Coffee Societies in Murang’a get 80 million Boost

Seven cooperative societies in Murang’a have received funding amounting to Sh 80 million to help boost coffee production and efficiency during processing in factories. Each of the societies will get Sh7.5 million which will help in providing subsidies towards increase of coffee production which over recent years have been declining. The money from the World […]

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MP supports government’s directive on school buses

Kigumo MP Wangari Mwaniki has supported Education CS Prof. George Magoha’s recent directive on the management of school buses. Wangari said there is need to instill discipline in management of the buses to ensure the vehicles are only used for the intended purpose, thus protecting learners from contracting covid-19. On Tuesday, Magoha announced a ban […]

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Government to export surplus skilled labour

The ministry of Labour and Social Protection is undertaking a Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) programme to export skilled labour to other countries especially those in the Middle East. Labour Principal Secretary Engineer Peter Tum has said the government is targeting to export more than 30, 000 technical skilled labourers before the end of the current […]

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Murang’a elders defend installation of Speaker Muturi

A section of members of the Kikuyu Council of Elders have downplayed the cleansing of a Murang’a shrine after the controversial installation of National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi as spokesperson of Gema Communities. The elders said they did nothing wrong when they used Mukurwe wa Nyagathanga shrine to crown Muturi as spokesperson of communities living […]

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Land owners affected by Kenol-Marua dual carriage to be compensated

Landowners whose land was hived to allow construction of Kenol-Marua road will be compensated from next week, Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia has said. On Friday Macharia noted that the government has finalized plans to pay the land owners from Monday, June 7. He said the funds for compensation are ready and his ministry is […]

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