The Government through Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC) has procured rice worth 765 Million from Kirinyaga County. This morning, CS Agriculture Hon Peter Munya, has flagged off KNTC trucks collecting the 2021 milled rice crop, worth 765 million from Mwea Rice Growers Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd (MGRM). This is following the Presidential directive on the 14th…
This morning, Hon Peter Munya, CS Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives, has handed over 10 vehicles and 51,940 fruit seedlings to Small-Scale Irrigation and Value Addition Project (SIVAP) counties. This initiative aims at supporting project counties in follow ups and management. SIVAP, is funded by Africa Development Bank (AfDB), the Global Agriculture and Food Security…
Agriculture CS Hon. Peter Munya has directed the SACCOs Fraud Investigations Unit, to fast-track criminal investigations relating to fraud embezzlement and other criminal conducts within the SACCO subsector, recommending criminal prosecutions where criminal culpability is proved. CS Munya was speaking at Safari Park Hotel, where he issued authorization certificates to 25 Non- Withdrawable Deposit taking…
Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives CS Hon Peter Munya, has opened an induction program for the newly elected Board of Directors of the KTDA Holdings Ltd at Hilton Hotel, Nairobi. In his address, CS Munya noted that KTDA was created to serve tea farmers, by providing management services to the tea factory companies and marketing…
PS for Livestock, Harry Kimtai today opened a two days workshop to sensitize 47 county focal persons to lead in collection of data for development of Livestock Master Plan (LMP). While addressing the officers at Sawela Lodge in Naivasha, Kimtai said that Livestock sector is faced with challenges that hinders its growth and therefore the…