Day: July 5, 2025

Modern Market to Boost Small-Scale Traders in Mataara

Mataara: Construction of a modern market in Mataara, Gatundu North, aims to benefit 300 traders through dignified stalls, storage, ICT access, and improved sanitation infrastructure. The project, launched in March 2025, is set to provide modern stalls…

Kwale Launches Digital Platform for Ease of Doing Business

Kwale: Kwale County has launched a new digital platform portal designed to streamline the application and processing of business permits and citizen services. The online platform service dubbed ‘Kwale Electronic Development Application Permit System’ …

Governor Ottichilo Assents to Sh6.9 Billion Vihiga Budget

Vihiga: Governor Dr. Wilber Khasilwa Ottichilo has officially assented to the Vihiga County Appropriation Bill, 2025, marking a key milestone in the county’s budget cycle for the 2025/2026 Financial Year. In his address, Governor Ottichilo commended a…

Govt Unveils Sh5B Youth Start-Up Fund to Combat Unemployment

Naivasha: Over 800,000 youth across the country are set to benefit from government funding and entrepreneurship training in a bid to tackle the growing challenge of unemployment. This follows recent statistics indicating that 19 percent of the 42 mill…

Busia Schools Laud CEMASTEA for STEM Support

Busia: As the Junior Secondary School (JSS) learners prepare for transition to Grade 10, the Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) has embarked on a transformative initiative in Busia County. The programme, a ST…

Adopt Technology, Boost Yields-CS Kagwe Tells Farmers

Nakuru: Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mr. Mutahi Kagwe has called on farmers to embrace technology in their agricultural practices to boost productivity, drive agribusiness, and address challenges posed by climate shocks. Speaking during the offi…