Archive for September, 2009

Kenya set for digital migration

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of information and Communication, Dr. Bitange Ndemo has said that the stage is set for Kenya to migrate to the digital television.
The PS said that due to the advantages that come with the use of the digital TV as compared to the current analogue television, Kenyans will embrace the [...]

Exhibition to promote passion fruit production to be held in Eldoret Thursday

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

In an aim to promote horticultural sector in the North Rift region, an exhibition has been organized for all the passion fruit stakeholders including nursery operators and manufacturers of juice for export.

According to the Eldoret station manager for Horticultural Crops Development Authority Barnabas Kiprop Kiptum, the exhibition to be held tomorrow at the Eldoret Sports [...]

Suspected thief burnt to death in Kitale town

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Members of the public today afternoon burnt to death an unknown suspected thief at Section Six Estate in Kitale town.
 
Confirming the incident, Kitale deputy OCPD Eliud Okello said that the suspect was lynched by the area residents for allegedly stealing bedding from a certain house in the estate whose owner was not present.
 
Okello stated that [...]

Govt policies blamed for food shortage

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Government Ministers have admitted that the poor government policies have contributed to shortage of food in the country.
Agriculture Minister William Ruto and his water counterpart Charity Ngilu however announced that besides construction of a dam in Yatta, Eastern Province will be among the proposed one million Acreage of land to be put under irrigation.
Ruto, accompanied [...]

Trans Nzoia farmers go mixed farming

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Kapsara Maize Growers Sacco has received a boost of 150,000 shillings from the ministry of agriculture to facilitate a programme dubbed “Njaa marufuku Kenya”. Speaking at Sinyerere scheme at his office in Trans Nzoia East district, the Sacco chairperson Stephen Karanja said the money will be used to purchase Irish potatoes that will be distributed [...]

Judge disqualifies herself from Ringera’s case

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Justice Hannah Okwengu has disqualified herself from hearing a case challenging the reappointment of Justice Aaron Ringera as the Kenya Anti Corruption Commission-KACC- director. Justice Okwengu said she served under Ringera at the defunct Kenya Anti-corruption Authority – KACA. She referred the file to Justice Hatari Waweru for further direction. The civil society moved to [...]

Moi University main campus students boycott classes

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Moi University main campus students held peaceful demonstrations Tuesday to demand reduction of bus fare from the campus to Eldoret town.
The students boycotted classes starting yesterday evening demanding that the current fare of 100 shillings be reduced to 50 shillings.
The students governing body MUSO led the demonstrations which led to transport from the campus and [...]

Aids infection to Kenyans on the increase

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

A survey done by the Kenya Aids Indicator has shown that Aids infection in the country has increased from 5.3% in the year 2003 to 6.97% in the year 2007/2008.
Due to this trend, the North Rift region has organized for the introduction of a new package of drug for H.I.V prevention for those living positively [...]