Tea market achieves Sh1.1 billion in the weekly auction

KTDA Board member for Embu Mr Enos Njeru said the tea farmers are educated on quality tea during the field days.

By 5 days ago

Task force proposes radical reforms to protect tea farmers

It calls for the amendment of the Tea Act, 2020, to conform to the growth and development of the tea industry.

By 5 days ago

Coffee market nets Sh1.2 billion at the weekly auction

Coffee market nets Sh1.2 billion at the weekly auction.

By 10 days ago

Government directs TBK to ensure compliance with Tea Act

A crisis is looming in small-holder tea factories after the government ordered KTDA directors holding direct and indirect commercial interests with other companies to relinquish their positions.

By 10 days ago

Murang'a invests in uplifting rural market centres

Murang’a county government has invested in facelifting the rural market centres.

By 10 days ago

Tea farmers celebrate reduction of management fee

The reduction of the fee of the net sale of tea in both auction and direct markets is in conformity with the Government Tea Act 2020.

By 12 days ago

Matiang'i condemns church teargas attack on Gachagua, calls for rule of law

Matiang'i said he was working with all leaders to assist the growth of the country to the expectation of all.

By 12 days ago

Drive to lift coffee output bears fruit

 Education of farmers on the coffee farming improvement programmes has borne fruit in Nyeri County, resulting in higher crop production.

By 15 days ago

At least 1,500 KDF recruits sent home over drug abuse

The effects of drug abuse came to bear during the Kenya Defence Forces recruitment exercise after 1,500 youths were sent away from the training camp for testing positive.

By 20 days ago

Tea factories net Sh1.3b at Mombasa auction

A report by the Tea Brokers East Africa Ltd (TBEAL), dated November 18, highlighted a robust market performance attributed to improved weather conditions.

By 21 days ago

MPs probe why some tea farmers earned as low as Sh10 bonus

Among the factories to be visited for the inquiry is the Rukuriri factory in Embu that paid the highest bonus this year of Sh57.50 per kg. 

By 25 days ago

JSS teachers protest over slashing of capitation, failure to upgrade interns

They observed that slashing capitation per student from Sh22,244 annually to Sh15,042 is a mockery to the education sector.

By 1 month ago

Drama as residents relocate venue of Kang'ata meeting

Governor Kang’ata engaged farmers in a public participation forum focused on the implementation of agricultural and other county programmes.

By 1 month ago

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Why investors are rushing to build businesses near affordable housing units

Families owning parcels of land next to the housing programmes are now even selling part of their lands to potential investors.

By 1 month ago

Coffee nets Sh447 million in weekly market

The coffee market fetched Sh 447.7 million after the auction of 7,147 bags of coffee at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE).

By 1 month ago

Murang'a MCA spearheading afforestation efforts

Murang’a MCA Gladys Wambui is celebrated for her tree planting passion that involve youth and community groups over the years.

By 1 month ago

Oparanya appoints a coffee revival steering committee

In two years, the committee will work towards introducing coffee in the non-traditional areas, and increase the same in the traditional counties.

By 1 month ago

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Rigathi Gachagua returns, criticises Ruto

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua returned to the public eye in Kariara, Murang’a, sharply criticising President William Ruto over the state of the tea and coffee sectors.

By 1 month ago

Coffee nets Sh411 million at the auction signalling strong market demand

The market fetched less compared to Sh 565.4 million of last week after the sale of 8,674 bags of coffee.

By 1 month ago

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Rift between Murang'a MPs and MCAs widens ahead of 2027 polls

Political turbulence is brewing in Murang’a, where Members of Parliament are facing growing resistance from MCAs as the 2027 political realignments take shape.

By 1 month ago

PS Rono orders audit of loans obtained by tea factories

Agriculture PS Dr Kiprono Rono said the comprehensive audit of the loans obtained by 70 factories will be conducted by the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK).

By 1 month ago

Farmers decry worst macadamia prices in years, demand export ban review

Gichabi has castigated the AFA for failing to ensure the players within the nut value chain follow the regulations imposed.

By 1 month ago

Coffee market fetch Sh565 million

The market offered fewer bags of coffee compared to last week, which auctioned 10,770 bags, that netted Sh644.6 million.

By 1 month ago

Nanyuki attracts new investors as land prices go up four-fold

More investors are trooping to Nanyuki to secure plots of land for the construction of rental plots, as the Ministry of Housing plans for the second phase of the affordable housing programme.

By 1 month ago

Experts assess tea factories set to produce orthodox tea for Chinese market

Chinese experts are assessing two tea factories earmarked to process the orthodox tea for the Chinese market.

By 1 month ago

Coffee auction earns farmers Sh644m

The coffee market earned Sh644.6 million after the sale of 10,770 bags weighing 671,180 kgs at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) weekly auction.

By 1 month ago

Coffee sales at Nairobi exchange hit Sh36b

Coffee trade at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) in 2024/2025 financial year grew to Sh35.6 billion, marking an increase of Sh10.1 billion from the previous year.

By 2 months ago

Geologists raise concerns about effects of Great Rift Valley split

Parts of Nakuru County are at risk of landslides as the Great Rift Valley’s tectonic plates are shifting at an average rate of six to seven millimetres each year.

By 2 months ago

New markets in Mt Kenya region near completion

More than 49 modern markets under construction across the five counties under the Economic Stimulus Programmes (ESP) in the Mt Kenya region are nearing completion. 

By 2 months ago

KTDA-affiliated firms net Sh679m at tea auction

Smallholder tea factories last week netted Sh679 million after the sale of 2.60 million kilos of tea at the Mombasa tea auction.

By 2 months ago

DP Kindiki asks opposition to keep off government development agenda

Prof Kindiki said the government will remain determined to transform the lives of Kenyans.

By 2 months ago

Kenya rushes to meet EU's guidelines on coffee farming

With the clock ticking towards the December 31 deadline, Kenyan authorities are scrambling to digitally map the country’s coffee farms in compliance with the EU Deforestation Regulations rules.

By 2 months ago

Chinese investors pledge Sh20b investment for Murang'a on industrial park

In a series of meetings convened in China, investors expressed interest in the proposed industrial park, aiming to employ more than 10,000 people and comply with all the regulations set.

By 2 months ago

Construction excites the sleepy Engineer town in Nyandarua

Completion of the housing project is expected to bring an additional 500 people to the town that had a population of 17,850, according to the 2019 population census.

By 2 months ago

Maragua's Gakoigo stadium set for Sh700 million facelift

Mr Mwangi said that the state of the facility that served as the Murang’a ASK ground and stadium since the pre-independence era was in bad shape and needed rehabilitation.

By 2 months ago

Nairobi coffee auction fetch Sh1 billion

Reports from the NCE indicate that 10 coffee brokers participated in the market, where they delivered 1,112 bags of grade AA and 5,297 bags of AB.

By 2 months ago

Wamuchomba, Kang'ata collaborate to promote avocado farming

In Murang’a, avocado is grown in 6,900 acres of land with an annual production of 200,000 metric tonnes.

By 3 months ago

Cost of property on the rise as development projects take shape in Murang'a

The colonial centre was located in a strategic hilly position, overlooking the Gaturi hills and Sagana river on the Eastern side.

By 3 months ago

Tea farmers await declaration of bonus payment

Small-scale tea farmers would know their annual bonus in two weeks after a meeting of the directors of the Kenya Tea Development Agency slated for September 22 to 26, 2025.

By 3 months ago

Murang'a turns to solar energy owing to skyrocketing to electric bills

The county said the power supply has reduced the cost of electricity from Sh80,000 per month to between Sh40,000 and Sh55,000.

By 3 months ago