By Oscar Osore
The parliamentary select committee on agriculture chaired by the Naivasha Member of parliament Hon. JOHN MUTUTHO has been mandated by the house to carry out a forensic investigation into the problems afflicting the sugar sector. Their first assignment will be to visit western and Nyanza provinces and the only factory outside western sugar [...]
By Grace K. Amugune
It goes without saying that crime is increasing at an alarming rate in Kenya. Crime is no respecter of age, sex, gender, religion or even race. If you read any of the leading newspapers in the country, the glaring reality stares at you as to which bank was robbed, street muggings [...]
By HUDSON GUMBIHI
THE collapse of the Pan African Paper Mills in Webuye smacks a mockery of any meaningful efforts of socio-economic development in the entire Western region; but also a blessing in disguise on the environmental flip side.
The Paper mill joins a growing list of regional industries that have faded out of the economic radar [...]
By Isaac Masidza
When a country’s leadership embraces corruption, it places the citizenry in a vigous bind of poverty, starvation and a general sense of hopelessness. This situation obtains in all parts of Kenya. The ordinary citizen has been brought to his knees by an insensitive and greedy ruling class that feels no qualms as it [...]
Lake Victoria, Kisumu, Kenya – This lone fisherman is enjoying the evening in a gentle breeze on the shore of Lake Victoria, one of the largest fresh water lake in the world. This is also the source of river Nile, a lifeline for upper countries like Sudan, Egypt etc. Lake Victoria get its water from [...]
By Oscar Osore
George Wafula is one of the small holder sugar farmers within the out growers belt. One acre of his two acre piece of land is under cane. The entire cost of cane production in his record at the company stands at fifteen thousands kenya shillings. His farm falls within Malakisi [...]
Simple craftmanship and a little upgrade to this hut if adopted, can drastically reduce Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) gasses released into the atmosphere. Natural material used here insulates it from severe warm or cold temperature, and elaminate use of air conditioners and heaters.
Picture by Carol Gichuki
By Isaak Masidza
The Social-economic matrix of Kenya is very heavily laced with political overtones. Since independence in 1963; the political class has systematically permeated every facet of social and economic dynamics of the Kenyan society. Without politics, there is no life in Kenya. The charade we go through every five years called a General Election [...]
By Roselynn Lwenya
Kenya’s main economic sectors and largely rural population are dependent on the country’s natural resources and environmental services, which provide life supporting and basic economic functions. The environment is the bedrock of economic and social development in Kenya. However, the forests, water, marine and coastal and land resources are becoming increasingly stressed due [...]
Sunset on the Lake. A beautiful sight to behold. Lake Baringo is one of the must see sights in the Great Rift Valley, 150 miles from Nairobi city, Kenya.
Picture by Carol Gichuki
