Kenya-based leading manufacturers of cooking oil and edible fats have been ordered to withdraw 10 of their brands from the market for failing the standards test. The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) says that the brands from Bidco Africa, Pwani Oil Products Ltd, Kapa Oil Refineries Ltd and Menengai Oil
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President William Ruto has scrapped a subsidy on petrol The Kenyan president, William Ruto, has told the BBC he's open to buying fuel from Russia. Several countries have refused to engage with Moscow since the invasion of Ukraine but Mr Ruto said he's considering all available options. "I am now
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Felled shea nut trees in the project area/ Photo by Emmy Daniel Ojara The government has come under sharp criticism from the Acholi Chiefdom over the extensive and uncontrolled destruction of “sacred traditional trees’’ in the Acholi sub-region under the of promoting food security. Gov`t through the National Animal Genetic
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The Civil Society in Uganda has called on the government to immediately ban the use of agrochemicals that have been identified as harmful to human and animal life or banned in other countries. These include glyphosate, and glyphosate-based herbicides like Roundup, Rodeo Aquatic Herbicide, and Eraser, and is widely used
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National Treasury CS, Ukur Yattani. China is the biggest bilateral contributor to Kenya’s Sh8.6 trillion public debt, with the International Development Association (IDA) topping the list of multilateral lenders. This comes as data from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) indicates that Kenya’s debt stock is projected to hit KSh9.8 trillion
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Kenyan troops being flagged off on Saturday Kenya has deployed troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to quell rebel activities. The seven countries of the East African Community (EAC), which Congo joined this year, agreed in April to set up a joint force to fight all rebel groups.
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Dr. Jimmy Spire Ssentongo, the Head of Department of Philosophy at Makerere University delivering his keynote presentation In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly resolved to observe September 15, 2022 as the International Day of Democracy – with a purpose of promoting and upholding the principles of democracy – and
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Vicent Kakye, the general secretary Magambo Beekeepers Association points at his Bee hives. Beekeepers in the Rubirizi District are concerned about the death of bees resulting from the use of pesticides to kill pests. Vincent Kakye, the General Secretary Magambo Beekeepers Association says the district is experiencing a decline in
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Pupils of St. Johns Mpugwe Primary School sharing a food at break time, lack of meals at schools is blamed for poor performance in many schools Learners in many government schools across the country are going without meals over the skyrocketing food prices. The prevailing high cost of food has
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Judith Nabakooba, the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Government has revealed plans to compensate Linda Nyakairima, widow to the late and former Minister of Internal Affairs, Gen. Aronda Nyakairima in order to stop the eviction of over 200 families settled on five square miles of land belonging to
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