Garissa county government is seeking partnership with the Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) in unlocking the Sh1 billion potential in the local dairy sub sector by addressing challenges that have affected production of quality camel milk. According to the livestock director Haret Hambe the main challenges facing the largely informal sector was the fluctuation in productivity, […]
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At least 2 million Kenyans from 10 counties have been hard hit by the current drought ravaging the country. Addressing the press at a Garissa hotel today, Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa said that the government with the assistance of other state and non-state actors was working round the clock to cushion the affected Kenyans. […]
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Garissa Governor Ali Korane has disbursed cheques worth Sh6.1 million to 900 livestock traders and farmers in the area to mitigate against economic disruptions due to Covid-19. Speaking at the Agricultural Farmers Training Centre (ATC) in Garissa town, Korane called on the beneficiaries to utilize the money for the intended purpose. He said the money […]
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Garissa Township MP Aden Duale has strongly opposed a suggestion that the seat of a chief Kadhi can be occupied by a woman The former national assembly majority leader faulted the current Chief Kadhi Sheikh Muhdhar who welcomed the idea with the argument that anyone who studied Sharia law can be Kadhi irrespective of gender. Duale […]
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A suspected Al-Shabaab militant was killed as police intercepted a donkey carrying two AK 47 rifles, bomb-making materials along the main border in Liboi, Garissa County. The police also recovered Improvised Explosive Device assembly components and logistical support supplies. Police suspect that the terrorists were ferrying the firearms for an unspecified ‘mission’ and further noted […]
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