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Kenya Maize production projected at 75 million bags for 2024

Kenya projects 75 million bags of maize in 2024, aided by fertilizer subsidies and good weather. Agriculture CS Andrew Karanja announced government...

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Sugar News in English

Kenya : Coast sugarcane output rises on good rains

Kwale International Sugar Company Ltd (Kiscol) has seen increased sugarcane output from its 1,500 outgrower farmers, with improved rains boosting planting. The...

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Sugar News in English

Kenya : Deny licenses to millers who don’t develop cane, say workers

In Kenya's Western region, sugar industry workers are urging the government to condition milling license renewals on millers' efforts to cultivate sugarcane....

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Edible Oil News in English

Kenya Edible oil scam: Senator raises red flag over evidence tampering

Marsabit Senator Mohamed Chute has called for a probe into alleged evidence tampering in the investigation of a Sh6.5 billion fraud at...

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Edible Oil News in English

KRA boss has seven days to explain Sh64b edible oil loss

A House committee has given Kenya Revenue Authority Commissioner General Humphrey Wattanga seven days to explain the Sh64 billion loss in revenue...

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Maize News in English

Kenya : Murang’a farmers receive certified maize seeds, fertiliser

In Murang’a, over 70,000 smallholder farmers received certified maize seeds and fertilizer to boost productivity. Governor Irungu Kang’ata led the distribution, which...