Counties News

Fishermen vetting starts in Naivasha
Vetting of fishermen to be issued with fishing licences at Lake Naivasha has kicked off.

Sweet potato processing plant opened in Migori
Cabinet Secretary, Mr Eugene Wamalwa commissioned the Migori County Sweet Potato Processing plant at Getong’anya,

Coffee farmers earn Kshs 105.1 million from South Korea
Nine thousand five hundred eighty two (9582) smallholder coffee farmers under Kipkelion District Co-operative Union

Farmers urged to practice green leafy vegetables farming
Farmers in Nakuru county have been urged to practice green leafy vegetable farming since it

Uasin Gishu explores ways of increasing milk production
The County Government of Uasin Gishu on Friday engaged officials from Vital Animal Health company

County starts construction of tea buying centres
Nakuru County has started the construction of five tea buying Centres. The county handed over

Field days at Wambugu ATC resumes after two years
The Nyeri County Agricultural Field Day usually held at Wambugu Agriculture Training Centre (Wambugu Farm)

Fish market construction starts in Nakuru
The construction of a Kshs 239 million modern fish market at Karai Centre on the

Maize production in Trans Nzoia decreases over poor soils
Trans Nzoia county in the recent past has been experiencing a decline in maize production

Nandi grain farmers receive Kshs 12.2M compensation
Maize farmers in Nandi County have benefitted from a crop insurance programme by the County

New cereal store in Uasin Gishu
The County Government of Uasin Gishu, Department of Agriculture, on Tuesday, received Tulwet/Chuiyat cereal store

Nakuru inducts new agriculture department employees
About 140 new recruits from the Department of Agriculture have commenced a three-day induction training

Firm seeking to build a milk processing and feed factory in Nyeri
Dodla Dairy Kenya Limited is seeking to set up a Milk Processing Plant and a

Turkana in vaccination drive against PPR
The County Veterinary Services directorate has concluded a three-week livestock vaccination against Peste des Petits

Turkana plan to be a leading groundnut producer
The Turkana County Government with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the

Nateleng poultry group gets a vehicle grant from World Bank through NARIGP
The Nateleng Poultry Farmers Cooperative Society in Nawoitorong Turkana County received a new Probox vehicle

Traders benefit from carrot safety training
About fifty small scale carrot farmers from MauNarok are set to benefit from the Voluntary

Farmers trained on feed formulation
The Nakuru County Government has trained 40 trainers of trainers (ToTs) on dairy feed formulation.

Uasin Gishu among counties in markets project
Uasin Gishu County is among five counties selected by the Ministry of Agriculture in partnership

Coffee farmers get support in Nakuru
A partnership between the County Government of Nakuru and the Kenya Coffee Platform Association (KCPA)

Turkana partners with Nawiri to fight malnutrition
The Turkana County Government in partnership with USAID Kenya’s Nawiri Project, have launched Community Health

Agribiz program in Uasin Gishu
Uasin Gishu County’s Department of Agriculture Livestock Development and Fisheries in partnership with the Kenya

Tharaka Nithi bets on green grams for increased food security
The County Government of Tharaka Nithi is distributing certified green gram seeds to farmers in

Uasin Gishu trains on data collection
The County Government of Uasin Gishu in partnership with the World Food Program has commenced

Nakuru among counties in Food systems project
Nakuru County is among three counties implementing the Governance of Food Systems project in partnership

Nyeri shines again in KCSAP
Nyeri County has again received the position one overall trophy, on the implementation of the

Kitui buys livestock transporting lorries
Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu has launched livestock transporting lorries dubbed “the Kitui Livestock Carriers”. She

Nakuru desilts dams to prepare for drought
The County Government through the National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP) project is

Uasin Gishu plans on antimicrobial resistance
In a bid to develop the County policy and action plan to prevent antimicrobial resistance

Turkana starts Irrigation project construction
Turkana County Agriculture CEC Philip Aemun presided over the site handover for the construction of
