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Desert Locust outbreak threatening food security and livelihoods
By Moses CheruiyotThe current Desert Locust situation poses a serious threat to food security and livelihoods in East Africa. Large and numerous swarms continue to destroy crops and pastures across parts of Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya.…
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Four pesticide regulatory pillars are the route to food security
By Eric Kimunguyi, CEO of Agrochemicals Association of KenyaUsing pesticides on our crops lifts our agricultural production by as much as 90 per cent, but it’s a boon to food production that requires powerful regulation and strict safety…
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TALA: Expanding Access to Finance for Prosperity
By Erick OtienoWhen he talks about his previous years at Citigroup, his first employer and Umati Capital, a fintech startup he co-founded, he tells colorful stories, with droll, self-effacing anecdotes.And on whether he regrets folding…
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27 million in IGAD region faced acute food insecurity in 2018 – report
An estimated 27 million people – or 24% of the total food insecure people in the world– lived in seven of the eight countries in the IGAD region, according to a new report released by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)…
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IGAD Vet School Gets Grant From Italian Government
The Italian government through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (IADC) has given the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) a Ksh285 million (Euros 2.5 million) grant that will go towards supporting the IGAD Sheikh…
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KNPSWU: Championing improved Welfare of Private Security Guards
In the1980s, the founder of ‘NIGHT WATCHMEN’ Mr. Sammy Muhanji quit Trade Unionism and joined politics becoming MP for Emuhaya leading to lack of leadership in the union sector. The disillusioned watchmen were not left behind, they too,…
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Posta Kenya Adopts 2019/22 Corporate Strategic Plan to Spur Efficiency
The Postal Corporation of Kenya in its quest to be a leading global provider of postal and related services has embarked on the implementation of its ambitious 2019/2022 corporate strategic plan in a bid to remain efficient and competitive…
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Novozymes opens regional office in Nairobi
Global biotechnology company, Novozymes has opened a regional office in Nairobi, Kenya. The investment will expand the presence in East Africa and allow the company to meet customer and consumer needs.Denmark based Novozymes is a global…
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NGO training youth on Government procurement to curb unemployment
A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) has embarked on a program that is equipping youth with basic entrepreneurial skills, training on how to access Government Procurement Opportunities and the basics of a tendering process. The NGO, is…
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AIU: Instilling Values and Characters that bring transformation
Over three and a half decades
ago in the year 1983 when the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology
was established, it was solely a graduate school of theology training for the
African continent. It stood out as one of the oldest!-->…
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