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 6 days 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 7 days 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 13 days 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 16 days 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 16 days 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 20 days 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 23 days 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 24 days 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 29 days 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 28 days 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago

Tea volume auctioned on a downward spiral

The volume of tea traded at the Mombasa Tea Auction dropped by 32.5 million kilos between January and June 2025 compared to the same period in 2024

By 1 month ago

Gachagua says five killed since Jubaland forces invaded Kenya

He said a month since he raised the issue, the Kenyan government has not done anything despite the worsening insecurity situation in Mandera.

By 1 month ago

Murang'a county seeks to boost uptake of HPV vaccine

Low immunisation uptake in Murang’a has forced health workers to seek support from the community leaders to reverse the trend.

By 1 month ago

Kindiki hits the opposition as he popularise Ruto

He warned elderly politicians for continued misleading the youth who have acquired technical skills from the technical institutes.

By 2 months ago

Licensing of more players in the coffee sector creates a storm

The regulator, Mwangi suggests, should instead recruit more agronomists to work with the growers focusing on increased production in the next five years.

By 2 months ago

Farmers earn Sh638 million from coffee auction

The Nairobi Coffee Exchange netted Sh638.8 million after the sale of 9,886 bags of coffee, as the stakeholders celebrated the high prices.

By 2 months ago

Pakistan continues to import more tea from Kenya, says TBK

The report details that in the month Pakistan bought the largest consignment, 12.43 million kgs, accounting for 29.9 percent of the total export volume. 

By 2 months ago

PS directs universities to update finance portals

Public universities have been directed to update their admission and finance portals to reflect the revised fees as recently refined by stakeholders.

By 2 months ago

Coffee revival programme takes root in the counties

The government is scaling up a new national drive to revive the coffee sector.

By 2 months ago

British Army pays Sh505m to over 7,500 Laikipia fire victims after court order

Victims will receive between Sh22,500 and Sh2.5 million, depending on the extent of losses suffered.

By 2 months ago

Nothing to worry about, Murkomen says on Gachagua return

According to Murkomen, Gachagua will be returning just like any other Kenyan and there is nothing special about his return.

By 2 months ago

Coffee market fetches Sh649 million in weekly auction

The weekly coffee auction fetched Sh649.4 million after the sale of 10,850 bags of coffee at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange.

By 2 months ago

Affordable housing gives Makuyu town a new lease of life

The construction of Makuyu affordable houses in Muranga County has not only re-awakened the town, but has also caused a surge in land prices.

By 2 months ago

Farmers earn Sh882 million at tea auction

Small-scale tea holder factories earned Sh882.4 million from the sale of 3,543,878kg at the Mombasa Tea Auction.

By 2 months ago

Chaos after youth is shot in Delmonte farm

A standoff has ensued between security personnel within Delmonte Kenya Ltd plantation and the locals after a suspected pineapple thief was shot dead.

By 2 months ago

Lack of electricity delays handing-over of Gichugu housing project

Close to 110 units in the Gichugu Affordable Housing Programme (AHP) in Kirinyaga County have been completed.

By 2 months ago

Coffee revival programme seeks to distribute 20 million seedlings to farmers

The national coffee revival programme facilitated by the Ministry of Cooperatives targets to increase production from 51,852 metric tonnes to 150,000 metric tonnes.

By 2 months ago

KTDA factories earn Sh772 million as weekly tea sales decline

In the previous week, the Mombasa Tea Auction offered 7.2 million kgs.

By 2 months ago

Rush for land along Mt Kenya highway as investors eye hospitality boom

The land surrounding the Nanyuki airstrip remains the most expensive, owing to the demand by investors.

By 2 months ago

Coffee auction earns farmers Sh553 million

Kenya’s coffee market netted Sh553.1 million after the sale of 10,494 bags of coffee to 12 buyers at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange.

By 2 months ago

Ministry of Education should rectify capitation arrears, says Ndindi

Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has criticized the government for the wrong priorities reflected in the national budget at the expense of facilitating free education. 

By 2 months ago

Gachagua and Kalonzo allies allege plot to assassinate them

Opposition leaders have alleged that the Sunday confrontation with police officers at Ngonda market in Kigumo, Murang’a County, was a plot to assassinate them.

By 3 months ago

Ruto allies defend empowerment programmes, hit out at Gachagua

Ruto allies caution Kenyans against being incited to violence by critics of the government during the demonstrations. 

By 3 months ago