Posts By The Standard Media
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109Wheat News in EnglishKenya : State warns millers against wheat imports
Kenya's government has warned millers against importing wheat before exhausting locally produced supplies. Agriculture PS Paul Rono directed the Agricultural and Food...
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99Sugar News in EnglishKenya : Deny licenses to millers who don’t develop cane, say workers
The Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers (Kuspaw) is calling for milling licenses to be based on sugarcane development. Union...
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132Sugar News in EnglishKenya : Busia leaders urge governor to save local sugar factories from closure
Business leaders in Busia have urged swift action to save Olepito and Busia Sugar factories, threatened by competition from revived Mumias Sugar....
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222Maize News in EnglishKenya 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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144Sugar 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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122Sugar News in EnglishKenya : 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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106Edible Oil News in EnglishKenya 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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154Edible Oil News in EnglishKRA 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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134Maize News in EnglishKenya : 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...
