
Listen The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Digital Economy on Wednesday launched its five-year strategic plan, which seeks to deepen the sector’s role in the country’s economic development. CS Eliud Owalo, while unveiling the plan in Nairobi, said the document will guide the ministry’s implementation of activities, projects and programmes in the period 2023-2027. […]
State fortifies border security with launch of new initiative
Listen The border security programme launched recently seeks to better the management of the entry and exit points to strengthen the country’s national security. The Principal Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration Raymond Omollo said the Border Management Programme would ensure the security and efficiency of all ports of entry and exit. The programme […]
Conservation agriculture to the rescue of farmers as climate change effects bite
Listen Obadiah Mjomba started farming maize, sorghum and green grams more than 10 years ago. “But as a farmer today, I can tell you that the weather is most unpredictable and low yields have negatively affected the community’s perception on agriculture,” he notes. Mjomba resides in Chawia Ward, Mwatate, Taita Taveta County, and is one […]
A great display of new farming practices
Listen One of the highlights of last week’s Eldoret ASK Show for farmer Simon Korir was learning how to produce his own livestock feeds using black soldier flies, an insect he had not heard about. Korir listened keenly as an exhibitor from Eldoret Technical Training Institute explained the process of housing, feeding and harvesting the […]
Embrace climate-smart practices, Ruto tells farmers
Listen President William Ruto on Friday asked farmers to embrace climate-smart farming practices so that they can continue to produce food despite the unfolding effects of climate change. He noted that climate change is currently the single biggest threat to the country’s food security situation, therefore, farmers must adopt new practices. The President said that […]
Innovations galore at Eldoret ASK Show
Listen Do you want to know the latest innovations in the agriculture sector? The Eldoret ASK Show is the place to be. The event, which started on Wednesday and ends on Saturday, is a hotbed of agricultural innovations that seek to boost farmers’ productivity amid the rapid climatic changes. Among the innovations on display are […]
Agriculture’s best at the Eldoret Show
Listen The Eldoret ASK show kicked off in earnest on Wednesday, with hundreds of people attending the event that is one of the most important in the national agriculture calendar. Kenya Yearbook Editorial Board (KYEB) is among the exhibitors at the event that runs until Saturday. KYEB, which is mandated to produce the “Yearbook” in […]
Kenya-Colombia blend lessons for increased coffee production
Listen Kenya and Colombia are blending their experiences in coffee production in a partnership that is expected to give the global market the best beans from each of the two countries. The two countries started the collaboration last September in what saw a delegation led by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua visit the South American nation […]
Students make robot that helps pick litter in school
Listen For many schools across the country, the morning hours before classes start are set aside for cleaning and especially picking litter. It is an age-old practice that helps to instil a sense of responsibility in students and make the environment conscious. However, this task can be time-wasting and it is for this reason that […]