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@kna Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:39:36
Call for innovative financing to boost irrigation and smallholder farming
The Government has called for innovative financing models to expand irrigation, unlock affordable credit for smallholder farmers and accelerate investment in Kenya's agricultural sector. Principal Secretary for Irrigation, Ephantus Kimotho, said traditional collateral-based lending was no longer sufficient to meet the financing needs of smallholder farmers, urging financial institutions to use data, technology and risk-sharing...
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@kna 5 hours ago
Igembe Central MP issues food to schools ahead of examinations
Igembe Central Member of Parliament, Dan Kiili, has distributed food supplies to secondary schools in Kiengu Subcounty, Igembe Central Constituency, to support learners sitting their Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations. The distribution exercise, held at Njoune Chief's Camp, brought together school principals, education officials, administrative officers and members of the community. Speaking during...
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@kna 5 hours ago
ODM raise over Sh 5million for victims of Bandit attacks in Samburu
Top leadership in the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) pitched camp in the Samburu County in a political tour that focused on women empowerment, social inclusion and peacebuilding. Widows and widowers in the County benefited with over Sh 5 million given out to support families who lost their livestock during bandit attacks. The event, led by...
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@kna 5 hours ago
Residents urged to embrace environmental conservation to save school
Residents of Isaku area in Vihiga Sub County have been urged to embrace environmental conservation to save Isaku Comprehensive School from collapsing. Speaking during a public participation baraza held outside Isaku ADC church, Vihiga Sub County Deputy County Commissioner, Linet Orina called on residents to play their part in conserving the environment so that classrooms...
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@kna 5 hours ago
Kenya calls for increased investment in water
Kenya has called on African countries to increase investment in sustainable water management to strengthen food production, improve nutrition, and build resilient agrifood systems amid rising food insecurity across the continent. Principal Secretary (PS) for Agriculture Dr. Kipronoh Ronoh noted access to sustainable water resources was critical to improving agricultural productivity, safeguarding livelihoods and ensuring...
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@kna 7 hours ago
Government to partner with traditional institutions to promote peace, PS
The Government welcomes partnership with traditional institutions across the country to promote peace, unity and prosperity. Speaking during the Fourth Coronation Anniversary of the King of the Iteso people and Supreme Leader of the Iteso Cultural Union (ICU), His Royal Highness Papa Emorimor Sande Emolot III, in Malaba on Saturday, Principal Secretary (PS State Department...
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@kna 7 hours ago
Kenya engaging Saudi Arabia on travel restriction over Ebola
The Ministry of Health has criticized measures taken by Saudi Arabia in response to Kenya's Ebola outbreak, describing them as excessive and unsupported by the country's current epidemiological situation. In a statement, signed by the Health Cabinet Secretary (CS), Aden Duale, Kenya had contained the outbreak within a single cluster linked to an imported index...
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@kna 7 hours ago
Transforming Africa's water systems essential to achieving food security, CS
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS), Mutahi Kagwe, has called for increased investment in irrigation, water conservation and climate-smart agriculture to strengthen food security and reduce Africa's dependence on rain-fed farming. Kagwe highlighted that inadequate irrigation infrastructure, water scarcity and climate change continued to undermine agricultural productivity, particularly in arid and semi-arid areas, requiring governments to adopt...
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@kna 8 hours ago
Zamzam drums-up support for Ruto, takes swipe at opposition
Mombasa Woman Representative, Zamzam Mohamed, has intensified her campaign for President William Ruto's re-election, assuring supporters that the relationship between UDA and the ODM remains cordial despite claims of growing political differences. The ODM Legislator took a swipe at opposition leaders, accusing them of opposing development projects for political expediency at the expense of thousands...
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@kna 8 hours ago
A Murang'a lobby group support bright but needy students
Bright but financially disadvantaged children from rural families in Gitugi, Mathioya, are set to benefit from increased community support, following an initiative by local professionals to raise funds for their education. The Gitugi Development Initiative (GDI) is rallying residents, professionals and other stakeholders to support academically gifted learners whose families cannot afford school fees, in...
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@kna 8 hours ago
Nandi eyes economic revival as Sh24bn dam project takes shape
The Sh24 billion Keben Dam project in Nandi County, is expected to create about 3,000 jobs during construction, supply 24 million litres of treated water daily and open-up new economic opportunities in agriculture, housing and small businesses. The multi-billion-shilling investment, which includes a 100-metre-high embarkment, a water treatment plant and an 82-kilometre transmission and distribution...
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@kna 8 hours ago
PS Mukhwana calls for increased maize production to avert import
The country's milling industry faces growing pressure from rising demand for maize, with the government calling for enhanced local production, to reduce reliance on imports from neighbouring countries. Principal Secretary (PS) for the State Department of Industry, Dr Juma Mukhwana, said the country must invest in expanding maize production to ensure adequate supplies of the...
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@kna 9 hours ago
Mombasa residents embrace proactive effort to minimize El Niño impact
Residents of flood-prone informal settlements in Mombasa are stepping-up community-led efforts to avert flooding and protect their homes and livelihoods, as the El Niño rains approaches, amid fears of displacement and disease outbreaks. The residents, working with community-based organizations, are clearing blocked drainage systems, unclogging waterways and removing garbage that obstructs the flow of storm...
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@kna 10 hours ago
Exercise responsible use of social media spaces, youth urged
As the country prepares for the high-stake 2027 General Election the political conversation is already taking shape across social media, where a comment, meme, video or reshare, can reach thousands of people within minutes. Media experts and civil society organizations in the coastal city of Mombasa, have already intensified calls for the responsible use of...
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@kna Sat, 31 Oct 2026 16:12:40
Government moves to stem over Sh11B yearly water losses
The water sector in Kenya loses over Sh11 billion annually through physical leaks or spillage, illegal connections, faulty or unmetered connections, and billing inefficiencies, Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Eng. Eric Muriithi Mugaa has revealed. CS Mugaa said about 242 million cubic metres out of 504 million cubic metres of total water...
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@kna Sat, 31 Oct 2026 15:14:57
Government moves to stem over Sh11B yearly water losses
The water sector in Kenya loses over Sh11 billion annually through physical leaks or spillage, illegal connections, faulty or unmetered connections, and billing inefficiencies, Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Eng. Eric Muriithi Mugaa has revealed. CS Mugaa said about 242 million cubic metres out of 504 million cubic metres of total water...
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