Livestock Principal Secretary Jonathan Mueke has defended livestock vaccination programme to be rolled out by the government in January saying it will increase Kenya’s meat quality abroad. Mueke was speaking during the 10th edition of Kimalel Goat Auction in Baringo saying the prevalence of diseases such as foot and mouth and Peste des Petit Ruminants (PPR) was a hindrance to Kenya’s meat product in fetching good prices especially in the Middle East. The PS revealed that it was while on a mission to get better price for the country’s meat products internationally that the government learnt of the importance of…
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The government has assured Kenyans that the vaccines to be used in the forthcoming nationwide livestock vaccination exercise have been produced locally by the Kenya Veterinary Vaccines Production Institute (KEVEVAPI). Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Dr Andrew Karanja allayed fears that the vaccines would be procured from abroad, explaining that KEVEVAPI has been producing and exporting livestock vaccines to over a dozen African countries, including Uganda, and even to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “These vaccines have been tried and tested and have been in use in the country for other vaccinations, which is a testament to their…
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has repossessed prime public land worth Sh300 million, which had been grabbed in Kisumu county. The commission’s Spokesperson Eric Ngumbi said the exercise conducted over the last two months follows a successful civil litigation process, which the agency took up on behalf of the affected government institutions. Among the parcels repossessed include seven acres belonging to Victoria Primary School worth Sh100 million, two plots belonging to Kenya Railways Corporation and a road reserve belonging to the Ministry of Roads in Milimani valued at Sh180 million. Also recovered is a government house in Milimani estate…
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has hit the one trillion mark after collecting Sh1.005 trillion as of 30th November 2024. The Authority’s acting Commissioner for Strategy, Innovation and Risk Management, Alex Mwangi, said this reflects an upward trajectory in revenue collection compared to the previous financial year (2023/2024), when they reached the same milestone on 7th December 2023, with Sh1.009 trillion. “Notably, revenue collected in the last five months (July-November 2024/25), amounting to Sh1.005 billion, reflects a growth of 4.3% compared to Sh963.746 billion collected in the same period last financial year,” said Mwangi. He explained that despite the progressive…
Elders from the North Eastern region have raised concerns about an influx of refugees into the country, caused by rising tensions in the Horn of Africa over the independence of Somaliland. Over the past years, the contention on the independence of Somaliland has caused diplomatic incidents, especially between Somalia, Kenya, Egypt and Ethiopia. Somaliland, which has not received any international recognition, declared its independence from the rest of Somalia in 1991, following the collapse of the then military government led by the late dictator Mohamed Siad Barre. Currently, Somalia and Ethiopia are engaged in a diplomatic row over a deal…
It was joy for the family of Daniel Wanyeki, who was sentenced to life imprisonment after his two daughters framed him for defiling them, when he was finally freed after 17 years, following a successful appeal. Wanyeki walked to freedom on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 from Kamiti Maximum Prison after a Thika Court granted him bail pending a decision on whether he would be subjected to retrial should the Director of Public Prosecutions present new evidence in court. His journey to freedom started in 2020 after his daughters recanted their evidence before the High Court in Kiambu which last week…
Laikipia East Member of Parliament Mwangi Kiunjuri has called on Mt Kenya region to avoid divisive politics but to give ample time to President Dr William Ruto to implement his manifesto. Kiunjuri who was speaking in Tigithi ward during a public participation forum said that retrogressive politics of spewing resentment towards the head of state will not do well to the region on matters of development. “Our work (Mt Kenya region) is to show resentment to the President while others are appealing for development. On divisive politics, hatred, intimidation and tribalism will not take us anywhere,” said Kiunjuri. He noted…
A section of religious leaders from various denominations in Murang’a County have urged the government to speed up the process of reconstituting the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Committee (IEBC). The clerics allied to the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) and the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims on Wednesday argued that the absence of a functioning electoral body has left some constituencies and wards unrepresented. Coalescing under a lobby dubbed Mulika Initiative, the clergy expressed concerns about the apparent delay in reconstituting IEBC yet registration of new voters should be taking place.…
Kisumu County has the highest number of men living with HIV in the country, with over 50,000 on antiretroviral therapy (ART). National Syndemic Diseases Control Council (NSDCC) Regional Coordinator in charge of Kisumu and Siaya counties Steve Kathaka attributed the figure to poor health seeking behaviour amongst men and rising cases of drugs and substance abuse. Kithaka said men were not screening for HIV, instead they relied on results of their spouses dealing a blow to the fight against the disease. “Men don’t go for HIV testing, they send their spouses. When they come back home in the evening and…
Police in Thika are investigating an incident in which a 76-year-old woman suddenly collapsed and died while seeking services at the Sub County Lands Adjudication office on Monday afternoon. According to reports, the woman was in the company of other clients at the waiting bay, waiting for the officer who was away on lunch break. Sources in the office say the Lands Adjudication Officer had told the clients to wait till the afternoon when she would be back from lunch to serve them. “She was at the waiting bay in the company of other clients waiting for the Lands Adjudication…