New pesticide to eradicate invasive snails
The Golden Apple Snail, which has been destroying rice in Mwea, has caused significant losses to farmers. Early this year, the government piloted a pesticide from the Ministry of Agriculture through
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Kirinyaga
Sell 55pc stake in Mwea Rice Mills to farmers-Waiguru
Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has asked the National Government to allow rice farmers to buy the Mwea Rice Mills (MRM) when it is offered for privatisation. Waiguru said farmers own 45
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NTSA urges drivers to be cautious on the road
National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) in partnership with the traffic department and Kirinyaga driving schools’ Association have launched a sensitization campaign in a bid to educate road users to
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Kirinyaga Intercity Football Club Takes Home Sh1 million Grand Prize
Intercity FC from Tebere Ward has been crowned the winners of Governor Anne Waiguru football tournament and awarded Sh1 million Grand Prize. Intercity FC won the two-month-long tournament in a nail-biting
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Japanese Government to empower Rice farmers in Kirinyaga
Kirinyaga County has partnered with the Japanese government to assist small-scale farmers with modern farming to increase their income. Japan’s Ambassador to Kenya Ken Okaniwa said the programme that will cost
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