Sorghum farming has the capacity to pull smallholder farmers in Nakuru County out of poverty but the voracious quelea birds have discouraged many of them from planting the crop. The Chairman of Smallholder Farmers in the County Bernard Ngige Mwenje advised all farmers to plant sorghum to minimize losses by spreading out the risks on […]
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Nakuru County Director for Gender has raised a red flag over an increasing number of boys dropping out of school and joining organized criminal gangs due to lack of mentorship and empowerment. Mr Clement Gisore, attached to the State Department of Gender expressed concern that stakeholders including the family unit, religious, learning institutions, policymakers and […]
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The Chairman for Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) in Nakuru, George Otieno, has appealed to the county government to pay their social support monies, which has not been paid for the last two years to enable them meet their financial obligations. Otieno, said despite the Kenya 2010 Constitution Act. No.14 of 2003 providing different guarantees, […]
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The government has been urged to introduce a prompt payment law that is consistent with best global practices to assist farmers who supply goods to retailers and supermarkets to address the issue of late payments. The chairman of South Rift Farmers’ Association Justus Monda said, smallholder farmers have suffered silently for a long time due […]
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Youths in Nakuru County have been urged to embrace farming and feed their country instead of seeking elusive jobs in unlivable towns, with high rents and expensive foodstuffs instead of working at farms to feed the nation. The youth leader in the County, John Kanyi, said he was disheartened by the anguish and misery many […]
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